The herald., 1894-01-07
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by that well-known writer, Mrs. r. ID.
E. N. Soathworth. author of The Hid
r den Hand, Unknown, etc.
This is most delightful story, one
of Mrs. Southworth's best, containing
charming pictures of society in the
south and womsnly characters of great
beauty. There is a charm about all of
Mrs. Southworth's novels, quiet and un-
pretentious, and long-drawn out, as
many OF them are, which holds the
readers attention and makes life holi-
day. Thev are pleasant books for an
a idle day at home or q travellers holiday
abroad. The illustrations, bv H. M.
Eaton, are excellent, and add to the
beauty and interest OF the book.
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? Another very popular and interesting
novel juet issued in the choice series of
the Bonners' press is an American So
1 ciety novel entitled Girls of Feather,
by Mrs. Amelia E. Barr, author of The
Mate of the Easter Bell, A Sister to
: Esau and Friend Olivia. A society
novel by Mrs. Barr win excite wide
spread interest and curiosity, and moth
ing could be more timely, nothing could
be more charming than this exquisite
book. Girls of Feather has the fresh-
ness of May morning in it's atmos-
phere and the form and color OF June
in its beautiful pictures OF womanhood.
u 1t is delightful successor to The Bow
! OF Orange Ribbon, and readers will find
in it lightness of touch and maturity
of power which show the progress made
by the author in the highest ualities OF
literary form. Her new work is dis
tinctly an advance upon anything
which she as ever done before, and
will rank with the best literature OF the
period. Large, new type is used, the
1 illustrations are by ]. o. Nugent, and
the appearance of the book is very at
tractive.
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Tho January Art Amateur is an eepe-
cislly good number; the frontispiece,
Sappho, engraved from the painting by
Jules Lefebvre, is very striking.
4 The design, A Branch of Oranges, can
= be executed in either oil color, water
color, or in pastel; q full description is
4 given for the treatment OF this design.
A very attractive etudy is Panses, by
Patty Thum. 1t is intended for q study
in oil colors, as the original work was
n carried out in that medium, and the
technique can be therefore closely fol-
lowed. The subject, however, may be
rendered equally available for water
color or pastel by making the necessary
I changes in treatment, full suggestions
Z being given for such changes.
The third paper on German Painting
" at the Worlds Fair concludes the inter
esting article in this number.
q Under the heading of Landscape
Painting in Water Colors are discussed
moonlight effects and trees, in a well
Il written article.
y lesson is given on Painting Snow
and one on the Painting OF Children.
Under Glass Painting and Staining are
several hints for the decoration of trans-
parencies for home decoration by anna
teurs.
Ida NJ. Tarbell writes descriptive
article on China Painting concerning
Theodore Deck of Paris, his museum and
his work.
There are also articles on Figure
Painting on China, Bent Iron Work
Designing After Nature, Some Artistic
Interiors, etc. Altogether it is a very
interesting and valuable number of this
well-known artistic journal.
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From the D. Lothrop company comes
a new book by Mrs. G. r. Alden, the
we'll known Pansy, who has so often de.
lighted the children with her kind
words in her many stories written for
the young people she loves 30 we'll tc
n please.
u This new book is entitled Stephen
III Mitchell's Journey. 1t ia a book for
boys, and though not in the least excit-
VI ing, it is just such book as is needed
t by full million of American youths
III perhaps several times as many. Steve,
N the central figure, is the only son of one
cf the many unsuccessful American
N farmers-a man who, although industri-
II Qua, honest and frugal, finds himself
III always under the harrow. His horses
\ are old, but he cannot replace them; his
X implements are dropping to pieces; tho
N mortgage on the farm is slowly eating
NJ away his soul as we'll as his earnings so
IA his children wear clothes that are old
and patched; they are ashamed to asso-
Z, ciate with those who, although not their
I <betters, are less unfortunate, and Steve
finds himself sulky, discontented chap
at home and everywhere else. He 10
# sent with a load of farm produce to a
summer camp OF the Chautauqua asso-
al ciation-an association which is doing
as much for American intelligence and
NJ aspiration as any university in the land
W and he falls under encouraging influ-
ences, which increase until he becomes
q very fine fellow and does great. though
not improbable, things for his family.
Some young readers, those who read
only for the plot of story, may declare
this book trif1e 'preachy," but there
is larger class that does not object to
4 preaching that has plenty OF heart be-
hind it. This book deserves a place in
all libraries of day schools and Sunday
schools.
II One of the new books from the Arena
Publishing company of Boston is the
Congress OF Religions, with an introduce
tion by Rev. M. j. Savage. Probably
the most important book published dur
ing the closing months of 1893 was this
new work. The gathering known as the
worlds parliament or congress OF re-
ligions, held in Chicago during the
worlds fair, was in many respects the
most remarkable gathering ever assem-
blsd Binoe man first fronted the sky with
question in his mind and a hope bud
ding in his sonl. 1t was the first ecu
menical council the world had ever seen
the first time when, from east and west,
from north and south, there assembled
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