The times., 1899-10-22

scenery under the direction of Mr.. Penn
oerton, who Will start them first in Bos-
ton The artists work will be reproduced
by the stencil process, printed by hand. so
that it will be possible to realize the flavor
and the full vigor OF the ooloring
Charles Dana Gibson's travels on the
Nile have found expression in a book Of
Sketches in Egypt" which shows the
artist in somewhat of a new light-as a
writer as well as an illustrator OF course
the body of the book is taken up with
drawings-and remarkably good collec-
tion, by the way full Of strength and ap-
probation as well as of the delicacy pe-
culiur TO Mr.. Gibson-but in addition these
drawings are supplemented with written
impressions, the most complete which he
has published so far. The book. which was
published October II. is especially in
teresting just now, when the eyes of the
civilized world have been drawn to the
Upper Nile. Doubleday & Mcclure Com
pany, the publishers, call special attention
TO the de luxe edition, TO be issued later
consisting of $50 signed and numbered
copies each accompanied by n portfolio
containing art proofs OF ten of the most
important pictures on Japan silk tissue and
mounted on plate paper suitable for franz
ing.
r. H. Russell & Co will soon publish
plantation Sketches by J. Campbell
Phillips, series of drawings depicting ne
gro life as it exists on the Southern plan
tations. While Kemble looks for what is
humorous, this artist has sought for the
pathetic and sentimental. This is the first
collection in book form of Mr. Phillips
work.
Mr. Frank T. BulIen's forthcoming hook
will be entitled The Log Of a Waif
The brilliant author of The Cruise of the
Cachalot" and 'Idyls of the Sea- presents
in this new work the continuous story of
the actual experiences of his first four
years at sea. In graphic and picturesque
phrases he has sketched the events Of
voyages to the West Indies. to Bombay,
and the Coromandel coast, TO Melbourne
and Rangoon. Nothing could be of more
| absorbing interest than this wonderfully
vivid account Of foksI humanity, and the
adventures and strange sights and expe-
riences attendant upon deep-sea voyages.
1t is said by those who have read the ad-
vance sheets that the book is likely to
prove a companion volume to our own
Two Years Before the Mast. The pub
fishers. d. Appleton & Co, announce that
the book will be ready almost Immediately.
Mr.. Frank Yineent's important and in
structive book Actual Africa" has a pc
cular interest for readers at this time. The
author presents vivid accounts Of his visits
to Delagoa Bay and TO Durham in Natal,
whence he travelled to Newcastle, Charles
town, johannesburg, and Pretoria. Mr.
Vincent gives most graphic accounts OF the
life of the Beers and the mining and other
interests of the Transvaaal His visit TO
the Transvaal was followed by a journey
through the Orange Free State where he
visited the capital, Bloemfontein, and aft
erward he made careful study of the Kim
berley diamond mines. His journey south
ward and his stay in Cape Town furnished
additional facilities for a comprehensive
view of the present theatre of action in
Africa. The results of this personal study
OF the territory now attracting so much
attention include many characteristic illus
trations. Actual Africa" is published by
! d. Appleton & Co, who have also
issued Dom Paul's People" by II. c.
| Hillegas, which has been called the true
story of the BOers.'
unique volume of verse-which has
the merit of indicating the authors sin
cerity, and speaks strongly to the enthu-
siast and lover of the sonnet, is "a Gar
| land of SOnnets'' lin praise of the poets),
| will be issued by Messrs. NJ f. Mansfield
& A. Vessels, of New York, and printed
from an "old-style" type on deckle-edge
! paper with Japan paper portrait insets;
! the whole bound after the French manner
| and enclosed in a slip case.
The old adage about truth and fiction
was justified again in the recent football
| game between Harvard and Wesleyan.
/ when Ellis no Harvard RIGHT b1ffhaclr
made a run of thirty-fve yards and jump
| ed over a Wesleyan tacklers head. scoring
a touchdown. The same feat is described
! in MIR. r, H. Barbour's new football story
The Halfback," and the exciting incident
! is illustrated in the frontispiecc OF the
book, which has just been published by
D. Appleton & Co.
The important subject of Food Poison
| ing" in its relation to health will be dis
cussed by Prof. Victor c. Vaughan, in
| 'Appletons' Popular Science Monthly for
| November. He calls attention 20 the dan
| ger from poorly canned foods, especially
meats.
Seumas b.acManus, the young Irishman
who came to New York a stranger, and
startled the editors and publishers with
| so early and complete a victory as almost
Of a volume of sketches of giants, witches,
kings and fairy spells, entitled In Chin
| ney Corners" to be brought out in the
middle Of October by Doubleday Nc
Clure Co. These stories owe their charm
no more TO the way in which Mr.. Mac
Manus has caught the elusive spirit of
| folk lore than 10 the fact that they are so
delightfully."- and baffiingly Irish. The book
| is elaborately illustrated in color by Miss
! Pamela Colman Smith, who has done a re-
markable piece of work in getting hold of
the authors will o-the-wisp humor
This story is being told with great relish
in Yale: When Miss Caroline Hazard was
installed president of Wellesley the other
day DR.. Hadley, of Yale met President
| Eliot of Harvard. II hope you are coming
to the inauguration at Yale" said DR..
| Hadley.
Il expect to, replied President Eliot.
1t suddenly occurred to President Hadley
that as President Eliot had received his
degree of Ii. D. from Yale the Harvard
president might properly appear at the in
! auguration as son of Yale, so he said:
Il hope you will wear your hood OF Yale
blue"
President Eliot grasped the situation in
| stantly He remembered that President
Hadley had received his degree of Ii. d.
from Harvard, and he said: III wear my
| Yale blue hood if you'll wear yours Of
| Harvard crimson
Agreed" said President Hadley
And both kept their word.
Madrid. the Spanish capital" says the
| Pail Mall Gazette" has one or two pa
pers which have fair circulation, but