Show Girls Girl's Struggle Against Society Provides Provides' Novel Ellen Adair by by Frederick Niven Is Excellent Character Char Char- acter Portrayal Ellen Adair was young poor and beautiful As If lt this combination were not dangerous enough she was possessed of a polite contempt for the conventions and had a will of her her wn The disastrous results are accurately recorded by Frederick Fred red crick erick Niven in his latest novel Ellen Adair Adam constituting one ot the best bits of character har portrayal in recent months Two years ago Justice of the reace Peace by Frederick Niven which bad Fad already e established the reputation reputation reputation tation of the author in England a as a novelist of ot the tho first rank was published In America Its reception reception recep recep- tion On this side of the Atlantic was equally enthusiastic This new book by Mr Niven Ellen Ellen Ellen El len Adair is even more absorbing absorb absorb- ing It draws a perfect picture of ofa a Scotch middle class family The girl Ellen Adair is an unflinching unflinching ing characterization of a futile and weak soul not Immoral but Unmoral unmoral unmoral un un- moral who rebels at the petty of her ber narrow mother I and the conventions that a cheap I and hypocritical r respectability sp ty demands demands de de- de- de mands of her She seeks release In the first af affair affair affair af- af fair that offers the reaction on her family her well Intentioned but brow beaten father her eminently decent sister her outraged mother and the man who really loves her each cads a cl complete characterization is drawn with fidelity and economy I Boni Liveright New York |