The New York herald., 1873-12-19

dren has led her among them 80 mucn tnay sh0
understands their nature to the core. And she
does this, not SO much from conscious ana
elaborate study asa from intuitlons and d.
viniations which her afrectionate and sym
iOrego. We surmise this after an attentive
perusal OF ner pages, especially OF those published
some years ago. under e hn te oI e sha co@
presently, understands the comedy of child lie.
but Florence Montgomery, as we said before, com
the subject is always supremeIy interesting and
tender. But, though the auth0ress Is less sorrow.
ful in this little tale than In Others we cannot see
the small but gradually enlarging circle OF women
VINO not only understand children but can wrisa
about them and know how to give dramatic signIn-
cation to their passions, their impulses ana tneir
innocent affections. We have no objection to
Montgomery would not be entirely happy unless
she employed past participie) SO long as sucn ex
cellent work comes .:su,s under IT., y:
Whether it Is advisable TO tell children stories az
bedtime is question which we beg leave 70 allow
cisiOn Is in the Affirmative 1t will do no harm i0r
US to own at once that we know no better stories
for this purpose than those OF Mrs. Joshua Halo
well, under the above title. published by Porter Il
Coates Philadelphia. Originally they appeared In
a religious newspaper. Religious newspapers. by
advantage OF yielding considerable space 90 the
pleasures and edlncation ol children. That tue
space thus yielded in the paper in quesuQn was
appreciated the republication OF the stories III
their present form Is u reason for believing.
wRa Ny SNIP hssas comss Ny SeSa
Steeplev '.Dumb Bee" .What My Aunt Brought
Home from Paris" 1.-THE Princes story "A sum:
ana Cinderella These STORES are Clever They
touch the superacialites Of child life and DO not
xSFe @p be sns at S
OF juvenile nightmare. rhe publishers, too, have
done their part in giving the volume neat and
attractive, but not expensive, setting. Probably
what pleased the little nieces OF the lady who wrote
the book will not fail to give equal satisfaction
elsewhere. The frontlspiece represents my
Brothers. Wedding" described on page 63, and
one OF what young ladies would call the cunning
nHoME NOOK; OR, THE CROWN OF DuTY.r
The first half OF this title Is more fecitous than
the last, for children, like their elders, are seldom
never attracted by the word duty" The term Is
disagreeable to them as the thing. Stfll, we
have no disposition to be cynical at the wrong
Whcn after s IS nosnsye Home Noos IS by
Amanda M. Douglas, author OF n Trust i" "Ste-
phen Dane," "Claudan and "Sydnle Adrtance,"
all OF which have, more or less. made their mark
on juvenile intelligences. 1t is published by Lee,
par OF ss c Bus ws
sense which includes young people past the years
Of absolute childhood. The present volume would
~ and 16. Its atmosphere Is decidedly religious,
but the moral is Pot generally presented IN an OBJ
pressed and occasionally with even poetic ttnge.
aEirTLE PRuDy's EtyAwAY SERIES"
brought out by the same@publisners we can have
no woro but that Of praise. They are by Sophie
May Ia v0luminous writer OF children's books, and
are six IN number namely Little Folks Astray,,"'
Little Grandmother,n "Litte Grandatheru and
"Miss Thistedown." This Is the writer to whom
we alluded above as understanding the comedy Of
child life. She looks almost entirely upon the
on Ike DARK side Concerns herself only Win the
passing ill-temperS and caprices which scud like
swift clouds across the changing skies OF infancy.
Her little stories show deep knowledge OF child ma
tures and have strong dramatic interest She is
as an author marked an era in Juvenile literature.
1.-THE GIRLHOOD SERIES"
still by the same publishers, consists OF SIX VOL
umes, each constituting distinct story and by
Sophie May. 1.-THE American Girl Abroad' Is by
Adeline Trafton,u "Saly Williams, the Mountain
Gar, - Is by Mrs. f. ID. Cheney ''Rhoda Th0rnton'S
Girlh0odnis by Mrs. mary 4. Pratt 'Unly Girls" Is
Your Best ana Leave the Rest,n Is anonymous.
Each OF these volumes Is illustrated and very
nicely bound, and the series constitutes q particu
lary graceful present for young girls at that criti-
needed In order to keep the taste pure and give 1t
q leaning towards wholesome and nutritive food
MISCELLANEOUS.
We have not pretended TO name any book for
have mentioned the principal. 1t may be said, in
addition, that excellent opportunities for pleasing
alike old and young are to be enjoyed al John
Pyne's, No. 100 Nassau street; Henry Mler's, No.
So Nassau street; CarletOn's publishing house.
Madison square, Dick Fitzgerads, No. IS Ann
street, and Leggat Brothers, No. Beekman street.
Interest In books never appears to die There
are always good ones to be bought and always
there is scarcely a pleasanter task, to those
who have the happiness ana good OF the young
IL view, than to go from counter to counter max
ing selections and purchases accordingly.