The Portland daily press., 1894-07-18

these silhouettps stand out in strong re-
lief endowed with a good bit of origin
atty and force. They are worth reading
for their suggestiveness, good sense and
keen insight. There will be many points
of difference between author and reader
and just there lies one charm of these
discussions New York: Harper &
Brothers; Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon. Price S1.00)
Mildred's New Daughter, by Martha
Finley, author of The Elsie Books ETC.,
describes the death of both father and
mother, and the SUI bsequent adventures
of four little folk, Ethel, Blanche, Harry
and Nan among people paid to take care
of the little orphans, and later with re-
latives and friends. 1t is by marriage
that Ethel becomes Mildred's daughter.
The Elsie and Mildred stories are i'm
mensely liked. They are distinctly pop
ular stories and sell with the greatest
rapidity. They are of d strong religious
tone and stepped in sentiment, "dears" and
"darlings" at every page. Their author
Ad6 QAuOuUbcQiy CHdubJs CO1Cy nhA
even vivid way of telling about her
people, young and old, who go on from
one generation to another with un-
abated interest on the part of their
public. The present babies must be
at-great-grandchildre by this time.
(New York: Dodd, Mead & Company;
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmon.
Price $1.25.)
A Prodigal in Love. A novel by Emma
Wolf, author of Other Things Being
Equal. San Francisco is the locale of
this story, pleasant variety after New
York and London. The tale itself is
highly emotional, but it's heightened
color is soothed by the tender and really
beautiful characterization of the real
heroine of the story, the elder sister
whose heart and soul are spent upon the
group of sisters left by their dying
mother in her care The mad action of
one seemingly robs this mother-heart OF
it's own destiny in love, and yet one can
but feel, at the close, how much stronger
is the nature of the faithful and patient
soul left her than that of the more brill
liant lover lost to her, though the poor
fellow, had hardly chance to show his
metal ere strange destiny swung him
from his moorings. A ProdigaI in Love
is story of. some excitement, and is GER
tainly we'll told. New York: Harper &
Brothers: Portland: Loring, Short &
Harmon Price 81 251
An Interloper. A novel BY Frances
Mary Peard, author of The Swing of the
Pendulum, Catherine, etc. We confess
to surprise of pleasurable sort at the
thoroughly and artistically French tone
of this story How is it that an English
writer can SO sympathetically portray the
calibre of the old noblesse In France!
AS a romance it is distinguished by a
graceful and really exquisite description
of scenery and old estates and chateaux,
and by the conduct of skillful plot and
the drawing of character worthy the
other good features of the book.
Nathalie is altogether lovable and de-
serves her triumph. We cordially recon-
mend An Interloper to the lovers of a
well balanced and interesting story.
(New York: Harper & Brothers; Port
land: Loring, Short & Harmon. Price
$1.25.)
Mrs. Forester in The Light of Other
| Days layishes no end of scourging upon
| modern writers who advocate the rights
of women. and particularly upon those
| who claim the same standard of morals
| for men and women. One would think
| to read this book that Mrs. Forester was
| in mortal fear or vtx tion lest her own
m UGH loved literary material married
| firtation-were in danger of palling
| upon the taste of the reading public. Her
| story can hardly be called story: it is
| a narration of a marriage for love, which
| is shown in its attraction and sweetness
| in the midst of most confusing middle
of improprieties of speech and language,
so far as all the other people in the book
| are concerned. We can fancy more
efficacious antidotes to Madam Grand's
| talented inconsistencies. (Philadel phia
j. B. Lippincott Company; Portland
Loring. Short & Harmon. Paper SO
cents.)
| Carlotta's Intended and Other Tales,
| by Ruth McEnery Stuart, author of A
Golden Wedding and Other Tales, etc.
| is handsomely bound, but not quite
adequately illustrated, the pictures are
not picturesque enough for the tales.
| The initial story has deal of color and
charm; it's philosophy, if crude in the
| minds of the simple folk who voice it,
| is sound, and the final inscription to
"Patrick Rooney" brings tear to the
| eye. There is tragedy under it's quaint
recital. Miss Cordel1a's parrot figures in
| the second love story with much salts
| faction to himself; and Christmas Geese
Caesar, Aunt depths Dilemma, and
| Dukes Christmas, with three darkey
dialect poems, complete the volume
| New York Harper & Brothers; Port
| land Lorlng, Short & Harmon. Price
$1.50)