Smyrna times., 1860-11-29
W0MEN OF TIE SOyTH.

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IL preaching holidays, bnt standard work for al
y '"e' II is such book as VIC should like to
!. una upon the ccntrc-tabIcs Of every housebold
: throughout the land-a work not too costly r,r
: general use, perhaps, provided it be carefully
g handled, ard treated with that courtesy and
n courly difference which would be so cordially
accorded TO the lovely ladies' themselves. whose
G "''eI biographies are enshrned within its
, pages. Such glorious galaxy of beauty. in.
'eIicct and worth has seldom before been rath.
: cred INTO one volume, and never, at least in
'H's country, been awarded such an elcpant
typogrhphical Dress The volume m,v vn,
De termed "slmPtnouF," and the fair ladv
Mary forrest' who cu,ied from the gardens Of
me "ont1 these magnolia howcrs, Gcacia blos.
sons and orange buds, merits the cordial
thanks not only of all southern danes and
'asscS' but ct all true knights ond Indies
throughout the country. Prominent .,,or.,,
me thTty'fvc " women distinguished in lif,r.
a'ure' whose names are cmbalmed in tins vol.
umc' we fad Madame I.e .ert, whose Dertr,i,
not any way fiatierod, howeyer, first a,,r,cts
attention on opcning The volume SIX ether
intellectual and wel.-known faces shine forth
Ike bright, particular stars, here ami ,Loro
through the voinme--thcy arc those Of Mrs,
/ Nteh.c, Mrs. Johnson, Miss Mcintosh. vrs
! tcuch, Mrs. TeraGuc, and Miss IyaDa. Vba
! hames OF those VIC have contributed. cllbnr !,
prose or poetry, 70 the literature OF the nrcsop,
age, and who, hy birlh or residence. c.n cl.,,.,
to be'ong 20 The southern sistcrlool. incI,loJ
IN this elegant york are. Octav.a Walton "a !
VERT oI Alabama Caroline GIlnan. Of Sop,b /
Carolina; Caroline Howard, of South CaroI,-
ma Anna Cora Richie, Of y.rgjDjo Ca,ber
Inc A. Warfeld, Of Kentucky; Elcanor D.,
Lee OF MlssissIppI; Maria J. Mcintosh. of
Georgia; Almlra Lincoln Phelps, of hiaryIand
Marion ilarIand, OF Virginia Emma d y N
Southworth, OF Nlrglnla Rosa Vcrtner John.
son. OF NY; Caroline Lee llentz, of Ga. Sally
Rochester Ford, of ny; Susan Archer ToIIoE
% " va Aueos'a J. EF1hs, OF Ala; Jane 4. ii.
Cross o: Ky; Mary ; g. Dana Sa;D3Inr ~
Ky; Ann Eliza Dupuy, Of H.; l.. yIrr'ni.
French, OF Tenn. Amelia L. Wcby, of kv.
hate A. I)u Bose, OF :. c.; llzzIc pcti, ~
va; SalIIo Ada Rcedy, Of S. g. Alarv +
bryan, OF ga. ANA Pcyro DiuuIcs. Of /,
Anne K. B!ount, OF Ga. Louisa S. Mc(,mrl
OF 5. c.; Mary Elizabeth Ice, Of S. O.. t;ear'
gIana a. H. Mcleod, Of Md. /; Marv ! WI.
de, OF Del; Carrie B. Sinclair, Of Ga J,na
!. NorthLug'on, OF Va, E.sie b. Chccsboron~h
OF ). g.; Rachel Jacobus Of Ala.;and Em,Ia ,
e. S. Chiffon, of Term. !
The following pleasing rcminiscence of La
maft'ne Is Feiated ny Madame lie Vert, in her :
=" Souvenlrs.of Travel" and quoted IN Tho nro. |
sent volume :--'' Some one was sDeakinr ofIho u
alteration pad TO relics IN Rome, when Lamar
tine observed, All nations have some ohioc,
which, though insignificant IN itself, Is escrcd
from associations. our country madame has
Tue most precious OF all manuecrIDts in Tho {
World-thc signed Declaration OF IRdcncntorco o
DO not your people make pugrimapes 10 loot c.
upon 1t! told him that it was, i0deed. nro- )
cIous to all, but douby SO to me, as NV orard- y
fathers was among those sacred sirnaturcs,- Il
On, you should have seen the magic of those
lew words IamartlnG rose and bowed to me
profoundly 'Atadame,' said he, in that name I.
you have noble heritage! 1t is the patent ot n
true nobllity-evcr cherish your dc.cen, fro,n r,
such patriot with honest pride" Y,
The biographical sketch of Mrs Ri,cb,c os III
written by Mary Forrest, IL one of the most IN. ::
ercstng IN the voInmc. That, also, of Mrs
Narhed, the nuthor OF the " Household of
8ouvcre," from which book copious extracts
ire made, Will attract the attention of All rho
eadcrs OF thnt remarkable work. The sketch no
,t Mrs Phelps, we'll known as an educational IA
md scientific wr.er, will doubtless be prruspd
With interest by the many students whose frs, nr
md perhaps entire knowledge Of botany, chem. he
stry ana natural philosophy, has been ohtaInr~ G.,
rom the various school books of which lbis
ady is the author. Mrs Tcrhnnc. (Siorion
larland) well known as the author of the Sc
Hidden Path" Alone" aud 4" Nemesis" iaI
ust published, has a few pages devoted to her
biography IN this work, winch We regret Is 80 81,
light and bret IN It's character. The sketch no
i Miss Evans, author Of Beulah," is one of III,
he mCst agreeable and interesting; but. like
.lariOn Harand's, we wonder why there il no
nore Of 1t. The lovers Of genuine sacred his
Ocms will be graiIfed at finding among the rec
Istlngushed women of tho South. Mrs Msrv Cir
J. B. Shindlcr, who"e Southern and North,
rn Harp" have become a household lnstItu-
ion, aud Sunday evening resource a OF
riceless treasure. Mrs Du Bose, SISTER of
:. Addison Rlchards the artist, of this cItv is BO
celebrated as n writer of some Of The most the
thoughtful aud delicate poems in the language tri.
liss Lizzie Petlt, who we may almost claim to
c n New Yorker, since she has resided SO lonp
mong Us, is accorded fair share Of Dsges m cry
ISIS Forests volume; and extracts are riyen =
ON her Light and Darkness" Miss Pctit's
CIV work. :" The Stars of the Crowd" will. nag
hen issued, materially add to her reputation was
, an author. and one of whom Virripio NAV cap
ell be proud Mrs Jacobus, known to the S
'aders of the Home journal, by her story of Spr
The Second Wife, is among the few in this estl
ork who have not yet published a volume por
1t whose contributions to literature, in other tho
rms, warranted her name in being included vol
and, we think, with justice. Sla
The publishers (Messrs. Derby and Jack.onl into
this magnIhcent volume have never present. sew
to the public anything similar in character
that may be cassed among holiday pubica. Il
ons-equal, in point oftypography and bind. Vir
g the reading matter itself, to this exqui- on
te and noble work. 1t will doubtless be a the
ost popular volume, and will be welcomed exp
,rdially by "gente and simple folks of the The
nd. IL IS the book, before all others, for the thOs