7 MARCH 1903, Page 25

Confidences. By M. C. and G. de S. W. (Limpus,

Baker, and Co. as. 6d.)—It is to be concluded that the advantage of a story told in the form of the letters of two women friends is that these young (or moderately young) ladies have no concealments from each other. Certainly " Melisande" and "Geraldine" were a pair of very advanced ladies, whose heads were absolutely empty save for their rather trivial love affairs. The book contains two stories (that of "Melisande" and that of " Geraldine ") which have no connectien with each other, and which, if they were more interesting, it might be irritating to read in alternating chapters. It is frankly, though sentimentally, vulgar, but is written with a certain facility.