The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-14

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AMERICA AND THE AMERICANS

AMERICA AND THE AMERICANS:
From q French Point Of View. Cnaries
Scribner's Sons. New York. $50
For sale by George VI. West.
IL this be the result Of taking IN Amer
lea and Americans from French point
OF view" the writer could easily nave
done better by taking higher ground, LOT
he has evidently seen very utte, ana
seen that Gin the mainl. IN a iasnioh
that indicates either bad point OF Wow
or defective eyeslght. or both. Ills
praise or dispraise. fortunately, WIZ nos
settle the matter with any very VIDE CIR
Gle. Singularly enough ne dtulrate7 IT
with IL wholesale criticism or tnlnAS "nu
people American 10 an American "DHlai'
in the following language.
It may seem strange TO the readers OF
some o. these pages that / dedicdte tnl7
little book 10 yOu--an American tne
loyeliest the truest. the most competeut
of women. worthy TO wear COrOneL
in any country-need!ng none IN your
own. 1 lay my preJudices as French
man, at your feet Were all your couh-
try-wOmen like you, there could pe no
happier land than this.
me garrulOus Frencnman Is rlsht III
does seem strange that he should dedi-
cate this book 20 an American woman
Most readers Will be swift 70 cOncede
tlat. and 10 doubt the value OF the dedi-
cation 10 the American woman I'M cues
ton, II she is 1.-THE most competent ~
perfection.
The writer I'm his preface speaks of this
volume AS made up OF nasty notes. Al
the suggestion OF two of my American
friends, says he. 81 have permitted these
hasty notes 10 be translated for publi-
cation. in spite. however, OF entre1ty
on their part. ] have declined 20 make the
author OF them known. IL Is enough ,hit
"a Frenchman, one of whose ancestors
was Il close friend Of Lafayette, and
who has enjoyed on TWO occasions. the
hospitality ana welcome OF many Am
leans, writes them.
There b. no WdIicc-tncre can be none
since when they were written there was
no thought of their publication. and there
is naught but kindness Intended, since
there was naught but kindness received
during my TWO visits TO the great Amcfi-
can republic. III anonymity has It's dis
advantages, IL has. too, its distinct adj
Vautages. FOR ~ can make me no enemies
ami lose me no friends. and leaves me IN
that state of calm neutrality which Is
without prejudice and without pdrtiality
II L am discovered. 10 Will bee only
by those who have admitted
me a stranger. 10 an init
macy which as a friend, / should be
the last 10 violate, and of what touches
them | could I'm spite Of myself, only
write the most agreeable things
If the unknown Ffcnchman says there
is no malice I'm his l8~ty notes. We are
bound 20 believe him, but there is certain
u.s. little truth iu them. They read Ike
the fiippent prescriptions OF o. person
who thinks hippancy entertaining. and
intends TO publish 40. Notwithstanding the
authors statement to the contrary. We
do not consider either his FACTS or his
fancie5 worth detailed reputation here.
LOUIS NAPOLEON AND MILE. DE
MONTIEJO: lmbert De ST. Armand.
Translated by Elizabeth Gilber, Martin.
Charles ScribIers Sons. New York
$3.50.
For sale by George VI. West.
with this volume VI. lmbert de Saint
Amand begins an elaborate study OF the
history Of France during the reign or
Napoleon Third. No more romantic
story is 10 be found In the pages OF fc-
ton than that which forms the theme
of this first volume Of the series. Moth
ing more unprcdictable ever happened
than the establishment first IN the Ely
see and afterwards in the Tulierles, ~
tho oXiled nephew of the great emperor
Better than any other work OF the kind
with which We are familiar N. Saint
Amand's shows the reader the develop
ment OF this interesting character trom
the days Of hts early childhood, through
his varied experiences i'm Italy SWltzer-
land, England. and America; his nascds
Of StrasDurg and BOulogne. his long im-
prisOnment al and escape from the for
tress of Ham; his election 10 the Cham
Der Of Deputies. 90 the Presidency or the
Republic. and finally the coup d' cttt
and the proclamation anew of the En-
rlre. The picture. too, OF the true Eu-
genie in her early years, and the story
Of her romantic elevation % the throne
OF France. is painted i'm lively cOlors. and
adds much 10 the personal interest OF
the volume. Beside the present volume.
a second entitled THE Beginnings OF
the Second Empire and recOlnun- the
history Of the reign up TO the birth of
the Prince Imperial is Ia preparation,
and others VIII follow AT appropriate in-
teryals bringing the narrative down to
the reinforcement Of the Napoleon dynas-
~. and the establishment of the present
Republic.
III
THE COMING or CHLOE: The Duch-
ess. j. b. Lippincott Company. iAli-
adeiphia. Sl25
For sale by j. W Randolph Company.
The late Mrs. HungcriOrd Che "Ducn-
essD. II she never wrote particularly
strong story. wrote many whose gay and
tender purity OF sentiment appealed io
thousands of people al over this country
as Well AS in Great Britain 80 line that
she eyer wrote could do harm. nrr npF-
els making delightfully."- harmless form
of light literature. This latest one-Ine
Coming OF Chloe-Wil take ls pleasant ID
place in popularity as the "eil-knoWn
series preceding H.
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WITH THE BAND. 1877 Robert W.
Chambers. Store * kimbal New York
For sale by j. W. Randolph Company
MISS ARMSTRONG; AND OTHER
CIRCUMSTANCES; By John David
son. Stone az kimhan. New York.
For sale by D. W. Randolph Company
AN ITlNERANT HOUSE AND OTHER
STORIES. 1857 Emma Frances Dawson.
William Doxey. san Francisco.
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