The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-12-05
New Publications.

Holiday books, now arriving at ID. f..
Longs book store, are things of beauty that
will be Joys perennial to the happy recip-
lent. Following are the titles of some of
these books:
MANNERS, HAPPY HOMES AND GooD So
CIETY ALL THE YEAR ROUND, by Mrs. Sarah
Josepha Hale, we'll known in connection
with Godey's Lady's Book, is a work of
permanent social interest.
ALL AROUND THE YEAR is a little gem
calendar, illustrated by j. Pauline Sumter
in infantle designs in sepiatint, gilt
edged leaves bound together in silk. A
silvered chain is attached. Price thirty
cents.
PANs1Es FOR THOUGHTS, from the writings
of " Pansy," Mrs. G.. K. Alden, is compiled
and arranged with an appropriate text for
each day by Grace Livingston, author of A
Chautauqua Idy. This volume, compiled
under the writer's own eye is treasure.
The exquisite cover with its golden pansies
is fifty symbolical of the contents and the
book will make charming gift book for all
times.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL, and Psalm for New
Years Eve are two holiday beauties, with
text by Dinah Maria Mulock and illustra-
tons by j. Pauline Sumter. Ribbons, bind
ing and gilt edges complete the makeup,
all from the press of Lee & Shepard. The
carol is the English favorite commencing
God rest ye, merry gentlemen y; the New
Years psalm, I" A friend stands at the
door" The illustrations are unique, pleas.
ing and suggestive of the Christmas and
New Years of Merrie England" The
price of each is S100.
THE young people are remembered with
many attractive books by their friends the
story-tellers. Among such publications tc
be noticed Isl
THE KING OF THE GOLDEN RIVER, OR, THF
BLACK BROTHERS, by John Ruskin, an allie
gorcal story in a bright and witty vein by
this master of artistic prose.
BIDING His TINE is one of j. T. Trow
bridges welcome stories for boys 1t is the
second book of the Start in Life series, the
first taking the name of the SERIES and de-
tails in a very interesting way the haps
and mishaps of Andrew Hapwell.
The ADVENTURES OF A CHINAMAN, by
Jules Verne, is one of his brightest o
books, in his entertaining eXtravagan
vein, abouNding in odd conceits and brigh
turns. Its practical value consists in the
glimpse that it gives of the land and Gus
toms of the Chinese.
The LAST OF THE HUGGERMUGIERs is
great story by Christopher Pearse Cranch
who is well known as a poet and essayiSt
Jacky goes to sea and is shipwrecked on al
island where everything is gigantic, includ
ing Mr. and Mrs. Huggermugger. 80
sequel to the foregoing booklet, KObbal
tozo, narrates the adventures of JaclIy will
the dwarf whose name is its title, and wh'
attempts to fill the place of the giant he ha
through envy destroyed.
READINGS FROM THE WAvERLY NOVELS
edited by A. +. Blaisdell, is one of the Cam
bridge series of English classics, published
by Lee & Shepard, Boston 1t is goo'
introduction for youthful readers to tn
novels of Walter Scott. 1t presents then
in very attractive way and is valuable 70
the biography of the great novelist Chap
ters from Jane Austen is another of til
same series edited by Oscar Fay Adams.
| DAYS SERENE is beautiful holiday bool
! finely illustrated by Margaret Mcdonald
4 Pullman. The designs are in the finest c
woOd-cutting elegantly worked and taste
fully bound. Price, $500
SEND to F. p Shumway, Jr., Boston
Mass, for free sample copy of the Coz
/ tdge Hearth, a beautiful illustrated mas
azine, and so realize what an extraordinar
offer we are making when we offer to sen
both the Cottage Hearth and the VERNON
/ WATcHMAN for full year for only 80 81
when the price of The Cottage Hearth alon
| is 1.50 a year.