There is almost a hint in the last sentence that he thought du Maurier's genius helped to nurse the crazes it made fun of.
"George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians"
T. Martin Wood
To begin with, he had plenty of money; and next, he was as full of crazes as of learning.
"Merry-Garden and Other Stories"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
And there's no use worrying a woman that you respect about your crazes.
"Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town"
Stephen Leacock