The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-27

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nnd represented the types OF the Parsan OF the day
The Duke dc Mora is the man about town. busy with
his pleasures aud his politics. Montpavou the vulgar
| idiot whose money serves him in place Of brains;
jenkins is the smooth tongucd VILLAIN, sort OF
French Chadband; the Nabob himself Is the man OF
business the specuator, The worshpper OF the golden
calf. or dash of Bohemia,
artists. actors and others, who form so en-
tertaning part OF Partisan life Amid all
this ieversn excitement corruption and diss patton,
the Joyeuse family appears like fresh sea breeze IL
| may be the surroundings that make this family APP
pear delightful; any rate Daudet has never Gre.
ated anything better than this family The "NaboD"
just the sort OF story that people like 10 read,
though We doubt its American readers will lake any
interest OF the revelations concerning the
doIngs OF DR.. orlii, 81. dc Morny or N. Bravay.
''roo aIoH."
'Too Rich" 81. b. Lppincott Coz is one oil Mrs.
Wistcr's delightful adaptations from the German.
Mrs Wister does than translate those stories
edits them for American readers, cutting out and
rewriting until she attains the charming results with
which all so well acquainted That person
who thinks that is only necessary to put move! Of
steckiass or Marltt into English mako 1t success
full would meet with u bitter disappointment II
ne made the attempt. IL is tho Mrs. Wister
in them which assures their success 'Too
Rich" is one OF the nappiest OF her TRANSACTIONS. the
story is OF young girl who was too rich Tor comfort
All the men wanted 10 marry her for money and
she had hard time 10 keep them away. She finally
selected the who appeared 10 dislike her, as
is generally tho case, and made happy marriage
Tue ms and outs of the plot quite complicated,
but they are well worked up The character drawing
is excellent ana the style oil the book simple and
agreeable.
RoMANCgs OF THE EAST.
d. Appleton & Co. doing good work with their
''Coection OF Foreign Authors by introducing us 10
books and authors that are comparatively unknown
IN America, but which have mere merit than mary OF
the works which arc our daily companions Under
the title Of "Romances OF the East" THIS firm has
published the Comte De Gobneau's exquisite little
"Nouvellcs Asiaques." N. De Gobincau, VINO
Is now French Minister 10 Sweden at
one time held the same position al the
Persian Court 1t is almost impossible to believe
that he is native Persian. His stories have all
the knowledge and sentiment of native author. They
are as brilliant color Persian rug "rhe Danc-
ing Girl of Shamakha," 'Hstory OF Gamber-Aly,"
''rhe War with the Turkomans," "The lilustrous
Magician" and ''The Loves OF kandahar" are the
titles Of the stories comprising this little volume.
Those who think that they would not be Interested in
a dancing girl oil Shamakha or loves OF Kandahar
will find their mistake before they have read many
pages either story. II the book the well
A rRANscoNrINENrAL
"From Gotham to tho Golden Gate" Is the title Of a
book by Mrs. NJ. Florence Leslie, published by
Carleton L. Co., New York. This pleasantly
written history of excursion "trip
the continent by railroad is filled with numer-
Gus interesting sketches OF the scenes and incidents
OF the journey. Mrs Lcslics powers OF description
displayed most markedly in depicting the gran
deur OF that old but ever new glory OF the American
continent, Niagara Scenes that have been mado
familiar to every ole by the pens and pencils Of
many travellers assume freshness, beauty and sub.
lmity when described by the author which gives
promise OF equal attractions In her story OF the
journey. The reader is whirIed In centennial
Pullman palace car from Buffalo to Chicago;
thence TO the great Valley OF The Mississippi
and across the broad plains Of Iowa where tho
muddy Missouri rolls his waters along thu margin
OF the Wild prairie lana Then starting from Omaha
the winding course of the Platte River is followed
until the lofty SUBMITS OF the Rocky Mountains, the
backbone OF the continent. loom into view. Without
leaving his easy chair tho reader is carried through
rugged passes, rocky canyons and over the barren
ridges OF the "Grea DIVIDE, losing point OF inter-
est that be caught by tho oyo OF the vigiant OBJ
server who spreads the mountain panorama her
pages. Descending into Utah, the homo OF Brigham
Young Mormonism is pictured, and
prophet and his people, Not the least in
tereslng part of tho volume is that devoted
TO Utah, where Mrs. Leslie's exceptionally favorable
opportunities Tor Observing the manners and customs
oil the strange dwelcrs used with ability and judy
ment The American desert is now crossed and tho
train climbs the Sierra Nevada range, with its SNOW
clad peaks, to descend into tho golden land OF
California visit TO tho Yosemite Valley and 10 the
Chinese quarters OF san Francisco suggests the most
striking scenic comparison. Tho grandeur of nature
and the reeking squalor of miserable ana mu CHI
abused OF contrasted in their respective
chapters Tho book throughout is very fully Illus
trated bv artists who accompanied the excursion and
who leave little play for tho imagination by the faith
iulness OF their work.
CONTRIBUTIONS OPERATIVE sURGERY
This is the titlc OF an important series OF papers by
Dr. j. NJ Carncchan, the distinguished surgeon, and
which issued from the press of the Harpcrs in
splendid typograph cal orn. There lew things ia
which man initiates nature more remarkably than in
those great operations of surgery in which by hts skill
he enables n human organization to do without some
part commonly deemed essentials enables It to d.
pensc with such part without the sacrifice lie and
often win comparatively iiite discomfort, by pressing
INFO his service those vital processes which formerly
nature only seemed able to employ to this end
In the history OF surgery there exists the seeming
paradox that 1t one time nearly all injuries with
which tho surgeon now deals successfully were fatal
and yet 1t has always been truo that Nature has
carried men through such extremes oil mutilation
that they have been left mere torsos OF humanity.
Surgery could do nothing or next 10 nothing. Nature
had limit to her possible power IN the curative
way. could and might do verything. So lar, and
without making the observation more distinct, It
might be inferred that 1t was loss to mankind
that the art OF surgery was ever initiated. But
Nature was capricious and required for
her operations very favorable conditions and
very favorable subjects, SO that thousand died
where she saved one; and. indeed, she seemed only
to interfere as II to teach man what was possible
the preservation OF lite under adverse circumstances
and the surgeon, adapting her processes has proved
the possibility OF applying them to the infinite mum.
Der OF cases which Nature, lett to herself neglected
altogether.