New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-10
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS.
MANY HOLIDAY VOLUMES


Of Charles Lamb" by benjamin Ellis Martini
with photography by +. ID. North. Mr. Mr''h
is an enthusiastic admirer of Lamb, and ne mas 81
frcclv used the letters and other Writings Oh HIS
subject that the book has genuine Lam" IL"
throughout. II is, indeed, near dPpi
biography for though the ostcnsible opecO Is " .''
low Lamb in his various mgratiOhS an" ~ W. -,
the houses and apartments IN WHICH ne "'c''
personal element counts Tor so n'uo" ID
narrative as almost to displacc the olhvr' VIZ
,I..saDtIv cossipv arc Mr. Martins talks ABOUT
his hero but we question whether 'he sPSoe - W."
AZ tbe nanful subject of Mary Lambs INSANITY
3. I'll o.cuncd Mr. Martin appears TO thlnK
that mere lapse Of time removes all iii'ioi'i"'
,ror, questions of this kind, and in this CONCLUSION
49,. oonrot ayrec The undue growth of a coarse
and brutal curiosity and the existence oil Il de-
..rd for sensational details concerning every
man or woman of mark, cannot JUSTLY inc
qualification of these vicious appctl'es. All 'h"'
was necessary had already been SAID about poor
Mary Lambs case, and it would nave peeh III
..,,or tastc IN refrain from cnlarging upon the
snbicct With this exception Mr.. Martin doom
is thoroughly delightful, and the lll"s'ra'l""S
arc worthy of the text All lovers OF INJURIES
Lamb must desire to read this entertaining anu
sympathetic record ;.,o
Of n
tuarncr & Bros; illustrated by the author IL Is
like Mr. Gihsons other books. chronicle OF COM
INNINGS with nature researches into the HE VI
eowers and birds and charming bits of descrip-
tion all enhanced by lovely and llfc-lEc drawings
which show IN every line the loyal care and anec-
,ionotc observation of the artist. Mr.. Gibson aS
an ossavist is n combination of Thorcau ana NUS
kin with an occasional "reminiscences OF hlchaIu
Jcnrics In this volume he introduces some h"N'i
and interesting night studies OF flowers, lllus'i"V
Inc the nocturnal habits OF the familiar Naric'Io>
and exhibiting the results of a curlouSN Wih""
Investigation under somewhat difficult CONDITIONS
No one knows more of flowers. shrubs, trees I'll"
birds than Mr.. Gibson, or of the spccEu haunt"
and homes of all of them and even readers ~
whom botany is a sealed boot, may follow nm
into the fields and woods and marshes Wl'E
full certainty of being charmed and enlightened
in unex pectcd ways. His illustrations are grace
full. delicate and artistic in "A special way MS
flowers and grasses, leaves and vines. ana perhaps
his birds. particularly. being full of the simple
beauty of nature faithfully presented. Inc af'
in his book is not less admirable than the natural
history and so much have the publishers contrI"
u,cd 10 the proper setting forth of both text and
illustrations as to make TIE work of the pref
test and most pleasing books OF the season
The brightly illustrated covers of Around the
World with the Blue Jackets Boston; d.
Lotnrop CO.., by II. L. RhoadeS. Engineer Corps,
L. :. y, promise store Of entertainment Wl'mn
which the contents amply satisfy. Lieutenant
Rhoadcs has here put on record the cruise oil the
"Iroquois. undertaken shortly after the close of
the Rebellion for the purpose of reminding Inc
world that tie United States Government "stll
lived This Journey was regarded as good deal
of an excursion, and naturally much cagerncsS
was shown by naval officers 10 take part In H.
The vessel visited the West Indies, Brazil. Mexico
the East Indies. China, Japan, etc Lieutenant
Rhoades finished his round-thc-wOrd cruise IN the
"Ossipee," to which he transferred by orders
from WASHINGTON On returning from his long
VOYAGE lie started almost Immediately In the
"Juniata" Arctic relief expedition, with an in
teresting account of which he concludes this vol
umc His comments upon the various countries
visited in the two mcn-of-war above named are
Indicative Of shrewd observation. He never lost
an opportunity of extending his knowledge of
places and peoples by making excursions into the
interior, and his official position enabled him 10
meet many important or interesting persons seldom
seen by the ordinary traveller. The weather
,ountercd by the IroQuois" scarcely compOrtcd
With her practically festive mission She seems.
indeed TO have had rather more than her fair
share of gales and to have been knocked about
so much when al sea that running into port came
Il
Sam. with characteristic stingness refuses TO pay
for the naval junkctinSS, which, nevertheless. he
expects his officers to enter upon. Instead of max
ing liberal appropriation for such purposes. as
all other rulers and Governments in the civil
lied world DO. ne first cuts down the pay OF his
naval officers to the lowest notch and then sad
dies upon them the whole expense OF entertain
ing the foreigners among whom they are sent.
This is very mean practice. and wholly unworthy
q great Nation hut neither protest nor reason have
80 far availcd 10 procure its amendment LEU
tenant Rhoades gives a lively and graphic de
scription Of whatever i'm his travels struck him as
specially interesting, and his book is profuScy and
on the whole very well. illustrated.
OF course a Christmas without new book by
Jules Verne would be quite melancholy and his
latest venture entitled " Caesar Cascade" Ca&c1
Publishing Co.. will compare favorably with the
many strange stories from the same prolific pen
which have preceded it, 1t relates the adventures
Of family of wandering acroha's and jugglcrs
who Journey over the world in their holnc-%agon
or caravan. Having made 10000 in California
Caesar determines to return home by crossing the
Sierra Nevada and making his way 10 New
York in the caravan by easy stages. While cross
inc the Sierra however, thieves make OF with his
strone-bOX and the result Of this disaster IS re
solve to 90 home the other way, that Is, by way
of Behrinc Strait, 10 cross over INTO Asa, ana so
work a passage TO Europe by land. or course
such a route offers magnificent opportunItl Tor
the invention of sensational scenes and for the
display of the authors phenomenal Ignorance OF
geography. natural history, and nearly cYeryihln;
else Thus tic story opens in Sacramento, ClIl-
forna. where the weather Is represented as being
so cold in February that fur-lincd over'olt' are
needed The whole Of the journey TO ana trouSh
Alaska is catalogue of the most prcpoStcrous
bnnders in localities and other subjects but as
in France the least possible interest is felt con
corning foreign countries, these bemishCs Will not
he noticed. and here the young people, who VIII
probably be the majority among the readers OF
the book, will probably pay as little attention 10
ANYTHING beyond the adventures. OF these there
Is certainly an abundance, and there are nearly as
many illustrations pages of text.