The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-14

"Goldcn Sands'' Is tbs titlc Of neat little volume
which has just been issued from tho press Of Mcssrs.
D. J. Sadlier, OF this city. II Is translation from
the French, by Miss Ella J. McMahou. Miss Mcmahon
has done good service the English speaking
Catholic congregations by bringing tho "Goldcn
Sands 10 the library OF every Catholic home, prescrv
ing In all their point and purity the elegant and fer
vent idiomatlc expressions OF tho French very
difficult and delicate task for translator &C oden
sands in its English dress. may be justly entitled the
brcviary Of tho Catholic laty. It's contents VIII be
found useful daily for tho better discipline and
strengthening Of our common humanity toward The
great end tho salvation Of the soul II Is pious
brief elaboration OF each one oil the cardinal virtues.
brought homo to tho mind by pleasing examples, so
that tho reader may have recourse to their nnucnce
under any and every condition OF lfo, and at any
moment OF the dav or night.
That remarkable BOOK supernatural Religion viii
be completed by third volume, just ready, which
treats Of the "Acs OF tho Apostles tho Evidence for
the Resurrection and Ascension and the Argument for
Miracles
IL Turkey tho government has promulgated new
press law. Nobody Is permitted to establish print
ng press without permission Of the government, and
any journal issued without permission ncurs penalty
Of from $40 G15 for each month Of continuance.
1t is curious fact that Edgar poes poems have had
10 look 10 Franco Tor their best illustration Three
years ago ioio edition OF "Ths Raven" with plates,
appeared in Paris, and now we have "Les Clochcs,"
poems d'Edgar Poe, production lIbre dEmlc Bic
mond, with limo steel cngravlngs by Guerard.
NJ. Bautain has published Paris a treatise pub
lie education In the nineteenth century.
An elaborate treatise on perfumes, odors and cos.
me,cs by Nm. PIessc, Cbardn and Massignon is just
out In Paris
The Town Council of Dumfrics has determined to
orcct m al atua nj Robert Rurns IN hal town
The present number Of Tart, imported by J. W.
Bouton. Is OF tho most beautiful OF this magnn.
cent periodical II opens with article Alcssandro
Leopard, by Charles Yrlarte with illustrations from
his works. The second article Is Eugene Fro-
mentin, by Joan Rosseau. Tho full-page etching ac-
companyng this article in the highest style OF the
art, and represents this famous painAcrs chdsse du
fauco,. A number OF fac.similes from his sketches
arc also given, showing bis manner OF working A
portrait Of Fromentn adds Interest to the article An
etching from Barye's Walking Lion gives good idea
OF that lno artists power. Another beautiful etching
is tho study Of . young woman, after Sir Joshua
Reynolds An exhaustive paper, with portrait, on the
late Narcisso Diaz dc la Poha is by Joan Rosscau
with full page etching Of a "Tronc d'Arbrc" and a
number OF sketches from his best known paintings.
Garlic vernet is treated Of at length BY A. Genevay
Among the full page otchngs which adorn this volume
are the portrait OF professor OF theology after Jan
dc Bray; tho cnvirons Of Fontainobeau, after Theo
Rousseau; portrait of woman, attributed TO Wat
teau; portrait OF woman, alter Rembrandt
s.sprlngtimc,n after Daubiany, from the collec
| tion OF Mrs. A. b. Bodgett; LA Melancolicv by
ChiiIart; "Lc Passc," by the same artist, and "L'
Courage Mllitairc, alter piece Of sculpture oy Pau
Du Bois. There Is no question but that L'Arf stands
al the head OF art modern publications, and nowhere
outside Of Paris could such periodical DO made