The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-21
BOOK NOTICES.

MONSIEUR NOTE. BY Grace King. A. G. Arm
strong q Son, IA Broadway, New York
Cloth, 81 25. For sale by Davis Bros, Sa-
Vannah.
The author is a resident of New Orleans.
and the scene Of her story is in that city.
She depicts some Of the pecularities of
Creole life and character, and those who
are in position to express an intelligent
opinion will admit that she displays a re-
markable acquaintance with Creole life and
manners. The Times Democrat of New
Orleans, speaking of the work, says: "In
breadth of view, dramatic effect and
remarkable work. The opening
scene is full of color-a June
midday in the quadrangular court
yard OF the Institute st. Denis, with daz-
zle of sunshine upon its prim little flower
beds, and the smell of jasmine and oleander
blossoms filling the air. Miss King seems
to have threaded every sinuous byway of
the feminine brain, and to know all it's
hooks and corners by heart. Her CONNECTS
upon women are both shrewd and witty In
this authors hands the negro is neither a
hero and martyr, nor fiend, but hu-
man being; and she does full Justice to his
admirable traits, while confessing his
weaknesses Above all there is a re-
treshing absence of that glamour of
| false sentiment which usually hovers about
the colored race, in fiction.
In NESTING TME.-By Olive Home Miller.
Houghton, Meffiin & Co., Boston and New
York. Cloth S1.25 For sale by Willy &
q Clarke, Savannah.
Those who want to know something of
birds should read this book. 1t is full of in
formation of a very interesting kind. The
| author says that the sketches of bird man
| ners and customs in this volume are the PC
cord of careful observation, and scrupulous-
ly true in every particular. Being genuine
studies from life, they have a freshness that
| Is very attractive.
The ARGoNAUTs OF NORTH LIBERTY. By Bret
Harte. Houghton, Mifiin & Co., Ros-
ton and New York. Cloth, 81. For sale by
WILLY & Clarke Savannah
Whatever Bret Harte writes is interesting
and this book will disappoint no one who
reads it. The interest begins with the opening
chapter and continues throughout the vol
| ume. The characters are strongly drawn,
and the dialogue is bright and crisp.
MAGAZINES.
In the Atlantic Monthly for June the
| first part of an entertaining though some
what satirical two-part story, entitled
''Miser Farrers Bequest," by j. P. Quincy,
holds the place of honor. In sunny and
| charming vein, Julia G, r. Dorr writes
under the head of "To Cawdor Castle and
| Culloden Moor" Theodore Child's article
on The Literary Career in France is a
| timely contribution. Some new and sig
| niticant information, of particular moment
to historians and geOgrapherS. is contained
in an article by Francis Parkman, entitled
''The Discovery of the Rocky Mountains. y
The Yokohama shopkeeper whom Mr..
House introduces will be recognized by all
who have travelled in the East. American
fiction and biography are passed in review
by skillful critics. Houg hton, Mifi1n &
Co., Boston.
Home Knowledge, for May, has very in
teresting table of contents. This magazine
is valuable one for the household, it con-
tains so many useful hints. Home Knowl-
edge Association, New York.
PanSy, for May, is well calculated to
please the young folks. The illustrations
are very good. D. Lathrop Company, Bos-
ton, Mass.
HarperS' Young People is growing
steadily in favor. Harper Brothers, New
York.
MUSICAL.
The MORNING NEWS has received from
Richard A. Saalfeld, Al Union Square,
New York, the following pieces of music:
"Rockaby Lullaby" by Charles H. Viii
liams, pretty little song; "The Old Love
Story" by Edwin Christie, a song written
by the author of ''Sweet Ginning Bells of
Long Ago." and one of the best he has ever
composed "White Sails in the Harbor," by
J. P. Skelly, a splendid song and chorus,
the latter in "Waltz Tempo" is exceedingly
takin@ pretty as a Butterfly" (schot-
tischel by Newcombe an adaptation of the
popular song and dance pretty as a But
terfy and Tripping through the Clover"