The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-12
OUR BOOK TABLE.

v1NETA, THE Phantom C1TY. From the German
of e. Werner. BY r anois A. shaw. Cloth;
PIP. Ala. Price 81 SO. Boston, Estes u Lau-
riat. New Orleans; J. O. Lyrieh.
This is very agreeable and well written story
OF German and Polish life, by an author of more
than ordinary merit. The Werner novels are all
marked by the purest moral tone, and are evil
IDENTITY written for purpose This is one OF the
best. The translation il very creditable.
BEAUTIFUL EDITH, THE CHILD WOMAN. Psp'r.
Price so cents Boston: Loring. New Or
leans: J. O. Eyrich.
This is very pleasant English society novel;
sweet love story. well written and OF pure moral
tone. The author has delightful style and q
fund OF quiet humor. II is an anonymou. pub.
location, put the book has ample merit to justify
the author in disclosing his identity.
OTHER PEOPLES CHILDREN. A sequel to "Heen's
Babies" Habberton. Paper, PIP. 3O3. Price
60 cents. New York: G.. P. Putnam's Sons.
New Orleans: j. q. Eyrich.
We have noticed this very clever little book sew
eral times before. 1t is as good as most seauels;
the idea 10 as original as that OF "Helens Babies,
and it sustains the sensation produced by that
production better than usually is done in books
that are written solely because its predecessor
astounded It's author by it's immense sale. In il
Habbertons manner, and that Ia really the secret
the author of "Helen's Babies" and not by some
one else who is trying to take advantage OF his
lucky HIT
WHAT TOMMY DID. By Emily Huntington Null
Ter. s. @. Griggs & Co., Chicago ]. q.
Eyrich, New Orleans.
This book Is undoubtedly one of the many
imit.tions of "Helen's Babies" that the success
Of that work has brought on the public. The
hero, Tommy, is much the same as Todde, and
and devil The story, however, lacks that upder-
plot that is Of the greatest charms OF "Helen's
Babies, and deals, perhaps, too mu ID in puerili
ties, really childish doiDgs and sayings that must
fail 20 interest grown.up folks. 1t has received,
however, the approval Of the author of "Helen's
Bah es," Mr.. HAbberton, as q true picture Of
child life, and his praise ought to satisfy all that
the work is success lii its execution.
How TO BE BEAUTIFUL. From the Persian and
French. BY Lou Capsadell The Authors
Publishing Company, New York; J. O. Eyrich,
New Orleans.
The author OF this lite work touches on a
grand subject, but confines herself honestly 10
what is practicable, attempts nothing that is i'm
possible and absurd. She shows, for instance,
how ladies can avoid becoming too thin or too
stout, which any lady can avoid with but little
trouble to herself. She prescribes treatment for
the hair, warns against all the food that brings
on premature decay, and prescribes series Of
rules to be followed by women, by which they
can prevent any fading or loss OF their beauty for
years. The work is valuable one, and al
'uouEH sUIuo vi bu6 Tuleb lhlu uOWU may seem 10
the ladies too severe and arduous for the reward
they bring, others tell them of many laws of ma
ture and Of beauty that they violate only through
utter ignorance.
TANGLED: by Rachel Carew. g. O. Griggs & Co.,
Chicsgo j. q. Eyrich New Orleans.
Tangled is one of those America European
stories that have of late grown so popular, serv-
ing as sort OF light book OF travels, and giving
their authors an opportunity to describe Europe
as seen through American eyes. The characters
Of this etory are American, the scene the Grand
Hotel des solines, Switzerland. The plot is well
worked. but scarcely so inextrlcably mixed as to
deserve the name Of "Tanged," which leads one
at times to the belief that IT is one of those prize
puzz es, labyrinthisn stories whose plots are
wholly incomprehehsible. 1t is throughout va
ried by fresh and interesting pictures Of Saitzer
land and Of the strange and mixed society one
finds there.