Tales if Fab*ion and Realty are written, so the announce-
ments tell us, by the daughters of Lord Fla; mums BEAucLERK ; they are dedicated to the cousin of the writers, the Dutchess of ST. AenaN's. They profess to be founded on fact. Whatever " reality" the actions themselves might once have had, has been pretty well lost in the process of transcription : of the " fashion " we cannot so decidedly speak, but we trust that a similar sentence may be passed upon it, or its proprieties both of conduct and language must sink to zero. The effief point of the volume is a kind of brusque newness of manner, whirl', under the guidance
of a better taste, might have become freshness and spirit : parts, de- tactical too, occasionally show observation, and a eaarse
smartness of manlier; but, us wholes, these Tales are sadly de- ficient. The stories want consistency, the manners and dialoeues truth, the passion depth, awl the language is perpetually dis- figured by scraps of French. Of the two sisters, CAROLINE FREDERICA BEAUCLERK has most dash and most exaossoration ; whilSt. HENRIETTA MARIA writes in a inure subdued sty le.
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