The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-04-19
New Books.

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with some of their later poems. By Mar
Clemmer Ames. illustrated with tw,
portraits on steel. New York: Hurd
Houghton. From A. L. Roman l. Go.
Every one who has read and appreciates
Mrs. Ames' brilliant letters from Washing
ton to the New York Independent, as ais
her beautiful Eirene" published a couple O
years ago, can not fail to hail with delgh
whatever comes from her gifted pen ant
the deep interest which all lovers of litera
ture must feel in reading memorial of tn
Cary sisters will be heightened by the knewl
edge that it is Sssittsn by one who is an at
tractive writer and at the same time the in
innate friend of both sisters. Mrs. Anne
never obtrudes herself upon her readers, a
is the case with too many biographers-Fors
ter for instance-and while her memorial il
| devoted to the inner life of tn,
| sisters, rather than to recital of each one,
private and public history in all their de
tails, it is of great interest throughout 1t il
impossible to read the lives of two sucl
beautiful, loving, and intellectual nature.
without being benefited thereby. Some
critic has said that the poems which are il
cluded in the volume partake of the nature
of padding, but we think the remark uncal
cd for. They seem appropriate just as they
occur, and we feel double the interest il
them which we should, were they in sepa
rate volume, to be read when the incidents
which called them forth we're unfamiliar te
US.
We give one extract from the volume:
ALICE CARY's WORKING RooM-Beside
one of these windows stood Alices desk. Ii
was of rosewood, finely finished and commo-
dious; bureau, desk, and bookcase com
bined. The drawers below were the recep-
tacle OF her beloved India shawls, for sh+
had the same love for them that some WON
IN have for diamonds, and others for rare
paintings The drawer of her desk contain
ed her manuscript papers: the shelves above
The books that she was reading, and hel
| hooks OF reference while above all hung d
favorite landscape in water-colors. On the
other side of the mantelpiece stood CORE
spending bureau and shelves, filled with
books. Here were copies of her own and
Phebe's works, which never appeared in
the library or drawing room below Above
these book shelves, hung an autumn land
scape. On one side of the alcove there was
an engraving of Correggios Christ on
the other, copy Of rhe Hugenot Lovers
Beside the hall door, opposite her desk
there hung portrait in oil of their father
by the hand which painted Early Sorrow
On the other side of the door there was at
one time portrait of Phoebe. Easy chairs
and foot-stools completed the furniture Of
this room, in which Alice Gary lived for
fifteen years, the room in which she slowly
and sadly relinquished life, and in which at
last she died.
At the opposite end of the hall was q
room which correspondent exactly with that
OF Alice, the room which had been Elmina g
ln which she died, and which from her death
was " Phebe's ROOM" Rich purple curtain.
used to hang from the alcove, shading the
face of the lovely sufferer, and curtains OF
the same hue draped the windows. But
Phoebe eschewed all draperies, and, summer
or winter, nothing denser than white shades
and the thinnest Of lace curtains hung be-
tween her and the strongest sunshine. A
bright red carpet, relieved BY small medal
lions, covered the floor. Over the mantel-
piece for long time hung superb copy Of
: The Hugenot Lovers" in a gilt frame
This was replaced at last by copy of Turn
sr. in oil, a resplendent Venetian scene.
Beside the alcove hung the chrome of W hit
tiers Barefoot Boy" which was q great
favorite with Phoebe while clusters of flow
ers in lithograph and water colors, added to
the bright cheerfulness of the room. Be
tween the windows was full length mirror;
ON one side Of the room was Ph9bes desk
Of the same form and wood, though Of q
smaller size than that of Alice. In its ap-
pointments it was perfect model of neat
ness. 1t was always absolutely in order
while, beside books, its shelves were orna.
mented with vases and other pretty triAes.
On the opposite side of the room stood Ia
BILE, the receptacle of the latest newspapers
magazines, and novels, TINT, like the desk
was ever in order, and in addition to ita
freight of literature always made room for a
work-basket well stocked with spools. scis-
sors, and all the implements of an accom-
plshed needle-woman.