New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18


Where II Is canuOt snow.
lam hut little child,
AMI the hg is strange and Wild
IN ard ou'. in and ont.
WindcI- TIE bright moon;
It. and cat. III and out
sac viii bnd II soon.
t. ere she comes! as clear as day
Now tine clouds ale going away.
She l. shining can see,
AMI shes Looking straight at me.
Pretty moon so bright and round.
Won't yOI teal me what you ioubdI
Here Is a bit about a daisy headed BY one OF Miss
Iodyald's pretty drawings:
LIT up your face. little dasy pray
Ic.I't stand here IN the grass all day.
Jamie seat me, AID Jamie Is sick;
lie says ycd are far too sweet I" plek,
l.l he gave ue something To give To you;
- hold Up your cheek, llIile daisy. 90.
"EhyIncs and JnGcs" is beautifully bound and Illus
trated profusey with the fhest wool engravings It
will LouLte,s brilliant aud lasting success. both
in this country and In Z rope.
Miss Christina Rossciti descends this year from her
poetic tripod TO talk awhile with little people. Her
book, speaking Lkenesses" tRoOerts Brothers,, Is
Illustrated by Mr.. Arthur HusLes, and displays all
the hight and subtle quality Of Der poems The sto-
res wAich Is composed are ist what stories should
be- sac does adnonish or lecture. she pOiats no
moral doc she ViSb'y sioop 10 the level OF her
small audience None Of her boys and gIls are too per-
feet Aud nobody gets married. tang TO be thankful
for in these days. when the very babies demand that
their hushabcs shall cnl with wedding Rug. "FlO-
r,s u rhday" of the best OF the stories partly
because o. the excellence OF the pictures which accom-
pany It, The Child WHO the book will page
"A the tea-table marching away from Fora its little
cloth fl wing behind ike cOmical pair OF coat-tais
OF Mes,rs. Roberts's other CHRISTMAS publications.
"An,ony Brade" NJ. Robert LDwel's clever story, Will
lie welcomed " a great multitude OF those who. IN the
words OF the dedication, Lave been boys, are boys,
or Ike boys" Ms. Mjaon's last years " Bedtime
Stones" ild appropriate supplement In More Bed
Time Storics," winch told, and dedicated with
few graceful verses TO the same Daughter Flor
ence" now aged -. "F Grant d Co." by
George L. Clancy, Is capital book about boys,
real boys, hungry ami hearty; Cehsbiing in
hay fields and berry patches; II the keeping OF
hens eau iIug % b,4ts and turning lie generally into
alark All BOYS VIII ike this story another 0! Mes,rs
Roberts publications suggests problem in arith-
metic: of takes eleven sOphOmCres to make good
chls book how Freshmen would IL take to make
same how many Juniors aud low many Seniors ~
1t mgnt wished tnat Urge number OF college un
6ercradua,es would bend themselves the of
this problem and instead OF theses PrOtopasm"
and The Muab.lty of Human Justice" devote their
time to producing pleasant lively " Stories for Gull
dr,n" like these written by Eleven sophomores."
"Ssbl's BOOK" and " Ribbon Stories " CiacInllan &
Coz Will require introduction tGe little people
are lucky enough to know Lazy Bankers previous
books stories About and"A Christmas Cake III Four
Quarters" Lady Barker has the rare gift of writing
equally well fer children and for grown persons and all
she writes is entertaining, natural, and welibred.
There few brighter, uerItr tales than those OF THE
Mouse's Wedding" and Ella" Ill "RibOOn Stories"
Ella IL little gr given TO overmuch questioning, WHO
Is taken in hand by the fairies aud reformed Dy
course treatment during which her shoes, her break
fast her nuuc petticOat the tears her checks,
made TO speak and keep MP perpetual torrent OF
"Whyss" Think of child- not being able to eat bread
aud milk without the loafs denandinG "Wnat bread
made OF Why do they make 1t Of wheati Who grinds
he WI il he mi .tup
chimes IN WITH Where does milk from Why
II whites WY Is Mt 1t baoki Why is il warmi What
makes it get coldT" Ella reformed. Any little girl
would under the circumstances.
1.-THE Princess Of siyerland," also published by
messrs. Macmillan is collection of stories, more or
less connected with fairies enchanters, and other such
telghtful The second OF these stories EEL
sizes Rides" is delicatey fancfu that it might easily
be mistaken for the work OF Sir. George Merchandising
slight praise inyolunary TO pay new writer Miss
Elsie Strevgne" must be taken TO be. One of the
prett.st books OF tbs in its outward ap-
pearance, is Pussy Tip Tops Family" published by E.
p. Dutton Co.. This is graceful, illustrated story
about family OF kittens, and the little and big people
who concerned IN their history 1t is brightly told
and many good lessons against selfshness vanity and
discOntent woven incidentally into the narrative
without the least tone Of preaching offend youthful
paate always prompt to detect such pills beneath the
coating sugar The and interest Of this book az
we'll as its sweet and Unaffected religious Tone will
doubtless make II much valued addition 10 nursery
libraries. The book recommends itself to papas and
in search OF safe literature for their guarded
broods.
Stories about animals are always welcome, and here
three delightful ones" The Life of an Elephant"
The Life OF a Bear" and Mrs MOuser, AL ADna OF
Catdom," published by Pott Young d Co. Little
readers Will learn q good deal Of natural history
from these books. They will also learn something bet
ef' winch that animals have separate existence Of
ther o"p' and rights which should be respected that
eas tails were not created simply to he pulled by
cn>idlsh myers, and even elephants have feelings
trunks iui of them-and do enjoy those delusiye
lunches OF brown paper which SO eagerly pressed
upon them at geological gardens and the Hinnodrone
Who does not know "Loliy Dngs" pauybty and do
ncious. with his "hard little head covered w,,. ha,
which smells just like new hay Is like II too h,s
~mOuth filed with boiled and pinafore arabesoped
with the same" his passion for giants and oeres hs
crafty wies employed for the subiugaton Of tooona
mamma. Who has not heard the tale OF "Crockvn
the refractory. who, having puckered up his
mouth with bitter lily leaves Till he cannot
pronounce clearly the mystic word "Memnon,"
tells his crocodile mamma her demonstrating
What DC care for Nemuumi Iain't q going to get
% ~ sunrise 10 him toot" those there 10 who