Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-18
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

Everything of interest to housewomen can be found in the Handbook" by H. L. de Bussigny, published by D. Appleton & Co.,, New York, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Number five of the F'Stories by American Authors series contains "A Light Man." by Henry James, no better and worse than most of his work; "Yatil, " by F. s. Millet, a story well worth republication; "The End of New York, by Park Benjamin, a very strik- ing story, somewhat in the line of ''The Bat tie of Dorking, which made such a sensa- tion in England several years ago; ''Why Thomas Was Discharged, by George Arnold, an average magazine story; and very anus ing sketch by E. P Mitchell, called ''The Tachypomp."
 T. c. Hepworth has written book on
 Photography for Amateurs" which is Q practical guide for the use of the many anna teur workers who, since the introduction of gelatine dry plates, have taken up the art as 8 pleasant occupation for leisure hours. The work is illustrated. Published by Carroll & Co.,, New York, London and Paris, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Pictures of Life and Character is little book in the Parchment Paper" series which contains many of the humorous pictures of English life and character which were the life and soul of ftPunch'' so many years
 Leech was the predecessor of Du Maurier and those two men made "Punch" illustrious. Henry James says that Leech never made a mistake. He was always amusing, always
 full of sense and point, always intensely En-
 glish. Published by D. Appleton 6 Co.,, New York, and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "Ouida" has written great many books,
 some good, some bad and some indifferent.
 To the latter class belongs "The Princess Napraxine" There are no characters in the book that are new to Ouida's repertoire and
 the book is intensely dreary and disappoint- ing. It is only another fling at high society, which is growing tiresome even in Ouida. The book falls far below the standard of sHWanda." Published by J. B. Lippincott & Co.,, Philadelphia and for sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 We are glad the Democratic Party' has been written. Its author, Prof. J. H. Pat ton, is well qualified to write of the history and Innuence OI Ine party. 10 tuoSe Wuo know the, Democratic organization only by it's
 recent platforms, campaign battle cries and press utteranees this little book will come as ! revelation. No adequate conception can be formed of the real policy and princi- ! ples of the Democratic party, as party, without studying it's at titude on economic and State ques- | tions when it was at the zenith of it's power and influence as well as since it has been lin
 the opposition" It will surprise many to 1 know that it first came into existence through | a disposition to meddle in European politics l and wars in opposition to the conservative policy of Washington. Published by Fords, Howard & Hurlbert, New York, and for sale
 in this city by Judd the bookseller. Reforms; Their Difficulties and Possibili- ties,' by the author of Conflict in Nature and Life,'' treats of economic subjects in 8 popular manner, and contains many things of value to any reader who wishes to become
 acquainted with those great problems which are now under universal discussion. Pub
 1ished by D. Appleton & Co.,, New York,
 and for sale in this city by Judd the book seller.