New-York tribune., 1898-10-06
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
MR. FRosT's ALPHABET FOR GOLFERS
over THE ALPS ON A BICYCLE
SOME NEW EDITIONS.


SOME NEW EDITIONS.
The holiday ball is ftly set rolling by Mr. A.
3. Frost, whose work in The Golfers Aiphaoet
OIarpey & Bros) is mirthful enough 10 SET
every body in good humor. Mr.. w. G. Van l.
sutphen assists him. providing neat jingle 10
60 with each drawing OF course. 1t is book
for golfers In particular. but no one need he d
devotee OF that game in order to appreciate this
delightful volume We do not know which Is
the more absurd. Mr. Frosts golfer or his cad
die The latter is a fearsome little being, In
whose expressions OF scorn or sceptic'sm or dig
nifed approval may be read all the emotions OF
an expert He appears. in colors, on the back
Of the book His master appears on the front
Between the two the whole book is a Joy
over the Alps on a Bicycle" booklet pun
lishcd by the Century Company records re-
cent vacation exploit Of Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Pennell 1t Just misses being a bright. anus
inc little work Unfortunately these traVeiers
suffer from a certain peevishness which would
appear 10 make their expeditions very burden
some They do not like the Swiss, they cannot
bear the hotels a fellow tourist is TO them as
red flag is tc a bull This is very sad. III IS
Also q trife unfair Such clever people ouehl
TO he able 10 rise above their SURROUNDINGS ana
since in spite OF all annoyances. they aPpedi
70 have had a good time, why snouio '"es
grudge nearly every one they meet his or her
hour of contentment? Their adventure corh-
mends itself to other daring bicycnsts pu' we
hope no one who goes awheei over the Alpine
passes will emulate the captious temper OF these
two Mrs Pennell gives clear directions LOT
those who care TO follow in her path She
wisely emphasizes the fact that besides knowi-
edge Of the roads one needs to have capacity
nelrs Illustrations are thin. but tolerably sus-
ges,ive.
The first Cristmas book offered by the Scrio-
ners is an illustrated edition OF Annie Trum-
bull Sosson's touching story. "Fishn Jimmy
1t is a tender. gracious piece OF work disclosine
q genuine feeling for what is noble In manly
character and lively sense OF human ouoly
TIE pictures well drawn and in admirable keep
I'M with the ext are hy Alice Barber stephens
We note with pleasure the judicious size Of this
book; IL is neither too large nor too small
The same publishers send us two more vol
umes in the new edition OF George Merediths
novels TO which favorable reference has already
been made in this place. Beauchamps career
and The Adventures Of Harry Richmond" To
tha charming Homestead Edition" Of Mr.
James Whitcomb Rey's works is added "A
child World" and in the series of Stories by
Foreign Authors two new volumes appear, one
devoted TO Italian writer's. the other given 10
Polish Greek Belgian and Hungarian taes
We have praised this last series more tnan
once. but we cannot forbear reiterating that it
is one Of the best and handest collections Of
short stories now in circulation.
Mr. Purcells Life Of Cardinal Manning mas
been sufficiently castiCated but It's solid value
nd thp
brought out by the Macmillan Company in two
volumes will be welcome One quality this book
nossesses which promises 10 triumph over any
amount Of criticism-it is readable from begin
ming 10 end Mr. Purcell may have been indis-
Greet. but at any rate he felt that he had
man to deal with, not lay figure. and his pages
are full Of vitality. These volumes are printed
in hardly less handsome form than their more
expensive predecessors.
The Macmllans also publish a revised and en-
larged edition of The Story Of Gladstone's
Life" by Mr. Justin Mccarthy. This crisp con-
else summary OF Gladstones career has been
brought up TO date. and makes good popular
record 1t is well printed. but the calendered
paper used is too heavy by half. The hand
could not support it Cor more than five minutes
without aching.
"A Primer of Heraldry for Americans" (The
Century Company. by Edward S Holden, is
exactly the book for which the large number OF
people interested in the subject have long been
waiting We have observed the appearance OF
more than one treatise on heraldry, but
the authors have been either too pedantic or TOO
superficial This volume is packed with use1ul
information. and II is lucidly written. The au-
thor recalls in his Introductory note that
George Washington inherited coat of arms
from reputable English ancestors. and used ii on
appropriate occasions" He adds also that Ben
3amin Franklin applied for and obtained grant
of crmoria bearings" and observes that where
these two Republicans led Americans need not
fear TO follow. The words. no doubt will give
courage 10 many snobbish readers. but one
great merit Of the book lies In its wholesome
tone. 1t is not invitation 70 snobbishness.
but a straightforward and reasonable disgust
ton on subject which educated man can
pretend 10 disdain, whether he be rabid Demo-
crat or the fond possessor Of luxuriant family
tree An index of heraldic terms and some
excellent plates complete the book.
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