The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-16
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PERFECT ADoSIs. By the author OF hn NIUE Hr
New York: g. W. Carleton q Co. New VI
leans: R. G. Eyrich.
It readily detected that this work is written
| BY a lady, and Philadelphia. Inc iatCer pe
cause it is full of the peculiarlties Vi ,noI5n'
and custom pertaining 10 thae iocallIy'
The former because it re- commits that too com
mon error Of female romancists IN making tne
whole motive and action OF its mascunne ine
turn upon the capricious ana shiilng Impulse VI
| tn. female There is no doubt that every young
lady believes that in the economy OF real lie she
| ia the central figure. Only age and experience
determines this idea. bringing the co victlon that
mems doctrines aresdicta ted outside OF instead OF
within the domestic circle. That the influence OF
woman over man is Invariably limited. AID that
! she looks upon tho world through an entirely
different pair OF spectacles:
| A few female writers of the day have made this
discovery and profit by it through the rewards
| incident to success, but IN this respect we have
no hope for The author Of "A Perfect Adonls;"
She writes well and smoothly, is occasionally
happy in her descriptions and makes an aspiring
| fight into the realms OF the sensational. Ia
other respects the book is faulty. Its moral ls
questionable. Its plot is THU and unnatural
| turning upon the love OF a married woman FOR
another than her husband, thereby incurr ng
| long penance which is at last crowned with tho
wsding through this record Of tribulatlon we
| find it impossible to accord that weight TO the
trif1es of domestic life which the writer accords
them. The mountains OF mystery she laDors 10
| pile up invariably dwindle into mole hius OF
| annoyance. And as the book is written In the
| autographs STYLE we close 1t at the denouement
| with an excess Of sympathy not unmixed with
grave forebodipgs for the future happiness OF the
| "Perfect Adonis."
CosouER1NG AND TO CONQUER; By the author Of
the Schonberg Gotta Family. New York ::
Dodd Il Mead. New Orl ans: r. g. Eyrch.
| A narrative OF events which occurred at Ireves
during the fourth and fifth centuries, delivered
| by the Abbess OF q convent TO her nuns. 1t is
written in q religioecstatic vein, and ls quite as
lugubrious as could be desired by the most mel
ancholy of readers. We doubt whether style
founded upon the old lamentations OF the mar
tyrs is we'll adapted to the more robust and
healthier literary tastes of the day in which we
live, and in making this experiment Mrs. Charles
is not likely to add to her literary reputation:
The work is not without merit in fixing historical
points and giving a fair picture OF many OF the
celebrities Of The days of which it treats, other
wise it does not challenge admiration.
BOYS AND GIRLS IN BIOLOGY. BY Sarah Hackett
| Stevenson. New York: D. Appleton y Co.
From George Ellis Il Bro.
Ba.ed upon the latest lectures Of Prof. Huxley,
| vet SO simpliied as 10 be within the comprehen-
sion of children of ten years old OF ordinary in
telligenee, technical terms being so clearly ex-
planned, and 80 gradually introduced as to be
| readily memorlzed and understood, copiously il
| Illustrated in the clearest manner by Miss Macom-
ish prize pupil Of Prof Huxley, this little vol
ume OF "studies Of the lower forms Of llfe"-the
very beginnings of life-wIll be found to answer
many of tn SO hitherto unanswered questions
that children are continually asking concerning
the familiar things around them, questions often
go. puzzng to their elders because they have
never given these matters any thought or are
L. 10 ,,nlifu fhair ado IN,
place it within the comprehension OF their own
children.
'You must wait till you are older before you
can understand these things, " Is very dishearten-
fore us, with the addition Of an ordinary micro
scope, will enable the wise pareut, even though
no scientist to sati-fy the childs curiosity while
| imparting valuable information.
The chapter on "1he Flowe,ing Plant" is .
most adm rable introduction to the study of
| botany. viii Q the chapters devoted to the study
| Of the lobster and the butterfly will be found to
| be full of curious information.
We commend the book to both young and old.
THE CHEMISTRY or LIGHT AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
BY DR.. Herman Vogel. New York: D. Apple
ton & Co. New Orleans George Ellis l.
Brother.
The present volume Of the international scien-
tific Series is devoted to popular exposition Of
the mysteries of the art and science OF photo
graphy; its bearings upon the various branches
OF human know edge, and its Importance to near
y every department OF art, science and indu stry.
1t will be found exceedingly interesting even to
the general reader. The engrsvings are numer-
Gus and fine, while the genuine photographs
used to illustrate the effects of various processes
add much to the value and interest OF the
volume.
WAGGENER's STANDARD WAGES TABLES. Phila-
depha d. b. Waggener & Co.
This volume of tables contains computations
OF wages by tie hour, from one to sixty, (sx days
Of ten hours each constituting week labor,) at
wa ges varying from one dollar to fifty dollars. 1t
will be found invaluable to every one who en-
ploys labor and deducts time lost by the hour.
Several of our best amateurs will be heard in
Rotations and songs at the Varieties Theater on
the 2Cth Of this month.
Take notice,
that on May %,
grand drawing
will take place
or the Lou siana State Lottery,
When SIS 900 will be given away
in 440 prizes.
Capital Prize $4,000.
Tickets only $40.
Buy! Buy Buy
Don't forget the really splendid entertainment
at the Varieties Theater ON Thursday, May 20, |
1875.
BARGAINs.-When Messrs. Braselman & Adams. |
the great dry goods merchants Of $50 and 5eS |
Mag zine street, assert that they offering |
great bargains to their multitudinous customers,
you can implicitly rely t5eir representation |
They are men who are careful and unassumng, |
and when they make a declaration they are |
ready and wiling to stand up to it. That great |
and most advantageous barge ins can be made at |
their mammoth establ shment can be proved by |
glance at their advertisement in another col |
umn, or by personal examination of their stock