The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-04

BEV1Bw OF VIEW BOOKS

eeived from Porter & Coates, is the third
volume of the very elegant edition of George
Sands novels in course Of publication 'sy Ro-
berts Brothers. This is a recent work, and
it is an admirable specimen of the mature
style of the distinguished authoress. The
story is told in a series of letters, and much
of it is taken up with discussions of the philo-
sophical and social questions of the day,
which are particularly interesting as showing
the direction of the best French thought of
the present day. The various characters are
sketched with all of Madame Sands old skill,
and the book is full of charming descriptions
of scenery, while captivating little love prob
lem is worked out in a most satisfactory man
ner. The book is one that lovers of first
class fiction will relish keenly, especially as it
is open to none of the objections that may
with propriety be urged against some of the
earlier performances of the same author.
Porter q Coates also send us can Index
to Harper's Neo Monthly Magazine" which
includes volumes to XL or from June, 1850,
to May, 1870. We spoke of the merits of
this 'Tndex" few days ago, and it is not
necessary to say more at the present time
than that it will be invaluable to any one who
possesses or has access to complete set of
HdTIerS Magazine from its commencement
to the end of the fortieth volume.
-G0dey's LGdyS Book has always been
famous for the excellence of its household
receipts, and there are many careful house
keepers who keep well-arranged scrap
books in which the directions given in
GOdey's Lady's Book for making toothsome
compounds are regularly entered. To all such
and to multitude of others
cordial welcome. will be extended
to ''The Godeys Lady's Book Receipts
and Household Hints, by s. Annie Frost,
which has just been issued by Evans, Stod-
dart & Co. These receipts have been care
fully selected from those which have appeared
in the pages of Cooley during long period of
years, and many of the most valuable have
never been given in any other publication.
To those who are acquainted with the pecu-
liarly excellent manner in W hich the house
hold department of G0dey's LddyS Book has
been conducted for nearly half century, the
title of this book will be an all-suficient re-
commendation for it. Our opportunities for
making practical demonstration of the value
of these receipts are comparatively limited,
but they certainly read well, and we can un-
ness of the culinary doctrines set forth in the
following couplets which we find near thu
end of the volume.
"Aways have lobster sauce with salmon,
And put mint sauce your roasted lamb on.
''Veal outlets dip in egg and bread crumb,
Fry till you see brownish red come
'Grate Gruyere cheese on macaron;
Make the top crisp but not too bony.
'rIn dressing salad mind this law
With two hard yolks use one OF raw
'Roast pork sans apple sauce, past doubt,
Is Hamlet with the Prince left out.
"Bron lightly your beefsteak-to fry it
Argues contempt for Christian diet.
'sTo roast spring chickens is to spoil EN-
Just split 'em down the back and broil 'em,'
There is complete index to the book,
which adds to its practical value.
Almost Priest, by Mrs. Julia McNair
Wright, published by Mckinney & Martin, is
an exceedingly coarse and vulgar attack upon
the Catholic Church and its clergy, which will
influence none but the ignorant and vulgar,
and which intelligent people, whether Catho-
lies or not, will only smile at. The Catholic
Church, without doubt, has many sims Of
omission and com mission to answer for, but
such work as the one before US, so far from
having tendency to create a reform, will
only be likely to increase the bitterness of
sectarian prejudices that already exist to the
scandal of Christianity. "Almost Priest" is
book that will do no one any good, while so
far as its influences extend it will undoubt-
edly do harm.
Lost Abroad, by George Alfred Town
send, published by S. NJ. Belts & Co., has
been received from ]. Bigelow & Co., No.
720 SAMSON street. Mr.. Townsend has his
faults as a writer, doubtless, but he never
theless is one of the very best newspaper cor
respondents of the day, and the productions
of his pen are always lively and interesting.
In his present literary venture. he has worked
up some of his European experiences in the
form of story, and in an animated and
picturesque narrative which has con-
siderable merit merely as
story he gives an exceedingly entertain
ng sketch of adventures by land and sea
that will doubtless prove as attractive to a
multitude of readers as it has to us.
Part A of 'Zel's Popular Encyclopedias"
reaches the title Paraguay This valuable
work of reference is now rapidly approaching
completion, and we again cordially commend
it as the cheapest, and in some particular the
most complete book of reference ever pub
lished. Those who wish to obtain it at sub
scription rates should do SO at once, as the
price will undoubtedly be raised after it is
entirely issued from the press.
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