, 1870-12-12

nonss ns season WIZ nam nas eeen unas1sHs
ssSnWs thst haa.Le.n;n" t,.s ca5,,,,, n-n,.f ra
value. and should bo 4 psr, OF tbe t,ur1ness on
every fs1m. Ilrn.1
up7u pooue
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MOTHER GoosES MELODIES rhraac,uhia:
PMyeI Exatxs, Chicaro. s. c. G1ir ~ i ,:o.
1870.
This elegant and yerv artistic volume. nov
tefose us, Will, probably, divide the honors
W tae no'.oasa NJ" n's.n.s eons o1 INC
so#er, the ore ior the little and the other
for the ErowE-up children. That wise old
dame, Mother Goose. has been presented to
tho puh,;s in almost every ronce;vah1a s@,,ne
~ ro-a- ,at..n =, -. .t,x-..;-s sn
nesei oelefo IL ~ a''iaeuse iotn as
th'f' 1he nisto1y OF the eoltloh Hse'i Is IN
teresticg. The original designs Wete sketchcd
by Mrs Chase, ~ birthday ci,t 10 ner
4a'n ~ ee' 'ua'iee enase' u was nuen ~"
nlfed bs tie friends OF the ChIef Just!co for
tho grace, erTigbsliness, and, nAivete Of The
drawings, and, thinking that tts artistic merits
wara .nc,, th,t y nucht n ba 7,,tl;sha5 ~
coo~s' 14'' tie oanAet, pessoaueo N!ss
Chase to allow 1t 10 be published. She finally
consented, and the des,sna we're presented to
Porter i Coates. who hsye made. hv tl,a
ch,,,,,, n-or... !, t,c .,,,;,. ov,, =, ~ ~
ealo'1o a.oese' -Jus Sung, usea AZ !ae lo1-
colGf, and s'gor of the originals. The
work il tho finest sample OF d decoEatiso
art get published n this country, aad COM
laEes favoFaGly With the bsst Enropesn pr?
q esv, s eapsr efas and e."s y
gf.vinE, each song commencing With grace
ful, Illuminated, initial letter. For graceful
ness. delicacy, and spirit, the desisns arc ad-
mirable: and not only deserve notice for rich
ness and eprGhtliness OF humor, but also for
but take delight in the correctness OF draw
ing, snd good taate in color. We know OF no
book mace for juvenile presentation which
can ut all compare with it in point Of elegance.
The name OF the designer. coupled with ths
intrinsic meri's Of the work, will probably ae-
cure for 1t an immense aa,e.
TUE SOM; OF TIE SOWER. By Wn11Ax GIL
LHs bRrANI. Illustrated with fottf-t~o en-
cravings On WOOL New lof3; D. Appleton d
". tnicaso: >. y ong9s eo. ~.
Of the merits Of shls exquisite efft book; upon
tic occasion OF the appearance Of the Advance
sheets. Ite book ts now IN the market. aud
confirms the favorable opinson We thon OK.
pressed. 1ne aeelens 40 ee5taahly sne hncst
this country, and hlow, what We long ago pro-
dicteG. tia: the Jay has come when wood Gu
grazing lakes the precedence ovar steel III
roftsess aud expression. ana even 10 tue =hsrp
handling Of detail. Tue artists who have CON
triuuted to the work are Henneysy, Feun,
| t;siswold. Dushing. Howes, Homer, Seh'ig,
and r-rkiua and the eugravers to whom the
designs have been entrusted arc Qaartlr. Hat
lay. Linton, Filmcr, Langridse. Karat,
e1cecuon of two battle pieces,
one by Sobl,s and the other by Wius1ow
Eomer. nothing moro admirable thnu thcsa
| ILLUSTRATIONS has ever been doua upon wood
| ia this country. Every verse Of tho poem at
inrds opportunities for tho artists. aud they
have worked IN complete sympathy with tue
cxp,ession Of tie roct. For dclicacv Of de-
,a;I md snaoo,hnees of finish those by Gtia-
ald may failly take the palm. They are
artistic in every sense Of the term. In bold
Mus,c, by Il. nneesy IN IRE cdom I'D strength
II drawing, tbs Storm and tho Si,ipwrecked
Men. ly Fem and IN tenderns - Of sepfi-
ment. The - Iay the Sword AWAY" by Hover,
arc achieyemcnts OF which thcse arsistn hive
good claim 10 he proud. And: last Of al1. tho
tesults which Ibis constellation of artists has
,Yotlnced- It il rara that poet can end ar
lists iu such close sympathy with his music.
s.Thc Song OF tho SoHer" thus far is The gifs.
book Of the season.
lLLCsTlsATt0SS TO ooETHES FAEST. De
signed by Paul kenewEa hoston: Robert:
Brothera- Chicago: s. c. 6HeSs ca lo'o.
1t is only year ago that the Silhouette n
s,st. Paul kone~ka. produced hih first worl
III this countrE-the ilu.tfatlons 70 Mid
summer Nights Dream Tho wonderful
! success which that So!uno roaehcd has KEEP
tho artist busy ever eiuce. and his works nos
!! COMO out atnnest ss rapidly ~ those Of Gus
| tAve Dure, His last effort, which has heal
| prepared with view to the holidays, IL con
iected with Goethe's - Faust" or rather viii
detached portions OF It, taken from 1IF. Day
ard TAy!ofe transition. row IN press. tn
artist has chosen for his scasso1s ~ the fol
l-wirg !ecenes: Ncplissophe1ea reason
) irg With Faust. for the frontlsplece: Fans
peeIes .Sns ssS te ee 4t f.ass 81
, ilistorheles puzzling ,ho student with hi
i ~ ~ Einr and fl,c 81 tha first n. ntin~
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na ous Sara re ,hsr 10 .ns aeensa he, wnl
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8 ~ ea sh1;ns So md ID' in tbc cnnfe.sinns
!; the love scene IL The garden: md these Won
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4 eon.;oerA1, hi. greatest succrss yhtre III ,
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