23 MAY 1896, Page 22

A Gender in Satin. By "Rita." (T. Fisher Unwin.)—The study

of the struggle which a woman of fine character has between her love and her honour is handled with some power by "Rita." Paula marries a man who loves her, and falls in love with a. fin-de-siècle doctor, who is married, a selfish and ambitions cynic, who classes women in the phrase which gives its title to the book. Paula's husband, a fine and very human character, saves her from herself, and the conclusion leaves him waiting for the time when his wife will love as well as respect him. We do, not care for this psychological type of novel; but such as it is, A Gender in Satin is well written.