The herald., 1893-12-03

voupger people, always thoughtful OF
their fishes in the booA world and plac-
ing tctote them nothing bpt good,
moral, ntere- ing books from the best
authors known and admired by the
inveniIs world Especially are they
thoughtful in regcrd 70 the young lndieB.
One OF thair latest books is By tho well
known writer. Suean Coolidge. entitled,
The Burberry Bush aud Other Stories
nbont Girls Tor Girls All the young
people certainly remember What Katy
Did and Clover and many other books
bv tbis pleasant author. Tho title story.
The Bsrherry Bush, is All interesting
story OF youug lady struggling against
navertv. whose only relatives are
sralmother snd grandfather living
~ no in Massachusetts, who kept
50 lodging house known as the
+" and on its meager incolne man.
TO support BarpeEry Allen, the
Yoins, at a boaning school. The
Grandfather dying, she Wac forced to
leave school and come home and
tyv to make living for herself
and grandma. Then follows the
story of Barbs rry's resolve to put the
old linn" in shape and endeayor to
make the old place so pleasant that she
would win back the old customers that
had drifted away and make the "inn"
earn a living for herself and gran dina.
Her mary struggles and firm resolve,
her pluck and energy, bright smile and
winning ways, her cheerful disposition
and strsigk&forwsrdness are all told In
such pleasant way by the anthor that
the readers will at once fall IN love
with the little heroine.
After many trials and few successes
q neighborng hotel burns down at the
crossroads and the linn rechriHtened
the "Barberry Bush" secures most of
it's customers, the patronage of the
stage which passes each day, and the
new '.inn" enjoyed long reign OF pros
perity such as its former proprietor had
never known. Finally her grandma
died, and 'Barberry" concluded to sell
the s'inn," and, a desirable offer being
made. the sale was closed, and with the
money obtained "Barberry" went to
Paris to study French and qualify her
self for her future work IN life. There |
is a delightful love story running
throughout the latter half of this
charming story, in which we are told |
that q son OF wealthy lady, who is
stopping at the ''inn," seeing tbs per-
iections of this energetic young hero
inc, falls deeply in love, and.
although true love in tnis story,
AZ we'll as In many others, does
not run smoothly; still in the end the /
young people are happy. The manner
in which it is brought about is very |
cleverly told in the closing chapters. 1t /
is a delight story. told in a bright, |
pleasing manner by a capital story teller. |
The other stories, which are all good.
include Angels Unawares, story of /
millionaires and nice young lady and |
her brother who entertained the mil |
lionaire "angeie unawares" in small
village out from New York, and thus
were given chance for en- ployment and
advancement, and eventually & good
home and prosperity. In the Cathedral
ia a story of Gloucester, England; A
Quiet Girl, story of the steamship
Calabra; WHAT the Pudding Brought,
A Chance Word, and Nika- All readers
will enjoy thoroughly these sympathetic
stories.
One OF the best holiday books of the
eeaeon is from the Lee d Shepherd
company OF Boston. 1t is entitled Peri
winkle, by Julia G. r. Dorr, illustrated
from drawings in charcoal Sy Hulma De
} acey Steele. This book contains 6 ee
rice OF SO pictures and vignetEes which
were drawn in charcoal and then repro
duced in half tones. They are charming
landscapes, such ar are seen i'll the pic
turesque regions of old New England,
aud succeed each other wirh varied
groupinge and special details, yet with
familiar resem blance. The drawings
are free and bold, giving the effect of a
ekillful artists original aketches, while
at the same time the halt tone process
lends silvery softness to the work.
The vignettes facing the drawings are
formed OF graceful sprays OF perlwlnkle.
In each scene there are cantle grazing or
Yeating and one OF them continually
reappears. And then the title comes
to mind and the question arises, "Who
or what is Perlwinkle ?" Turning
to the poem, the reader finds charm
ing little melody which gives ideal sug-
gestions of form, color, and motion.
The poet and artist follow the tinkle,
tinkle OF Periwinkle through meadows
and pastures. along willoW-fringed
streams, and among the rocks on the
hillside and picture the beauties OF the
summer landscape. as We pass along
the graasy path the tinkle of the bell is
a bright accent among the drowsy sounds
ui field and farm. In this way the illus-
tratione take US into the heart of the
poem and we find that Periwinkie is a
cow, whose meanderings are thus pleas
ipgly described by the poet, the various
scene OF her days rsmblinGs being re-
produced in these drawings. There is
Inconsistencies III store Tor any wandering
New Englander who chances to see this
book, especially ii he has ever made
going for the COW" the excuse for
long tramp on his own account. The
book is an oblong quarto handsomely
bound in cloth and gilt, selling for the
modest price OF So.
a~#
One OF Charles Scribner's Sons new
hooks il The White Conquerors,a tale OF
Toltec and Aztec, by Kirk Monroe, il
lustreted by ". S. Stacey. This ID q
story Of historic Mexican feuds, at the
timo of the Spanish invasion. The
author accepts the Older historic and
romantic beliefl as TO the measure OF
civilization and refinement Of Mexico in
the days of Coftez, and writes accord
ipgly; but his story is most OF the time
ipieraudent of thia H. ie realistic QY-