New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-12


illustrations add greatly to the value of the work.
and as n rule are well done. few OF the portraits
| are unsatisfactory like those of the poet Long
| fellow and President Garfield but in the main thev
answer every requirement, and some OF them' hhe
| those of Nordcnskjold and Jules verne are
spirited This is q book that has novelty and wear
III it.
| Mr. Trowbridge's stories always convey whole
! some lesson artiuly disguised and show Keen IN
| sight into the lives OF young people and sympathy
with their thoughts, troubles. and recreati"ns
The Silver Medal" Lee n Shepard, with which
| is bound The Toddebys on Train" and several
short Stories teaches lesson in courage and perse-
yerance.
! 4 we'll printed an well written Christmas book
| for Children handsomely illustrated, is Mrs. {.
! Van d. ChenOweth's stories of the Saints" DANES
! r. OsgoOl Il Coz The subject is treated IN Il care
full yet liberal spirit, for. as the author says there
| j. not one OF the stories can yet aloId to lose
! For We find as we arrange the allegory and
| romance and the real historic bits IN way 10 suit
| our wiser time that the lessons they hold are as
| tue for us as they were for the chldlke people
! who cherished them thousand years ago. Her"isin
is as fascinating now then, and 50 are fearless
ness and self sacrifice aud purity and all the other
noblo qualities which have gone to make up The
truest heroes IN all ages of the world"
"Pansje's Flour-Bin" Macmillan d Co.. is by
| Mrs. Stephenson who wrote another charming
! LITTLE hook about When was a Little Girl Her
! STYLE is vivacious and thoroughly simple and re-
fined Pansie is "a little girl Who is DESTROYS OF hay-
ing peep of fairyand. She suspected 1t was
under the flour bin for the place looked mysterious.
! The gardener c0uldnt tell where il was although
! there was something very odd 10 him about plant
/ ing seeds AMI getting vegetables from thcm. Her
! Agnt Patty knew the most about fairy and ana
Panse's dolls during her slice ing hours had way
/ of outgrowlng their dresses and breaking ont with
a lash, thanks TO little paint Tho illustrations
/ by Adrian Stokes, have mu-h merit.
A book with snowy cover. and which does not
put the best on the outside. is "Aboari the Mavs
| Dodd Mead Il Co.. The author IS Richard Mark
ham, ANA the story concerns five boys and five girls
who cruise in the schooner Mayis about the east end
| OF Long Island They hear stories Of shipWreckS
/ and the life saving service, AMI learn something
| of the carly history of their country.
In A Strong Arm and Mothers Blessing" dee
& Shepard the Rev. Elijah kellogg tells strong
boys story with skill. He never writes without
moral purpose, but he knows how to deliver the
rn force of the lesson without uparing the arts
tic effect of the story. Bis hero III th's ease Is a
Maine lai who leaves home barefoot and pennies,
but with purpose in view to improve every cppof-
tunity foI usefulness and make his way BY honest
work.
a Christmas Child" by Mrs. Wordsworth Mac
milan a Coz Is sketch of boy-Hfc," not so IN
/ tcrcstrng as the same authors Carrots" but
pleasant story for children who are amused by
small talk and prattle. The incidents are natural
and wInniLgly described. The Illustrations are by
! Walter Crane.
! Mrs. Alcott's Jack and Jill +" Roberts Brothers.
has already appeared a serial, and now taxes us
place with Littlc Women and the authors other
excellent stories on the book shelf VIII r. II and ITS
! companions will be fouud fresh ana delightful ID
| many succeeding Christmas SEASONS.
Allies Mistake" by Rebecca Gibbons Beach C.
| p Putnafn's sons. is Christmas story, involving
thr loss Of pocketbook. a strange man has given
| if 10 Allies young friend General but Allie fears
| Generals explanation will not be believed, and
counsels hiding the pocketbOOk. This deception
brings npon General the very trouble Allie hoped 10
| avert and rcmorse and full confession rcctIly
| Allies mistake.
! The AIM! Fire! Bang! Stories" of Julia NJ.
! Becchcr dee d shepard make IN interesting
! Christmas volume.
Harry SaXby, a Tale Of Old and Ncw-England,"
bv Emma Leslie phillips n Hunt, is an earnest
historical story built upon the Puritan troubles III
England and the emigration to the new and ireer
world. Some of the historical persons III the book
are IIampdcn, Milton, Cotton and Cromwell.
" Walter: n Tale OF the Times Of Wesley" is by the
! sane author ami is written with "a similar excellent
purpose.
Live BOYS in the Black Hills or tbs Young
| Texan Gold Hunters" dee 81 Shepard Is very bad
! in STYLE and III quality q wretched substitute for
the stories of Mayne Reid.
d. Fur Clad Adventures" phillips & Hunt, by
| H. A. Mudge, is an account of travels III Alaska.
Kanchatka and Siberia. 1t Is designed to interest
and instruct rather than to amuse and is carefully
| compiled.
Mr. Charles Carleton Coffin has the gift of pictur-
csque DESCRIPTION. and he has never applied IT to bet
ter purpose Than in describing the events of Ameri-
can history for young folks His new book, Old
Times in the Colonies" Harper & Brothers. fills
the gap bet ween his " Story OF Liberty and The
Rows of '7GD The streams Of emigration to the New
World are traced from their fountain heads in Eng
land France and Spain and the stories OF the hard
ships of the early settlers and their conliIcs with
bc Indians are told with sustained interest. and H.
lnstraiei BY multitude Of pictures. An index is
thoughtfully provided.
The bound volumes of 81. Nicholas (Scrbner & Coz
enable parents who have been renlss In supplying
il to their children through the year TO make
amends at Christmas time. The twelve numbers
are now published III two volumes instead of one.
and the gam Is twofold The amount of reading
| matter and the number of Illustrations have been
increased and the volumes are BOW Of handy size.
cold Time Cmld-Life,"b by T.. H. Arr 81. b. Lip
pincott & Coz is dedicated to all oOuntryborn boys
and rIrs and to their mothers. 1t consists OF
sketches from the life, Of country scenes occnpa-
f,ons and pasImes, and its purpose is to turn the at
tention of children to the quiet charms OF rural
| life
| The first ffty-two numbers Of HOpTS Young
| People have been bound together and make a hand
| some holiday book The quality of this illustrated
weekly Journal for boys and girls has steadily Im-
proved aud it's success assured long before its
| fr,t birthday anniversary.
drifting Round tho World" by Captain c. w.
| Hall Lee Il Shepard is the story of a boys adven-
lures by sea aud land. The young hero ships on
| beard the Racer a Cape Ann schooner. and visits
the coasts of Nova Scotia. Labrador ana Greenland,