Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-10-10
REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS.

bis tendency toward the gnOd, the Ilgnl
"a ,be true. RECEIVERS from wound or e
fatai. The woman VINO prov
evil dies of incurable disorders OF the
mind, producing nervous insomnAs &
1t is distinctly Italian, with all the licn
of a romantic past and the
sott lilluslons Of a fiowery realism exist
ing in Italy Of the present. He create
an atmosphere of freshness and puIi.S
above the English herOine that Is ele'
rating and tonic in Iis effect. Altogeth-
ar the work is hopeful and heipini soo
hence uplifting. There is nae dlssec
tIon of motives in all the cnSrac'eis'
The writing has all even literary nnlsn'
With oeeasisnaI fi ,sbes Of wit, as when
Lent in Rome is described as "perloo
Of modification and fasting during
which society uses its legs less anu 1T
tougties more" Macmillan & Co., l'-
Fourth ave, New York, are the Amer
lean publishers of all his works, aud II
every respect this series, Macmillan
Dollar Novels are the best Prioteu auu
best bound volumes to be had at the
book stores for the price.
"Old Kaskaskia" Is love story, a.
distincdvely idyllic as Mrs. Burnettf
best novelette,. II possesses the rafe
flavor of an excursion in letters into
region quite undreamed of and forgot
ten. the French territorial days wheb
the Illinois of today was the heart oi
Indiana territory and extended from
the lakes to the unbounded plans
There is no occasion for hackneyed
character, were Mary Hartwell Gather
wood so little the artist as to introduce
one. Angeliaue is dreamy type OF
womanhood with as many suitors as
rose has petals, yet no dewdrop ever
nestled on the bosom of rose more
pure aud refreshing than her presence
is felt through these pages. Houghton'
Miffiln d Co, Boston.
"DonaId Marcy" by Elisabeth Stuart
PHELPS is q good story of college life FOL
voung peOple-Mrs. Wards 23d volume
beginning with Coates Aiar," which
has reached its nth thousand. BE
yond an ideal New England college
girl. some we'll done studies of Ameri
can university life, the book must res
upon the authors reputation for IL
sale. Houghton, Mifiiin * Co., Boston
F. Tennyson Nicely, publisher, Chiea
90. has presented in an attractive Yolum
Col Richard Henry Savage's 9Th
Passing Show" The sketches ar
graphic novelties from many strang
lands, and reveals the graceful stor
teller. The library form preserve
many a meritorious piece OF llterar
work that could never possibly get INT
print ia the old expensive book form.
BOOKS OF CHILDLIFE.
Besides being a readable now
"sweetheart Gwen" is an origins
study IN the literature of child life. \
happier panorama of Welch countr
life could pass before the eyes than thu
unfolded in this life on the farm in q
Vale of Clwyd, North Wales. The II
here depicted will linger long In an
soul capable Of feeling and the autho
William Tirebnck will be much 10 d
mand for having done this wor
L.ongmaDs, Green 4 CO., New for
"The child.soul is born 10 live
every man, These are the words
which Margaret sydney OF Little Pc
persn fame begins her tribute of 10
entitled "whittier With the Children
published on plate paper in handsome
engraved octave by the ID. Lathrop q
Boston. The chapters present
agreeable realism the sweetest incider
of the good gray Quaker poets life
his ehild.llfe aud his associations wi
children.
"Au Adventure In Photography
Octave Thanet, illustrated by phol
graphs by the adventures, deserves
oe studied by all would'be artists wi
the camera rather than reviewed ia
newspaper. However, II We attr'
the attention OF several hundred an
tenrs TO the record Of valuable expe
onCcn ncEc QctuiiCu ~ 'N'"NN -
and trained brain We shall save 81
persons making thousands OF erro
that may cost them much IN time q
lars, Irritation, humiliation, and ve'
ton Of spirit. We gather from
writer's experiences that there Is We
dsrful world Of perversity In the wa
that are dark about photography a
this Is all told in bright, witty q
common sense English. Charles Ser
ner's sons, New York.
MOTHS.
Oar Dumb Animals for sepIem'
shows 10 bright poems, pretty p'e'u
and wlde-awake sketches tue g'a
work which Geo. +. Angel Is ao'
for prevention Of cruelty 10 animals, % ).
students Of art and literature "