The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-04-17
NEW BOOKS.

Through Colonial Doorways," by
Annie Hollingsworth Wharton, is q
perfect gem in the field it seeks to
shine. To many readers OF tho present
day the stories written OF colonial Gus
toms and manners read moro like ira
ditions; the stiff and formal style al
most removes tho characters treated
from the ordinary walks Of life and in
vests them with sort Of NEUROLOGICAL
existence. Miss Wharton deals with
the men and women OF those days and
the domestic and social life OF those
tlmeswith delightful familiarity. When
We are taken by her to visit an old
colonial mansion and rap for admission,
VIC can see the heavy brass knocker and
hear its echo in the halls. She brings
everything down to present human in
terest while describing the quaintness
OF the society OF that period; OF how
our ancestors lived and loved and died.
Tho letters the author draws upon are
touched with the familiar light OF
everyday intercourse. What Is more
like the girl OF to-day than tho request
OF Miss Eliza Southgate, belle OF the
period, who begged her mother for five
dollars with which to purchase wig
for the next Assembly, because Eleanor
Coffin had one, and it was quite impos-
sible ITO dress her hair stylish without
it." Same vanities and rivalries Us OBJ
tain to-day.
There are homely touches OF nature
in the accounts OF the inauguration of
tho first President OF the Republic
when We read that Mrs. Washington
and Mrs Adams were detained at home,
in April and May, 1850, by domestic
duties, and so missed all the joyful dem
onstrations along the route, as well US
the brave welcome accorded their dis
tinguished husbands in the city OF New
York" Such absence in these days
would occasion lively comment.
There were romantic sweethearts and
lovers in those DAYS, and the extracts
from love.lctters afford not the least en-
ioyable entertainment to be found in
the pages of this really charming work.
u B. LippincoN, Philadelphia, Pa;
Frank Stanton, Wheeling, w Va.
cater Many Days" is IN American
novel, written in collaboration by two
Americans, Theodore B. Wilson and
James Clarence Harvey. There is
nothing distinctly American in 1t, ex-
Cept that the scenes OF action arc laid
in this country; tho names OF the char
acters and places could be changed to
fit almost any locality on tho globe. 1t
Is tho sCmo old story 80 often told,
lever old, yet ever new"--love, jealousy,
misunderstanding, heartaches aud tho
final sweet reconciliation.-LOUeli, Corn.
ell e Co., NcW York. Frank Stanton,
Wheeling
"Tho Romance OF a French Parson.
age" by NJ. Betham. Edwards, is the
story Of the pronunciation OF the Catho.
lie faith by two priests. Ono immedi-
atoly narres and engages in secular
pursuits, while the other connects him
self with tho Lutheran church, and fl.
nally enters tho ministry OF that do.
nomination. Tho minister violated
the VOWS Of celibacy while he was
priest, and, OF course, tho woman no
wrongod figures throughout tho pages
Of the book from introduction to
close. ElO finally rights tho wrong, al
though at ono timo ho was on the verge
OF marrying another woman. The
scenes are laid in Paris al tho present
time, aud tho purpose Of the novel Is to
dcfend tho action Of the two priests and
incidentally attack the priesthood OF
tho Roman Catholic Church. For
French novel II IL singularly FREQ from
bald language and Objectionable phrase.
--LOpcR Ge3Cfyd &NLo., New York;
Frank Stanton, Wheeling, W. Va.