New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-23

A., ,,, mamie M holiday timssthan tno o
,oIr,,e of the magazine when HARPER ia;
have nrovided for them during the P'' so"i' 80
bright and varied in it's contents "eh "'"p
the tastes and capacity OF boys III" &c 80
- ~ tome without didactic dulness, ana lhlereSV
so''' -, 80 oovor 70 cover Among the continued
-, -, tbo volume for 1881 are Phlis faIrles'
. Tohv TYLER OF Ten Weeks with Circus. an"
Ar w l. Aldens f." The Cruise of the Ghost ; 'h'S
lost has inst been republished in BOOK lorin'
Neatly printed, neatly bound and aomiraoiy ii'uo
trated forp9's Young People makes Vaiuaole anu
seasonable present.
The numbers of Vide AWoks for the hrst nan Vi
tbe current wear have been collected III handSouo
volume adorned with cover OF mover design upo1
which the peacock feather is the chief decoia'on'
A. n supplement the publishers print with III Tue
whole Ct George MacDonalds recent " hoiheS
romancep "Warlock o. Genwarlock.' lhey nave
issned the same work in book form w. Lo'hioP"
Col Habv.Iand is periodical for younger chliuren
than Vide. Ardke issued by the same hOuSe' dn" wv
wears numbers have been made INTO pretty 'oi
ume with n cover designed oy Miss Rosina Emmett
and printed in colOrs.
The Rev. Aug. ]. Thcbaud, who Is known as a
most learned and industrious writer on phlosophi'
cal and historical subjects has surprised and grail
story for Christmas. which the Catholic Publication
Society have pubhshed as an illustrated quaIto'
p,der the title of "The Twit-Twats." 1t Is an
o;leyorv connected with the introduction OF spar
rows into this country. Along with interesting
details of bird.life of which Father Ihebauu sees
TO have been close and sympathetic oosor'oi' :,
teaches many social and religious IesSOhS "Hu
Co,hoics even of riper age than those for whom IL
is principally Intended will find 1t good reauihB'
,,on, ,be illustrated books for children recently
,nhliehed bv ID. Lothrop & Co., King GYMNASIUM
and Pussyanita or the Cats Arabian Nlghts' ny
that favorte writer for the little people, Mrs A. NJ
Diaz deserves particular mention It's proiuSely
illustrated with pictures to winch no rightly con-
stituted young one can remain lhsehsiole'- VII Sn0
Tree-Top" by Clara DOtv Bates ana Others "a nc
Sa,nel contains metrcal versions OF 'hHty poP"i''
fairy tales and other pieces OF standard Ju'e"i0
literature. and is copiousy iilustrated-party III
colors-many of the drawings being hVely anu se'
eral of them very humorous" a FANNY rhH ,n
Inv the Rev. f. f. Hale and Miss Susan Hale TINE
Samel is a book for somewhat older boys ana gnlS'
The flight of which it treats is tour through
Franco Germany. Switzerland and Norway. Incl
dents of the trip. scenery, monuments, national
neculiorties modes of travel and the hundred u
tersstinr features of a vacation abroad, are treateo
in this animated book. and the combination oi
entertainment with instruction Is promoted ny
abundant pictures,-some OF which, however arc
by no means good.
In 9yoppo Americans in Japan" Mr. Edward
Cre,v describes the adventures of an American pro-
fessor and his wife and children, visiting japan III
companv with lad of that country who has Deeh
for some time an inmate of their home The lntroduc-
ton of this guide and Interpreter enables the author
TO explain in a natural and agreeable manner 'hc
strange things witnessed during the tour. lus'ra-
tions are provided IN plenty, some OF them being
copied from japanese designs. lice " Shepard)
The Golden Book of Tales" edited by William
Svinton and George X. Cathcart, is selection OF
foIk.stories from the literature of many nations,
Arabian. Hindoo German, Scandinavian. English
etc. etc. including in its wide range productions so
dissmilar as the tales of the Arabian Nights the
poetry of Bret Harte and the nonsense verses Oh
Lewis Carroll. The compilation has been made
with great Judgment and taste, and the excellent
pictures call for special commendation. lvison,
Brakeman, Taylor Il Co..
Little Nook and other Fairy Tales are trans
lated from the German OF W. Hauh, by FercV T.
Pinkcrton. They show the qualities OF drolery ana
fancy in design and simplicity in style, which be-
long to good fairy stories, and for which the Ger
mans seem to have marked aptitude. g. T. Put
MANS Sons.l
"A LATHE Folks Every Day Book" edited by
Amanda B. Harris ID. Lothrop & Co.., is arranged
ON the plan of the popular birthday books. Every
day in the year has blank space for autographs,
stanza original OF selected, and small wood-cut
illustration and the pretty volume contains more
over twelve color designs emblematic OF the
months.
~ ple MT nh
Edward Wlllett, brightly illustrated III coiors by
Charles Kendrick. R. Worthington.)
"Little Dignity" is the title of book of "pic-
tures and RHYMES of olden tines" by Virginia
Gerson George Routedge & Sonsl. The highly
colored and rather quaint illustrations will please
the children and the verses will not tax their
powers of attention too severely.
Two volumes recently published by George Rout-
ledge a. Sons, Modern Magic" and "Parlor
Amusements" both by Professor Hoffman, will be
appropriate holiday presents for young people, al
,bouoh they are not beneath the notice of the
elders also Here we find explanations of various
mysteries directions for the performance of anus
ing tricks games for winter evenings, and recipes
for nearly all sorts of reasonable domestic merr-
ment.
Mr. George A. Towle has added to his Young
Folks Heroes Of History series volume on Ra-
leigh, his Exploits and Voyages" Lee q Shepardl
written in a sufficiently simple style and with
judclous arrangement of the most important and
interesting events in the career Of the cOurt.y and
philosophical adventurer. Mr.. Towle makes mis-
take in leading his young readers to suppose that
tobacco was introduced into Europe by one OF
Ralegh's expeditions 1t was known on the CONT
nent long before Raleigh set the fashion of smoking
of the rglisn Court.
Colonel Thomas W. Knox completes his story of
"The Boy Travellers in the Far East by the pub
location of a third volume, devoted to Ceylon,