New-York tribune., 1902-07-21

which are often of considerable historical inter-
est and biographical anecdotes OF we'll known
and less well known members will also be IN
cluded.
A popular library of art Is the announced
scope of the other SERIES The first volumes are
devoted to Rossetti and Rembrandt the authors
being Ford MADDOX Hueffer and Auguste Breal'
The difficult task is attempted OF presenting an
appreciation In a fresh and unworn manner Ihe
books, which are small enough for the pocket,
will have from thirty TO sixty illustrations
mainly reproductions of paintings and drawings.
Mr.. Kiplings Indian stories have become
! familiar in the dress OF illustrations from MS
fathers hand His forthcoming book of Just
so Stories" which Doubleday, Page & co. are
preparing to publish in October, will be Illus
trated by his own drawings. The originals are
now in the hands of his publishers and VIII
probably be something OF a surprise to his read
ers, who far have seen Of his drawing htte
more than the cover design of the galley under
sail used for THE Days Work" The "Just-so
Stories are in a vein similar TO THE jungle
Book" fancies. They are written for the young
How the leopard got his spots and how the
alphabet was made among the subjects.
The stories might be answers TO some alert
Youngsters questions and they contain fund
of curious information which can only be found
| in Mother Gunga's encyclopedia.
The duck is an important bird. Any one who
doubts this should the sumptuous volume
on THE Natural History of the British SURFACE
Feeding Ducks by ]. G. Millais son Of the
famous painter and himself painter OF birds.
With A. Thoburn he has illustrated the vol
ume Six reproductions are given in photo-
gravures, and there forty-one colored and
twenty-five uncolored plates. the subjects rang
of atherS in
detail to the counting of teal belle by flock OF
brakes The maard, gadwal widgeon, Ameri-
can widgeon, shoveller. garganey. teal blue
winged teal American greenwinged teal and
the pintail the varieties considered. The
book, which Is a quarto over twelve inches
square is published by Longmans. Green & Co.
Counsel and encouragement for the young
housekeeper will be put on the bookstalls by q.
P. Putnam's Sons about the first of September,
before the time of signing fall leases, in the
shape of discussion of conditions of living in
New York by Mrs. Christine Terhune Herrick
daughter of Marion Harland. Mrs Herrick
calls her book In City Tents" and goes to the
heart of nfe's difficulties with such chapter
heads as these: How TO Be Happy with the
Janitor" With a Servant" Without a Ser
want" Where Shall We Go for Dinner?" city
Amusements that Cost Sonnet ething"-and city
of all is attempted in How to Make Him Com
Portable"
A full treatment of consumption, the subject
which induces the greatest reticence in dag
nosis is to be found in a book called "Sanatoria
for Consumptives," by F. Rufenacht Walters
published by E. P. Dutton & Co. 1t is a critical
and detailed description Of the open air treat
ment for phthisis. In the days before the dis
ease was so well in hand there great deal
of ii in this country particularly in New-Eng-
land. Nowadays consumption is by no means
so dangerous, though the old dread seems to
have fingered, and often acts bar to direct
frankness on the part of the physician until
the case becomes really serious. Such book
as this should serve to remove some Of the feel
ing which has outlasted its old basis and make
for a correct understanding
William Winter has written an introduction to
J. H Stoddards "reminiscences. which the Cent
ury Company will publish under the title
"Recollections of Player" Mr.. Stoddard
played last season in Ian Maclarens Bonnie
Brier Bush" His stage experience extends over
period of fifty years, and should be full of in
terest.
The success of "Sir Richard Calmady" has
called out a reprint of earlier novel by Lucas
Malet called "A Counsel OF Perfection" D. Ap-
pleton & Co. are the publishers.
Robert w Chambers, the author of "Cardi-