The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-05-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

ARCTIC sUNBEAMs; or, From broadway to the
BosphouS, by way Of the North Cape. by SAM
uEL ). cox, author of ''Buckeye broad, y
Eight Years In Congress- - winter sun
beams, - ''Why We Laugh, - - Free Land and
Free Trade, - etc. New YORK: q. T.. Putnam's
sons. For sale by j. j. Chapman.
A New York reviewer remarks that liter
ature sustained loss when Mr.. Cox devoted himself
SO unreseryedy to politics and legislation For this
loss volumes Ike the present. though appearing tar
dlly and at Intervals go far 10 make up and they will
be eagerly seized upon by Mr.. Cox s innumerable
friends and admirers. This Is In fact but the first
instament of gleanings from his last trans Atlantic
tour, the book intended having sweed to two, of
which the second Is "Orient sunheams. or From
the Porte to the Pyramids by way Of Palestine,'
doth Illustrated As viii be Observed the Repre-
sentative from New York took the rather than the
beaten track passing through Holland and scandlna
via to the northern point Of Europe, where
there was no sunset-except himself then swinging
through the elder world'' of the East by Russia
aud the Euxine the extreme southern point, look
ing on Africa and Asia. lie had the ag Teeable
panonshlp and benefit OF the keen and Witty obser-
walton Of Mrs Cox who Is frequently and pleasantly
referred In these pages In terms which those who
are acquainted with this charming lady know 10 be
deserved As the author remarks this volume and
Its successor comprehend a travel In which some
twelve different naonaliiies are involved, all of them
In process Of mutation, politically, socially, and
otherwise. what itu under MS Well-lrhlntd eye Is
therefore depicted IN OF value 10 the student
Of contemporary history well as Intensely amusing
| aud entertaining TO the most casual reader. In thi
volume he first deals with the Industry and Thrift Of
Holland, and the resulting Opulence Of the Low COun
| tries which IS really little understood among u.s.
Then he speaks Of Denmark and Its Interesting capt
tall passing thence to Chrstianla, Norway and from
500 and so southwark as above mentioned as far as
Odessa and the BosphOrus Here Is his description OF
the great lusus nature they penetrated far into the
mystic North 70 see;
Little did we Teck Of danger, heed the puTeutOus
| cOrtnurant, as with enthusiastic hearts we pre-.
| pare FOR the midnight phenomenon. steam Is up.
The hour of twelve applUaches An are on the qui
| uirs fUr the midnight Huu. Twenty OF as are
| al the Prov Win uuT watches out Iht old UIU l5
radiant The captain calls out "fiye minutes TO
| twelve ''' WIN The orb diappUint ms There Is "a
heavy cloud above in the zeuth but Il Is lined with
sllye ana line Of cirrus clouds lies Just above his
majesty. Like king uf day he T. enthrOned with
out obscuTatOn between tho long line Of clouds, on
pearl and amber, orange aud gold an the hucs Of the
| prism vanishing iutU soft radiance with the
| close struggle between sunset aud suniise.
a minute 10 twelve lie SIN remains round and IA
diant Twelve iuuah llluah II Is done, aud
the cheers 60 up from TINS solitude aIuusng rs echoes
The rim Of the horizon, Tar on 10 the north, where
the Pole IS supposed 10 be, Is syefed with pale,
| weird beauty IL grows pink and then scarlet and
this Arctic desOatlOn % made living splendOr.
'sef-withdrawu into a wonlr0us depth
FH-snking into splendor without end g.
From this to a description Of the wonderful palaces
Of the Cars To which Mr. Cox gained access ana Of
the wheat fields Of central Russia the change is wide
but All Is equally graphic graceful aud delicatey
tlnged with the humOr for which the author Is noted.
The people and their surroundings move ylsi-
bly, before u.s. as In Kind Of animated panorama and
the bits Of lively conversation and adventure set OIL,
Instead Of Obsructng, as with some travellers, the
course Of the narrative