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Show ESTHETIC TRAVELERS. A Twentieth Century Idealist. By Henry Pettlt. The Grafton Press, publishers, New York. In the form of a novel (a rather prolix one at that) we have here a study of the Inner spiritual forco or character. There Is a prologue In two chapters which lays the personal foundation for the scones. Then comes Part First, "at home In tho Slates." In which tho physical and social Is dominant. Then the parties divide to travel to the orient, and Part Second give?) the passing of tho Atlantic, and up th? Mediterranean, scenes and texts In which mentality dominates. Part Third is laid In the Far East, and spirituality Is tho dominant note. As a novel, the work Is rather tedious. It diverges Into all sorts of quasl-sclentl-flc discussions, from spiritualism to palm-iBtry, palm-iBtry, and while- showing a lively activity ac-tivity in these rambllngs, It Is not In fact either very profound or very entertaining. entertain-ing. The party of esthetic Americans who make the trip comprise a Professor Cultus and wife, their daughter Adele, her friend Miss 'Winchester, the doctor, and Paul. Tho latter is tho hero of the book, as Adele Is the heroine, and much of the nctlon turns upon their Inquiries and doings. Gradually the relation of helper and helped Is established, and from that to tho usual result the Journey Is not far. The descriptions of tho voyages, of tho people, of the scenery, are all very good; and the local Information about types of humanity, customs, and manners, are refreshing re-freshing to read. Tho way all tho changing chang-ing scenes and racos appeared to tho up-to-dato American party Is quite naturally developed, and one finds himself assenting assent-ing to the criticisms and the placing, with a mattcr-of-factness that Is a trlb-ulo trlb-ulo to tho realism of the author. This part ot tho work i in effect a guidebook, guide-book, with comment, comparison, and deduction. de-duction. The "human Interest" portions nro also wrought out very faithfully, and as a wholo tho book Is entertaining and Instructive. But tho blue pencil would lmnrovc It. |