, 1881-06-18
MINOR NOTICES.

we'll adapted 10 American readers. Its pop
uiarity was very great when !tIirstappearcd,
and for n Tina - Eastlake" WIS lnontn, n
hobby, n craze 1t YOU will, which has not yet
subsidized. rho hook Is n safo guide, and l,as
now been rendered. accessible to much
farger number Of people by Its reissue In n ,
cl,caper edition.. It Is ian old acquaintance
III new DRESS" and after all the now gar
1llent Is rs becoming as tho old otle- Ihe
Illustrations arc tho sasne, the toxt Is the
SAME, and III addition we iave an excellent
predatory cnpter by Mr. Perkins, In which
lie "wlscly and well" extols the merits aud
virtues of terra Gotta.
-'Womn,,'s flnndtwork in Modern
flones,h Is tie suggestive title OF n cleverly
written work on decorative art by Constance
CHry Harrison. Whata modern home would
be 1ttttho,tt wonnn's haildiwork Is n question
noyer proponhdeii, so easily Is It answered.
Shall we say It would be Salinra without an
oasis? Or. nInre briefly, chaos? Mrs. liar
rlsonfs work Is Illustrated both with cuts md
colored plates. Tho text Is appropriately d.
vilett Into three pnrts-the first being de-
voted to embroidery and Its various AppLica.
tiol,s, the second tu decorations with brush
and pigment, and tho last being collection
Of hints aud directions onhouschoftl matters,
Tic Illustration '.Decorntetl Fa!ance and
Porcelain " is particularly noticeAbls 'for..tts
.!elicacy ind clear workmanship. It, Is
buOk ~ be rnnlinetlcu alltt then reconunend-
cd to NJ! ladies' Interested In the subjects OF
which II trelts.
-Mr. clarcnee Cook is particularly fond
OF nSsMg questions In order that tie 1llay all
sWer tlnni. His latest query Is tho psrtintnt
one.." Whit Sl,nll Wa, do with Our Walis?"
aid In thin volume. handsomely gotten up:
RI rapidy as posslils. e Ii II COS e' sven furter
than this, ttnd tells IT'S what to cover tlleni
will, and this. 1t is unnecessary to say, Is
N9w as r. I've houfes arc eE:
svsl ss t Mr. 'Ssos; earsase Gc;ok 70 % 'nore t!a
suggest; Or; rather, to Put TIE pIropos'tMion M
Cooks assertions to be otherwisu construed
| tllnn rs suggestions, although his own opis-
Ion MS to their value might be different ole.
-"Pepacto,n1 en- Is M n Jehn .2n na51oag'!s @ lest
said L, be tic 1ndial term for :. nlarrings Of
the waters" and 50 this little work ia !.
union Of 1nnny currents. IT. Is hnrd to prop.
Writtes}, nlnl so full Of pleasant tiIongllts OF
Nature and her works. They. teacIl grcat
lessons, yet arg not dldactIc; they read Ike
iife and outdoor siudIcs arc john bur
roalEl,s' hobbies, md Ills wclt-foullleu ei-
tllus1asln wins many converts. Ills books
esSsay r entcd; ,GI
| 4 Summer voyage; Spring: an layl OF the
!he Way; Fooi.Paths; 4 Bunch Of Herbs:
Winter Pictures.
-" London Handles" contains nothing
| new md dues not pretend to. Mrs, Louisa
Chandler Mvultbn...nn easy, grnceful writer
-took trip to, Europe, went where every
visitor goes, .c,l has published ler opinlons
beore is. III Her SeH seetces % M are peasat to rsa
albeit we must protest against some OF tho
expressions SHE Uses. but Mrs. Al9nlsnn
sg syeS to tbs Ge9 trs sa 1 @ W.T.
out drawing IN Ter in'aEnatl997i to maRe sse ner M
scriptions with considerable quiet humos.
Ths thrtysseona yolame % r. tue s.i.tscaa lntsr,a
iH1 ysoesy aSSps * asgies sss nd d Nerses aaG bus
page is author: It Is claimed for the work
Tint 1t Is tho first attcmpt ever made TO Etva
ogy of the muscles and nerves.. Tho artl!or
II ~ expefssa ensler @ RrssHs a1 ai
ire s!%iiP' pe1st p rhs s0%ssess e%as + nl lis
erll readers. aud to, MEDICAL men rather ti!nn
70 scientists generally. Each volume r. tlis lt;
arranRed, aud Its; typographical appearances
gil TINT could by desired: OF tho many ~.
fcEent series" now before tho public this
pIets library, wlioro the. ownnrs purse re-,
stylcts tle number Of v0(umcs to the lowest
humber possible for roferenco and consulta-
tloti purposes.
"carlyle's Critical and Miscellaneous Es-
t tioli by using tie piates. OF tho "lslversido !"
ctiit.oli, thin paper, and hiud!ng up tho four
volumes Of ttlat Into two: This paper l. thin,
md the edition seems Inferior " qunlity tnr
ty Is silperabMnlant, for ,ye have about 30V
pages OF reading llliitter in the two volumes.
There uro some very pretty verses II! Mr.
! McDcrmotts collection. They ara gu above
tiu average Ofstray pieces written a. odd nc
Tint Is what tho nnprctendine volume con-
taIl,s. The versiicatlon Is good: tho rhynl-
ins fnlls pleasantly Oh the car. tho subjects
si trsated il inv yofsc. % on tho whole Ws PIC tluel
, plcased with - Poems fronl MI Etlitor'8 'Ia-
fe." for their a,ttllor claims M high seat atl
rarnassHs, yet rhymes easily, naturally, anu
! gracefully.
DIR. Edwards tells us Just exactly, what r. 4:
J to Avoid it." Most of Us liayv more Or
less extensive acq4@4ittaice @ WIZ me SUI. HUI,
1ect ~ daily IT, The nstlor dGes r9t e. pTe, p,
md mission to furnish the ounce OF pre-,
!, yeutlon" rather thnn the pound q q N: GqIc."
use common, sense In eat'nE and tl5ank,nE- ,
!. | IllAt IL lt1H dHU5Hk1!EG VI 5tsa otAhaA
( stt.tad In f0w words And liz shows
hew ce.na :, sGnso fr, ,,oorIv Y oYs,v to ,. ~
8 ietllgpllt porsOn knows tltuIttvoiy. what Pr.
Edwards takes ie trouble = tte tell ts.' s 1..i sl'
: formulated laws titan tl1oso y apply, which
Il requires u c0natalt mental effort. We cai.
therefore, commend hotl, tho purpose Of tht
: work md lts execution, and wish for 1t The
;. widest pdsstble clrculatton.'
Under ttte title, "Resaurccs OF Western
!. Virginia." Ar. q. u. lloyd has produced a'
: interesting volume relating to oga OF o4!
l, y M0wer Stales, IL Is u book oS ynllo snlel1
Tor reference purposes, asal takes up eacl
y cnMnty by Itself. showing tts ntnarnl doposl1s
its stapIss aud Agriculture wti. description; a;
y Wvotl-euts, aud il lHrgu eOloreti Mnp sEowltu
geo!oxy a!d PvKrapl.y Of fe w stats; ~ s;,v 1 ~
I ttla text Ii tic result Ut patient labor and ex
4 tQnslye Investigation all1 research
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