New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-10
cHlLpREN'S BOOKS.
,,.xcr AND REALITY IN PROSE AND
POETRY.

,ox.xcE AND REALITY IN PROSE AM
POETRY.
s...,,o.t hook tor boys which this season has
.a.,,sa il General Rodenboughs rec'rd Oh no'e
5..ds publishcd by The Putnams and enauea o"0e
49,. Modal Of Honor" This medal is the Only
versoual decoration bestowed by TINS "o'er""0"' s
!. ~ be won only by brilliant bravery and deSon'n
-, Il, tho nrcsencs of the enemy. General koden-
Aoh has taken from the official records The s'o''e'
:. some Of the deeds which we're rewarded oy inns
medal and he has made book which ought 70 cause
An. heart of every boysh reader to beat win pr'oc III
his countrymcn
syo,s Ornortmity," Harper & Brothers. by l.. Z.
yuu 4; the storv of a poor and neglected child VINO
throuyb innate siren 9Th OF character and Sy the nep
NJ n santIg young lady becomes noble anu p"''""-
throne woman. It's pity that tue saih''f So'"s
lady il made to dic at the end of the DOCK. a"
Round the Clock " IL. p Dutton & Co.. is BOOK Oh
tender little rhymes by Il. L. Mack rx9wsi'eiy MUS
trated in colors by Harriet NJ Bennett Inc PICTURES
are tul of poetic grace and gentle feeling Mr. "eorse
parsons Iathrop,s Behind Time" tCassell & Coz is
., ;,rnossible story of the Alice in Wonderland
tvpe-bnt one which naturally ags far behind that
,nimitabe and immortal work. The book is pre''''y
illustrated by o. Herford In Prince Peerless
,Char,cs Scribuer's Sons Madame Gaett de Cadillac
tolls divers tairy stories which pretty somewhat
sraned in their fancifuluess The modern larry 'a'e
IA rarely very successful atmosphere OF literary
administration Is not sdapte! to their manufacture
Lieutenant Schwatka's Il" Children OF the |oid
fCassell e. Col Is an excellent specimen OF the popular
surarcoated Pill OF information tor young readers
II il a sufficiently pleasant account OF the 'ne anu
ways Of the youngsters who dSeh IN inc regions u
Toe md .now. "Into Unknown Seas" tharper
n,.,hsrs, nv David Ker is wild and extravagant
ta,a nj pirates buried treasure, and iordiy snip
,,.ser who goes about world rescung small boys
from ill-treatinent. "Down the Mississippi 'Cas-
sell g. COL by r. s. Ellis, is an equally exo'nng anu
more probable story. II relates the adventures VI
children lost on the prairie and earned away ny
food. aUnder Blue SIX rs." (Worthinston Company
IL collection OF bright pictures and little verses'he
former better than the latter.
The most fascinating Of all little books for very little
mamie in u Babyland I'd. Iothrop Il Co.. IL e
charming combination Of merry rhymes humorous
stor;es and beautiful ittlo pictures. under inc
Mistletoe (E r. Dutton Co.. il a dainty oo'iecnon
OF verses and pictures by Lizzie Lawson and n 4.
Mack Many OF the drawings are really beautiful ana
,h.v ar. prined in colors With admirable effect. The
..ms anthor artist and publisher responsible for
4Chr,.tmas Roses q little book which deserves like
communication Another quaint and pretty blending
st poetry and colored illustrations Is The Land Oh
Ilttls People (Scribuer s. Weltord. The verse Is
nv the English cong writer f. E. Weatherly and the
pictures by J. NJ. Dealy.
sThe Riverside Museum It. Y. Crowell Co.. is
a clever book, containing great deal OF valuable
Information put In attractive way that no BOY viii
he able to resist Its advances 1t sequel 10 the
plea.aut volume entitled Brentwood" The solemn
oomicalty OF the Peterkn chronicles have long COM
,nended them young res lers Miss Hales new COL
lection SThe Last Of the Peterklns lhooef~
Rrothers,. 4, as delightful a. its predecessors.
at.utaI tfo tran Tad
Susan Coolidge and published by Roberts, will be
interestrng to american youngsters displaying In
picturesque way the daily experience OF little French
neon In good society They will probably see neither
the bumor OF the book Its artificial and theatrical
atmosphere. Only Frcnchman wolld make bis baby
characters talk of any little husband 4" and my
little VIE"
Mira. Wallaoe's story Of "Ginevra" tWorthington
Co.. is prettly told. The illustrations are OF interest
merely because they came from the band OF General
Wallace Who 10 a remarkably clever novelist ont ne
ar.,st The Christrnas Country tf Y. Crowcfl 1
aooecton of short stories most of which were trans
lated from the German by Mary j. Stafford. They ar
bol.soue lit tales whose mysticism always carrie
GOOD moral Among the best OF the books for boys Il
A. Trowbudges story, His Une Fault" lee
sbepard, The heros " fault " is the not uncommon
one of he-dessness and the story OF his cure Is iu
suggestion and amusement Tor other boys
aCh,ldrens Stories Of American Progress tCharie
Scripners Sons) is not particularly attractive nte
bu; the volume behind it is pleasant aud nseiu
one Mrs. Wright tells the stores OF slavery, OF III
discovery of gold, of Decatur and the Baroary pirate
and of other episodes history, and tells them wit
wise simplicity. in " From Pole to Pole IA L
Armstrong g. Son. DIR. Gordon Stables relates s;or
of the sea- 1t is romantic, improbable and amusing
Helen Ainsle Smiths biographical sketches OF "On
Hundred Famous Americans" lG. Routiedge Soaf
gives reasonably clear and accurate account oil IN
men who have been the most notable figures in gu
history The book, which is illustrated. makes n
pretonspns to ty typographical beauty.
A number of interesting sketches of travel an
descriptions OF notable localities have been taken fro
1Wide-Awake" and bound into neat volume enttle
Sights Worth Seeing" ID. Lothrop X Co.. Ii
book is handsomely illustrated. This gives us 9
opportunity to note the fact that the annual volun
of Wide-Awake" shows constant and admiral
progress There could hardly be better magazine Il
young people. Mr. Butterworth has brought o
another in his series OF zg-Zag books this tin
a.Zig-Zag Journey IN the Sunny South 4" Estes
LauratI As in bis other books, he has strung
great deal OF history and biography thread
story. Mrs Cbampney's book, Three Vass
Girls on the Rhine Estes & Lauriatl. presents Il
same combination OF information and romance
book made upon the same plan is Mary b. Crown
shields All Among the Lighthouses " 3D. Lothr'
& Col This brightly describes an imaginary cruz
from one 10 another of number Of famous beacon
"Among the Law Makers" Charles Scribners Son
by Edmund Alton, is the title OF the volume contal
ing the ST. Nicholas papers dealing with Congre
from hov,s po;nt of ew 1t is q use'ul book
all xoung male citizens OF these United State
MADAME Tabby's Establishment tMacm'lfan
Coils al entertaining and fantastic tale OF Catsa
by the daughter Of Thomas Hughes. 1t is Illustrate