New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-10

| niscencps discusses the Native American Drama,
the Revolutionary and War Drama, the FROM
tier Drama the Stage American in the Charac''i
Play" the local "New-Iork Drama, ana INC
Society Drama" Then we have charming eSs'S'
upon the American Stage Negro the American
Burlcsquc," " Infant Phenomena oil America ana
Century of American Hamc:s." In covering
so broad field within rather narrow Ii'h',S' VT
Hutton has been compelled so fcrcgo the pleasure
Of introducing the stage anecdotes WHICH W. Va"
almost sec quivcrine on his lips In compensation
he has hacked marvellous amount of curious III
formation into his pages: and considering that
lie sets OFT with the axiom that there Is II"
American DIR ma, it must BE- owned thai he succec''
i'm telling lis a great deal about this non-cAlstent
thing To collectors this volume must be qnl'F
indisncnsable and there is no lover OF the thcduc
who will not find il entertaining and Instructive
The book is beautifully made.
Uourhton Minn & Go. publish remafkapie
edition of Lopgfellow's Iiawatha, with llIhS'ra-
lions from designs by Frederic Remington. these
Illustrations are Of two kinds-full-pagc ph"o'
lravurcs and small etchinss in the margin OF the
text after tic fashion OF remarks. IhcSc
latter text illustrations constitute quite maya
zinc of facts in relation TO Indian costumes equip
mcnts, convcnicnccs and possessions ccncralN.
They represent extended and careful personnel Oh
scrvation by the artist. Among them VIII oc
found number of portraits of Indians OF various
types every one highly Characteristic Inc fni'
norc nbotocroyurcs are more distinctly connected
with the poem Illustrating scenes III the tex.
Tbov too are characterized by the same absolute
fidelity 10 nature. and so very realistic are they
that one is ant TO doubt finally whether this
theory of illustration is specially we'll fitted for
poetry. Hiawatha and Minnehaha in LongfeoW 5
worse assumes n romantic aspect which Softcns ana
modiies the original traits Of the Red Man. ir
Mr. Rcmincton's striking drawings there is no
such sonPnng. There have the unmiGatcd
Indian brave and his hard-featurcd squaw. while
the sauaor and savaCerv of the nomadc HE arc
presented with an Incorporating hdclitN -
nature which somehow iutcrfcrcS with the pict-
urcsquencss of the poem. But II Is not 10 DC
denied that Mr.. Bennington has done a remarkable
FORK here or that the publishers have put ior'h
an edition Of lIiawatha" which is positively
unique.
4 very scasonable book is Oar Ncw-Eneland "
Boston Roberts Brothers. an ob0nc quarlo vol
umc of text by Hamilton Wright Mabic and
full-page photographers from nature by y. W.
Elson & Co. Boston. accompanied by remarks
drawn by Frank L. Merrill. The photoEnvur"N
are in different tints. and all Of them are eA-
trclpely well executed while the remarks bI
Mr. Merrill are dainty and charming 81 hin@S
which add much TO the effect. Mr. MablcS t"N'
is pleasant and genial. and full OF the New-lng-
land feeling which IL is the purpose OF Inc VOL
ume TO Illustrate. The photogravures comprise
coscy pictures of farm lie the country rodh III
summer and in winter. several picturesque views
Of grouped and detached fam-houSeS. ana some
striking coast views. farm-yard and pastoral
effects. On the guard Of each iulpasr iluNin-
ton is printed an appropriate quotation from some
American and, by preference, New-tnSland po''.
Even the cover Of the book is decorated with a
pretty homestead scene and a convenient box re-
ccivcs and protects the whole.
Those who are interested in playing cards, ana
desire TO know how widely extended this form 81
amusement has been for ages cannot do better
than TO procure Mrs. John King Van R"ns'cI'cr :
The Devils Picture Books. just pnbShed hy
Dodd Mead & Co. II is a large. wcll-pIlnted
octave volume, illustrated by many chromo-lItho-
graphic plates. some Of which are enriched with
gold and silver The history Of playing cards
has several times been written. notably by Singer
and Chatto, the former being one of the standard
authorities on the subject. His book. however. IS
OH, Of print and scarce, and while Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, does not pretend 10 any original IN
formation she has made good use OF her authorI-
ties. and produced the gIst OF their matter in a
convenient form. The chapter OH the larot alone
must be considered defective The Iarot Is a
difficult and abscurc subject, but within the last
half-ccnrurv much light has been thrown
upon It's origin and significance. Singer kne"
very little about this part OF his subject, and IN
compiling a modern treatise on cards the irc>hcr
material should have been made use Of
The IIarpers publish a stout crimsOnand-cod
| covered Quart0 with the taking title. hrlSmas
| in Song sketch, and Story" containing nearly
! 900 Christmas SONGS hymns and carols. with
prose selections from Bccchcr Wallace. Aucrbach
| Abbott Warren and Dickens. and llustrat IONS
| from Raphael Murlo, Bougucrcan, Holman,
| Dcfrcgrer Story, Shepherd barley. Meade, Nash.
etc, the selections being by J. 7. McCaskcy. The
amount of matter in this volume is really aston
ishing in fact, it is something in the nature OF
! Christmas encyclopedia. Some may think the
plan Of inserting songs with music in the middle
Of pages Of prose text rather clumsy one
! Certainly il intcrfe:cs more or les, with In"
comfortable radng Of the stories. and that is a
pity. for they are all good, and D.ckcnNs
Christmas Carol" is here in fail among them
| The i1ustra1 ons mostly from worll-famous
pictures. are all good ana the lovers of Christmas
| and lis various associations will find a mine Of
musical religious and social sentiment all suited
! 10 the season. in these handsome PAGES.
From George ROutcdgc d Sons we have
| Picturesque India thick octave volume, by
| w s. Game with several hundred illustrations
! drawn by John Pcddcr, II. Sheppard Dale and
| IT, H. stanton. The book is intended a manual
for European travellers. and II is well adapted Ia
! That purpose Mr. Cainc gives, in his iGtroduc-
ton. a great deal of highly useful and practical
information for the benefit Of intending travellers,
about the kind of clothing 10 take to India the
cost of travel by various routes, and many other
matters 1t Is assumed that India will he Wis
tied during the winter months as that Is the only
season during which comfort and health can lie
| secured. The body of Mr.. Gaines work IS oc-
| cupicd with sufficiently succinc Yet interesting
| sketches Of the most important places and monu-
mcnts of India The author fairly announces
that he does not go more than fifty miles from
the railway ANYWHERE but neither will one in a
hundred of his readers. probably: and if they see
half the places and buildings and sights noticed
in this book, in the space Of "A single winter,