Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-02
REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

"How They Learned Housework" is a | bright little book intended for girls of from fourteen to sixteen: It is an interesting sto- ry, giving information relative to housekeep- ing-sweeping, dusting, sewing, plain cook l ing, etc., with experiments in preserve and l jelly making. Four young girls form them selves into a club and under the direction of the mother of one of them enter upon the work with as much interest as though it were | tennis club. The story of their meetings, their failures and successes will be read by all girls who have an ambition to do some thing useful and do not know exactly how to | set about it. D. Lothrop & Co.,, publishers,
 Boston. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ''Half- -Married-A Game Game," by An
 nie Bliss Mcconnell, is an entertaining novel combining those elements which go to make up romantic fiction. It has interesting plot and is drawn with characters that are true to life. The descriptions are for the most part good and the situations are placed in the right way. The book is just such an one as one needs to while away 8 couple of hours-light, airy, with enough of plot to keep the mind from wandering. The book is ia short a pleasing development of it's title. J. B. LiEpincott & Co.,, publishers, Philadel- phia. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 s!The Beecher Book of Days"-selections for each day in the year and for the birth days of distinguished persons compiled from the works of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, edited by Eleanor Kirk and Caroline B. Le
 Row. This is little volume in which "the veracity of good men' becomes our compan- ion through nearly every day in the year, while one of the greatest preachers of the day speaks to us of great men and truths and their work. Every word of it is elo- quent and redolent with fragrant and charm | Ing thoughts. It will be help and an in spiration to every reader, as he cannot lcok upon its pages without coming in contact
 with sol.ie choice thought. Cassell & Co.,, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Anyone who enjoys funny story should read ''The Sentimental Calendar" being twelve funny stories by J. s. of Dale. Many of them are here printed for the first time.
 Others have appeared in Lippincott's, the
 Century, Harper's and the Harvard Nigga
 zines and the New York Independent. It
 has a funny story for every month of the
 year. with preface by the Major. "The
 Bells of Avalon" fThe Seven Lights of
 Asia" 'tAn Indo-Furopean Episode" "A
 First Love Letter, s'In Garret," etc., will
 cause t.le risibles of every reader to over
 flow. The stories serious-that is the
 writers mean them seriously and the readers
 cannot but be serious in laughing over them.
 For genuine merriment nothing can be bet
 ter than one of these stories read to a com
 pany sitting around the fire. Charles Scrib-
 ner's Sons, publishers, New York. For sale
 in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Edward S. Ellis has attained great popu-
 larity as writer for young people. His
 "Youth's History of the United States"
 "Young Pioneer Series" and 'sLog Cabin Se-
 ries" have been read and enjoyed by many
 boys and girls. sDown the Mississippi" his
 latest work, is No. 1 of the "Great River Se-
 ries." It is charming story written in style characteristic of the author and dealing
 with river scenery, the hardships of float
 ing," the dangers of the prairie, wandering in the far West, etc. It is interesting to fol- low the details in the life of the characters from the time that they are lost on the prai- rie through their journey on the Mississippi to the final rescue and the meeting with friends. It is the authors best work and is we'll worth the time spent in reading it to
 everyone. Cassell & Co.,, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Sketches From My Life," by the late Admiral Hobart Pasha, is the simple record of the fife of this brave and true-hearted sailor. A few months before his death it was suggested to him that he write detailed
 account of his sporting adventures, an idea
 which developed into this autobiography. It is written roughly and without much meth od part of it being dictated during the last
 days of the authors fatal sickness at Riyerie. As it is, it is the story of @ genial and manly life, and all will be glad of the opportunity to read of the adventures and sports of this noble character, whom all of his comrades 1 loved Printed with paper covers by D. Ap- pleton 6 Co.,, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "Aegle and the Elf," a fantasy, by M. B. M. Poland, author of 'tSir Rae," ''Iris," l s'Onti Ora," etc., and 'sThe Closing Scene," | by Thomas Buchanan Read, are among the holiday volumes of the J. B. Lippincott company, of Philadelphia. Both are illus trated by eminent artists. The latter is es- pecially interesting in its richness of illus | tration. The former is a fantasy and is for that reason difficult to portray in picture rep
 resentation. The photogravures of original
 drawings by eminent artists are admirable. The volumes are we'll worthy of admiration
 in every respect and either will make 8 | charming holiday gift. For sale in this city l by Judd the bookseller.
 Among the large assortment of Christmas books there is none more tasty and appropri- ate than Scotts Christmas in the Olden Time," which has been published in an ele-
 gant volume by Cassen & Co.,, New York. It is illustrated from designs by Fenn, Gar rett, Davis, Feel, Sandman, Hassam and Barnes and engraved and printed under the | supervision of George T. Andrew. The il-
 lustrations admirably portray the thoughts
 of the poem, giving us the scenes which ac-
 companied the Christmas time in the days of l long ago The representations of domestic
 and religious rite,' the singing of the mass,
 etc., etc, could not be bettered. As an il-
 frustrated poem it cannot be surpassed in
 elegantly bound in cloth and gold. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.