Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-17
NEW BOOKS And MAGAZINES
Choice Reading Matter Of tie Week to Suit
All Tastes.
FICTION AS USUAL IN THE LEAD

Books Designed for Christmas GIFTS
! Constitute n Large Percentage of
| the New Volumes Coming to
Hand Mt Present Time.
! THE ship of Stars" by Arthur T. Quill
r-Couch, is a very strong story OF the
! boyhood and youth of a lad who grows
! up in sight and sound of the sea. He IS
. the son of a poor clergyman, from whom
! he inherits a passion for books, and OF a
lacomaker who gives him her skill in
| handiwork From his old grandmother he
gets many legends of the Cornish and his
active fancy weaves these eerie tales into
new stories, full OF the mystery of the
sea. The story OF his slow development,
his friendship for the squires lonely little
daughter his admiration for young Sir
Harry, his studies for college and his first
! impressions of oxford, all this is told with
so much feeling that one seems to be read
! ing bit of real autobiography, not the
imaginings OF novelist. Charles Scrib-
ner's Sons, New York. Cloth, $3.50
careful selection from the famous
Froissart chronicles has been made by Mr..
| H. Newbolt, author of "Admirals AL un-
der the title "Stories from Frossart." 1t
contains many full-page illustrations, and
| the selection has been made with special
reference to it's use by young people. As
storehouse Of history Froissart is un-
excelled, and besides being delightful stories
! in themselves, these selections and their
many quaint illustrations have much edu
cational value for the young student. The
pictures deserve special notice. They are
| facsimiles of descriptive drawings con-
temporary with the chronicles themselves
and illustrate in an exceptional way the
customs, dress and maners of those times.
| The Macmillan Co., New York. Cloth S1.50.
when Shiloh Came" by Ambrose Lester
| Jackson, is new book by new and hith-
erto unknown author who is an artist of
no mean ability, having designed the seven
| full-page illustrations in the book. 1t is
| bound in the highest style of the book
makers art and will prove welcome holi-
| day gift to all classes of readers j. s..
Ogilvie Publishing Co., New York. Cloth,
| S1.50.
| "The Tent on the Beach," one OF the
finest of Whittier's longer poems, graces
| the holiday season in appropriate dress.
| The publishers have secured the illustra-
| tions from Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury., who
were so successful with Miss Jewett's
! "Deephaven." 1t makes a most attractive
volume and one especially appropriate for
holiday gift Houghton, Miffn Co.,
Boston.
Edward Everett Hale is always an enter
tanning writer. whatever the subject in
hand His latest volume bears the title
THE Brick Moon and Other Stories" The
nost of these stories were written thirty
or moro years ago and THE Brick Moon
was first published in the Atlantic Monthly
in 1870 and 1871. 1t was the last story
that the author wrote for that magazine
before assuming the editorship OF "Old and
New" 1t is one of the most amusing and
highly imaginative of DR.. Hale's short
stories. tale that will please most writer's
is "Crusoc in New York. which records
the adventures of a young cabinetmaker
who builds home for himself and his
mother en- e vacant lot in upper New York
which is surrounded by a high fence. Every
device CT secrecy is adopted and though
Crusoe could hear the roar of teams from
the neighborng street he was really as
much alone as though on a desert island.
Many Of the Incidents in Defee's great
romance are repeated with humorous eff
feet but the episode Of the young Swedish
girls rescue from a band of ruffians is ad-
mirably told and lends additional interest
to the story The other tales are all good.
They serve to prove that the realism OF
thirty years ago is fully as good in lit
erary way as that of the period. Little,
Brown Co., Boston. Price s1.50.
To the younger class OF readers at the
present day John Selden is little more than
name. Like his great contemporary, Lord
Bacon for cne that has read his, works a
thousand have heard of his name Beliey-
ing that John Selden ought to be better
! known Robert Waters has published VOL
ume entitled John Selden and His Table
Talk" The first chapter in the volume
Is devoted to "Bygone Table Talk Books -
Then there Is chapter regarding the ca
reer of John Selden and another giving
Origin of the Table Talk-Secret of Its
Popularity This is followed by "The
Table Talk Of John Selden, with explana-
tory notes. The volume is very attractive
| in appearance Eaton & Mains, New York.
Cloth, 81.
| No book from the pen of Mrs Burton Har-
| rison ever attracted more attention than
tions that made its appearance so Timely
are still prevalent and potent. AS a serial
In tho Century Magazine the story was H.
lrstrated by Dana Gibson, but the present
| edition of the book Is the first In which
his brilliant drawings have accompanied the
text. They give the volume as now issued
| an added charm. Tho Century company
New York. Price, $1,25
Salads, Sandwiches and Chafng- Dish
Dalnties" are destined to receive in the
future more attention from the progressive
housekeeper than has as yet been accorded
to them. In the past their composition and
consumption has been left chiefly to that
| portion OF the community "who cook 10
please themselves" But since women have
| become anxious to compete with men in
every walk of life, they. too, are desiring Ia
become adopts in tossing up an appetizine
salad or in stirring a creamy rarebit The
author has aimed to make 1t the most prac-
tical and reliable treatise on these fascin-
ating branches of the culinary art that has
yet been published. Little, Brown G. Co,
| Boston. Cloth, $3.50