National Republican., 1885-12-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

ADELAIDE NELSON A Biographical Sketch.
by LAURA G. HOLLOWAY. Illustrated with
nine superb photographs by ,sarony. Rib
bon.tied and neatly boxed. Price, 81
York.
No holiday book OF the season equals I'm
richness aud artistic effect this souvenir Of
the beautiful actress, Adelaide Nelson,
which Mrs. Holloway has written and
Sarony illustrated with excellent photo
graph portraits.
The sketch is a graphic pen picture Of
the beautiful woman whose brilliant dra-
matte career is known all over the world,
and whose life was one Of strange vicissi-
tudes and great achievements Of many sor-
rows and lofty triumphs.
she was Shakespeare's juliet, the incarna-
tion OF all that he conceived his Verona
heroine to be, and the lovellest personality
that has graced the English stage at any
period OF time. The qualities that ondeared
Miss Nelson to the public are those which
make the world akin. She was so magnetic
and imaginative that her spirit vitalized her
personality, and made her the most fascinat-
ing woman Of her day. The American peo-
pie universally admired her. and will never
forget her glorious beauty or her great gift
as an artistic. "Surely ali Americans loved
her." was the exclamation OF the old gate.
keeper at Brompton Cemetery, as he ad-
mitted one rainy day group of flower
laden visitors, who had asked him to point.
out her grave, remarking as they did, 1--WE
are Americans, and have brought our blos-
SONS to lay in her tomb" Mrs. Holloway
has made most interesting sketch of her
subject, and the mechanical makeup of the
book is beautiful and rich In all respects.
The illustrations include picture of the
grave Of Miss Nelson. So lovely souvenir
has never been offered the public, and, con-
sidering its artistic beauty and the interest
attaching to the subject, the work is the
most desirable and indeed, the chief holiday
book Of the season.
ING.ARoUND-A.RosY-A DOZEN LITTLE
GIRLS. BY MARY A. LATHBURy Ito,
chromo-lithographic cover. So. Worthing--
ton Company, New York.
We advise all people Of taste to secure
at once copies Of this truly fascinating book.
II is not only the best child's book of the
year, but we think It the handsomest book
Of it's kind ever issued from the American
press. Whoever win examine "Ring-
Around-a-Rosy,n by Miss Mary A. Lath-
bury, an artist who is now regarded as the
most perfect portrayer Of child life, must
acknowledge the power Of these exquisite
drawings, their truthfulness to nature, their
softness and poetry, which enchants the
eye and captivates the heart. The Ameri-
can girl never looked more beautiful than
on the pages OF Miss Lathbury's book.
The first number of the Household Library,
THE PETTIBONE NAME, New England
story. By MARGARET SIDNEY, author of
Five Little Peppers and How They Crew."
d. Lothrop d Co., Publishers, Boston, Mass.
The plot Of the present tale is laid In an
interior town of New England called Burk-
hamstead. AS there is a rural town in Con-
necticut by that name, the characters may
ebave some individual vraisemblance. They
are of n kind familiar to everyone who has
lived In the New England states. There is
the rural pastor, the reverend deacon, the
country doctor, the village dressmaker, and
the various well-known unprofessional
types. The love of gossip is exemplihed
| by the sewing society The plot is simple,
the interest turning on the self-denial Of an
old maid, who burns her fathers will,
thereby diverting the property from herself
to her married brother She marries the
clergyman at last, and her secret is revealed
at the wedding by the dressmaker, who was
alone aware OF 1t, and who, though born
| gossip, held 1t sacred for years. The tale Is
cleverly told. The local color is warm and
true, and the delineation Of character clear
and happy.