The White Turrets. By Mrs. Molesworth. (W. and R. Chambers.)—Miss
Winifred Maryon is not content with domestic duties, though these are considerable, seeing that she has a large inheritance, but wants to make herself of real use in the world, as she puts it to herself. She accordingly obtains the post of assistant-secretary in a charitable society—the Charity Organisa- tion Society must be intended—by something that is not very far from false pretences. At this part of the story the supernatural
element, attractive, as we know, to Mrs. Molesworth, intervenes. It is managed very well; there are no glaring effects in it, and not a few authorities might be quoted to justify all that is seen and all that results. Whether this kind of thing is quite whole- some mental food for young readers is another matter. The characters of "White Turrets" are carefully drawn. The two sisters, Winifred and Celia, are well distinguished, and Hertha Norreys is an attractive figure.
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