The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-24
a JAPANESE NIGHTINGALE BY
Onoto Watanna. Harper & Brothers,
NeY. York

Onoto Watanna. Harper & Brothers,
New York
Onoto Watanna has written, and Gem
JIro Veto has Illustrated, TINS beautlIul
nolloay book emitted "a japanese Nisnt-
lngale." First a wore as to the mecnan
lcs, Tor after ali It is by the mechanics
OF a book that the seekers OF holiday pres
entS are first attracted. Inc cover is
tasteful; on it PINK blossoms fall from
branch crowded with them. The pages
have tinted borders designed from Jap
5anese SUBJECTS. The illustrations :.re II
color, ana are well done. lnGe3d the
illustrations of the work are very at
stractive, because OF their harmony With
the story. This perhaps arises from the
fact that both author and illustrator a,e
Japanese. The tale is of love In japan.
A young American, Jack B.gelow, >isits
the land of the cherry blossoms He
meets a beautiful japanese girl, hah-
caste-the author OF "A japanese Night
,ngale" is. we say, a halr-caste. Jack
marries Yuki, his love, in the japanese
fashion," AS, of course, complications
result. Yuki is the sister of faro bur
ton. the college friend of Blgelow. he
does not know of the marriage Inc
meeting of brother and sister in the Ifes-
ence OF Bigelow is full OF dramatlc pcs
sib,,ities The cho.ce of remarriaSe or
death left little room for hesitation | ne
fight Of Yuki, however, gives an uIleA-
pected turn to the plot. me ouet1se,'
brother and the deserted HUSBAND Lay {
but one purpose, and that TO mo 1uAi-
Death seems to have claimed hef' II"
how else could she escape the eaSsi ~i,l'
exhaustive search? Yet the story encs
well, and in japanese saioeA' ~ ~
once more triumphant.
w. J. II.
ALICE IN WONDERLAND. BY Lewis
carroll. Harper s. Brothers, New YORK.
Haroer- & Brothers presents US with d
new edition of Lewis CarroIls famous
work. TO review the book itself Woula De
n,,rnoseless, for alice in Wonderiahd
has become classic. Few there are VINO
have not read at least a chapter or t"o
from this charming story-a chiSrNiiils
story because of its brilliant Wit, us de-
]iehtfrl analysis or human idiosyncrasie:''
i.s sril1fnI NAV with words. For those
few In VIII I'm Alice is yet unknown a
traat is in store, for it is Il mine OF de-
light. Strange as it may seem, the DOCK
is ore in which ''groWn-upS Hnc more
enjoyment than do children II IS 100 d
book more pleasing to the educ&Ieu ~i1-'i
TO the unlaarned Yet, in it all classes
will find amusement. The present ecitipii
furnishes IN all respects the lhoSI pGttt'-,
full dress that has been given TO Ailce-
The binding is In white parchment, with
gold stamping. The pages OF fine paper
are all eli borately bordered with dacord-
tions by Robert Mary Wright The en-
helI;sliment is tasteful and attractive
The book is illustrated by Peter NeWell
and the pictures are in that artists dls
tinctive style. The reviewers personal
oninion is antas onistic TO some OF these
drawings of Mr.. Newelrs: he considers
that they are, in some respects, a pieInlsn
TO the book. This opinion is based chiefly
uron Mr. Newelrs caricatures OF Alice
His drawing of the Cheshire Cat IS eN-
trern.lv weak. In few of the illustra-
TORS however, Mr.. Newell has done ex-
ceed;ngly effective work. and when the
pictures are of the quality of that IN
which Alice tells her adventures to the
Gryphcne and the Moch-Iurtie we tor
give Mr.. Newell much. t. l. '. IL