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book. Mr.. Waring is favorably known as the
author of several well-written and agreeable
volumes; and in this one he describes In
fresh and graphic style the tour of the Tyrol
and the italian lakes. Both text and illustra-
tons have appeared In recent numbers Of Har-
per's Magazine; and in their present collective
shape seem even more delightful than when
they divided the honors with other papers in
that monthly dividend Of household delight
Mr.. Warnings bright and unaffected style and
quick eye for the beauties Of natural scenery,
render his work one of the pleasantest OF re-
cent volumes of travel. The rosy gray Of the
binding of the book, darkened with black,
lightened with gold and green, and set a-bloom
with edel,oeiSs and Alpine roses, is a model OF
good taste in book-making Messrs. Harper
have to perfection the art of making good lit
erature attractive.
Chinese immigration (Ncw York: Charles
Scribner's Sons; Portland: Loring, Short u
Harmony is pamphlet containing an addr IS
upon the much-vexed question, read before the
Social Science Association at Saratoga by DR.. s.
Wells Williams. He sets forth with much
case; and arrives at a just and reasonable con-
clusion to the effect that before our country
can expect the best results from Chinese immi-
grafton, the legal disabilities of these foreign
ers must be removed they must be defended
in the free possession of their rights; and that,
in brief, they must be regarded, not as the
'.heathen Chinee" and treated as peculiar
but accorded the same rights and immunities,
protected and naturalized like the immigrants
of other nationalities. Such practical, Chris
tian good sense will commend itself to readers
interested in this singular social problem.
Di Cary, A Novel by NJ. Jacqueiine Thorn
ton CNew York: d. Appleton; Portland: Dres-
ser & McLellan) belongs to the publishers
wel-chosen Library of American Fiction. 1t
is, one would Judge, the first novel OF its au-
thor, it has the eagerness, the freshness, tho
crowd of incidents and fancies that writers Law
ish upon the first born of their brain. Mrs.
Thornton has much power and originality and
a clear sense of the effectiveness and beauty OF
language. 1t may be said that her style will
improve with practice and pruning, but its
present state is certainly picturesque in its
Southern careless abundance. The scene OF
the story is lald in Virginia, after the war.
There is no bitterness of feeling, although the
writer is evidently herself Virginian; and the
descriptions of the life of that section are racy
and well defined. The characters are distinct
and treated with real dramatic feeling. On
the whole, Di Gary is to be recommended as
particularly bright and well-told story, which
the reader will not fail to enjoy, and will not
readily forget.
Constance Winters Choice Boston: Loring)
is story possessing much strength and charm.
1t is the narrative of young girl who inherit
ed talent and love for acting, and who, led to
the stage by all her instincts, found later more
powerful mot ives for leaving it, The author
writes in rapid and dramatic fashion, with q