Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19

! the Boy" Dy Jacob A. Rus; "The Bou-
Quet." by Charles W. Chestnut: "The
. Good Government of an Empire by VIII
liam Cunningham: "Iu Honor of Van
Dyck' by Elizabeth Robins Kennel; "a
Harbor Feud," by MaXimilian Foster;
"Tho Ohi0ans." by Rolln Lynde Hartt;
Some New Letters of I0urseuieY' by
Rosa N4wmarch; "Quatrain.,' by Arthur
NelChum: "ThCreaus Attitude Towards
Nature. by Bradford Torrey; "rhree Som
nets of Worship" by Katherine Cool
ridge; "Ihe Heart of The Road by Anna
Hampstead Branch; "rhe Contributors
cub kIUlug and ChauCer-'Iue Heart
OF teacher" "The British Museum
Myth" THE Aristocracy of the Tough"
THE GREEN BAG. An Entertaining
Magazine Tor Lawyers. Edited by
Horace W. Fuller. Published by the
Boston Book Company, Boston, Mass.
Single Copy 90 cents.
Contents for November, 1900: Sir John
Barnard Byles with pOrJraiO, Fashions
in the Law. Hon. Seymour ID. Thompson;
hpisram, Hon. Russell 5. Taft; Leaves
From am English Solicitors Notebook,
Baxter BOrret; The Loves of the Law
yers: A Sketch of the supreme Court
az Mississippi illustrated, Thomas ii.
Somervlle; Chief-Jusuce Trott and the
Carolina Pirates A. NJ Barnes; Foreisn
Companies in France; The Royal Supre-
macy. A. Wood ReniOn; William Camp
bell Preston Walter L. Miller; Editorial
Department
The table of contents for this number
of the Green Bag hardly indicates the
budget of interesting matter which i3
presented 90 the reader. Nearly every
contribution I'm the pubiication-even the
biographical sketches-is Invested OF
those uuduractve features which some
times characterize legal periodicals, and
in their place we lind sparkling anecdotes
aud fascinating "reminiscences. The
leading article is devoted 90 Sir John
Barnard Byics Cuthor of the famous
book. "Byles on Bils'J, and in it we find
much Information concerning The Cus-
toms ana manners of The time iu which
DE lived. Alous the same lne but even
moro attractive. is the contribution ON
"Fashious iu thc Law" The facctiae
department is well selected. bright and
fun Of humof, while the Illustrations are
up TO the usual high standard.
pREDICAAIENTs. By Louis Evan
shnmau Illustrations by Charles
Dana Gibson and r. *. Hanna, Jr
cloth ANA Cold. Pages. 1873. 6l-2xl H.
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"Predicaments." by Louis Evan Ship
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told i'm Mr. Shipman's De-t vein. His
"DArcy OF the Guards" which is now bee
ing dIamauzed. Will Doe remembered as one
on Che literary successes OL iast year. Mr.
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stories in "predicamcn-s' The social ex-
isleuce of New Yorks smart set" and
the episodes are an within the bounds of
probability and elegant cOuVcnt.OuHlfy.
Tho illustrations are in the most charac-
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~. IS. Hanna, Jr.
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Some OF the contributors 90 this maya
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