Evening star., 1898-12-01

With an Introduction by the Rev. II. Il.
and twenty designs, done by three brothers,
George, Frederick and Louis Rhead. New York:
The Century Company.
OF course, in view Of the age and fame Of
| this work, the interest In any new edition
centers in the manner in which it is put
| forth, rather than in its text. The present
edition is truly a work of art, and the
illustrations which the Rhead brothers
have produced are well-executed and appro-
pirate. They consist Of thirty-six full-page
pictures, twice many small ones, and a
great variety of page borders, headings.
finals and other embellishments In rare
degree they serve to carry out the spirit
of the allegory, and in this they are aided
by the type in which the text is printed,
which is the style most nearly approaching
that of the period of the composition, which
is at the same time compatible with the
readers demand for ciearness. Rev. Mr..
Haweis in his "foreword" says:
1T is not necessary here to discuss Bun
yan's theology. 1t was neither better nor
worse than that of his age. The fires Of
hell, tie forensic view of the atonement,
the material splendors of heaven, his ex-
cessive reverence for the letter of the Book,
belong rather to the form than TO the es-
sence of the doctrine, the center of which
will always remain glowing with the love
of God bright with the discipline of the
soul. and radiating the enthusiasm of hu-
manity. These are the things, unseen and
eternal, which, when the Pilgrim awakes.
he will surely find to have been, after all,
no dream.
THE SPANISH REvOLuTION-1ses-1s 1875 By
Edward Henry Strobel. late Secretary of
United States Legation and Charge dAffares
at Madrid. Boston: Small, Maynard Il Com
psny.
The revolution of 1868 covered one of the
most momentous periods in Spanish his
tory, particularly with reference to the
present situation, for that disturbance was
the result of domestic conditions which
are today reflected in the troubles of the
kingdom At the same time 1t forms an
episode entirely distinct from the history
which precedes and follows it. The work
embraced in the present volume was per-
formed by Mr.. Strobe in the early part of
1923 from materials gathered during his
residence in Madrid as secretary of lega-
ton from 1885, to 1890. with the intention
that at some future time it should be ex-
panded into larger proportions. Recently
1t was revived, after several years of mat
tention to the matter on the part of the
author, and its appearance now is timely
in view of the concentrated attention of the
American reading public upon the history
of the Spanish nation. Mr.. Strobel is of
the opinion that the revolution bore good
frult in the improved method of govern
ment which has distinguished the reign of
twenty years of tranquility enjoyed by the
country from the date of the restoration
to the outbreak of the insurrection in Cuba
MISS AMERICA; Pen and Camera Sketches of ,he
American .,I @ Girl BY Alexander Black. author of
graphic Illustrations by the author New York:
Charles Scribners Sons Washington: Bren-
tano's.
Mr.. Blacks camera stories and plays are
already well enough known to make it un-
necessary to indicate more specifically his
novel method of illustrating his texts. This
latest project of his, however, is unique in
that it does not include a single repetition
whereas in the other works the same peo-
pie were posed for the varying requirements
of the plot and the sentiment The author
acknowledges that his camera work in prep
aration for this volume descriptive of the
United States girl''-as he prefers specifi-
Cally that she be known-covered a period
OF SIX or seven years. 1t asSuredly en-
braced a wide range of personal subjects
the great majority of them most pleasing
in appearance. and unquestionably typical
enough of the race for the authors most
philosophical and conscientious purposes
The text is daintily written. with signs of
a shrewd analysis of the feminine nature
and a thorough appreciation of the drift of
today toward certain new conventions
which are recognized perhaps most ardently
by the advocates of the new woman
theories.
BIRD GODS. BY Charles De Kay. With an nc
c@mpaniment Of decorations by George Wharton
Edwards. New York: y. S. Barnes & Company
Here is a truly unique book Springing
from an innate love of birds it deals his.
torically and mythologically with the ten
dencies of primitive man to worship the
creatures of the air as symbolic of the
higher powers which they could not fully
or.
which touches upon this feature of the
development of the forms of worship. but
only incidentally. while the letters of all
lands are filled with suggestions to show
bow closely the brd-love is interviewer in
tradition, romance and the drama Mr. De
Kay is well remembered as the late consul
general at Berlin, from which post he sent
series Of charming and valuable reports
to the State Department a wide range
of subjects. His literary style is admirably
adapted to the production of such work
as the present. The decorations are twp
icai of the myths mentioned in the book
and in their avoidance of modern conven-
tions attract the eye favorably.
JOHN ADAMS. THE STATESMAN OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION; with other Essays
and Addresses. Historical and Literary. By
Mellen Chamberlain, LID, formerly Librarian
of the Boston Public Library. Boston, Hough-
ton Miiiiin Company Washington: William
a wide scope are here published, under the
editorship of Lindsay Swift, to whom
Judge Chamberlain intrusted the task of
collecting his scattered works for perma-
nent presentation in a volume Both in
his capacity as a jurist and as libra rian of
Bostons great collection of books. Judge
Chamberlain has had a wide opportunity TO
study men and affairs as his occasional
addresses attest. His editor is led by the
breadth of the authors views and his close
acquaintance with the details of New Eng
lands part In the repubic-making process
to the belief that had Judge Chamberlain
devoted himself earlier to historical effort
an adequate Interpretation of the history
of New England would have been the sure
result"
LITTLE JOURNEYS TO TIE HOMES OF AMER
ICAN STATESMEN. BY Eibert Hubbard New
York: q. I. Putnam's Sons. Washington:
William Ballantyne d Sons.
Elbert Hubbards Little Journeys have
come to be recognized as among the bright
est bits of modern literature. The present
series takes the reader to the homes" of
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin. |
Alexander Hamilton Samuel Adams Job,