New-York tribune., 1899-12-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
HOLIDAY PICTURE BooKs-cALENpAH'
AND OTHER ITEMS.

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IN - ,,,,ication IS the volume enuueu
,.,,,,. :. pol,ics" (R H. Ru3stlD, In winch WI
W, pocars gathers together some OF the o"'
-. ha has contributed to the perlodicai press
1Iis bunor is biting; his drangh'sih"n',i'p
,horgb not particularly attractive Is SUM
for his purpose. Mr.. j. Campoeil rhii'ip9' " 49,,
np,antation Sketches Or H. Russeip e"'e'' ~
Geld in which Mr.. f. ". Kemble reishS sup
Nr Phillips aims more at preseh'i"s
.,,res in a serious manner than al Deihs iu.'
HE work is respectfully done pu' We "'' -
were more interesting, If not more "'i'u9
Nr Frank Verbeck in "Acrobatlc Ahili"i' w.
II RUSSELL playfully distorts his moueis'
-. ,s drou Cupid and the Footlights
ft,rederlck A. stokes Company is an e'aOoi ,0
toto nerpetrated by Mr.. James L. Ford ana H.
.s5 ~, Nv Archie Gum. little senti-
,,,or,o, enisode is set forth with letters news
o,nn,rgs and telegrams all affixed in
facsimile of paper and handwriting to the page
1ha scbenoe is ingenious but not so entertaining
as II is meant to be.
We cannot have too much OF Mr.. Oliver Her
.ord.s fpn and we are glad that his dehghtiu
"A,nbabet OF Celebrities" has been put hl'o
volume by Small. Maynard & Co. OF hos'oi'
Mr. Herford's object seems to nave Deeh "o'
only 10 make each celebrity amusing IN hlnseH'
but 10 separate the company into little groups
=, which the incongruty is an added comlcah'!'
p is for Bernhardt who fails to awaken o,,
Much interest in Bismarck. Barraoas anu D"00''
Could tho combination of personalities be more
absurd? the reader is inclined to ASK unth ne
turns the pages and finds that there are othei'
even funnier The artist and rhyhei 10 At '
he, IN this hook. and his work deserves the
hor,if,l nresswork lavshed upon IT oy the
nublsber; The same house issues fantas'F
cauv funny book Of pictorial and versineu au-
r,onition by Ralph Bergengren. bearing the u''e
"In Case of Need These May Come manu-
The author tells his reader what 10 90 N"o"
fo,,nd bv = mosquito when meeting savage
beast. when falling in love, when sn'.e" D'
literary ambition. and so on. HIS s'!'e Il 0'
nle and his pictures are JOY TO see
From, tho Frederick A. Stokes Company we
have received bundle Of pictorial calehu"i'
for the coming year For one OF THESE 0haNe
snearcs works have suggested the iusuauonS'
for another Mr.. Kiplings Recessiohal nH'
been drawn upon, and for thlrd MI r. w.
Deming has based some excellent designs y"
North American Indian types ana sceheS oU'
most OF the calendars are adorned Win piO'U'''
Of out Of door life to-day. MI H. r. "os p"u'''
has made some good colored drawings of boats
d
and Mr.. De Thulstrup has made some sketches
80 s,or,ire subjects for similar publication.
Tho opeustis" calendar has drawings IN pen
ond ink bv Miss Heustis Of the American girl
"a har devotee The Nonsense Almanac for
1000" bv Gelett Burgess. is not n bad piece OF
foolinp though sometimes the nonsense seems
little labored.
The American girl in sentimental situations
CON hell
broad sheets Of the Cupid Calendar, published
nv r H. Russell. This publisher brings out
olso calendar for which Mr.. Frank Verbeck
has designed twelve animal studies. Writing
twelve rhymes to accompany them. The draw
ings in this calendar are uncommonly wei
done.
"stsrs n, the Opera" funk & Wagnalls Com
nanv) is a brief compendium by Mabel Wag-
nails describing twelve operas with accounts
Of interviews with various noted singers Inc
latter are six in number-Sembrich' hames'
Calve. Nordca Lehman and Melba The au-
thor's descriptions Of the operas are practical
STRAIGHTFORWARD little narratives, and the inter-
views are pleasantly put together. photographs
Of the singers form the illustrations
Fragments in the series OF miniature volumes
published by Small, Maynard Co.. OF Boston,
under the title OF the Beacon biographies OF
Eminent Americans" continue to appear at
short intervals. The latest issues are FREDERICK
Douglass" by Charles w. Chesnutt' and Aaron
Burr" by Henry Childs Merwin. We have be-
fore this testified to the merits OF this little
series The monographs are marves or con-
densat!on yet they are never bald The editor
Mr.. NJ A. De Wolfe Howe. seems to be able TO
inspire his contributors to just the right efforts
Both the new volumes valuable additions to
the series.
In the National Library" new series the col
lection Of little paper covered classics brought
out by Cassell & Co, we have received Shakes
peare's Twelfth Night" Mlton's Paradise
Lost" and The Task and Other Poems" by
William Cowper.
Harper & Bros. have begun the publication OF
a good series Of pocket volumes for the trav-
euer. These are called Little Books by Famous
Writer'S" and are printed with about hundred
tall, narrow pages in each one, between dainty
blue covers. We have received In this series
Margaret Deland's charming story Good for the
Soul" Mr. James Lane Aliens 1.-TWO Gentle
men ~ Kentucky" and collection Of bookish
and humorous verses by John Kendrick Bangs.
"Cobwebs from a Library Corner. General
Lew Wallace DR. Henry van Dyke. Richard
Harding Davis and Miss Mary f. wilkins are
among those who to be represented In this
handy pretty and comprehensive series.
Mr. Moses King has compiled and himself
pubIishes a handsome souvenir Of the recent
Dewey celebration II is a volume of about a
hundred and fifty pages. entitled THE Dewey
Reception and Committee Of New-York City:
An Album Of One Thousand Portraits Scenes,
Views, &c" The book is opened with life OF
Admiral Dewey. and there is further text deal
ing with the battle OF Manila and the incidents
Of the reception. The illustrations are printed
clearly in half tone.
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