The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-12


LADY BzsusoroSs coSynsArroSs Braox. VIM
yeaze From Taylor Maury
MErA GAs; WAR MAxKs HosK Harry BY Mcintosh Now
York d. Appleton Company From Franklin Philip.
TINS Won Boy oIsa BY VIM. Dalton
Co. From Taylor haury.
NEw AarucsS cYclorrpla New Appleton Co.
From D. shiingion.
FuruRK sSEs WORLD By George Wood New
York: Derby jackson.
tbs BssEs Nrw YoKK by Gibbons
Now York. ID. Appleton 4 Co. From Taylor Maury.
wuIR BY Virginia Townshend New York Der
by Jackson From Taylor Maury.
FAyomm FAIRY rAKs IIrnx Folks New York James Miller
From Frank Taylor.
TINS Book sngravings New
York; James Miller FROM Franek Taylor.
REVIEW.
rn NEW AswoAs EscrcIorEDrA Vol Edited by Charlss
Dana and George Ripley.
The fourth volume of this extensive work is before u.s.
and regret that like its predecessors unable
to give it unqualified praise Executed with ability it
doubtless s all that type and ink and paper do
been done but it bears upon every page remonstrance
against committing great work to the care of men
whose occupations forbid undivided attention to the Cy
olopedia There is too much biography and too close
copying of the arrangement of other encyclopedias the
Americana and the Conversations Lexicon the life and
adventures of Orestcs Bownson furnish page and half
and sometimes the topics of successive pages precisely
the in the Encyclopedia Americana with fresh
essay perhaps Lut often looking very much like recast
of the matter furnished by Lieber An American Cyclic
peda Is national want and it will be many years. per-
haps before that necessity better supplied than in these
very handsome volumes, but could have wished for
credtable specimens of American scholarship and
research than some of the articles furnish.
INSTITUTES INQUIRY AND EARLY PREY
AxSea ot slAr AND rIir sAxIRADz BY George y Sawyer
Philadelphia! j. b. Hppncott & Co.
Exhibiting much research as the work by Mr. Cobb,
which appears almost simultaneously on the same sub
ect the Inquiry by Mr. Sawyer will hardly command
much attention the former production because it lacks
that orcbleness which is the attribute of calm unim
passioned statement OF facts Too often the Notes and
Comments" which we very fairly advised by the
ttlepage scattered through the volume detract from
the weight of the text The multiplication of such de-
fences of southern institutions is OF the legitimate
suits of the abolition movement at the North and he
who would fairly understand southern sentiment
dispense with Mr.. Sawyers book.
BANKS YoRK AND rK PAsIc OF 1857 BY ] Gibbons
New York d Appleton Company
The volume above named gives very interesting ac-
count of the New York banks their dealers the clearing
spirit and handsomely illustrated with engravngs by
Herrick Beside the large class of business whom
it will be especially interesting, it contains vast
amount of valuable information told in sprightly way,
for the general reader.
dErA GnAY or wnAT MAKES HoMR Harry BY " j. McInosh
Now YORK 9 d. Appleton x Company.
This isa very natural written story of domestic le
the moral of which is contained in the quotation from
Proverbs the title page, Beter is dinner of herbs
where love is, than stalled and hatred herewith
WORLD BY George Wood; New
York Derby Jackson
II a daring thing to attempt to raise our materi-
asc vision to the in which the blessed reside,
and if neighbor to whose genial presence Washing
ton is largely indebted has not produced Apoca
ypse Paradise Rcganed he has given the best
proof Of his obedience to that precpt of the learned and
ancient Thomas Fuller, ''marshal thy notions into
handsome method. One will carry twice more weight
trussed and packed up in bundles than when it lies
toward, tapping and hanging about his shoulders" In
ventating his motions MIR. Wood has certainly
page of Lis writing exhibits traces of extensive reading
keen insight into the hidden machinery Of human
character, and a very poetic imagination. I'm such
work the largest latitude should be allowed to the fancy
though may be permitted to question the true spirit
uay of of his conceptions those which portray
wcarness, which is not what have supposed
to be the result of the most active employments of the
future, and darkness in region of which it is SO
emphatically declared in the Divine Word, here is
night there But we suppose it is impossible for any Of
to entirely divest himself of material images while
Gin this tabernacle do groan, being burdened' We
commend Mr. Woods book to readers as in our
opinion, the best Of his productions
WHILE BY Virginia F. Townsend New York: Derby
& Jackson.
We have deeprooted prejudice against all books with
fancul titles, and nothing but of responsible
ness to the public can induce us to tolerate them long
enough to read criticise and generally to burn them
good book needs claptrap its title page induce
people to read it, and suffers from such folly greatly
Us Rachel Rstor would have marred their sublime inn
PRESENTATIONS by DaCking their faces title should
be guideboard to inform in what direction the
thor intends to travel when it becomes is less
than this it is bad and may expect to be lost
in of folly We cannot pardon the writer Of
the book under review for having thus marrcd other
wise creditabe performance
Tns wouBoY cmyA by william Dalton j.
&Co.
Suur-cArs. New York; d. Appleton Co
CnrDs ows PIcruRE vERsK Book.
FAvoan F.sr IAHs LITTLE Folks. New York James Miller.
Juvenile literature is not the least important for much
of child future life may depend upon the formed
at that period when picture books eagerly sought
for The four books indicated above all autless and
worthy to be put in the hands of little ones The
engravngs and binding OF the juveniles issued by various
firms this season exhibit msrked improvement on
former years.
MAGAZINES sI
In addition to the magazines enumerated in list last
week wish to call the readers attention to the merits
of DE Bows Review, The Bankers Magazine Hunts
Merchants Magazine, and the long g-expected Great
Republic, which has been already handsomely com
mcnded in our local column
The board OF education of Marietta school district Mar
shall county, Iowa, have declared that no qirls who
wear hoops shall be admitted into the school Of that dis