The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-22


Mr.. Huntington ventures upon hopes In
whlchwe are not sufficiently sanguine to
accompany him. However his book Is de-
lightful He has brought, to the record
OF his notes" keen powers OF OBSERVE
ton. thoughtfulness. culture and SYM
pathetic mind, as well as an effective
pen.
THE HEAD or THE FAMILY. BY
Alphonse Daudet. With a biographical
sketch by Adolphe Cohn. l.. L. b.,
Professor in Columbia University. % IL
Illustrations by Marchetti. sl50.
For sale by George NJ. West.
Daudet never wrote more effectively
than when describing the family life of
the French metropolis, and we believe
that this his last book will certainly
rank among his very best productions.
1t IS interesting 10 know that tho evil
delineation OF NJ. Felix Faure.
The character drawing Is done with all
lar author was master. and there are
pieces of description in that alone entitle
it to distinction. Among these is one
relative to a reception given in the time
Of Lord Dufferin at the British En-
bassy.
CROSSING THE BAR: BY Alfred Lord
Tennyson. Embellshcd with decora-
tions by Blanche McManus. f. r
Herrick & Company. New York.
For sale by George NJ. West.
with an due respect 10 Miss McManus'
intentions in seeking to "embellish with
decorations" Tennysons gem, she has. IN
our opinion, made so signal a failure that
we are at a loss 20 understand why she
permitted the beautiful poem TO so forth
TO the accompaniment ora series OF pic
lures that are almost grotesque.
".
"MY SOULS EXPERIENCE IN THE
UNSEEN WORLD; OR, WHY WAS
AFRAID TO DIE" is the title Of
pretty little booklet. written by Miss
Martha George Tillman Snsad, OF
Lynchburg Va.
The very title prov0kes the curiosity
to open and read. and when you do. il
your soul Is an earnest one. you will
/. feel that you have been touched by
another soul. who, by n marvellous ex-
perience, has been drawn a little closer
10 God than YOU have ever been. Had
this little book been given 70 the. world
from the pon Of the sainted A. J. Cor
don Cwhose spirit and style IL resembles)
n million copies OF r. would be read in
year. There is not a hurtful lire In
Il. Every page is helpful and spirit
touched.
T don't know SAYS the Critics
Lounger." what the Rev. Or. John Wat
ron C''Ian Maclarsn'D would say II he
happened, as 7 did. 20 see thfs advertise
msnt in a New York paper:-
THE
BONNIE BRIER BUSH
SCOTCH WHISKEY.
The finest possible quality very old.
Price S175 per bottle.
expect 70 see "The Little Minister
brand advertised next
Mr.. George KEENAN,. Vice-Presldent Of
the American Red Cross Society, Will
write OF his experience on the field in
Cuba for The outlook. He IS now in Key
iong-as do others.
Mrs. Gertrude Atherton says that she
cannot write an article for newspaper,
much less a novel. without throwing the
entire United States Press into a fer
ment." and adds that there are only two
papers that did not arise and vociterate
at" her novel. Patience Sparhawk and
Her Times" Notwithstanding the effect
Of her structures upon us, Mrs. Anterior
sees her duty and she will not shrink H.
81 hope that shall never do the United
states an Injustice" she writes to The
Author. "but I certainly shall not be de-
every book I write ! sincerely hope
that Mrs Aherton means what she says,
for II she sticks to the truth in writing
about her fellow-countrymen they will
not be thrown into n ferment; it Is only
when she gives rein 10 her Imagination
that fermentation takes place. she
thinIcs that Americans cannot
stand Criticism from any one In
this she is mistaken: there are no people
who enjoy a little wholesome criticism
moro than we do. To cite two zidely
different instances-Mr. James Bryce and
Max O'Reu. Few books have been more
favorably received by us than Mr.
Brvce's American Commonwealth and
few have entertained us more than
Jonathan and his Continent" And as
r.r Mr.. Stevens LAND OF the Dollar %
we "iust dotted on IT," We do not OBJ
ioct 10 criticism I'm the least, but some
times we get a little tired Of misrepresen-
tation. and exact the privilege Of the
worm: that IS all.-The Critic.