Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-18
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Hopes and Fears for Art" by William Morris, is the title of 8 series of lectures on the uses and utilization of art as applied to the everyday surroundings of everyday people. These lectures are in substance an exposition of the principles of true and practical estheticism as eontrasted with its sentimental and extravagant imitation. It is Mir. Morris object to inculcste love of the beautiful, and to teach those whom he ad- dresses to understand wherein beauty prop erly consists and in what way it is to be cul tivated. This he does with great skill and in 8 very readable way. Published by Roberts Brothers, Boston, and for sale in this city by H. H. Peck.
 Her Picture is the taking title of nov el in the popular No Name series published | by Roberts Brothers, Boston. It is 8 bright and readable story The scenes are laid in France ''Rus," the heroine, is a captiva- ting person. At "Andenac" in the Pyrenees she presides over houseful of orphaned brothers and sisters, and here in touring painter who has known her family in the more prosperous days of her childhood she meets her fate. The story is very pleasing one, and the pictures of city. country and peasant life make it especially attractive. For sale in this city by H. H. Peck. ... | Volume fifth of the Memoirs of Prince Metternich" is published by Charles Scrib- ner's Sons, New York The volume begins with description of the July revolution, and 1 an account of its immediate consequences, with the condition of France in the year 1880. Then passing to 1881, when Prince the Countess Melanie Zichy- Ferraris, copious extracts are-given from the Princess diary, written from the wedding day onwards thus affording the reader an insight into the do mestic life of the Prince. Following the diary, under the heading of ''On the Political Events of the Day" is series of con6den- tial letters, written by Prince Metternich to the ambassador, Count Apponyi, at Paris. which with the diary give comprehensive view of the Princes life in the cabinet through the whole period. The volume closes with the record of the events of the year 1885, and the death of the Emperor Francis. For sale in this city by Judd the
 bookseller.
 "The Freres," by Mrs. Alexander, ''Heap'
 of Money" by W. E, Norris, and ''spinoza,'
 from the German of Berthold Auerbacl
 (translated by E. Nicholson) have been add
 ed to the Leisure Hour series published b,
 Henry Holt < Co.,, New York. 9Th,
 Freres" is the story of poor but well Ibori
 English family in which from the beginnipI
 the daughter is the main stay of the house
 hold. It is a delightful tale and will add much to the authors popularity. 'tHeaps 0
 Money" is a fascinating account of the trial
 and pleasures of young girl brought up t,
 Bohemian life who suddenly finds herSel immensely wealthy by the death of an uncle } "Spinoza" is not the best of Auerbach' ! novels, but it will deeply interestithoughtfu
 readers These books are for sale in thi
 city by H. H. Peck.
 l. "A Tallahassee Girl" is the title of a move , in the Round Robin series of J. R. osgood Go. The story presents a picture of life il
 tho picturesque old capital of Florida. Tn
 scenes are laid since the war, and the de scriptions of old and new South are vivi , and realistic The heroine, a pretty, proud l unsophisticated girl, is apparently "a stud , from life, and the portraiture of her father 3 an aristocrat of the old times, is no less dii tinct. Two northern men play an importar 3 part in the story, which is readable and ir 3 teresting. For sale in this city by Judd th bookseller.
 : Two volumes of Every Day Topics" ar ? published in the new edition of the late Di