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istratlon, and later a large and success
full operator in railroad building. When
he died he left q generous fortune and
his widow put 1t to good use in the So
cial centres of Europe. Her success in
the quest of distinction abroad may be
judged by the fact that the Pope has made
her countess the first American woman
thus honored. Moving in the highest cir
Gle, she has, of course, met the most not
able people of the day, and has been re-
ceived at every court in Europe. Her
book is full of anecdote and social incl
dents of a most interesting nature.
The second volume in Appleton's series
of books for home reading, of which we
recently wrote at length, is by Frank Vim
cent and is entitled THE Plant World, 4"
its romanCes and realities. In simple lam
guage it covers the essential facts in bot
any and singles out for prominence such
points as would be most likely to leave
an impress upon the mind of n casual
reader without technical proficiency in
the science of botany. The boy OF girl
before whom this book is placed will be
quite certain to read it with as much in
terest as if it were wholly imaginative,
and will atterward have in mind the basis
facts for a good working knowledge of
botany. We consider this series of books
a distinct gain to the cause of popular
education.
Two novels in paper covers are pub
lished by the j. b. Lippincott Co., Phila-
delphia-"Wilt Thou Have This Woman"'
by j. Maclaren Gotham, and Into an
Unknown World" by John Strange Win
ter. OF the two the latter is the more
interesting according to our taste, but,
to be sure, tastes vary.
Numbers 1 and of John Lanes new In
ternational Studio, IAN illustrated
monthly magazine of fine and applied
art" merit the remark that a distinct
and valuable addition has been made TO
the current literature on this subject. The
Studio, unlike some publications of its
class, is unfettered; it is free to print any
thing of any kind which in its editors
opinion betokens originality or merit IN
artistic conception or execution or both.
1t is an up-tC-date art journal without
modernity being carried to the proportions
of a criminal excess. The magazine is
printed beautifully; its reproductions OF
different styles of art work leave little to
be desired, and there is quality in the
text that does not put the usually uncon-
sidered laymen to sleep. The Studio sells
for So cents a copy and is published at
l40 Fifth avenue, New York.
O.
AS we glance through the Chap-Book
for April 10 we are newly charmed with
the excellence of it's book reviews. OF
course it has other features of interest
notably the Henry James serial, what
Maisie Knew" and the Introductory
notes" that give in a genteel way the
freshest gossip of the ariStocracy of let
ters-but for our part we turn at once to
the book reviews, for we know that there
we can be sure of being at once instruct
ed and entertained. Whoever they are
that produce this copy-and being anony-
nous, one has no clue-they deserve rich
recompense of cakes and wine, and, be-
times. a lift in salary, for they do know
how to review.
The thought suggested by the Popular
Science News for May is one of surprise
that so wide a field of scientific research
and experiment can be so well and so
clearly covered in one Dur ation of "A
pages. There is hardly anything of IN
terest to students of science that this ad-
mirable journal misses.