Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14

within the reach Of everyone who cares 10
test II. AS specimen of the bookmaker's
skill the volume is unexceptionable. About
eighty half-tone Illustrations from photo
, graphs and twice as many marginal
sketches by Casarin give to the text ali the
artistic accompaniment it needs.
THE E JEWISH QUESTION AND THE MISSION OF
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
This. claim the publishers, is a book de-
serving wide notice for its entirely original
treatment Of a subject constantly before
u.s. The author contends that, after all.
there is no Jewish question in the sense
In which we speak of a labor question. or
the eastern question, or the home rule oues-
ton, and he then proceeds to show what
the Jewish question really is dwelling mar
ticularly upon THE Mission of the Jews %
and also considering THE Social Position
of the Jews in the Middle Ages and Modey-1
Times" Hebrew Societies. Money and
the Jews" and other interesting phases Of
the history, the influence and the present
dlfnculues OF the most ancient of cultured
people. In the closing chapter Considerable
space is devoted to the views EXPRESSED hN,
NJ. Leroy Beaulieu in his new book, Israel
Chez les Nations"
OUR ENGLISH COUSINS. By Richard Esra,nc
Davis. author Of The West From a Car
M Ml5dow, Ganegher" The Rulers of the
&c Illustrated: New York: Harper Brothers.
Washington: Woodward 4 Lothrop,
Mr.. Davis always writes well and espe-
cially when he is descriptive. His mental
camera has caught many attractive feat
ures of English life and the focussine.
where so many fail-was skillful Five subj
jects are specifically treated: Three En-
glish Race Meetings" "A General EIec,,o,
in England. Undergraduate Life at OK
ford, London in the Season." and The
West and East Ends of London"
LUCIA LASCAR. Romance OF Passion n,
Lurnsn Allen. Chicago: Donohue Henneberry.
Mr. Allen inclines to the historical in his
novels, and although this feature is not so
conspicuous in Lucia" as in some of his
other works, the book is none the less in
teresting. Abounding In incident. the story
is strong one, despite occasional evidence
or literary crudeness. A ready pen has
preserved for the reader scenes of thr4llInC
interest; more than three hundred PAGES
or love and hatred, plot and counternlot
assassination, insanity, war marriage ana
subsequent happiness.
CHLDs HISTORY OF SPAIN pv ,oAr H..
ner, author OF "A Childs History of Rome 8
"A Child's History Of France" ILLUSTRATED
Woodward & Lothrop. WI"
Written for children and made doublv at
tractive by liberal illustration. Mr. Rom
ner's history is one over which full-erown
men and women could spend several profit
able hours. The Spain OF Moorish DAVIS
the land of romance, and Spain since the
cross elected the crescent-two entirely dif-
ferent countries-are depicted With admir-
able ndelity and in the most readable style
GOOD STYLE SMALL EXPENSE: or. Wen
Never Go There Any More By Ben Hol, New
YORK: The Baker Taylor Co.
The latest addition to the great library
produced by those who did the xvo,la,. 60,
and who were. in turn, done. A duh SUBJ
ject, minor happening, even the failure
of anything to happen, afford Ben Holt on
portunities for clever persifiage
LOOKING FOR THE KING. Sunday School
Brooklyn: w. c. Bryant Co
Eminently suitable for presentation by
one of those organizations of young people
SO common in connection with the religious
societies of today. The authors object is
praiseworthy and her effort cannot hut be
appreciated by those who are intent ON
teaching Biblical history
SOMETHING ABOUT RAILROADS. BY Josepb
Irving Henderson. Washington Robert BeaII
Mr.. Henderson believes that the railroads
of the United States have suffered unjust
ly at the hands of thoughtless Legislators
and in this pamphlet argues to that effect.
THE BEDoUN GIRL BY Mrs S. ]. Higyinson
author OF "A Princess Of Java" Java, the
Pearl of the East" sc. New York: j. Selwin
Sons
most pleasing romance, In which is
displayed desert life in its picturesque re-
ality.
'LIsBETH. BY Leslie Keith, author of The
Chilcotes." In Spite OF Herself" New York !:
Inc i,he, oassei publishing Co. Washington: VIM.