The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-06
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The GREvII.LE MEMOIRS. A journal of the
Reigns OF King George " and William w.
By Charles G. +. Greville, Clerk of the
| Council of Those Sovereign5. Edited by
| Richard Henry Stoddard New York
| Scribner, Armstrong Il Co. From r. G..
Eyrich, 1870 Canal street.
| Appleton's complete edition of these cele-
brated Memoirs was reviewed in this column
very recently. The present volume, which is
the fifth of Stoddard's popular Bric-a-Brac
series, contains q careful selection of the
The complete edition contains much that is
antiquated and obsolete regarding issues that
were temporary and of asing interest In
short, all those portions that the general
reader would have been inclined to skip, the
editor has obligingly skipped for him, leaving
an exceedingly interesting little volume,
worthy Of its predecessors in this unique
series
A RAMBLING STORY. By Mary Cowden Clark,
author of "The complete concordance to
Shakespeare" The Girlhood of Shake
peare's Heroines., etc. Boston: Roberts
Brothers. From T. G. Eyrich. $50 Canal
street.
The title of this charming little volume is
exceedingly we'll chosen, for the scene of the
story is laid wherever the fancy of rambling
artist-Sydney Hamilton-happens to lead
him; and he rambles extensively, through
England, Wales, Switzerland, Italy, etc. He
everywhere catches glimpses of an exquisite
ly lovely face, which inspires him with
tender passion. but which eludes him always
like an ignis fatuus Everywhere, also, he
hears OF a lovely lady Gertrude, who, as he
learns. cherishes hopeless passion for a GER
tain brother artist, Maurice Darwin. After
almost interminable ramblings they meet at
last. His "fair unknown" and the LADY
Gertrude are discovered to be one: as are |
Hamilton and Darwin, she having been mis-
Informed as to his name. As the tender feel |
ing is reciprocal. all is well, and peace and |
crown their declining years ! 1t is
4 gracefully written, tender little romance.
LED AsTIAY. By Octave Feuillet, author of |
Inc Romance of Poor Young Man,"
etc. Translated from the French by o.
Vlbeur. New York: G. w. Carleton e.
Co. From r. G. Eyrich, 100 Canal street.
In addition to the story which gives the
title to this volume, and which is familiar to
III theater-goers, it contains two other stories
~ Octave Feuillet which have not yet ap-
,eared in Engish. BELLAH is q charming
tory, which, for refined tone, elegant design
nd pure, delicate sentiment, recalls that
'ery successful work" LIE Roman dun jeune
lomme pauvre." 1.-The Sphinx or Julia de
Trecoeur," is keen psychological study of
emsle character, which was pronounced by
be Revue des De,sr londes, the highest criti-
d authority in Europe, as being one of the
ubtlest and most delicate CONSIDERATIONS
yer produced in work of fiction.
|wens at the matinee to-day,
As Henpecked Dove,
In married Life"
he funniest performance on the stage.
Matrimonial Happiness.
The Dinner Party.
General Matrimonial War.
General Separation.
Dove on Drunk.
Weeping Wives.
Peace Declared.
The London Nens wittily says of Disraeli Z
If he be not always the best or even the
est inclined man to help people out of a
1zzle. he certainly is one of the best men to
nder puzzle interesting. He can always
tier into the spirit of the thing"
An impassioned swain. under A had sne,,