Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-16

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
bertin. Translated from the French by Isabel
+. Hapgood. Authorized Edition, with special
preface and additions and introduction by DIR.
Albert Shaw. editor Of the Review OF Reviews.
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.
Baron de Coubertin attracted interna-
donal notice mainly through the success of
his endeavor to re-establish the Olympian
games In Greece. and this volume puts him
before the world as a historian of a high
order of merit. DR.. Shaw, who practically
edits the work for American readers calls
the author the De Toqueville of the pres
ent time.
THOMAS AND MATTHEW ARNOLD; And Their
Fitch. MA. LID. formerly Her Nj Majes'y s
Inspector of Training Colleges. New York:
Charles scribners Sons. Washington: VIM.
BallaLtyre & Sons.
The author notes that in the British AIu-
scum library catalogue there are no less
than eighty-nine entries under the name of
Matthew Arnold and sxty-seven under that
of his father. thus indicating the immense
volume of their writings. These two men
have welded great influence in forming
the opinion Of the country on educational
questions, and the purpose of this book Is
to indicate in a degree the extent of this
force.
A-'-A a sfiiHal Stuui ot farl
and Character. BY Sidney Whitman. FR.G.S..
a asr Of The Realm of the Harsburgs."
Teuton Studies" The Story of AUSTRIA" etc.
Meadville, Pa: Flood & Vincent.
Germany is unQuesticnably one of the
worlds most interesting figures today. and
the German emperor is one of the most
ir terestirg Of individuals. This work, which
IS an American revision of the London
edition. is well worth close study by any
person who feels the force of Germany's
influence on the history of civilization. past
and present.
BY David Starr Jordan. president Of Leland
Stanford. tr. University and Of the California
charge Of fur seal investigation. San Fran
cisco: The Whitaker Ray Co.
Prof. Jordan's Investigations in the Alas
kan seas placed him in possession of many
facts related to the life of the fur seals
that he has woven into this volume, which
is a story of the seals themselves. two of
whom are given Municipalities and utilized
as medium of communicating the routine
of the seal existence.
THE SOCIAL SPIRIT IN AMERICA. By c. r.
Henderson, associate professor on sociology in
Flood & Vincent.
The writer points out that there is devel-
oping in this country a marked tendency
toward recognition Of the social relations
of society, and that the complex civilization
of the day is undergoing a material change
as 1T seeks new foundations and new out
lets for energy. The volume is an interest
ing dissertation upon a theme that is Just
now attracting much attention.
CALAAIUS; A series Of letters written during the
years 1s6s-1ss0 by Walt Whitman to a young
friend Peter Doyle). Edited with an introduc-
ton by Richard Mcurice Buckle Md one of
Wmtuans literary executors. Boston: Lau-
rens Maynard.
One of Walt whitman's most marked
characteristics was his tendency to form
friendships with the common people Peter
Doyle was the recipient of such an affec-
ticn. Whitman's letters to him were fire.
quent and were filled with the strong per-
scnality of the poet.
W LID NEIGHBORS: Outdoor Studies in the United
States. BY Ernest Ingersoll, author Of Friends
Worth KNOWING" etc. New York: The Mac
milan Co.
Mr.. Ingersoll's work in the line of natural
history has been marked with unusual sue
cess and wide approval. In wild Neigh
hors'' he tells the stories of several of the
familiar and some Of the unfamiliar ami
mails and produces most valuable and in
tereStipg volume.
LITERiRY STATESMEN AND OTHERS; ESSAYS
on Men Seen From a Distance. BY Norman
HaISood. Chicago: Herbert S. Stone q Co.
The subjects of these papers are Lord
Rosebery. MIR. John Morley, Mr. Balfour,
Oteuuutl, heIlulee anu James. IN
addition to these character sketches, for
such they really are in a literary sense
there are papers on American art criticism
and American cosnopolitanism.
WELCOME ENGLISHMEN:" or Pilgrims Puri-
tans and Roger Williams INDICATED and His
BY Rev. T. NJ Merriman, MA, author OF
Trail of History, and William, Prince of
fishing Company.
I'M
Molly Elliott seawell. author of The Sprightiy
Romance of Marsae' Children of Destiny"
trated. New York: Charles Scribner's sons
Washington: Brentano's.
AN UNWILLING MAID: Being the History of
Certain Episodes During the American Revolu-
born Wolcott. by Jeanne Gould Lincoln Bos-
ton: Houghton. Miiiin 4 Co. Washington:
VIM. Ballantyne & Sons.
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND ENGLISH
LITERATURE; Lectures delivered in connection
with the sesquicentennial celebration of Prince
ton University. by Edward Dowden; LID.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Washing
tom Brentanos.
yEMB Err 80, 1864; A Monograph. By Jacob
D. Cox late major general. commanding I'D
Scribners SINS Washington: Brentano's.
Claretie. Member of the French Academy.
Translated by Mrs. Carlton a. kingsbury. New
1Gh: H. +. rehno q TO- washington: WOOD
ward & Lothrop.
THE KINGS ASSBGAI: A Matabili Story BY
Bertram Milford. author of The White Shield
1.-The Sign OF the Spider etc. Illustrated.
New York: X. +. Fenno & Co. Washington:
Brentanos.
A NEW BABY WORLD; Stories. Rhymes and Pic i
lures for Little Folks. Compiled from st.
Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge. New York:
The Century Company. Washington: BreI-
tanos.
ROMAN AND MEDIEVAL ART; Revised and En-
larged, with many New Illustrations. By W.
H.. Goodyear, MA. author OF "A History OF
Art" etc. Meadville, Perna: Flood &c Vim /!
cent.
FOR HER LIFE: A Story of st. Petersburg. BY |
Richard Henry Savage. author Of Checked |
Through" Lost Countess Fnlka.' "A Modern |
Corsair," etc. Chicago: Rand, McNally 4 Go. |
THE YOUNG; AMERICAN: A CIVIC READER