The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-01
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Estes & Lauriat excel in standard
sets, choice gift books and children's
stories. Among their juvenile publica-
tions are Mrs. Richards's poetic sketches,
Narcissa and Marie, Capt. January
series, the latter just out. We are our
selves inclined to class these pretty stud
les among the books about young people
whic b their elders chiefly love to read.
The former in green canvas binding
with silver decoration, contains two
stories, Narcissa and In Verona, the
titles both based upon the fact that
the Continent alone does not retain the
names of classic cities and towns, but
that the State of Maine and interior New
Enlgand may have it's Paris and its
Athens, it's Naples and Milan. Mrs.
Richards has the same insight into New
England character which distinguishes
Miss Jewett and Miss wilkins. The
country dialect and quaint humor are
ever fresh and attractive. Poor little
Narcissa! her very ignorance and child
hoods trust, with her fower-like beau
ty, win her a good husband aud trans
plant her to kindlier soil. 1t is really
a brief love story we here deal with and
enjoy. In Verona blossoms in romance
upon farm and over the milking pals.
Some quaint portrait drawing comes
in by the way:
1t was even said that when Mrs. Butte
felt called to die, AS we say in Verona,
she insisted on having her DAUGHTERS
mourning made and tried on in her pres
ence, that she might be sure OF it's being
respectable, and fitting properly. Meth
err one of you has sense to know when
gown wrinkles in the back she said. 4
couldn't lay easy in my grave and you
going round all hitched up between the
shoulders.
Bije ami Betsey and the Baby-a trio
as jolly as they sound--at last brought
amity and reunion to the maiden ladies,
who had been a house divided against
itself.
"A blessing on both housesl Peace
and good will and all loving and tender
Thoughts And may the sun as he rises
over the great hill shoulder, ALWAYS cast
his brightest beams upon the Indiana
road!"
Marie tells of little French girl in
bondage to stolling players, lie Boss and
la Patronne, adoring her violin, her
little madame"-and drawing from it
notes of heavenly sweetness. Freed by
marriage, remuneration only begins with
the putting aside by her husband of her
one delight, her source of music and of
Dreams Bye and bye the little bah,
comes to fill the girlish mother heart,
and by the same token show its father
that his religion when it would con-
denim the music of the violin was not
truly the love of God. Boston: Estes &
Lauriat; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon. Price. so cents ench.
The Boys Revolt. A Story of the
Street Arabs of New York by James Otis
author Of Raising the Pearl, etc. illus
trated by W p. Hooper. Toby Tyler, by
this same author, was great favorite
with young folks, for it is our experience
that the books the boys like their sis
tiers read also. The present story details
n strike in regular form among the boot
blacks of the metropolis-at least an or
ganiZed labor union to keep prices at ten
cents a shine aud drive out of the busi-
ness all Italians. No story of youoo
toughs can be genuine without slang
and smoking, black eyes and fisticufrs
inculcate goodness and manly gentleness.
and to show in what ways Il crowd-out
NAV mean dishonor, swindling and