The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-18


"All the year Around is the title of
one OF the pre.sies. small calendars 10 be
found in the stores this Christmas Ii
is printed in colors frora designs Of ].
Pauline Sumter on heavy cardboard, gilt
edges. Hanging By its siIvery chain and
tied with dainty white .iik;;cord and iasssi,
"All the Year Around holds forth .
great enticemens 10 look within and see
the twelve pretty sketches Of the different
months. Ii 10 an exceedingly ornamental.
IS we'll as useful. holiday gift Published
By Lee & Shepard, Boston. 80 cents
Twelve fac similes of water-color paint
ings tied together by dainty satin rib
bon compose ssThe Lucille Calendar"
which Is by far the richest and hand
soonest OF all the holiday caiendara Every
lover Of art is familiar with Thomas Nc
Hvaine's portraits of the familiar charac-
tiers made famous By Owen Meredith The
story Of Lucile's life Is made the story of
the life of year. The subjecs for each
month il the fitting reminder of time and
natures feelings. January brings the hope
fui, thoughtful faces of Lucille and Ma
tilda with pledges for the new year. and
on turning aside the first month the
Cont esse in her beauty stands guard Ger
February, and so the months pass by till
bleak December gazes upon the calm,
sweet face of Sister 6eraphine, looking ont
from beneath the somber cover of the
nuns habit. 1.-THE Lucille Calendar"
would certainly be most acceptable gift
for my lady's boudoir. IL is published by
TIE Frederick A. Stokes Company, of New
York, and for sale By Lowman & Han
ford. Price, $I50
Another calendar. also published by the
Frederick A. Stokes Company, Of New
York, Is quaint and picturesque. 1t is
shaped like handsome silk Chinese Ian
tern suspended by silver chain. The lit
tie Chinese who makes his bow with the
FIRST quarter is cute little fellow in all the
gorgeous habliments of the Flowery King
DOM The next three months are held
aloft by an umbrella sheitering youthful
Celestial from the April showers. Summer
and early autumn, three little Chinese
maids, will fiirt with whoe'er they may,
while three horrid cranes drive the old
year out. For sale by Lowman 4 Hanford.
Price, IS cents.
The very name of Samuel Adams brakes
Christmas book, ''Our Colonial Homes"
takes one back to the days every true
American loves TO hear Of and read about,
therefore this book will be welcomed in
every library as an appropriate holiday
gift. A mere description of houses would
not be wholly impressive on account of the
lack Of the human element. This Mr..
Drake has taken into consideration and
has made his book exceedingly interesting
by connecting each house with the lives
and fortunes of its builder or occupant.
In the Hancock house he tells the story of
that brave signer of the Declaration of
Independence and hints at his relations
with the Quincys, Adamses, Jacksons and
others. Mr.. Drake has made of his story
q delightful history of the homes, lives
and fortunes of the men foremost in the
colonial times. From the press of Lee &
Shepard, Boston. Cloth, full gilt, 81 !;
full leather, gilt edges and title. $3.50.
Handsomely illustrated.
In years passed many romances of lives
more or less famous have been presented
by writer's to the world, but never before
has writer endeavored TO tell of the ro-
nance of q school boy. This is the title
of delightful book for boys by Mary A.
Denison. The story is prettily told of the
experiences of school life, and the many
types of boys to be found in every school
are faithfully depicted The moral is
strong and we'll brought out. From the
press OF Price. Magill Il Co.. ST. Paul. For
sale by Lowman & Hanford.
The twelve pictures of the Lucille card
calendar for 1894, mentioned elsewhere AS
the prettiest of all the new calendars, are
taken from a new edition of Owen Mere
dith's great story. These twelve pictures.
fac-similes of water color paintings by
MrTt ira tat
the text OF this new edition very well IN
deed. but there are. besides, more than 100
vignettes and numerous engrasings,
which, together with the handsomely il
Illustrated cloth binding. make the book a
snowy one. in which the artist has We'd
with the printer Undoubtedly this is the
finest edition of the famous poem ever
published. and the work is so very we'll
done that it will be long before another art
edition is attempted. Owen Meredith's
permanent fame rests upon Lucille" and
nearly every one has read the poem. If it
were not so the publication of a costly edi-
ton would be q risky venture. Those who
have admired the poem as printed in
cheaper form will be most enthusiastic in
praise of the fine pictures and clear print
ing of the volume here commended. The
pages. on heavy paper. Price $3.50. The
Frederick A. Stokes Co.. New York. Sc
attic: The Lowman 4 Hanford Station
cry and Prin tikg Company.
The illiterate man who. after attending
a theatrical rendition of one of Shake
speare's plays. declared that it was full
of old sayings that he had heard years
ago." would be similarly displeased with
Colridge's Rhine OF the Ancient Mariner"
IL he could be induced to read it. Thus
the lines:
Day after day. day after dsy,
We stuck. nor breath nor motion;
As Idle as painted ship
Z pom painted ocean
Water water everywhers,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water. every where,
Nor any drop 10 drink.
are quoted as often as any of Shakespeare's
verses. The closing stanza
He wen, like one that hath been stunned,
And IL OF sense forlorn,
AssfdeF and q wiser man
lie rose the morrow morn.
Is also tolerably familiar. The fame of
Coleridge is based upon 1.-The Ancient
Mariner" which is said TO be the most
imaginative modern ballad in the English
language 1t is also n model of descrip-
ton, the pictures OF horror, Loneliness
and remorss being perfect The high
place of Coieridge's MASTERPIECES in English
literature Is emphasized by the recent pub
lication by Lee & Shepard of a hand
somely illustrated edition of the rhine. :"
Twenty full-page outline drawings by Sir
Nn.l pa.n1 an~rnDanv the text Th@v