The Portland daily press., 1896-11-17

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| Practical and Comprehensive Treatise
on the Art of Painting China and Glass
with mineral colors. BY Mrs. N. Di
Monachesi. With oolored plates showing
ltS mineral colors. This is the most
thorough and complete manual for china
painters ever prepared, containing prao-
tlcal directions for every step; and offer
ing such instruction and suggestions in
the use of mineral oolors rs will enable
amateurs to pursue this beautiful art by
themselves. Abundant information Is
include oolors, brushes, mediums, etc.,
and how to use them. Mrs. Monaohesi
has had large experience in practically
| and theoretically demonstrating her
familiarity with this art, both with her
brush and peD,-having already acquired
a reputation from her contributions to
various art journals, -and is considered
an authority on Keramios. The color
plates showing the exact Lacroix colors
make most valua BILE addition to the
Manual. Their correctness Is assured
by the fact that they were made in Paris
by Lacroix himself especially for this
book. lBoston: Lee & Shepard. Port
land: Loring, Short p HARMONY
A Window in Thrums. By J. NJ.
Rarrsa EnJJv yIIuotrafod Tbio adition
OF Mr. Barrie's masterpiece Is printed
from new plates but is especially distin-
guished by the addition of some seventy
reproductions of photographs taken ex-
pressly for the edition by Mr.. Clifton
johnson whose work with the camera by
method of his own in illustrating the
books Of John Burroughs, and Whites
'Se1borna' has made him pr ointment
among the illustrators of the day. Mr..
johnson was fortunate enough to meet
Mr.. Barrie in Kirriemuir, who expressed
approval of this plan of illustrating his
Window in Thrums." The effort has
been to take the suggestions in the text
and show the region and the people,
their homes outside and inside, their
kinks, their cominRs and goings, as
truthfuIly and Interestingly as possible
The illustrations are admirable in that
they give us actual reproductions of the
scenes and characters in this part of
Scotland as they are today, and as they
must have appeared to Mr.. Barrie in
writing this Immortal book New
York: Dodd, Mead 4 Company.
Kate Carnegie. By Ian Maclaren. This
story which has been running as q serial
IN the Outlook is Ian Maclaren's first
long novel. The scene Is Damrotohy
and some of the characters in Aud Lang
Syne and The Bonnie Briar Bush reap
pear in its pages. Kate Carnegie, and
John Carmichael, the Free Kirk Minis.
ter of Damrotohy are the principal char
aoters. Rabbi Saunderson. tie Free Kirk
minister of Kilboggie, is one of the finest
characters in the book; and the two
chapters which deal more particularly
with him are eloquent with feeling.
The story shows the quaint customs,
the dialect, the superstitions and the
theology of the people and many fine
descriptions are given of the scenery of
that fascinating land. A picture of Mr..
Watson is given as frontispiece. New
York: Dodd, Mead & Company
Lazy Tours in Spain and Elsewhere
By Louis Chandler Moulton. Forty
r,1r r,f s,r%o
devoted to Spain. The second chapter
takes us with the author to Southern
Italy; the third In and about Rome; the
fourth to Florence the Fair; the fifth
Paris and Pictures, the sixth HANDLES
in Switzerland; the seventh treats of
Certain French Cures; the eighth Of
How they Cure themselves in Germany
the ninth at Wiesbaden and after, and
| the tenth OF a English "Cure" and a
| Glimpse of Yorks hire. The author says
that shs travel led in pursuit of pleasure
or of health rather, than of very hard
facts; that she has recorded Impressions
more often than details. Her impress
sions make 877 pages of delightful read
ing. Mrs. Moulton s tour in Spain was
| undertaken In spite of many discourage
ments. She found it exceedingly inter-
esting. as her readers will sec. Several
pages gives a charming description of
Sorrento Days and thirteen pages are
given to the Churches OF the Eternal
City. At Paris Mrs. Moulton spent con-
siderable time with the pict ures of the
impressionist painters, and was guided in
her Investigations by the poet-critic.
Stephane Mallarme. A very interesting
account is given of Mario Bashkirsseff's
pictures as well as of the artist herself.
In the chapters on French and German
water-cures interesting and amusing
descriptions are given of the people.
Everywhere the author shows great in.
terest in the people with whom SIZE came
in contact. A glimpse of Tunbridae
Wells and an excursion into : Yorkshire
makes up the closing chapter of this
very interesting book. (Boston; Rob-
erts Brothers. Portland: LorinR. Short