The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-05-17
SATURDAY, MORNING, MAY IL.

Another of Messrs Putnam's Art Handbooks
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmony is now
published and contains rules and examples for
drawing the human figure. 1t is clear and
agreeable in style and suited to the practical
needs of students of drawing. The volume is
edited by Mrs Susan N. Carter, principal of
the Woman's Art School, Cooper Union, from
text and illustrations by Professor Weigall of
London.
Briefs by a Barrister, Occasional Verses by
Edward-R. Johnes New York: G. p. Putnam's
Sons; Portland; Loring, Short q Harmony 1t
is dedicated by permission to Mr.. Longfellow.
Mr. Johnes has facility in writing, but not TN
usual poetic gifts. He is most successful in his
serious poems, which contain many good lines
His lighter verse is decidedly commonplace
His volume of poems is one which will give
pleasure to the circle of his personal friends.
A recent number of Messrs. Appleton's va
red and valuable Handy Volume Series is
Ruskin on Painting, prcfaced by biograph-
ical sketch of the author This essay is writ
ten to prove that the old masters We're but dab
blers where Turner is demigod that his chaos
is better than their world; and that his scat
tered suns and extraordinary seas are the re-
suit of inspirations beyond the possibilities of
Claude or Poussin. The Slaveship comes in
for its share of adulation. How superbly this
pean of the impossible is sung-no reader of
Mr.. Ruskin need be told. The biographical
preface is well written and well worth reading.
Dresser & McLellan)
Anntbar or +Io VOL Go
ries is a brilliant novel by Mr. Julian Sturgs,
and is entitled An Accomplished Gentleman.
1t is story of Venetian society, and contains
great variety of well drawn characters. Its
tendency is a little sarcastic, but not unpleas-
antly SO; and while the author does not spare
his hand in painting social shams in lively
coors, he draws the portraits of his hero heroine
and the friend Of the hero with genuine affec-
ton for their good qualities. One would say
that Mr.. Sturgis is young writer, with an ex-
ceptional talent as novelist which is in
rapid process of ripening. Some exceedingly
clever work may be confidently looked for
for from his pen; and his sarcasm is always
deservedly aimed, and is keen and refined
New York; ID. Appleton; Portland; Dresser
& McLellan.)
The Puritan and the Quaker New York: G.
P. Putnam's Sons; Portland: Loring, Short &
HARMONY is written with the purpose of cor
recting some misapprehensions which the
writer believes to exist, as to the Quaker relig-
ion and its followers. To readers in this city
which has been favored with visit from the
Friends from other sections, and has, more
over, society of them among its residents-no
commentator of these people of peace is
needed The story has good degree of inter
est and merit, and gives a picture of the
early period of the Quaker belief in America
Emergencies, By Burt G. Wilder, M. d.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons; Portland :
Loring, Short & Harmony is pocket PAM
phlet telling what to do in cases of drowning
burns, wounds, ETC., and is one of the books
that have useful look but are of very little
actual good in case of need. There is no occa
sion to crowd out the accredited occupants of
the coat pocket in favor Of DIR. Wilders
pamphlet.
Messrs. Harper add to their Half Hour
Series, Thackeray's -Four Georges. This series
constantly lays the public under fresh obliga-
tions to the publishers. portland: Loring,
Short & Harmony
Messrs. Harper's Franklin Square Library
"a model of good selection and marvel of
cheapness-includes For a Dreams Sake a
very uncommon novel in its beauty of design
and brilliance and grace of style, written by
Mrs. Herbert Martin, author of Bonnie Lesley
Kinglake's Eothen; an exceedingly interesting
current history of England, by Mr.. Justin Nc
Carthy; That Artful Vicar, by the author of
the Member from Paris; Under One Roof, a
novel by James Payn, with a fine, old fash
toned, unmitigated villain in tia rare bird
in these days of gently graded whitewash
and Lady Lees Widowhood, by Capt. Hamley
"a novel rather rafting than refined, but
fairly readable, ends the latest accession to the
series cortland: Loring, Short & Harmony