New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-09
HOLIDAY BOOKS.
ILLUSTRATED TALES FOR BOYS AND
GIRLS.

them in the candidates for examination bu' 10
NAV he aaid that they are. with few exceptions,
excellent In tone and evenly entertainins' anu
that the average Of Illustration Is nish'
In The Beach Patrol CIV. A wide 4" w
Mr. William Drysdale escorts manly Soune
hero through various thrilling episodes OF 'i0
sea. mainly concerned with the Uniteo o'"'
Lfe-Saving Service. Perhaps Tom Is u''ie Wv
high-mnded and otherwise perfect 10 oe q'''e
natural in modern America; but II won "ui
the average boy to be reminded that aigh
standards OF a simple kind are thoroughly pos
sb,e as we'll as extremely desirable THIS -
49,. y, the most attractive OF the books COM
Inning romance with valuable information con-
oorn,ns unfamiliar phases OF life. Mr.. Drys-
aa,es study Of the life-saver's work Is thor
oughly interesting
Mr. Fred A. Ober's Under the Cuban Flag
Este. g. LauraO is an exciting romance OF tre
Cuban instruction. The author frankiy sIo'ihoS
the cause Of the insurgents ana describes
battles and skirmishes with good deal o'
enthusiasm. Adventures among seques'ereu ue
.cendants Of the original inhabitants Of Cuba,
and the finding In a cave OF great soioeh t'e
urc belonging to the last Cacique. diversity the
cory course Of the tale. The sentimental part VI
the book is badly done and the characters arc
besuiled to the last page.
"a Successful Venture CIV. A. Wilde & Coz
a IN itself not unsuccessful. IT Is livery s'orS
az the efforts to maintain themselves OF
GROUP of orphaned young people. In real lie
struseles to keep school and to grow mushrooms
and vioiets for market would prooaoiy DC at
tended by more vicissitudes than marx those
Of the Starr family. and the results might not
he hook faaP
full lessons and holds really clever portrait OF
boy character In young Peter Starr
1.-The King Of the Park Ct. Y. Croweil & Coz
n q conventional story with an Impossible nero
Perhaps the youthful scion OF an ancient
French family would naturally be dreadful
little prig with manners seventy years 100 Ola
for him; but we take leave to doubt the vral-
semblance OF his story. The whole thing Is art-
fcial and forced.
tinge Of artinciality and more than little
sentimentality go near to spoil Barbara Yech-
toms Derrick Oodd. Mead Coz. The young
nsro ,s somewhat too sweet for human natures
daily food. and the lost child business" OF the
story is grievousy hackneyed. Nevertheless
there Is a gentle spirit in the book that makes
Il not unimproving to the young mind Podsnap-
MAN and other Even much Of praise cannot
be given to Queer Janet" Qee Shepard by
Grace lie Baron. 1t is a goody book OF the much
diluted food babes order. and Its literary
.tvle q sadly faulty In cole Mammys Tor
rnent" o. G. Page & Coz Annie Fellows John-
ston has set forth with much piquancy the
quaint individuality Of a little darby. His
naughtiness Is truly funny. and has the atmos-
Is less convincing.
"Rich Enough" Roberts Brothers). by Leigh
Webster, IS an uncommony wholesome, fresh
and animated little story Of young American
life. The family Of selfish and extravagent boys
and girls who suddenly become cor scious that
their demands on their tired and anxious father
are weighing him to the earth and who immed'-
ately proceed 20 reform their ways are winning
in spite Of their thoughtlessness. and all the
good fortune that comes IN the end seems the
eminently proper reward Of their growth in
grace 1t is a simple story. but one that is no
where dull and some Of the characteristic foibles
Of modern American youth are hit of In very
improving fashion
Mr.. silas K. Hockings book TN Spite of
Fate" Frederick warne & Co. is modelled on
the old-fashioned lines Lost children. an unjust
imprisonment. the abduction Of a little heiress
by gypsies the attempted murder Of her res
cuer and the struggles Of an heroic youth
against the evils originating in forlorn and
ignorant childhood are herein welded into tale
which commands the readers interest to the
last sentence. There are a tenderness and q
strength Of honest feeling In the book that make
him forget that its incidents are hackneyed.
The young hero Of Paul Travers's Adven-
lures" OTay & Williars) Is a smart" Ameri-
can boy in his teens, VINO leaves Chicago with
$50 In his pocket and works his way around the
world with much industry. not much suffering
and q great deal Of gallantry and stubborn
courage. Mr.. 8. T. Glover narrates Paul's ad
ventures in a vigorous fashion which possibly
indicates that some Of them are personal expert
encea
Those lucky youngsters who have read that
fascinating book, Jolly Good Times; or. Child
Life on a Farm" will expect to find much
pleasure in Mrs. Smiths new book. The Young
Purttans OF Old Hadley" (Roberts Brothers..
Child nature was much the same In the strait
laced days Of Cotton Mather that it Is at the end
Of the nineteenth century. and boyish naughti-
ness and girlish soft-heartedness against a back
ground Of Puritan hardness and narrowness
provide for plenty Of interesting incidents. No
book by this author be quite without humor
and this Is no exception to the rule
Mr. r. D. Chetwode's tale THE Lord Of Lowe
dale" estes & Lauriat). concerns itself with the
desperate adventures Of young English noble
In the France Of the sixteenth century. Here
be hairbreadth scapes and clash OF arms
spirited rescues. adroit subterfuges and noble
sacrinces-all the paraphernala, in short. Of a
romance Of the time Of the St Bartholomew
OF course the young hero is quite a miracle OF
wisdom and force Of character and carries hi.
part bravey throughout the volume. Mr.
Stanley J. Weyman need not look to his laurels
nevertheless the story Is. an entertaining one
enough.
"sue circuit" Cw. A. Wilde 4 Coy. by Chariot.
NJ Vale. 10 the plain tale Of young girl who hal
literary aspirations. There Is but little incident
nd much nreachinH Of the or