The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-18
LITERARY NOTICES, OR HOLIDAY
GIFTS AT ELLYSON,s

OF Lee q Shepard, of Boston, and Lee.
Shepard, & Dillingham;, of New York
The style of the book is marked by yigor
and purity Of diction, while the thoughts
flow naturally and in somewhat deeper
channels than are touched by ordinary
pens. This we infer from glance here
and there at its pages, as we have not had
time to give them close perusal. 1t
comes to us through J. T. ELLYsoN, No.
l112 Main street, whose bookstore is
made just now doubly attractive by the
demands of approaching Christmas.
| CHESS MINORITY, or Scenes ct the
Red House, is q beautiful ~ mo volume
of some three hundred pages, with Illus
trations, by Mrs. Robert O'Reilly, au-
thor of "Daisy's Companions" "Debo-
rains Drawer" and "Doll World" 1t is
published by Roberts Brothers, of Bos-
ton, house which has furnished us with
many admirable volumes as presents for
the Holidays-the present one being by no
means the least attractive of the number.
This is one Of their new volumes, and its
tone and character make it just the thing
for the more advanced members of the
juvenile household to read. For sale by
j. 7. ELLYsoN, 1112 Main street, Rich
mond.
WHAT KATY DID AT SCHOOL.
have always wanted to know what " Katy
did," both at school and elsewhere, and
this book, which is by Susan Coolidge,
author of :" The New Years Bargain"
ETC., tells US all about it. 1t is published
by Roberts Brothers, of Boston and is
handsome and bright-faced enough for a
Christmas present to the most fastidious
Katy out Of school,. The style of the wri-
ter is quaint, original and charming, and
will lift the hearts Of children right up into
the branches of the trees where the Katy
dids' sit and chirp their complaining music
all the night long. But the Katy" of
whom you will read in this book, is not
the naughty one complained of by these
chirping insects. She is too beautiful and
good for that, and you must make her ac-
quaintance right way. You can be intro
duced to her by calling at the bookstore of
J. I. ELLYsoN, 11l2 Main street, who has
any number of delightful little friends you
want as companions for the Holidays.
BEDTIME STORIES, by Louise Chand-
Ter Moulton. with illustrations by Addie
Ledyard, is another charming Christmas
IL mo volume, published by Roberts
Brothers, of Boston, and for sale by j. T.
Ellyson, 11l2 Main street. This book
tells us what Birdie did, and all about
Benjie, and Christmas time, clear into
New Years /; and is printed in such clear
round type that it won't hurt your eyes if
you read it until it is quite past bedtime
And if you read the stories aloud, SO that
ma and papa can hear them, they won't
hurry you off to bed. that is sure. Buy
Bedtime Stories,o for all the little
"Birdies' and "Benjies'' to read by the
happy Christmas tire-side. 1t will be
money well invested.
CHATTERBox. edited by J. Erskine
Clarke, M. A., and published by The
American News Company, New York,
1873.
This is q volume admirably suited for
children of nearly all ages, being profusely
illustrated, and full of just such reading
matter as all sprightly young chatterboxes
want to know everything about. 1t really
contains something Of everything. Flowers,
birds, insects, animals, fishes, music.
poetry, tales Of fiction and reality, with
all the natural and unnatural history,
including the days Of knight-errantry, that |
you will care to learn in O MONTHS |
what you will find in its pages, teeming
with illustrations from title-page to right
hand cover. It is just the book to laugh
and grow wise over. ELLYsoN sells it,
as matter of course.
MOTHER GoosF's MELODIES set to
music, is published by Mclaughlin Broth
srs. of New York, and bound in illuminated
paper cover. 1t contains all of Mother
ioose's nursery rhymes and nursery
songs, with music by j. W. Elliott, and
s just the thing to sing out of from
christmas to New Years, when all hearts
re merry, and children's voices are ring
ng with delight. Only think of Jack
nd Gill, Humpty Dumpty, and Little
'o-Peep, all done into music, and execu-
ed by Mother Goose on the piano! Tt
you'd fill the largest house in Richmond
overlooking with joy, if merry inno-
emit hearts were there to respond in
horus. Buy it of ELLYsoN whose tables
re literally groaning with new Christmas
nd New Years books. |
RAMBLING RHYMES for Little G
nes," GRIP VAN WINKLE," and "Do-
-EsTIo ANIMALS" (all published by the
[cLoughlin Brothers. Of. New York, } are q
n sale at ELLYsoN's, with illustrated /
lctures and covers the two last being
Aunt Louisa's big picture series, so
opular everywhere in little folkdom. '
he story Of poor Grip is told in very