The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-25
BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.


"Thc Court Circles Of tho Republic"
This book Is picture OF society life at
Washington under all the Presidents
from Washington to Grant, It Ia
ground no history has ever ventured
upon, yet most important and inter-
esting field OF observation. II includes
spirited and interesting sketches and
notices OF all the Ladies' OF the White
House, and those conspicuous In fash
lonable Orioles, as well ~ other remark
able persons, illustrating the social life
and manners Of the successive Admin
istratlons. The social life Of q period
illustrates It's character more fully than
the most accurate chronicle OF events.
In this book the reader may compare
the soclety,-Rrlstooratic, elegant, re-
fined and courlly,-whlch surrounded
the first and second Presidents, With
that more democratic and unceremonI-
GUS, OF the days OF Jefferson; the state.
ly and superb circles OF Madison and
John Quincy Adams, with the ex>
banded, brilliant, and distinguished
coteries Of Jackson's time; the varied
aspect Of social life, under the succeed.
Ing Presidents, TO the pageant-lov
and gorgeous time Of Buchanan; with
the influence OF the war, and the re-
vlval Of Hplendors in the carnival mob
Of gayety In the Administration suc-
ceeding that Of Abraham Lincoln.
There are fifteen fine steel portraits,
beginning with Judge Chase's daughter,
Mrs. Kate Spra9ue. The rest are among
the most distinguished women In the
country, most OF them still Lying. The
book will be large octave OF near 600
pages and will be handsomely printed
and bound. Il will be sold by sub.
only.
Hours AT HoME.-Thls sterling fam
lily magazine for November has been
laid on our table, and Is filled az 1t al
ways Is with interesting and profitable
reading. "Snltan's Sujah's SoImltar ;"
SCRAPS from my Autograph book, !"
Marriage among Men OF Genius, :"
"The Returned Veterans Fest In Salz.
burg" "Crlme and Its Punishment In
the East" compton FrIars" and
MADAME de ChRntal," are among the
leading papers.
L1rPINooTT's MAaAzINE.-We have
already quoted from the interesting
paper in the November number, on
George D. Prentice. The Vicar OF Bull
hampton grows In interest and the
Vicar seems In a fair way to get him
self Into trouble. Besides the other
continued stores, we have philosophy
cal sort OF dlsquisltIon on "Wear and
Tear" ."Mnrder must Foul" "Fuel,"
1.-THE Satisfaction usual among GOntle-
men," 1.-THE Great Flood, )" From JafFa
to Jerusalem" ''RscollectIons OF an
Attaohe," are others, which all 20 10
make up number Of more than aver.
age attractions.
HARPER's MAGA2INB.-Mrs. Kralk's
story OF the "Brave Lady" approaches
a crisis ln the November number and
excltRs deep sympathy for the sorely
tried. heroic woman whose trials Il
records. We have seldom read story
with more powerful moral or one
more powerfully enforced. Married
women may find In It an example to
emulate and married men one to shun
The leading illustrated papers In this
number are"Beast, Bird aud Fish ;"
Mountaineering on the Pacific" and
"a Health Tip to The Tropics" Among
the miscellaneous papers we have
EllzAbsth's Heller, The JanlssarIes, Ny
Enemy,s Daughter, John Glare the
Peasant Poet, Border "reminiscences,
On Digestion and Food, The New Al,
chemist, EARLY Inventions OF the
Chinese, The International Boat Race,
and the conclusion OF 1.-THE New
Timothy" The Editors Easy Chall
and Drawer are good as usual. the latter
giving with illustrations the famous
"FarO.ye-well-b brother. Walker ah' ser.
mon.
THRGALAxY for November con tlnuei
Reade's story, "Put yourself In biz
place." and leads the hero into pleas.
anter pastures than he had been accus-
toned TO. We have already quoted
from It the notable article on "Imperl,
allsm In America" We have several
chapters more Of Mrs. Edwards story,
Susan Fielding" Justin MCCARTHY
has paper on the English Unlversl,
ties, and "Eugene Benson" relates q
queer story Of the "Flre Flend," which
seems to have been suggested by Ii,
Newburyport "Flre Bug" Other
articles are blow the Blood Clrcu
lates," by DR.. Dalton. 1.-THE Play O.
the Period" by Richard Grant White
IAN Editors tale OF Turkish Bath
by Anthony Trollope." The Drift.
Wood, Nebul@, miscellany, &c., com.
plste an attractive number of the