The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-19

voted to Book Reviews those a'""y ,''hnse
portant ttems In n standard paper, whose
duty and nriv1Iece IL is to be neraiu
etvlp0 no t,nQartaln sound upon All INA.
concerns the nubllc good. ana certaiihS
there Is nothing more deadly In us eHec's
upon the general moral sense lilan ~
slant Indulgence In weak OF thpNaS ~,
AZURE. of which the market is 1ull' IL Is
the newspaner's bounden duty TO brand
the false or foolish wares In unmistaka-
Bile and unequivocal Language, anu - IL
fails in this, 1t does considerably less tnah
It ought.
The women's and children Depart
ments-(more especially the latter -aie
exceedingly attractive and the miscellany
upon religious themes Is strong simple
helpful.
A department IS devoted to news from
abroad. Indeed no issue Of the admirable
peper that we have seen for many weeks
has been SO thoroughly interesting In
each and all Of its departments or 50
calculated to attract the general reader.
An extract from an editorial upon The
first page Is as follows:
1T Is our purpose IN the future largely
to Increase the number OF our subscribers,
enlarging our field OF activity, thereby
rendering It possible to accomplish great
er good to our church and people.
This Increase we hope 10 accomplish on
the merits Of the paper, and 1t viii be our
constant effort and watchword 10 make
It always fully worthy OF the cause wnlch
IT represents and Of those whom we de-
sire TO reach
During the coming year the form Of
the paper WIN be changed 10 more
graceful and convenient size DC pages
cut and bound. its departments added to,
and hew ones instituted. It's columns,
both I'm the family department and Others
will be enriched by some Of the best writ
ers Of our country and we will endeaVor
80 make Sc In every way Atted To be an
organ Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
I'm these United States.
It's influence in the family is distinctly
Christian and healthy, and we hope those
who do feel an interest in the paper VIII
endeavor to have It reach the homes
where & Is not now read.
THE STORY OF WASHINGTON. BY
Elizabeth Eggleston Seelye: Edited.
with an introduction, by Edward Eg-
gleston. d. Appleton & Co., New
York. Cloth, $L75. For sale by West
Johnston & Co.
This beautiful book is the latest Of
the Delights Of History series. Edited
by Edward Eggleston. 1t is a story
with a purpose, and that purpose is TO
introduce the general reader, and es-
pecially the young reader 10 what Is
most delightful and interesting In the
history of its subject"
The STORY" is told with such a simple
directness, shorn Of the glamour which
hero-worshippers are prone TO throw
around the homeliest details In the life
Of the "FatheT of his Country that the
reader is Immediately made TO feel that
he is looking upon the life Of a man, and
not upon the fixed careering Of an eques-
TRAN statue. W1thal a man, who, while
he possessed the characteristics which
made him the leading figure Of his CEN
fury, did not spend his life upon a pedes-
tai. but was orce q boy, with faults and
failings like other boys-a boy much n )re
occupied with out-of-doOr and indoor fun
and fTolic, than IN posing as a model Of
goody-goodishness for children Of future
generations. While the book Is prepared
with a special regard TO youthful readers,
It's store OF quaint and amusing anecdotes
and thrilling incidents lose none Of
their charm for older folk on this
Account. II Is Gar from being childish.
and its author has succeeded in giving a
flavor Of freshness and ViVacity TO what
seemed 20 be a thread-bare subject, that
VIII be delightful 10 readers Of any age.
Though there IS no tedious moralizing
20 mar the STORY" many useful lessons
may be drawn from its pages.
The boys will see how II was a train
ing school OF hardship. priyatiou and diff
culties 10 the overcomer, that fitted The
great general and statesman 10 lead and
govern his people. and the girls will find
some good advice (Which, OF course none
Of them viii taxed I'm his letter on falling
I'm love. written 20 his adopted daughter
and pet. pretty Nelly GUSTS, on her en-
trance into society.
The beautiful aud interesting Nustra-
tons. Of which there are over q hundred,
added to the word pictures with which the
story abounds. viii place before the eyes
Of every reader a vivid panorama not
only OF the life OF Washington, as play
fellow soldier statesman, gentleman and
human being but Of Virginia life during
colonial and revolutionary times.
The drawings begin with a sketch of
the plantation where he spent his boy
hood, and where grew the famous cherry
tree Qf it grew at alb and end with one
Of the vault where his bones lie.
The name Of Edward Eggeston on the
title-page is guarantee OF claim to our
confidence Of the facts related in the
book, and OF its eminent respectabllity as
a literary production,
NJ. NJ p. N.