The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-19
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WOMEN: OR, CHRONICLES OF Ihb
LATE WAR. BY Mary Tucker Maglil,
Turnbuli Brothers. For sale by all
newsdealers.
The following quotation from the IN
PRODUCTION by Mary T. Magiii will clearly
explain the object and character Oh
book which throws around the EXQUISITE
pathos of the civil war, the charm uh
separable from a simple, natural anu
fluent style: "A true artist before he
touches his canvas, paints upon the re-
tina Of his minds eye perfectly repre-
sentation Of the scene he wishes 10 por-
tray with the slillful pencil OF MS lahcy'
here deepening a shade ana there ueVei-
oping an expression, until he sees II the
perfect embodiment of his idea; nor does
he rest satisfied until the glowing can
vas presents a reflection Of this. it's
original. A true orator whose office 1t Is
TO deal with the passions Of the multitude
sway and control them at his VIII by
his use of language. gesture ana eye De-
fore he can accomplish his end must
bear upon his own heart the impress or
the feeling he describes. Language, the
most beautiful, falls powerless unless the
heart be in II. while the most thrillins
eloauence is the eloquence of deep feel
arts. merges them into one
This being the case 1t cannot be wondered
at that the task Just accomplished In
these pages has been painful one. ana
the more so that each incident, If not
real. had its counterpart in the authors
own experience or that of her friends.
This Is a story of woman In
her proper sphere. by the fireside. in her
household duties. and by the side OF the
sick and dying"
The heart ache, the infinite endurance,
the stoical renunciation of personal COM
fort for the relief Of the wounded and
dying champions Of "the Lost Cause" all
these nave furnished themes for the
novelists and the poets, so that the South
crn woman stands crowned with the
glory Of her lovely virtues, flower and
type of self-sacrifce. passionate devotion,
and unninching loyalty. and Miss MaSlll
tells her story with the touching elo-
quence that only experience In time
OF bitter suffering could have lent her.
To all Virginians the book has an I'M
common interest. for the names OF many
Of the actors in the story are those Of our
household gods.
THE HOLCOMBES; A STORY OF VIR-
GINA HOME LIFE. BY Mary Tucker
Magill, Philadelphia. ]. r. Lippincott
& Co. For sale by all newsdealers
ITO Virginia. my native State. this
first effort OF my pen Is respectfully dedi-
Gated. If 1t should prove successful in
rescuing from the grave of oblivion the
memory of her time -honored institutions
as they existed in the palmiest days Of
her prosperity, before she was SCARED
and scanned by the touch OF misfortune,
the laboIer will have received her hire.
THE AUTHOR.
This book, also from the pen of Miss
Magill. tells in the form of a diary a
charming story of Virginia life In the
space allotted for a book notice It is i'm
possible to give any adequate review or
criticism but suffice it TO say that It has
all the attractiveness due TO a graphic
and true description of home life in the
Old Dominion in ante-bellum days. 1t
IS clear refutation of the gross libels
contained in a work to whose publication
was due very largely the circulation OF
false accounts and pictures OF life in our
fair South. "Uncle Toms Cabin by
Harriet Beecher Stowe, and is notable
for the easy simplicity that marks Miss
Magills Chronicles Of The Wat"
THE FRENCH WAR AND THE REVO-
LUTON. BY William NJ. Sloane. Phi.
d. Charles Scribners Sons. New York.
For sale by J. W. Randolph & Co,
Richmond Va.
This is the second OF the American
History series, which will consist of four
books The volume is complete in itself.
like the preceding one on 1.-The Colonial
Era" II covers the periods of 1906 and
1888. embracing a concise history OF the
French and Indian wars and the Revolu-
ton. The author has handled the whole
subject in a very mastery manner. The
work when finished promises to be the
most unique and condensed history or
this country published
THE DUCHESS OF BERRY AND THE
REVOLUTION OF 1890. BY Imbert DE
Saint-Amand. Translated by Elizabeth
Gilbert Martin. Charles Scribner's sons,
New York. For sale by ]. w. RAN
dolph & Co., Richmond. Va.
The third volume Of the Duchess OF
Berry. forming one of the Famous women
OF the French Court series. This volume
describes the dramatic revolution when
brought about the July monarchy OF
Louis Philippe in most vivid way.
PRISONERS AND PAUPERS. BY Hen
nv NJ. Boies. Nj. A. G. p. Putnams
Sons. New York. For sale by all news
dealers.
A study OF the abnormal increase OF
criminals and the public burden or pau
perism In the United States. The author
endeavors I'm this work TO point out the
various causes for crime and pauperlsm'
He also proposes what he claims VIII oe
a positive remedy. In his chapter on
.s'rhe Negro Element of Increase ne
makes some statements particularly
those referring to the South, which READ
biased. IL seems a question whether TINS
work will favorabiy impress LIBERAL