The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-31
IN THE LITERARY WORLD
WEEKLY CH1 REQ ARDTyG WRIT
Frs and BOOKS.
Colonial Virginia and Worlds Fair Letters
Fairy Tales-The Blind-Pictures
From Greek Life and Story
COLONIAL VIRGINIA AND woRLD's


To the readers Of the Times. four Of
Miss Newton's admirable Worlds Fair
letters are delightfully."- famillar-their mai
vete, clearness. and thoroughness. In the
tasteful booklet Just published have been
! bound, in addition 10 these. the fifth OF
| the Worlds Fair Series. and a paper
upon Colonial Virginia" written by Miss
! Newton, and read before the Historical
! Congress- at it's meeting in Chicago.
/ The great Exposition furnished many a
! mi0erable dabb,ar In literature with a
/ theme upon which 10 herald his lack Of
| sense and his lack of good taste, and the
| newspapers all over the country were
| full Of vacuous, co1f3e and silly descrip-
tiOns of what Vacuous, coarse, and silly
: reporters aiming al sensaticnalism, saw
! there. These dealt usually with the MID
WAY Plaisance. the hirtations OF Ameri-
| can girls with titled Turks. the small
| boys escapades, etc, and a thoughtful
I and intelligent. as well as attractive art-
Gle upon anything regarding the FAR
/ or any OF the wonders OF which It was an
| aggregation was most unusual. MISS New
toms five papers possess precisely those
qualities which were usually missing In
descriptions Of the White City-A peryac-
irg delicacy, power Of succinct end SIM
ple narration, thoughtfulness. and just SUI
HGlNnt
eauaily free from dullness and hippancy
il is exceedingly exceptional for matter
originally prepared for the columns Of
daily TO be so well worthy Of reproduction
I'm book form.
"What Has Been Brought Home from
the Fair" IS the subject Of Paper No. ".
which Is devoted 20 reflections upon the
mental and moral profit resulting 10
thoughtful visitors. Placing in the Gaze
CORY with Goldsmith's Moses Who Went
TO the Fair and exchanged the famly nag
for q gross Of green goggles all the tray-
ellers who brought home with them only
tangible mementos Of the city's wonders
Miss Newton passes brightly and piquanuy
IN 10 a resume Of the educating Influences
and results OF the Fair.
The five papers constitute an admirable
eccount Of the Exposition from the
standpoint Of a cultivated thoughttul ana
practicai woman. and are unspoit by any
attempt 20 write down 10 the orthougS
daily newspaper standard. Ihey "ouiu a.
attractfveuess to the pages OF hlsh-
class magazine. -, ,.,--.,.t.,, ,,,os
r,ritten 60 the modest little Apology
ON the F(v Leaf states, "by INVITATION
,nd n verbatim quotation or tHe
"ApoIogv" will best explain why IL WaS
pfven n place I'm the book containing inc
worlds Fair Letters.
"To such" says the writer as may
deem the Worlds Fair and Colonial VII
eja not sufficiently corgenial supJeC1e
TO be confined between the covers OF tie
same volume, this word or apology
,@rbo first paper vas written, by invita-
ton for the Historical Congress OF the
TSsir and thus had the honor of becoming
as modest and insignificant part OF the
great Exposition as the tiny point re-
Elected from the point OF my lady s needle
cor claim 10 be of yOnder sun I'm the blie
heavens. It seeks but 20 present the
SLIGHTEST outline Of the first colony hauu
I'm laying the corner stone Of New Norlu
civilization; while the Worlds Far
"reminiscences touch as briefly aud made
quateIy upon the polished cap-s'ohe 'eiee'-
ed at Chicego I'm 1893.
at is ca. Gestly hoped that In thus COM
Inning a note from the past with a note
from the Present. none of the laws OF
harmony have been transgressed.
MISS Newton's apology is entirely IN
needed, for a perusal Of Colonial VIZ
efuia" quickly shows the reader that us
Introduction into the book containing the
Worlds Fair Letters is thoroughly logl-
cal.
The style which marks 10 Is that fresh,
attractive and simple one which is essen
TALLY Miss NeWtOn's, and which char
acterizes her letters.
From start 10 finish. the contents OF the
little blue book are well worth the read
ing of intelligent people, and there Is no
doubt that i'm spite Of its very modest
pretensions. it will speedily find place
i'm the possession of all who are familiar
with the four very charming Worlds Fair
Letters which first appeared In the COL
umns Of the Sunday Times.
MORE ENGLISH FAIRY TALES: coli
LECTED AND EDITED. BY Joseph
Jacobs New York. G. p. Putnams Sons.
London. y. Mutt For sale by West
Johnston 81 Co.,
The fairy tale has a charm for the
children which never fails, but the
fairy tale which contains nothing Of
what Phillips Brooks has styled "the
essential essence Of all truth deserves
no place I'm the library Of rhe nursery.
Such are not those which Mr.. Jacobs, in
this last volume from MessTs. Putnam,
has eiYen MS. They are fully up 20 the
standard or his former volumes or fairy
tales which have been the recipients OF
so much praise and which have in them
a quality much stronger and better than
the average publications OF a similar
character.
tales together. he has acted on the
same principles as in the preceding
volume English Fairy Tales /. G.. he
has taken English tales wherever he
could find them. one from the United
States. some from the Lowland Scotch, |
and a few have been adapted from
ballads. while a couple have been left
I'm their original metrical form. lie has
rewritten most Of them, and In doing
so has the adopted traditional English
style of folk-telling. with its wells and !
"Lawkamcrcy" end archoic touches.
In this last book ne has given the |
public a series Of fairy tales which, |
together with those preceding are des- |
tined to hold as large place in the popu- |
lar favor as these Of Grimm" which /
have been the delight Of the children |
far so long.
THE BLIND AS SEEN THROUGH |
BLIND EYES: BY Maurice de la |
Szcranne Translated by f. Parker |
Lewis. NJ. D. member Of the Board |
of Trustees ST the New York In
stitution for the blind. G.. =. Put
MANS Sons New York. London. For |
sale by West, Johnston q Co.
The original of this admirable transala-
lien is the work OF Frenchman, who,
becoming blind at the age Of nine, has
devoted the portion CT his life succeeding
ais graduation from THE Natioral In |
sttution for Youthful Blind" in Paris,
20 the amelioration Of the condition Of
nose who share in his misfortune.
Consequently the books which he has
written in regard to his work are marked
" intense earnestness ard an evident
leon ovrunafliv for those among whom ne [