Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-15
Notices of New Books.

VIRGINIA LAW REGISTER. Volume
". First No. Edited by w. NJ.
Lille. For sale by the J. p. Bell Com
pany Richmond and Lynchburg.
The May No. of this excellent maya
zine is the beginning of its fourth volume.
and shows no abatement in the merits
Of this useful publication. The following
are its contents. l. Adversary Posses
sion; or, the Open Question in Virginia.
II. Adversary Possession-A Rejoinder.
III Virginia Decisions reported in full
/, Crabtree VS.. Old Dominion Building
and Loan Association; 2, Smoot VS.. Peo-
pies Perpetual Loan and Building Asso-
citation; 8, Chewing & Sands VS.. Will
kinson; 4, Gaines VS.. Merryman. ".
Digest OF Other Recent Virginia De-
cisions. V. Editorial VI. Notes OF
Cases. VII. Amongst Our Exchanges.
AUTUMN MANoEUvREs. Stories and
Sketches by Ludovic Halevy. Trans
lated by Mary X. Ford. Published by
George II. Richmond & Son. of New
York.
French stories are like the little girl
who, when she was good, was very
good indeed, and when she was bad she
was horrid." They are always one or
the other, and in this case we are glad
10 note the former extreme. Autumn
Manoeuvres," which deals chiefly with
people I'm the well-to-do middle classes
Of French society, is a singularly pure
little volume. IL Is marked by that
charming simplicity which gave fame TO
the Able Constantine" and brings US IN
close touch with Partisan home life. The
book contains five snort stories, which
make no pretence at intricacy OF plot, yet
continually hold the readers attention.
In nearly every case the schemes OF fond
parents seeking 70 bring about marriages
de CONVEYANCE figure prominently in the
foreground, but we forgive these old folk
readily, for they always show themselves
indulgent and alive to the welfare OF their
children. The author appears TO tho
roughly understand the petty weaknesses
OF woman, but though he makes her
worldly and frivolous. he likewise pic
lures her as lovable and cute" 1t
is this thorough knowledge Of feminine
character which gives distinct individu-
ality TO his style and makes his work
particularly unique.
HERE AND THERE AND EVERY
WHERE-REMINISCE BY NJ. E.
w. Sherwood. Herbert S. Stone & Co.,
Chicago and New York: 1898. Pages 3Ol.
Cloth, with gilt top and corners. Price.
$3.50
This is beautiful and attractive work,
In matter and composition, and very
well named From England, France. Italy.
and Germany the authorsss leads her
readers back to America and. after
treating them to royal personages and to
the curiosities and celebrities OF foreign
travel. introduces them to General Scott
and West Point; and Mr. George Ban
croft. Washington Irving and Sunny Side.
N. p. Willis and Idlewild. and The De-
cadence OF the American Watering Place"
Her sketch and critiQue Of Nathaniel p.
Willis are highly just and discriminating.
and also kind. She acknowledges her obli-
cations to his courtesy in regard to her
early literary efforts. She gives US that
remarkably ready repartee OF the poet
wit. A lady OF Washington city was en-
PERTAINING at q dinner her niece and Mr..
Willis. and whilst she was playing the
very gracious hostess to Mr.. Campbell.
she sent TO her niece . card with the