23 JULY 1898, Page 23

Other Peoples' Lives. By Rosa Nouchette Carey. (Hodder and Stoughton.)—Whatever

Miss Carey writes is sure to be good, but of these stories—distinct in a way, but with a certain con- nection—some are in her best manner. The "Two Mothers," for instance, with the very delicately drawn picture of "Pen" and her lover Felix, is especially good.