Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-11
composition which make

composition which make 4he sol'aEy
Summer" very delightful.
The author. through the medium or
what nurports TO be a kind Of diary, rep
resents herself as young married "o-
man with a very amiable husband anu
two attractive children. These, together
with her garden and her flowers, occupy
her whole mind. and 10 the reader sho
conhdes all her impressions ABOUT mem
II is no easy matter to devote an eH'He
volume TO such commonplace supJect' ID
husband children. and flowers, ana at
the same time amuse the public, out TINS
is what the author does. In a way Whlch
strongly suggests a female IN Wal -
she paints dewy blossoms ana teHuei
Leaflets. or brings TO our hosIlllS nc
wholesome smell Of warm moist can aIIn'
incidentally, several aHusine a.
,ars are introduced. but they are, In
nearly every instance, embelllsheo Dy
Aoral environments or made in some way
to breathe the fragrance OF ou' i@uS
garden. ,..... ,,,,,ob
"Tbe Solitary Summer" however much
su,,,noers NAV be at a discount just now,
Is quaint and frank and fresh ana resi- l'
II is lust the sort OF book one envy
when the dog-star is most rampant anu
the thermometer aims TO do It's worst
Witness the following, which Is contagious
enthusiasm: 20, a garden IS sweet,
sane refuge to have! Whether am urea
because l have enjoyed myself 100 Ihuch
or tired because l nave IeCtuIoo
the servants too much or ule"
because ! have talked TO Hliss sl'l,lIo
aries too much. / have only 70 SOdno
down the Veranda steps INTO tne s11
den 10 be at once restored TO quiet, anu
serenity. and my real and natural SELL
THE GREEN BAG. An Entertaining
Magazine for Lawyers. Edited Dy
Horace w. Fuller.
Contents The Late Mr.. Justice fle'a
with portraiO, by Archibald HopAihs'
Military LAWYERS: a Coming Cause Cell
bre; Chinese Censors; An Answer 1HdI
Does not Confute, Benjamin ,. Dean
Chances at Our Colonial Bar Ollustra'ed)i
calhoun as a Lawyer and statesman, H.
Personal Recollections Of English Law
Courts. |. Baxter Borret; The American
Seaman Under the Law; he behGh anu
Bar in Middle Ages; EditOrlal Dep@I
ment. go,
published by the Boston Book Com
pany. publishers. Single copy % cent,
The leading article in this issue OF tue
Green Bag is a biographical skelch u
the late MIR. Justice Fled, MhIcn e''NS
in detail the wonderful career OF TINS u's
tlneuished jurlst Aside from the iacI
that Justice Field broke all RECORDS 4ot
length of service on the Supreme court
bench his life was marvellously inter-
woven with stirring adventures ana
UNIQUE incidents. Indeed, his career typi-
fes the character OF a progressive olgnl-
fed. and courageous American Inc
laity as well as lawyers, can ma IN TINS
admirably written sketch much 1000 Ior
thought.
The contributions entitled Chances at
Our Colonial Bar" and Calhoun as
Lawyer and Statesman" VIII likewise
prove entertaining and instructive 10
lovers of history.
As usual, the Green Bag is all that cGl-
torial skill and Typographical heathess
can make II. And the reading matter IL
contains will go far towards convincing
the public that all things connected win
law are by no means dull and uninvlting'
4 HUNDRED YEARS OF RICHMOND
METHODISM BY Rev. Or. Edward
Leigh Pell The Idea Publishing COM
pany. Richmond, Va.
In this volume DR.. Pell has coliated with
much dscrimlnative skill apparently all
the important historical and biographical
information presented at the recent CEN
tennlal celebration OF Methodism In this
city. The book is divided into three parts.
The first Is devoted 10 an account OF the
recent centennial celebration. The second