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extravasant drolery, with about hundred most deli
ciousiy srotesque pictures fit be laughed by
grown people a. heartily by children. unique in
way ana If not TO be described In paragraph but
ne VIII be grave man who refuses laugh at its fun
Inc decision to issue IL is only ten days old but all the
pictures nave In that time been engraved and
ready for the printers piece OF sharp work
which speaks wen for Boston enterprise especially when
Is added that the work is not urred but done
fully as in the original cuts Another German picture
DOOR with the text translated 10y Mr. Brooks Konewkas
Nightly Franks of Puck" is TO week. 1t is
little affair, Al nftycent tOybook but there s genius
In II, as witness the pose OF Puck naked urchn stand
ing on delicate twig and imperiousy demanding Of a
squirrel the hazel nut which its paws have already
grasped, and the larger picture in which venerable
German Dght-watchmen, with cape-overcoat notohed
haberd and bubOus nose essays vany sound his mid
night horn in the mouth Of which the misc fairy
has seated himself curling his big toes in the ecstacy
Of his delight the joke Messrs Roberts Brothers
TO issue American edition in imported sheets Of
English book for boys King Georges MILDLY" tale
oddly combining maritime adventure with a fairy ee
ment by william Gilbert, with nearly two hundred very
clever drawings illustrating about every incident in the
story, by ". s Gilbert the authors brother. They are
getting ready miraculOusy cheap edition Of their il
lustrated Songs Of seven TO meet the Of New
York publisher who has issued Miss IngeOws charming
poem cheap FORM with illustrations very closely fol-
lowing those Of Mr. Hammatt Billings drawn for the BOs
ton issue.
The gentlemen of the Riverside Press establishment at
Cambridge cOngratuating themselves on the
petion of big job" in the publication Of the last serial
part OF the American edition OF Dr. Smiths Dictionary
o the Bible revised and enlarged by Prof Hsckett and
M Abbott OF the Harvard College Library The editors
are conscientious men, and the work has gone very
slowly This house will publish in few days Mr..
George Zabriskie Gray's historical monograph The
Children's Crusade study OF period the record
OF which to readers Of to-day will be alike fresh
and interesting novel 1t is written in lively
style, and children well mature students will he
likely TO be pleased with II.
Messrs. Lee Shepard mainly busted with getting
out juvenile books iii series, specially in which they
now take the lead Of all the publishing houses OF the
country. The st Of their enterprises Of this kind is
host Most Of the authors ladies' The Rev sparacus
Reguns Kellogg has begun a new set Of bOOks'called
" The Pleasant Cove Stories" following up his Elm
leland" tales IL the vein. Miss A. NJ. Douglas,
known the author Of In Trust" and other
"grownup" novels has begun to write a series for girls
called Kathe's Stories" Prof. DE Miles next book
for boys will he called Lost in the Fog" The boys
book by William Everett, which has been some time
promised. will be entitled Double Play. or How
Joe Hardy Chose his Friends" Mr. Everetts first
book Of this description, Changing Base
very good and very successful. BY the way following
closely in the footstepsof his father Mr. Everett has
pesred q Unitarian pulpit in Cambridge, with a
mon which those who heard it praise very highly.
eral literature. They will publish this season, in add
ton 10 their announcements hitherto made public The
Philosophy its Laws and the Reasons for them,
Collected Considered, and Arranged for General and Ed
ucstOnsl Purposes by Samuel 7. Long, English
lawyer and amateur paInter,-a handsome volume with
steel and wood engravings They also announce book
by one Of our wOrkngwomen reformers OF some local
nOtOrety. Miss Jennie Collins, entitled Natures Aris
tOcracy, Battles and Wounds in Time Of Peace" Mr
Charles A. Washburn's two big volumes about Paraguay
and Diplomacy under Difficulties will he published
ne xt month. This house about 10 issue also Manual
Bible Selections and Responsive Exercises for public
and private schools OF all grades sunday and
family worship-a compilation without any sectarian
aids plan OF which is indOrsed by many eminent
preferable many obvious accounts 10 the
entire Bible for use III schools.
ART MATTERS.
Although the time offered by the City Committee ad
vertisng for designs for soldiers monument
brief no less than l6 different plans submitted and
the drawings and models have been exhibition IN the
City Hall for a week more, for every inhabitant TO
inspect and crticise -Four American scupors OF
note entered the competition, and the rest of the
posals from architects; and it is notable cir
cumstance that the designs OF the sculptOrs
were all much desirable than any 0f
the Others. Mr.. Launt Thompson Of your city
submitted group Of military and naval figures Of
unmistakable merit and originality but its effect was
lost by the architectural design which they
placed, evidently the work Of another hand and with
much quaint and bizarre than Of the dgnihed
and noble about H. Mr. Larkin g. Mead of Vermont sub
mted design which perhaps pleased people Of cult
waited tastes and classical preferences better than OF
the Others-made up mainly of group OF four emblem
attic female figures sitting draped below the waist, about
the pedestal Of plain shaft the summit of which
spirited statue Of the Genius of America just draw
inc the sword. Mr.. John A. jackson also offered
des IN. But the choice OF the committee fell, not
unnatay upon the plan Of MI Martin Mlmore Of this
city who offered elaborate work for the money
than any Others Of the competitors and whose design
combined certain essential classical elements which
tain other deemed 10 be demanded by the
popular he essential These consist in the ill.,
evitabe soldier and sailor whose efgies half the
military monuments in the country. But their two
figures not 20 dominate the structure but 10 stand,
with enblematic ladies personifying History" and
Peace" pedessls at the base OF ornamental die
and wreathed column bearing on the summit 80 feet in
ARIA colossal figure representing America There are
numerous details TO the design not readily 10 be ap
preciaed by description but including basreles OF war
scenes figures representing the four sections of the
Union-which 10 your correspondents notion pecu
liary place in monument Of this character the
arms of the city, State, and nation, enbems Of
agriculture and commerce. and tablet with short
simple inscription. The material If to he white granite
and the cost is estimated $4,000 The City Council is
% come decision in the matter next week but no o
position likely be made 10 accepting the report OF
the Committee and MI Mimore will go at and
prepare model this his most ambitious work Some
notifications Of detail viii be made from the drawings,
40 N il impossible judge fairly yet OF the effect OF
the completed work.
One Of our art galleries has just placed public e1h
bltion very notable collection Of French pictures
which passed through New York their way here but
ver. there only privately at dinner party gwen
10 the friends the The principal s an Illus
Pan y he Hnun -Mahf