The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-14
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spEECH By y. w. Green. Rich
mond. William Ellis Jones This D.
Volumo.of as PAGES. bound In cloth ana
printed in clear type ON good paper
II has been said of Nirginians that ihey
think themselves a peculiar people ana
some unkind critics have oven gone 80
far as 10 say that they consider them
selves better than any 0islcr people ln
the world. DE that as ~ may, they We're
certainly the pioneer people OF America
and 80 is fitting chat a collection OF their
. onu.y words and proverbs should be made.
ana naturally this work has been done
and well d0nc Dy "a Nirglnian. The dedc-
cation of the book reads. To Virginia
People bv one OF Them Many OF the
words and phrases seem. az hfst sight 10
be merely l0cahsnf. manufactured 10
meet the needs of the hour, but in h.s
Introduction the author shows That most
az them age of good old English origin
IIe Says. "Thorc is no trouble in tracing
Nirgluiaus either by their blood or speech.
They are English lu both. Middle
English Mercian bccamd the standard
speech aud Sos influence is seen 30 VII
gluia English where we find the tending
10 change into % and etc. ours ls me
English of everyday ufe. and not OF die
tionarics and technical works. and 10 VIII
be seen. how large number are pl pure
English roots. These words are simply
put down as they are ana not as some
people think they ought fo Le. ihc an-
thor gives as one OF his reasons for galn-
erine these "folk-words' the hope ihat
people who wish 90 Learn more about their
everyday speech may have "a list of good
words within their reach from which they
may take wat They need ana save me
speech of their fathers. and also it may
be of use TO the comparative philolog.si
llo further says. 'I nave urea 10 tel ava
this down in the very words That We
would use among ourselves when not try
ing % talk or write fine. Tie
present generation have come greatly 'in-
der tho Influence of the school-mis trcss
and the newspaper but The generation
now gray-hclded have speech inherited
in aH SIS purity
The work proper begins with n list 81
virginia names which are spclt one way
and pronounced another. and of course
that remarkable name Darby. which IS
spelled Eur0uehty 81 not overlooked
Then follows "a list of Virginia folk
sayings" or proverbs and the remaining
portion is the glossary proper.
PRINCESS NADINE by Christian
IeId. Published by j. B. Lppincou
CO.. Philadelphia.
The outhor OF valerie Aylmor' and a
"CresIon of Honor SIS $50 well and fa-
vOrah'y known TO her Southern readers
flaf hor "pr'ucess Nadine win command
iustirt and favorable attention both ON
its oNr and its writer's behalf
IL We state, I'm addition. that 1t Is
Eues0-Amrricau story and That The scene
Us laid in Nice We VIII the better compfe-
hend its mystery ana ITS charm' iof we
are brought into direct contact WIN 'ns
rrelt.-t imperialism I'm the world and
me oponns ..., , %, ..,.i.,rD,o,o dim
top OF the Mi-, .aremo or mia-ieH, ,'ii,'.
val or Moo with 4l5 munro "'''i'
Flowers
Christian REID has q genuine appIec'd-
ton OF aii that IS best and beautiful ln
womonhood. so tho women OF H'I ""'A
are invariably invested with dignity
grace beauty and. because their creator
SIS "a Southern woman, with love OF
power
So tho Princess under our consloefa-
zion. though She bears double 1eIeullg'
IS far moro American IMAM Slo i' I'"'-i.-',
and when. through "a 4as" Dul s'''- cue
impulse. She places lh lne minus -.
pidlos5 government terrible WEAPONS l'i
her own coercion. her oaun'iess i'''u',,
with tho ala OF % h'""I,i 7i...' -,
lover induces her TO resign uhne, '.'"b-
lv "tho greatest elevation 10 Which an
American woman can ATTAIN tnal OF "
crown
she went ont from tho world in which
Yho had roigued without peer, 10 seek
another in which she found q diuefent
and , crown Notwithstanding better
Inheritance.
a man. writing the story or her es-
cape-ner esciIape' "a H' ,,
"Havlng found this other world. VIII
she De happy in 10? Who knows! VINO
can venture 20 phophesy?'
OLD CHESTER TALES. By Margaret
Deland Ncw York. Harper & Broihers'
Too much is said about upto-date peo-
pie that one grows weary OF the e''rnaI
hsrping on this one idea and one turns
with "a upreme sense of rest ana ieiIe7 n-
mcut Co the lcisureiy old-iashioned AT,
mosnheIe M1''n ni eo'.' .,. old-
o. the d.gnihed seli-respect OF tne o,u-
school men ana women oeplc',u 'ii...','
Dr Lavender taxes pace D" "u 80
ti0ns with the general plo0 -
Drumtochty while Miss Maria. lH5 Nl.s,,'
jay Dorothea Ferris ana Mis' M"y
Kings sister, Lucy seem coun'.'p"'' US va
q circle 60 Which we iscul Wi.' &C.,
ford" $3.50,
Mrs. Dcland's exquisite percep'l'n ",'
lively sympathy combine 10 IoN-.r ' ..l's
her latest EFFORT one I'D every way 60
OF the author OF john Waru, ui' M