Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-11
GOSSIP FROM BOOKLAND.

Through the courtesy of the Smith 6 Montgomery Book and Stationery com- pany, the Frederick A. Stokes company. manufacturers and publishers in New York city, where they are the leaders in all that is new, novel and dainty in their line of goods, called the attention of the AGE HERALD to their magnificent line of books, calendars and novelties for the year '95.
 We read that 'sbooks are to be made useful accessories in the discharge of life's duties-amusing companions in hours of rest and recuperation, partners in the failures and triumphs of existence. And accepting this to be true, what pleasure the varied, dainty and splendid line of books to be found this fall will afford each of us, and we may confidently say never before has appeared such wealth and splendid variety of elegant books and bindings for so nominal price.
 No more attractive rememberauces can be found for the holiday season than the beau tifu calendars for '95-and so varied, unique and exquisite that all are sure to be pleased with them; "Directoire Call endar,'' fac-simile of four draw senting four fashionable couples dressed in costumes of the time of the directoire; .sChinese Lantern Calendar,o being bright colored designs of Chinese children: "Kalendar of Beauties, - drawings of so-s ciety life by Maud Humphrey, and even 8 "Mother Goose Calendar to please the little folks.
 Then there are many good books that ap peal to the domestic tastes of the ladies and eventually charm the men, found un- dar tha han gtCooboru aEo .3 hut to be more minute, comprise soups, salads, breakfast dainties, entries, cookery for in- valids, luncneons and handy, dainty little book that instructs in the art of carv- ing. gro carve we'll is to carve econom- ically." Ponder we'll this trite saying and improve in the art.
 In the 'Vignette Series" we find beau-. tiful new edition of poems by James Russell Lowell, with 100 new illustrations in haf-s French style, with wide margins, which; gives quaint charm to the book. The, binding is most dainty in violets and gold ,.
 Other books in this series are 'The. Scarlet Letter." charming edition of' Hawthorne's masterpiece, and illustrated by Frederick 0. Gordon; s'Poems by Long fellow" including tEvangeline, '"rhe. Spanish Siudentp and all the earlier poems of Longfellow; IA Treasury of Favorites Poems, '' sLaila Rookh, and others. e = Let It be Rraven on my tOmD;
 He came and left more smiles behind; 6 One ray he shot athwart the gloom;.
 He helped one letter to unbind. g
 Men think of him and grow more kind.'o h
 ''The Dainty Series'' contains some of the most attractive miniature books.' One especially is "The Day Dreams''- Alfred Tennyson, with numerous original illustrations by w. St. John Harper. It is bound in green, gold aud violets.
 "He gazes on the silent dead:
 sThey DorfShed in their daring deeds. zsf
 This proverb fs shes thro' his head,
 The many fail, the one succeeds. ,"
 Another of these dainty miniature books is IA Child's Dream of @ Star'-Charles Dickens, with beautiful illustrations in half tone by Elizabeth 8. Tucker. This one is exquisitely bound in white cloth, stamped in gold.
 Nor are the little ones forgotten amid all the attractive books seen. One might say truly the children's books are the best. "Little Columbia's Gowns and Pleasures, '' with new pictures and verses, by B. 8. Tucker.
 ..Grandma says that everyone knows
 There's good in even an ill wind that blows.'
 The "Little Sunbeam Series' is particu- larly attractive, each handsomely illus- trated by wood engravings, and the most attractive paper dolls issued in compact shape, with full instructions for cutting and pasting.
 Quite an attractive form of edition is ss1he Black and White Series.'' One con- tains 'Coffee and Rspartee," by John Kendrick Bangs.
 "sGood morningi' said the Idiot cheer fully. as he entered the dining room. To this remark no one but the landlady vouchsafed reply.
 '"I don't think it is, she said shortly. 'It's raining too hard to be a very good morning.
 Another of this series, "Edwin Booth,'' by Lawrence Hutton, with splendid half- tone portrait and autograph signature of the great actor.
 ''The last words of Hamlet, however. the last words which Mr. Booth, as an actor, ever uttered are much more siguifi. cant and much more touching: The rest is silence. ''
 AS dainty as Dresden china is the volume in white, gold and light blue of "Phillips Brooks Year Book" Selections from the writings of the Rt. Rev. Phillips Brooks, D. D.. with a good miniature portrait on the cover, is quite unique feature. There