The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Continued from Second page.)

TOT others; and, as some one has said
 although courtesy Is not Christianity, il
 IS very good imitation of 1t, since
 most of the rules of etiquette are based
 upon unselfishness, and the proper re-
 gard for the feelings of others" '
 St. Paul in his speeches and letters is
 the very model of a gentleman. In
 fact, courtesy, conciliation, forbear-
 ance, kindliness, which are of the very
 nature and essence of politeness, were
 strictly enjoined by the first teachers
 of Christianity. Manners are minor morals" Daniel Webster said,
 after visit to England, The rule of
 pollteness there is to be quiet, act nat
 urally, take no airs and make no bus
 tie. This perfect breeding has cost a
 great deal of drill?
 We have" continues the author"
 among ourselves large class of quiet
 ladies and gentlemen, with minds
 broadened by travel and association with cultured people, with inherited 1 tradition of good breeding and well
 versed in the social ethics of the older
 civilizations. To them we may defer,
 to them safely look for direction.
 | u lo Ollly lIc CIllIllllty COIuGI pIll-
 losopher who scorns and sneers at
 learning the rules of etiquette In the
 changeful conditions of our society,
 where, untrammelled by class restric-
 tion, all may make their way to emi-
 hence, there is need of guidance in mat
 ters social, and fortunately a universal
 recognition of their importance. Many 1 all over the country are asking for di-
 rection and for definite laws of conduct
 to be observed, according to the most
 recent decrees of fashion. There is | nothing derogatory to us that we are
 not all conversant with the latest forms of conventionality. Our society is in evolution, but the anxiety to learn, the
 often painful dread of making mis-
 take is reassuring. They are growing
 pains. " Mrs. Kingsland's book covers the field thoroughly and will be found very helpful, sensible and practical
 The book Is receiving many words of
 warm approval and appreciation. From among the many such the following is from a column review of the book by the Brooklyn Eagle: Tt combines with delicate insight into the ethics of etiquette so suave, full and unaffected treatment of the external minutae of social observances that the most super cilious, as well as the most nervous, of debutantes can find out how to behave themselves under every circumstance of polite intercourse as clearly and as definitely as soldier can learn his discipline from a drill book"
 There is no branch of the subject which Mrs. Kingsland does not touch and illuminate. In every aspect of so- cial life the book is complete guide as to good manners.
 Tn the Forest" by Maximilian Eos ter, published by Doubleday, Page & Co.,, New York; $1.50; for sale at Judas This is one of the best of the seasons nature books and its contents captured the public when they were given In the pages of one of the leading magazines. Mr Foster is original and individual in his style and the book has distinct special charm. There are nine tales in this volume, the product of the authors own wanderings in many woods and of his close study and fertile sympathetic imagination. The author does not attempt to make the animals talk, but In a series of pictures vivid and intensely dramatic-puts before the reader the daily life and ex- periences of these wood folks. There is a virile quality in these beautiful stories that holds closely the readers attention and the numerous illustra- tions by Rungius are gems of artistic production adding force and vividness to the thrilling descriptive work. The perplexites, difficulties, joys and woes of the dumb creatures of the for ests-moose, deer, caribou and other big games stand out vividly in these capitally written stories and appeal to the heart.
 An exceedingly interesting and handsome book and founded on an ac- tual occurrence is the new and already very popular book by Russell Double day, "A Year in a Yawl," which relates the remarkable seven thousand mile trip made by four boys in thirty foot yawl of their own construction. It is finely illustrated Starting from Lake ] these adventurous young men sailed by way of canal and rivers to the | mouth of the Mississippi From thence they coasted along the Gulf shore, ! the end of Florida and made | their way up the Atlantic coast to Nor folk, Philadelphia and New York (via the Rarltan canaD. Continuing up the Hudson and through the Erie canal and | the lakes, they finally reached home bronzed and hearty after their seven thousand mile Journey. The opening chapters tells of the enthusiasm of the lads in constructing their boat and it and of the excitement of the start and then comes a most enter taining and readable story of the trip, with keen interest One gets a great leal of accurate and instructive infor- nation regarding the geographic fea- lures of the country pertaining to this extensive journey, the types and char acteristics of people met with and in ,eresting landmarks. One gets new deas regarding the Father of Waters md the experiences and adventures net with in the trip down the Missis- ;ippi and along the Atlantic coast and hence through canals and great lakes pack to the starting point are of ab- ;orbing interest. The tone of the book S very wholesome, and clean, and it is m admirably written narrative. The ,ook is published by Doubleday, Page s Co.,, New York; price $1.25 net; for ale at Judd's. All or any one of these looks by Doubleday, Page & Go. will be l T