National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
NoTEs 81 wAsnINdToEl oq. slX YEARs

NOTES on WASHINGTON; or, SIX YEARS AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL By JANE w
GEMMlLL, Philadelphia Il. Cluxton & Co.
While n largo number of books have been
written on Washington and its surroundings
every now work is gladly welcomed which
treats of tho national capital, for 1t extends
the acquaintanceship Of the people through
out the country with this city and familiar
ICES them with localities and affairs ut the
seat of government. Washington is now
city to which we can point with pride as the
capital OF the United States and the people
of every state and territory should feel q
proprietary interest in its improve
mont aud Identification. These sketches
are we'll written, and many Of them wore
originally published in THE REPUBLICAN.
Many historic residences formerly occupied
be prominent people, and where brilliant
social triumphs have occurred in days gone
by, arc graphically described and invested
with new interest by the excellent manner
in which the associations that cluster around
them are narrated. The various government
buildings arc described and tho particular
objects Of interest in each pointed out. Many
piquant anecdotes Of men and women arc
told, aud the entire book will be read with
interest.
A DANGERous WOMAN. BY GILBERT 4. PIERCE.
ChicaGoi Henry 4, snmher. washington; G..
@. Purscll. Price, Sl.00.
This may justly be called a thrilling story.
There are incidents as strongly dramatic as
any that Dickens wrote, and there are pathetic
passages to read which will moisten tho eyes
of the most blase The author states in foot
note upon the opening page that the incidents
described are true, although he does not pre-
tend that they occurred in the sequence
that he has given thom. 1t is hardly
likely that his heroine was actually
the central figure in all the occurrences
mentioned, for it is difficult to believe that
any one woman would pursue such system
attic course of business and pursue man with
such persistent hatred, but rather that he has
taken several heroines and made them into
one for the purposes Of his story. Some of
the occurrences will readily be recognized,
as well as few of tho characters. As has
been said, many of the former are highly dra-
matte and Of interest, while the latter are
sharply drawn, their characteristics being
consistently preserved throughout. The de-
scriptions of localities in and about Wash
ington are graphic and faithful, for Mr.. Pierce
spent several winters hero some years ago.
Altogether the book is moro than ordinarily
attractive and will probably be followed by
others by the same author.
LITERARY NOTES.
The January issue of OUTING and he Wheeimdn.
the first number of the new magazine since the
consolidation Of the two journals, outing aud Tho
IHheelman, has beon received. 1t is published
now as magazine of recreative sports generally
with platform of "All. Out Doors" and Is the
only thing of the kind in the country. Its con-
tribuors number some Of the best magazine
writers in America, as John Burroughs, Edith
Thomas, and others. II employs only the best
artists and engravers, and 1t is intended TO make
1t the most complete thing Of the kind in the
world, and 10 Ill niche hitherto unoccupiod in
the field Of magazine literature.
Among the recent publications OF Messrs.
lIoughton, Mifllin IL Co., OF Boston, are "To Lee
ward" novel by T. Marion Crawford; the
Riverside Emerson" new aud complete edi-
ton of the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, in
eleven volumes the works of Virgil translated
into English verse by J. A. Wilslach; Tennyson's
ain Memoriam," study by John f. Genung. and
a study OF Longiellow by William q. Garnett.
"Wth the Poets, >" by Canon F6trar represents
on every page the best that 1t has uddcd to Eug-
lish poetry. The collection has evidently been
with the author a work. Of love- His preface
of twenty pages is u mastery production. 10 add
that not line of impure erse appears, is SUPER
auous. Published by Funk IL Wagnals, 10 and
IL Dey street, New York