New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-08
ROCKS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
,,cu ARRAY OF THOSE THAT PLEASE
CHILDREN.
ENTERTAINMENT ALSO FOR READERS VI
MArrRER MINDS BY THE FREDERICK

Stokes COMPANY.
Tho Frederick A. Stokes Company puoii9 . -
Nos 3 and East Sxteenth-st, nave pu' ou'
unusually fine lot of books especially suitnO' 40
the fall and Christmas trade one OF INC me- 90.
,nor,ant of these Is THE Life and Letters OF oif
- Eyarett Ni,lsis" by his son. John G. Millais.
n ordinary edition contains 300 Illustrations ana
q ,nec,al edition. limited 10 $50 sets. Will contain
nine OF the great paintings OF MlIlals' reprouuo
IN photogravure and printed on imperiai japan
paper Among other illustrations are over Two nun
dred p,ctures and sketches which have never oeeh
renroduced before and may never be again. me
work contains large number Of letters from Miiiais
N his wife describing the circumstances under
which many OF his famous pictures were painted
letters from the Queen Lord Beaconsheid' MT. Gao-
stone Mr. Watts Sir William Harcourt, Lord Rose
berry Lord Leighton and others. Among them are
several illustrated letters from Landseer Leech ano
Du Maurier The last letter that Lord Beaconsheld
wrote before his death is reproduced In facsimile
Sir George Reid Sir william Richmond Sir Noel
Patton and H. W. B. Davis contribute their remlnls-
cences and Val Prnsep has written long chapter
10 the same purpose. There ten portraits OF
Millais and one OF Dickens taken after death
Another art book just published by this company
is a collection OF outdoor pictures by T. de Thul-
strup constant contributor to the leading maya
zines and periodicals Mr.. de Thulstrups work needs
no description but this book Is in the field where
he has been most successful-dealing with the out
door life and amusements OF polite society. There
are twentyfour pictures in all. twelve facsmiles OF
water colors and twelve half-tone engravngs after
designs in black and white by the artist Rowing
skating. golf. tennis, coaching. yachting-in fact
nearly ever sport on land and water IL treated In
the manufacture OF the book the greatest care has
been taken TO reproduce the artists work in the
most perfect manner possible. The facsmiles have
been made by new color process, which preserves
the artists drawing in a manner hitherto impos-
sible.
FOR THE JUVENILE MIND.
In books which particularly delight children the
house is especially strong Among the most strik-
ing on the list are Indian Pictures. Indian Child
Life" Little Red People" and Little Indian FOLK
collections of Z. W. Demings pictures OF aboriginal
life. The artist spent some years on the plains.
where he made close study Of the different Indian
tribes their traditions and customs The last three
books contain also stories ABOUT ihuian Ch h ~,
each of which illustrates some particular phase "
many things that are curious ard interesting con-
nected with their childhood The illustrations are
in color and In black and white ~ 49,.
fine Christmas present for a boy is Jack the
Young Ranchman; or, Boys Adventures in the
Rockies" by George Bird Grinnell This also con-
tains numerous Illustrations by f. w. Deming;
Loyal Hearts and True" Is new book by Huth
Ogden whose former stories have delighted 80
many children This story concerns the adventures
Of Of o ohGf S %h f %ho he
headquarters near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The
WAR w they s show pr yu The book
fusely Illustrated by Harry c. ogden. Other books
by the writer published by the Frederick A. Stokes
Company are "A Loyal Little Redcoat." tale of
child life In New-York 100 years ago, with more
than sixty vignette illustrations after original de-
signs by II. A. ogden, and "A Little queen OF
Hearts" being the account OF a visit Of a little
American girl 10 England, which is illustrated with
nearly sixty halftone engravngs by the same artist
PICTURES OF BABY LIFE
Maud Humphreys pictures Of children are pop
ular and the Frederick A. Stokes Company pub
fishes a series Of collections Of her water color
sketches printed in twelve fourteen coors. Gal
liant Little Patriots" has twelve designs Of little
boys and girls in and costumes suggestive
of the last war, with appropriate text for each
picture by Miss Mabel Humphrey. The Golf Girl'
contains four water colors of girls playing golf.
each picture representing different season OF the
| uel Mnturn Peck a Southern poet "Babys Rec
| ord contains twelve color plates and thirty halt
tone engravings. representing babies In their first
attempts to walk their first Christmas, etc.
| In artistic calendars for the new year this firm
| makes great showing, including over one hundred
and fifty varieties of many styles and shapes and
varying in price from 10 cents to S. distinctive
! feature OF the Stokes calendars is that they are
thoroughly American. They are designed by Ameri-
can artists and manufactured in this country. With
many subjects to choose from every taste can
photographers, OF half tone engravings and also
of facsniles OF water color paintings well known
artists The leaves are tied together with bows OF
satin ribbon. They are printed on heavy paper OF
the best quality. with the dates on the different
| sheets, and boxed