New-York tribune., 1881-12-16

the briars is delicate bit of imagination. Inc en-
craving is excellent the paper is thick, the pihdig
in good taste the book deserves place among the
favortes in the Christmas market.
PURPLE AND GOLD. BY KATE sAsDoES ILLUSTRATED T st1
by Rosina Emmett Boston: j. X. OnGooh N w. o'o |
PIP. Az
OF ali the prettinesses prepared in print ana color
for Christmsstide there is none pretuer 'han
Miss Kate sanborn's Purple and Gold" 1t Is !
compilation of poems on goden-rod and asters, and
ia introduced by some graceful original verses Oy
Miss Edna Dean Proctor. The poems are printed on
leaves of heavy creamy paper decorated III purple
and gold aud these leaves with their enclosing COW
ers are tied together with purple satin ribbon. MISS
Rosina Em1ncts deft hand has made of the covers
snmptuous mass of golden-rOd and asters, within
which purpie-gowned gr trips with most de-
liehtful grace tllrough golden meadow. Among
the poets who chronicle the charms of the two
autunnal beauties are Emerson, Whittier Chan-
ming and Bryant. In the snowy days of December
il brings back Septemher's glory to read in Miss
Proctor's picturesque verse of these blossoms
Darker than April violets,
Or pallid as wiud-foweTs grow,
Under Its shadow, from bill TO MEADOW
Great beds Of aSt"rs blow.
O plots of purple ocrliung with gold
That need not walls nor waTdens,
Not fairer ShonC to the Medlau queen
Her Babylonian gardens!
One of the most interesting cuuecnOus OF oatid'S !
for tbe ordinary reader is Mr. George Barnett
Smiths British Ballads, Old and New" Cassel
Petter. Ga'nn & Co.. While they contain much of
the best work of the Olden days these two volumes
present more of The modern essays in this form OF
verse than can easily be found elsewhere. The |
selections are made with more taste and
iudprDent than one would have expected |
from this compiler, and are with few
exceptions beautifully illustrated by English |
artists Several authors who are still little known
in this counCry-Mortimer Collins, for instance, and
George Meredith-are represented in tins collection
by good specimens of their art
Jansen, McClurg & Co.. Chicago, publish, under
the title of Golden Cleans of Thought" vounti-
nous collection of terse sententious sayings by Ia
nous orators divines philosophers, statesmen ana
poets. The compilation is made by the Rev. = T.
Linn and is divided into chapters headed Focused
Rays" Clustered Sparkles," Live Goals" Pul- |
pit Torches" and the Ike.
In "Pen Portraits of nlustrious Abstaiucrs"
National Temperance Society. Mr. G. W. Bungay !
gives series of sketches Of the leaders in the fight
aQainst alcoholism in America and Great Britain. |
These sketches are written in familiar style and are
accompanied by wood-cuts OF their subjects
"The Knockabout Club in the Woods" Estes & |
tnres of six youths in the wilds of Msinc and Can
ada Mr. C. A. stephens tells his story plcturesqucly |
and hulnorously, and the pictures which ornament !
il will add much to its interest IN the eyes OF the
young reader.
Robert Carter & Brothers reprint in Uncle
Freds shilling" pretty child story full Of lessons
of kindliness and hclpfulneSs. The same houso
publishes "Oliye's Story" pleasant little diary
col Ia tor, 1,.a RI
Three additional volumes in the new edition of
Dr. Hollands works have just been published by |
Charles Scribners Sons. These are The Puritan's |
Guest and Other Poems" Concerning the Jones
Family.7 and The Mistress Of the Manse" THIS
edition. it will be remembered, has had the adj
vantage of the authors rcvision--almost the last
work. indeed, with which this industrious and
constitutions writer occupied himself The
form of the volume Concerning the Jones Fami-
" he entirely changed last year Transforming the
letters into sketches of personal types aud thus
doing away,0 he said. with the seeming diacour-
tcsv and impertincnce Of the previous form of direct
address"
"Our Young Folks Abroad %. b. Lippincott & |
Col Is a thick volume wherein Mr.. j. B. McCabc |
describes the travels in Europe of party of young
persons They 90 TO all the famous places Of the |
Old World, pleasant and simple descriptions of |
which ere given, frightened by varied illustra-
tiOns,
Like Gentleman" Lee 81 Shepard is novel |
wherein kindly fellow, who is agreeable in every
thing but his devotion to VINE, causes his family |
much suffering through this liking. The stOryis |
told by very young lady who is half In love with
q venerable bishop, and whose efforts in temperance
reform eliminate In engagement Of marriage |
with repentant sinner, the nephew of the elderly
good man. The most original character III the book
is an old negro servant. who is drawn with some
skill.
"Cupid's Little Came" by II. G. w, is a short |
play evidently intended for parlor acting. The
is laid chiefly at Newport and the characters are
men and women in good society. The of true
love is made to run somewhat roughly by villain |
whose social graces do not prevent him from in
dUlgng in many unpleasant tricks to abolish his RI
val. The little play, which can doubtless be easily
adapted to the drawing g-room has much wholesome
sentiment and wise suggestion.
Mem Publications.
AN EXCELLENT 81 80 Christmas Present |
n SURE TO PLEASE.
ma ADELIN e by Mary J. Holmes
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