New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-23
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The Life ofSt Frauds o. -lS'"'' c",," ~ '',o
Rev. Fal.,r PAIrinLo ia AA0L-AN'' i'
O'sAca.
=. O'Shca has published handsome col .I.',
tt,1, IA translation % tire iih,, from thg bo"@y ana
t,,,,s versions: and Jic Spirit q 50 rbcef dc Pan"
,r.,.l,,cl from The F.each 81 NJ ANDRE JoslH An
s,,r bv tho sisters OF Charity Of Mount ST. Vincent
The iuyenilc books Of the past week include
g,ooy Ho,rs Of Ctddbood by Member Of 'he order %
Mercy a.. O'shcaJ; Nset oe lint, ny OLIVER orIle zee
& sl,parIj; F.od. Naria 0Dd 4G 'y ih' Author "
"Thc Flowers Of Tie Family" Charles serhner coz
aud Tic UiIo'He Np, translated nom lAe ua-i''D' ~
Miss OUsIILN C.. ". Carleton co..
Uoppr g. Brothers lave reprinted the popu-
larhitoty 81 Tie HrgHot lV SAMUEL sNiils ~
partrurly 10 exhibit the causes which led 10 the chr
grafton Of Protesauts from France 10 England ID 'o'
ournce ~ the Revocation OF the Lcic. Oh Na"l''' az"
efect{upou the Industrial relations Of husi~""' ~
ttucti,e and valuable volume.
Trio thousand Niles on HOrsebact by JAMES
r MErNE uImd & Houghtoul, Is the loniI'. " " .o'l
through Kansas, Ncblaska Colorado ana ~"
the year lsC6. The Gate OF the journey imi''e' ~
account % region Inch is rarely visited by u"''IciS
- ,,i,,, o., rotate their adventures. Much novel
tf,,..io, is furnished m tie present volume anu
mainly In a lively and agreeable ely le'
now and cheap edition of Dickens's Works
,so,uopuc4d by l.. Appleton & Co.. Of which the hIs'
volume containing Nicholas Nicie5y has just oe'h pun
Lsbed II is q Lcat Guodtcimo Of nearly Nl'e Hu''e"
aud fifty races with &c, BE columns ana I'D paper C".'.
The t,ue 4, small but clear and lcgihe The size OF 'he
volume nsbos 10 suitable neutrality-suspicious. lNO"6H
It would take strong eyes to read il on theI"lro"u
Some of the panoramic aspects Of Ncw-lorll
City are described in htc poe,icI N1'1mo en.,S44
4 B,oddtray IGlA published 10y NJ. b""l""y' "lu''"'
The authors name II would be safe 10 ascroe 1t to
Vomau's ren Judging from its vlyac'ty, minute nicely
Of detail and freedom from panty spnt ana personal
strife Sketches OF several OF our eminent citizens VIII oS
at once grzed by thoirnaiural poiuau'' anu "''
too good-uaturcd to give Cfcusc.
new novel by Mrs. EMMA SoUTHwoETH,
entitled The vi 'oJs son. is published by It. b. Peterson
uroters The Plot Of the story is taken nom real iIe
the uriuc,pl character being one OF the Wtulhes'
American merchants and most celebrated pLianthiopss
Tie 19etcmdtural intensity which usually malhs inc
productions of the writer is toned down 10 comparative
softess i'm this volume, which has many popn'r features
that will doubtless prove attractive to the admirers OF the
class Of literature iu which size holds prominent rank
Manners; or Happy Homes and Good So
eiey All he Year Ro'old, by Mis-. HALE (bo5ton j. T.
T1lton Coz IS the vague title OF work. when gives 10
Indication of the character Of its contents IT consists Of
collection Of dcsultoIy original essays on various mis-
ceaneous topics haviugHo connection with eachoher'
FIRST published in weekly newspaper ana Tor c most
mart oade M Of curorsly commonplace remarks and cx-
tracts nom NOIhe III ldiLAi4di NV Jun
milk and water llandy administered TO the readers OF
the volume eynce low opinion Of tho taste OIL The pupc
aud It's power Of digestiug solid food.
Christian Lyrics (Scibner Wexford, 4 Coz
IS selection Of religious poetry from popular modern
authors intended especially to Illustrate The sentiments
of domestic lie and the common duties OF every day
Combined with the standard pieces that are generally
familiar are several lyrics that are low published Tor the
first time giving TO the volume an air Of comparative
rr-{ro1;tv Tho fugitive mem entitled Milton on
Blindrcss" which has frequently been reprinted as a
genuine production Of Milton Is here ascrbed TO MS true
author. The selections in The volume have evidently
been made with care and its handsome holiday dress
and numerous pictorial embellishments, will make 1t an
acceptable gf-hOoE.-TEe same house have published
An ornamental edition Of the beautiful Story Without an
End so admirably translated by Mrs. AUSTIN, from the
German Of CAROyE. The volume Is Illustrated with a
variety OF cOlored ergayings which hardly do justice 10
the delightful character OF the origua-Ihe queens o.
American Society, by Mrs. ELLEr, also published by
Charles Scubncr Co.. is series OF personal sketches
describing several Of the American women, boil
of tile present and past generation, who have been con
spcuous socioty their beauty. fashion, manners o.
devotion public and benevolent objects The Plan OF the
work necessarily includes many gossppy details, but the
retirement of private life las not been rudey ySted In
order to give pQuancy to the volume. large proper
ton OF the characters portrayed have become IN some
sense historical by their connection wththe public affairs
OF their day, while other brilliant obscuritcs have been
rescued from oblivion by the ndeiatcabe palusabhS OF
the author, who seems TO have thoroughly Husacked
every sourse Of information TO find materials fOr her
volume The social habits Of different portions OF the
country especially the epoch Of tho Revolution, are
infinitely described form Of the most attractive
features OF the work From the portraits with which
the volume Is embellshed, II may be inferred, that the
"Queens Of American Society" have no more prcscrpt
I've claim possession Of beauty than the regning
queens Of the Old World, most Of them showing less
wOmanly sweetness than rmness OF character and the
Ove Of power.