The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-15
Fire Screens. and Easels,
new patterns, from
81 to $3.50 each

ture-and not litter in lighter vein
has been put in the present volume
of little less than 800 pages. It is a
welI-ordered volume, full of personal
anecdote, with many specimens of Mr..
LincolI's handwriting, and while there
is very little that is absolutely new,
the book is entirely worthy of the
theme and deserves an honorable place
in the family library.
y y <
CHILD or TU sCANY. BY Marguerite Bouvet.
A. c. McClurg & Co., Chicago. For sale by
Stoll & Thayer
Here is story as attractive as the
book itself. Where will publishers
stop in the line Of beauty in book
making? The illustrations of this ex-
ceedingly handsome volume are by
MIR. Will Philip Hoor CT, and show
great skill and promise of still finer
weak.
The scene Of this bright and whole
some story is laid in "Florence, the
fairest and most famous of the daugh-
ters of Rome" This is not fairy
tale, but real life-that ia reason
ably real llfe-story, centering about a
little peasant boy whose patience,
good nature and good sense at length
made for him fame and fortune. Not
one OF the many fine stories which
Miss Bouvet has written excels this
one in interest and real merit.
\ 4 =.
THE CUP OF TREMBLING. And Other Stories.
BY Mary Hallech Foote. Houghton, Mil
fin Co.
the opinions of various authors as to
NH Of hot 10 4
best. The author of this volume is
made to say that she has always re-
garded The Chosen Valley her best
story. Most people, however, we fancy,
may not quite agree with her, but
would pronounce in favor of The Led
Horse Claim. At least. this is believed
to be the story that gave its author
more fame than any other, at the time
of its publication as serial.
The present volume is made up of
short stories, which have always shown
the writer at her best-as short stories
tentious and the least ambitious of the
collection is Maverick, name that fits
the hero to perfection, and by all o1ds
not only the most powerful one in the
volume, but one of the most striking
chOOOhCo VI IOuSn WcStcIA llle tuhJ
ever was written. 1t is marvel Of
condensed style and self-contsined
storytelling power Not even Owen
Wister has told better story in his
chosen field. But all are good, in fact,
among the best specimens of this class
of literature, and the volume will be
widely and warmly welcomed.
r Il =
Tn (-tfry NC n Co..
ranged by William l.. Tomlins, and illus
trated by Ella Ricketts,. a. G. McClurg d
Co, Chicago For sale by Stoll d Thayer.
Here are thirty songs, words with
music, such songs as @ fathers or a
mothers voice would love to sing to a
child, each number occupying two
pages of the open book, and framed
with pictured border in colors, in
which children's figures and faces,
birds, flags. flowers and shells, fairies,
cherubs, ships and animals harmonize
beautifully with the gentle spirit of the
songs. This is one of the loveliest and
most worthy of children's books
lovely in thoughts and feelings and
lovely in their expressions; pure, high
toned, uplifting; book for bedtime
memories, when Willie Wrinkle is COM
ing. Kate Greenaway work has never
been better done with a hair pencil