New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
,,o-,a. az. ~ interest 10 the descendants Of the

worlds are Of interest to the descendants OF the
latter and. indeed to every student OF our earlier
social physiognomy. AS works OF art they are
mediocre. usually, but as "herlooms' they de-
served lust such pleasant. chatty celebration as
Miss Wharton has given them The book Is
copiously adorned with good halftone reproduc-
lions.
The subtitle Of the anonymous biography OF
the Prince Of Wales. lately published by the
Appletons promises a great deal. 1t runs as FOL
lows: AN Account Of His Career. Including HIS
Birth. Education. Travels. Marriage and Home
Life. and PhjlantnrOpic Social and Political
Work" book fulfilling in a serious historical
manner the. conditions implied by these INES
would be Of decided service besides being IN
terestng But the biographer has worked IN
COMMONPLACE fashion recording the main 1acts
of tn, Princes career In wooden style AIlu
sprnkng trivial details between the important
points. AS a mere summary the book VIII no
doubt find readers and there is a public also
we presume for the minor details. as there is
one for the numerous pictures Bu. as biog
raphy this is a weak. ephemeral performance.
Current events should secure a special well
come for the SALIVA Webster English Spanish
Dictionary" just published for Don j. Gomez
by Laird & Lee. of Chicago The book is small
and the author has apparently considered that
his limitations justified him In a method OF
peculiarly bald simplicity. but for ordinary pur-
poses this should nevertheless prove useful
Tho Complete Pocket Guide to Europe"
bearing the names OF Edmund Stcdman and
Thomas L. Stedman upon the title page, ap-
pears In new edition for the present year. with
corrections and additions. strengthening us
familiar claim upon the attention OF travellers.
This is one Of the rarest OF pocket guides mas
much &c il Is not alone well edited. but confines
itself rigidly TO pocket size Placed beside one OF
Baedeker's volurinous productions IT seems IN
credible that 1t should be Of real service yet ex
perience has shown that with no other guide
than this traveller may still pass through Eu-
rope with comfort and profit William H.
Jenkins publishes this new edition.
Professor Clarence L. sreyers has written. and
the d Van Nostrand Company has published a
Text Book Of Physical Chemistry" 1t repre-
sents what the author has been teaching. In
the way of theory and formula In Rutgers Col
lege But he frankly SAYS that he finds lectures
very unsatisfactory. They do not appear 10 give
the student all the help he needs text book
seems 10 be necessary therefore While some
material has been introduced into this volume
which must be rejected IN time. perhaps. yet
physical chemistry has advanced far enough to
Justify putting most of its principles in perma-
nent form
Somewhat pleasing entertainments were given
years ago by itinerant glass blowers The art
which these showmen practised is useful one
in the laboratory, for the preparation OF ap-
paratus for chemical. electrical and other In
vestigations With the aid Of a blowpipe and
few simple tools, too. glass may be worked
for purely decorative purposes In the home
Amateurs and experimentalists will find valu
able technical inform alton in Glass Blowing
and Glass Working" book OF 2l2 pages. BY
Thomas Bolas Truslove & Comba publish it.