Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-14
LITERARY NOTES.

THE QUEENS EMPIRE: or IND AND HEs PEARL.
st.d With fiy 0p Pso,o IT, ERSs etc Illus;
n Lippincots Company Washington: Brentano
In spite OF its rather infelicitous title and thu
somewhat depressing array of claims to consid-
GRAFTON which follow the name of its author.
Mr.. Moore's book will be found very well worth
reading. He writes In vein that van perhars
be regarded as q trifie enthusiastic for an ex
perenced traveller, as he appears to be: but he
Is an earnest student Of geography and a close
journey covered some regions not USUALLY
visited by tourists, his record has the merit of
besides he has the faculty Of making his ne nS
ers enjoy the things which most attracted and
interested him. The first fifty odd pages of the
from Colorado to Bombay and the last f,frv a ~
devoted to Ceylon, "the Pearl" The rest is
gyen e Of his
includes very interesting chapter on the
Himalayas and briet but ineligible account
numerous handsome illustrations which give
pleasant charm to the narrative, there is an
excellent map OF India.
Drama. Translated into English Psose and Verse
nom the sanskrit Of Kalidasa, by MosIEn VIII
Mead & CO. Washington, VIM Bailantyne SOM.
~ Gull u0INAy Uc SuPpucCu CuAL THIS BOOK VIII
have much attraction for the general reader.
but TO the student of dramatic literature It will
be Of the greatest interest, laying as it does for
the first time before the American people an
idyllic drama which held u place on the acting
stage OF India long before the Christian era,
while to the eyes OF the ethnoogist and arch.
biologist 1t will possess q value for the light it
throws upon the customs of the Hindus, their
opinions, prejudices and fables, their religious
rites, daily occupations and amusements. The
play hinges as do the dramas OF the present
day. upon love, and it Is SO full of modern senti-
ment in regard to that passion that in that re-
spect 1t reads like q contemporary production.
showing that, whatever else may change love
is always the same. OF the faithfulness Of the
translation of course the ordinary reader can
not judge; but 1t has been approved by the most
competent and exacting oriental scholars, and
and analytical passages to justify the high
opinion always entertained OF its beauties by
those familiar with them. In appearance the
volume is an uniquely attractive example OF
book making. and worthy OF all praise in that
respect.
A STRONG MINDED WOMAN; Or, Two YEARS
i e BY Msv xarh A. H.MxoSD author OF
Washington: Robert Beall.
Those who enjoyed DIR. Hammond.s first
work of fiction will enjoy his last, since it is in
measure a continuation of that, but they
would have liked it better, we think, If 1t had
been somewhat condensed. The author writes
with a keen insight into character and motives,
but with something of a tendency to coarseness
and q disposition to mOraiize rather more than
is agreeable to the general reader. The woman
dent, touch of politics, and glance is given
at life in w Sshfngton, which, with the authors
mountaineering here, will give the story
more than ordinary local interest.
MARJORIE HUNTINGDON. By HARRIET PENsA.
Lppincott & Co.
Though seemingly the work of an mex
perienced hand, there is much in this story,
md in ho r<,f ito falli t. H.
teresting and refreshing. The atmosphere of
the book Is wholesome, and while the events
are not exciting, the attention of the reader Is
we'll retained throughout, and the fms Is
reached with satisfaction, If not with regret
The influence of George Eliot is traceable
in the descriptive and analytical passages
Much of the EliotesQue observation is false
more of 1t trite. Frequent slips OF construction
pervading tone of the story is Commercially
frank and unaffected.
DUE SOUTH; 81, CUBA, PAST AND PRESENT. By
Round the void IN a Ten o on OK
Be ahSn'0n ""'h q 90 washington; Robert
In view of the increasing interest in our West
Indian neighbors in consequence of the posi-
bilities of water communication at no distant
day between the Atlantic and Pacific this vol
ume may be regarded as timely one. Mr..
is not always happy in his style, but he man
ages to give a fair idea of the history of Cuba,
and at the same time furnishes an entertaining
account of the people OF the island, its scenery
flora, etc., making on the whole q budget Of
rather instructive reading.
ROSES OF SHADOW. Novel, By T. r. sULLI-
Washington: Wm Ballansyn ss ss son. sons
This Is q novel of somewhat the old-fashioned
sort, where fine writing and subtle analyses Of
character are subordinated to plot and action.
Not that 1t Is sensational. Nothing Of the sort
healthy no int I,n
reader Is constantly excited as to what will
happen next. It is, in short, q clever success
safe to predict that a new name is shortly to be
added to the list Of popular American story
writer's.
sUZETTE A Novel. By MARY SPEAR T1ERNAN,
author of 'HomOieIle," &. Nv 70 X: Henry
Holt & Go. Washington: brent Br, theirs.
"Suzette" is far from u strong novel, but it has
good many characteristics that will make it
popular with large class of readers. 1t gives
an excellent idea of life in the southern states
while slavery existed, and its characters are
those who gave to the society of that period and
section its distinctive flavor while the manner
In which the Beast was subdued by the Beauty
is very cleverly told.
Of rRe soathera SkDhs Asbv Ssrahn Ph.
delphia: T. B. Peterson 4 Brothers.
A wild improbable story, that may commend
itself to the lovers of the sensational in fiction
In that 1t abounds In thrilling situations
1t might be used to much better purpose
AS the breakfast is the keynote to the day. it
is important that that meal be made as attrac-
tive as possible. In this direction Mr. Thomas
j. Murrey's little book entitled breakfast
Dainties," published by White, Stokes Allen,
New York, received through Robert BealD
will be found of great help. 1t contains many
inexpensive recipes for healthful breakfast
dishes, with plain directions for the prepare
ton of the simplest articles Of food in the most
tions as TO relshes, etc. 1t is In brief just such
a handbook as young housekeeper would like
to have within easy reach.
Marion Harland's Common Sense in the
Nursery (from Charles Scribner's Sons, through
Ballantyne & SOM, is a book that will espe-
cially commend itself to mothers, and partlcu-
larly to those without much experience in the
care of small children. 1t Is made up In part of
papers originally contributed by the author to
BdbyhOod, and contains in the way Of informal
ton, advice and suggestion q great deal that
will be of the utmost value to those for whom it
Is intended.
Other Publications Received.
and the Evils due TO its Neglect. With an account
ofthe Methods adopted in various cities in Great
Britain and the United States. BY HENRY c.
Y1k Ths
DICKS ART OF GYMNASTICS Containing Prac-
tical and Progressive Exercises all principal
apparatus of q wellapponted Gymnasium Plainly
Described. Profusely Illustrated By WILLIAH
b. DICK. New York; Dick & Fitzgerald Wash
ington BrentanO Brothers.
LINCOLN AND STANTON: A Study Of the War
Administration Of 1881 and 1862 with Special
Consideration OF some recent statements Of Gen,