Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-20

ally described by NJ. de Ssint Amand;
living portraits of the men and women
Of the court, entertaining descriptions
of the stately court functions OF the day,
including the funeral of Louis xviii
and the coronation Of Charles x, and
the gossip OF the royal household being
cleverlv entertained with the dramatic
thread of political history that was be-
ing unwound.
charming duchess of Berry was domi-
nant: and her hope for her son, the
count of Chambord, was bouyant amid
her cav life at Dieppe and her journeys
in the provinces. The next volume will
give a vivid picture of the dramatic
revolution which brought about the
July monarchy of Louis. Philippe.
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Far From Today, by Gertrude Hall,
is a collection of six tales which remind
one of William Morris through their
ANTIQUE characters and situations, but
the resemblance ceases right there for
each story has high moral tone and
strong application at the end. There
are 80 few people who can artistically
write tales which have moral purpose
that this collection should become nota-
bic and highly valued.
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In A Too Short Vacation, by Miss
Lucy Langdon Williams and Emma V.
Mclaughlin, two American girls, tell
pleasingly of run through some parts
OF Europe, and they add lot OF pictures
taken by their own camera. They also
tell much that other women would like
to know about cost of travel, hotel &C.
commodations, etc., valuable when the
readers themselves may go abroad with
the hope OF seeing much in little time
and at the smallest necessary expense.
1t is not guide but story such as any
friend would write to another friend,
describing what they see, where 1t ls,
how to get there, what it costs, what
would be appropriate to wear, now to
act, and in fact general Information
bureau of travel on the continent. ,,o
Records of Tennyson. Ruskin, Brown
ing, by Anne Thackery Ritchie, illus.
trated, comes only too timely to the
English-speaking world. The author
was better fitted, probably, than any
other living writer to write these mon
uments to three of the greatest minds
this century has produced-minds now
lost forever to the world. The book is
worthy OF it's subjects, The illustrations
are numerous and artistic, the portraits
of Tennyson, his wife and children, es-
pecially, give additional value to the
book, which is simply and tastefully
bound in blue cloth, with gilt stamps.
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The November number of the North
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a remarkable variety of subjects, both
timely and able. The Presidential Cam.
paign, by the Hon. James G. Blaine, is
an important contribution to the politi-
cal literature of the day. Mr.. Blaine
has prepared this grand article with
great care. Another very valuable con-
tribution. showing great care and deep
thought, is an article on The Democratic
Outlook, by Hon. William F. Harrity,
chairman of the national Democratic
committee. Every thinking voter of
these two great representative parties
should read and study these two able
articles by two of the foremost politi-
clans of this decade. General Master
Workman Powderly, in Wanted, A New
Party, appeals, in behalf Of the work.
ingman, for general support of the
Peoples party. Swiss and French Elec-
ton Methods, by Prof. Carl Blind ,is an in
teresting study of how the ballot is cast in
two European republics. Mgr. @.
Reilly furnishes thoughtful paper on
How to Solve the School Question.
| What Cholera Costs Commerce, is the
title of a paper by Erastus Wiman,
whose familiarity with business subjects
renders an article from his pen worthy
of attention. Mr.. Wiman has given
thorough study to the subject in hand.
Quarantine at New York, by DR.. W. T.
jenkins, health officer of the port of
New York, is terse and vigorous &C.
count of DR.. Jenkins work during the
recent invasion of cholera. From his
point of view the readers may gain
new insight into the history of that un-
welcome episode. The Scandinavian in
the United States, by Prof. H. H.
Boyesen. is an interesting article de-
scriptive of the growth and in
fuence in this country of har-
dy and vigorous northern race. In
Politics and Pulpit, Rev. Bishop Foss of
the Methodist Episcopal church ex-
presses his views as to what extent
clerical infueuce should be exerted in
public affairs. In Are There Too Many
| of Us, President E. B. Andrews of Brown
university deals in very suggestive
manner with questions touching the
growth OF population in the immediate
future in the United States and Europe.
The recent death of Ernest Renan, the
noted French writer, gives occasion for
an article by Col. F.. G. Ingersoll, and
also closes one of the moat instructive,
analytical, philosophical and interesting
numbers presented by the publishers of
this great magazine this year. -
All of the above books for sale by the stoll &
Thayer Co, 139 South Spring street.
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BOOK CHAT.
Count Tolstoi has recently deposited
his memoirs, including large diary in
manuscript, with the curator of a Rus
sian museum, the conditions being that
they shall not be published until 10
years after the authors death. The
count is now busily engaged in the COM
pletion of his new worl which, it ia
stated, deals very severely with the mil
| itarism of modern Europe.
Ernest Renan and Lord Tennyson, who
died at about the same time, were de-
voted friends. Tennyson journeyed to
France quite often, and when in Paris
he never failed to visit M. and Nine.
Renan. There is in existence portrait
of Tennyson which was painted by Nine.
Renan nearly quarter of century ago.
A massive stone cross, 10 feet high,
will shortly be erected over the tomb of
Audi1 hon the naturalist in Trinity