The ways of a maid with a man are always more or less interesting, but seldom more so than in Anne Warner's dainty and delightful little story, "When Woman Proposes." In this case the woman is young, piquant, and resourceful, and once having made up her mind as to the right man, pursues an exciting and undeviating course to the end. The book has many and pretty marginal and title page decorations by Theodore B. Hapgood.
–The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer, Vol. 35 [1911]
"When Woman Proposes," by Anne Warner, is a story told with wit, and sufficiently interesting in its development to hold one's attention. The unconventional heroine, inconsequent in effect, but of a deadly consequence in act, is the product of singular circumstances. The hero is just a handsome young captain with a proper sense of duty. What Nathalie dares to do to have her will belongs to the order of modern romance which involves an entire government in the love affair of two insignificant units. The decorated pages are far from being beautiful, but may be symbolical of the overwrought heroine.
–The Outlook, Vol. 99 [1911]