The National tribune., 1895-04-25
RECENT LITERATURE.

CAPT. CLOSE AND sERGT CRoEsUs. By
Charles King. U. 8. A. Published by Lippincott,
Philadelphia. Price so cents.
Two more stories by Capt. King, whose ro-
mances of army life are so popular.
GIRLS LIFE IN VIRGINIA BEFORE THE
WAR. BY Letitia M. Burwell. Published by
Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York City. For
sale by Brentano Washington. ID. G. Price ST.
An interesting book, well bound and most
prettily illustrated.
DAUGHTER OF MARYLAND BY G. Waldo
Browne. Published by the Novelist Publishing
Co., 81 Beekman street, New York. Price 25 cts.
A romantic story founded on Pickett's charge
at Gettysburg.
BLUE BOOK. By Tiffany & Co., Union Square.
New York.
This is an excellent descriptive catalog and
price list of what Mrs. Darlington calls "arti-
cles of bigotry and virtue" Tiffany & Co. are
the leading dealers in this line in the United
States and this little book will be of greatest
assistance to all who contempla making we'd
ding or other presents.
COUNTRY SWEETHEART. BY Dora Russell.
Published by Rand, McNaIly Co., New York.
Price IS cents.
Dora Russel's love stories are always inter-
esting.
ON THE CHAFING-DIsH. By Harriet NJ. Bailey.
Published by Dillingham;, New York. Price so
cents.
Now that the chatting dish has become go
popular, recipes for its use are in great demand,
and Sunday evening suppers have greatly
profited by the new interest.
MARTIN HEWITT. INVESTIGATOR. BY Ar
thur Morrison. Published by Rand, Mentally q
Co., New York. Price so cents.
A collection Of clever detective stories.
ALIsoN's ADVENTURES. BY Lucy c. Lille.
Published by Porter & Coates. Philadelphia.
very good story, with a most womanly
heroine. who gees right into the life OF fac
tory town, and tries to make it better. She
enters the glove factory as hand" and finds
her way into the sympathies of the people;
but in the end it is discovered that she is
really great heiress and owner of the factory
itself Throughout, the story is interesting,
sweet, and wholesome; and it is with pleasure
that one reads it through.
IN THE SADDLE; THE BLUE AND THE
GRAY ON LAND. By Oliver Optic. Published
by Lee Shepard. Boston. Price $780,
It is one of series Of The Blue and the
Gray books for boys, and, like all of Oliver
Optics stories, 1t is well told. AS the title
would indicate, it is story of the war. The
historical facts given are accurate, and clothed
in the story of adventure they arouse in the
average boy an interest In our history that is
very desirable
A FORGOTTEN DEBT. BY Leon de Tinseau.
Translated by Florence Belknap Gilraour. Pub
lIshed by j. b. Lippncott Co., Philadelphia. For
sale by Brentano. Washington, ID. q. Price VI.
very good romance with a quaintBess of
speech in the telling that the translator has not
spoiled. All Of the characters are interesting,
and one Ia loath to leave them at the last
chapter
Magazines and Notes.
The April number OF The Bookman, literary
Journal. is filed with news of interest to book
lovers. There are book notes and reviews, new
poems, an article on the artist of the Yellow
Book, Aubrey Beardsley, and one an Max ST.
mon Nordau, whose new book is exciting so
much discussion. Published by Dodd, Mead &
Co., New York. Price Is cents.
Mrs. Humphrey Ward begins the only serial
that she has ever contributed to a magazine in
Scribner's for May. 1t is entitled The Story of
Bessie Costrell, and will run through the May,
June and July issues. 1t depicts life among
the poor English farm laborers in an inland
County.
Germania is the name of an excellent month
ly devoted to aiding all who are studying or
reading German. 1t has much in it of interest
and assistance to every student of the Ian
guage Published at 234 Congress street. Bos-
ton. Price 20 cents, or 81 a year.