Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26
By The BooL,rorm.

do with the sales Of IA good book.
frhapS! But l would be willing TO
iGer IN the second volume OF
Ploncl ReBWgton's famous diary will
We more Feadcrs since the Gentle
Pan with n Dustcr in The Glass Of
ashion" spent considerable energy
discussing the Infamous character
the first volume and the evil in
Il enca OF Colonel Rcpington and Mrs.
FauIsh in their portrayal OF English
he.
Then. again, II sensation means
thing why did John DOS rassos de-
TT, bag and baggage, FOR the far
rts of Europe before his Three
ldlcrs" left the presses? a neigh
r even describes hts driving up in
cab Mt the last moment ard thrust
X into the cab the last OF his books
inEs mean nothing. why do we have
Fegrntfui feeling that Mrs. Asuui;h's
carry with him. Then II these
III to the United states is going to
axe us less eager 10 read the re-
.inuer OF her autob!ography?
Quite Mrrciics-.
Jerome Yellow is the cnirmatico,
mo by which Aldous Huxley calls
p first novel. Cromc is the name
tho country house In England
zero young Denis makes what
Hnericans would consider scandal
BY long visit. Tho yellow is some
ing the reader must puzzle out for
8nsclf. II In surrounded by dread
suspicious because we know the
4tirical twists Of IiuNiry's mind.
w do we know that he himself. vino
n young writer IL not IA young
Yet 1--WE have no evidence that he
NY not pen lyrica Ia indies along
M Tot, .,
rt such figure AS Denis NJ more
an one hous" party OF tho English
sure claSScs? Most ri us mr.. too
3ncricnn not to ind something
'anEe In life where even The mon
We no business 10 take them from
g absorbing occupation OF amusing
dcmsclveS. ono could not acCuse
dous Huxley OF putting hIs APP
oval on such house party as this
Cromc. He is quite morciiess.
neither he Ia discussing MIR. Scogan
Anne or Denis C'maklng an un-
ccessful effort to write something
out nothing in particularly. or
my. healthy Mary worrying over
r represslons and comploxcs. They
cak the language OF our ultra
odcrn world. but docs Mr.. Huxley
We his approval To all this fu,!lity?
rtninly his ending has n sublime
.sulting irony. one fecls he has n
nsh'p with Jennie in the ivory
wcr welding the caustic pencil
| 1cih tears In pieces tho prctty
ncios which are called sclf-csiecm.
While some husbands phl!andcr
I'd some wives confidc their marital
tfol!cities In bcnutv parlors. mar
ir. VIII remain the most exciting
i indoor sports. Wives who have
laundering husbands Will very
Kelly md some comfort in tho pnEcs
Sarah MacConnclrs One. while
islands whose wives frequent
auty parlors viii learn that some
mes hush. darling" doer more
lrm than good. The tim" was when
st novels were romanccs. hut now
is tho fashion 20 make thcm SORT
IS studica of marriage with capt.
~.
Little Proof Either Way.
Poor william James. How fro
tentIy In the abodes where tho
crnal are" he mus, have regretted
at rash and hasty promise 10 re-
I'm after death sand make himself
lown ~ the living. OF course. he
uld uut have guessed in the nrst
cade OF the twentieth century that
the next ten years ouiIa boards
I'd automatic writing and all tho
iraphcrnalia through which com
unications from the other world are
opposed TO come. would become
npulsr. In Jane Revere Rurk"'s
jok. THE One Way" we have only
word OF the spirit that he Is
fiiliam James. Mrs. Burke com
aims that we ask more definite
roof OF tho spirituaiist than OF the
dentist. She processes herself en-
rely convinced OF the identity Of her
ashland and daughter. Granting so
such, 1t Is small wonder that she Is
ttirely convinced by William
1mes." To most of us the dIscrep-
3ic.es between tho uttcranccs OF tho
Sen. clcar-mindcd professor at Cam
filge and the spirit who invokcs re-
I.ntance in fear OF the wrath to
lime. and declares that all he did on
3rth was wrong. are too startling
Nbe reconcilcd. Further stress i
lid on tho import of Mrs. Burke's
lessage. Here again, for the skcpti-
Il. there is little proof either way,
ut certainly the Ideas are throw
lex from the better philosophy OF
ir day.
The rumor that Margaret Prescott
ontague is !nten, on forming an
mttors' Club In Richmond after the
amer of the Boston Authors Club.
.
nj dip OF interest. because when
10 Boston Authors club was found
II many years ago Professor Wood
cry expressed himself against the
Omission of women because OF their
rferior intellectual. power.
One does not realize how much
omfort must he taken In the aSser-
ion of many successful writer's that
ard work and an answering ideal
re all that is necessary to success.
mil we hear Clemencc Dane declar-
lg in favor of Luck" Miss Danes
ovels Legend" and 1.-THE Regiment OF
Women" (JJhn KnoX's phrase, not the
uffera gistsD have pleased the most
ritical, and hor play. "A Bill OF Di-
orccment," is broadway success.
Ilss Dane says that you must have
i'll the thcatcr.
You must absolutely serve Puck.
hey put his image In their dressing
ooms. thumbs up for luck. never
the far-away times
'hen thumbs down meant death to
performer; they wear white heather
nd never guess II is Puck's own
over growing at a deserted door
'ay into the hills. But Puck knows.
lie can tell tho why of all his rules
nd regulations. Never wear green.
IS the fairy color. Don't whistle
n dressing room or Puck will
nswcr and pipe you out OF tho
heater and your job. Never spo,l,
he tag (the last line OF the p,,yl
{ re hca rails; if Puck hears n he'l
ose interest. Kcei IL secret ana
ell come the first night our NJ
heer curiosity and bring good Incl,