Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-14
Liter ary Notes.

HOW Mr.. A. G. Riddle ands the tine. or the
mood, In the midst OF his law practice % write
fomances Is a mystery. but he does. ana BART
kidgeley, THE Portrait" etc. are now fol-
lowed BY The House Of Ross and other tales"
The scene OF these stories IL In the Western
deserve OF ONO, and the tine forty or ,fty
years ago. In the transition period between
the pioneers and the present They hsys a
strong local coloring and In this way, and In
the spirit OF the character drawing, they sup
ply histor cal studies or the men ana the
locality OF much the same interest ana value as
those supplied for Scotland py the tales OF
Scott, Wilson and Hcgg. For the general
reader they furnish al the same time a budget
OF brightly told stories with a proper dash OF
love, making. out no maadlin sentiment o. un-
Wnolesome navor. the book Is handsomely
Issued by Hall Whiting. Boston.
"Woman's Handiwork In Modern Homes
treceived from Robert BealD is the title OF an
admirable work By Constance Cary Harrison,
lust issued by Charles Scrioners sons Part
nrst treats upon embroidery IN all its branches;
part second tells all about palnting-chlna
painting, painting on silk and satin fans plush
Iinen, tapestry, mirrors, gilded canvas, woods
tables, brown paper, sc part third gives album
cant hints and suggestions for the decoration
or modern houses. The volume is very hand.
somely and appropriately illustrated and Alto
getner IL Is likely TO be a great hit
Also, from Robert Beall, we have part . OF
THE Steam House, the latest OF Jules yerne's
famous works for children OF all ages; pub
lshed Dy the Scr1DnerS.
1.-The Tragedy OF the Unexpected, ana other
Stories, by Morn Perry. is a dainty little vol
ume Just issued by Houghtou MiniIn & Co.
Boston. and for sale by VIM. Ballantyne a. SON.
IL supplies just the needed sort OF light pleas
ant reading for this hot weather.
Mrs. Burnett's story. "a Fair Barparfan.-
one OF the best stories OF Ats length In the
English language, after being published
and republished ia the magazines now appears
hrtGl form
James r. Osgood co. Z. ID Mohun has it for
sale.
Houghton. Miiiin Co.. Boston, have lust
Issued new ano enlarged edition OF Under
brush," score OF pleasant essays and sketches
by james T. Fields The first title is my
Frienos Library and the last an Eplstle 10
Mohun.
Master Missionaries" by A. ii. Japp. pub
lished by Robert Carter g. Bros, comes from
VIM. Ballantyne d SON. It contains blogra.
phies OF James oglethorpe, David Zelsherger
Samuei Heolch. YIN. Elnslie, q. w. Walker.
Robert Mofatt, DR.. James Stewart, Dr. VIM
Black, John Z. Patterson ana John q. Fee.
j. j. Chapman sends blessed Saint Ger
tainty," story oy the author OF Ills Majesty,
Myself" ''Colonel Dunwoodie," &C; ana
Christ and Modern Thought, with Prellmi-
nary Lecture on the Methods OF meeting Modern
are by Roberts Brothers
Robert Beall sends tho following late publlca-
lions by Charles ScribBer's Sons:-"Turktsh
Life In War Time by Henry o. Dwight, giving
vivid narrative OF the Turkish war with Rus
sia, with characteristic Incidents OF Turkish
life; knights CT To-day, or Love and Science"
by Charles Barnard. containing number OF
graphic stories, the heroes and heroines or
which are rs ilroad engineers, telegraph opera.
tors, miners, and the like.
From X. b. Mohun we have the "1aneral
Physiology OF Muscles and Nerves." by Dr. /.
Rosenthal, Professor OF Physiology In the Uni.
veTsity OF ErlaDgeD; Issued by ID. Appleton Co.
as one or their International Scientific Ser1es
This is the first attempt at a connected account
OF the general physiology OF muscles aud
nerves. Also, from Mohun, and by the same
publishers, Popular Lectures on Scientific
Subjects, by II. HelmhoItZ. Professor OF Phys
los IN the University OF Berlin. Among the
subjects treated are 1.-The Relations OF Optics 70
Painting" 'Origin OF the Planetary system"
Thought In Medicine" and Academic Free
dom In German Universities"
AppletollS' Journal for June cotains the
opening chapters OF saints and sinners
from the French OF Victor CberbuIiez; "RecoI-
lectioDs OF Thomas Carlyle" by Mrs. oliphant;
other articles OF current interest.
The London Quarterly Review for April,
(rtceived from q. A. Whitaker) has among
its prominent articles, one upon "The Russian
Land Laws and Peasant Proprietors,- and
another upon ministerial Enoarrassments