The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-07-16

Chicago. Price 81.
An exceedingly dainty and worthy book
this. 1T contains some of Eugene Fields
prettiest ana test poems and is beautifully
illustrated. 1.-The Dream Ship" has peoples
all about the print. and delicate drawing of
tile dream ship aud its maidens and the starry
night. There is Little Mistress Sans Merci"
''plre Cornish Lullaby" Over the Hills and
Far Away" and that delightful, inimitable
''Jcs' Before hristmas," with pictures of
"BIll." Sweetheart, Be My Sweetheart 4"
has dainty place in the collection aud "a
Little Bit of Woman" 1.-The japanese
Lullaby is printed with the music:
Sleep. i.stle pigeon. and fold your wings
Little Eiue pigeon with velvet eyes
Sieepto. the singing of mother bird swinging
Swinging the nest where her little one lies"
Eugene Field excelled in lullabies. No
dgiTtIUr ones have been written than this
one and 'liock-a-by. Lady" Then there is
anotherof the jolly poems about the boy who
sees Things ut might and several other of
Fielfi's wrl-known verses. Besides the in
-triusic value OF the book. 0ne likes very we'll
this plan for obtaining funds for monument
The subscriber has an unusually fine souvenir,
and the Field Flowers" will he scattered far
and wide, as they should be. Every lover of
his verse should possess copy of this volume.
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