Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-20

WONDERFUL IN eucn 1eat Wnlcn IS oased
upon a scientific system of perfectly
logical sequence of concepts. Mr.. Lucas
has swept together Ill the results of this
study and from thu he has told IN this
volume a eomprehSn4ive and highly enter
mails that roame4 pver the surface of
North America befbH man began to leave
records of his u4efence here. He has
divided his work iitd periods, as best con-
serving the materhn and most po!ntedly
bringing the subjedt4o the readers notice.
He lays down the broad principles upon
which science proeeeds to reproduce the
creatures of earth and air which have left
traces of themselvesgin rocks, banks and
bogs Then he tells of particular beasts,
and contrives to bring the hideous monsters
actually before the minds eye of the
reader. HIS work is valuable stepping
stone to an intimate study of the geology of
North America
ONWARD AND UPWARD; Year Book. Compiled
From the Discourses of Archbishop Keane. By
Maurice Francis Egan. Baltimore: John Muir
ply Company.
Out of the great mass of Archbishop
keane's writings DIR. Egan has culled 365
extracts of especial power and beauty, af-
fording spiritual keynote for each day
of the year. Each month has its own
theme, thus: January, Right Living; Feb
ruary, "Religion;" March, Home" April.
"Education;" May. THE Ideal Woman"
June. The Ideal Man. July, Civil
ization;' August. ''social Ideals, Amer
lea September. "Progress;' October
cember, Death and Resurrection. The ex-
tracts are of a length to leave a broad
space of each page for family records and
notations. The general character of the
book is uplifting and the compilation shows
signs of an intimate acquaintance with the
archbishops utterances.
sARTOR REsARTUS- HEROES-PAST AND PRES
EN-. BY Thomas Carlyle. New YORK: GharieS
scribners Sons. Washington: VIM Ballantyne
From the Scrbners' press comes a sam
pie of welcome edition of Carlyle in duo
decimo, bound in green leather and printed
on India paper. While the type Is not less
than that in which these words are printed
the thinness of the paper permits the COM
passing of the works into small space
Thus it is possible to use these volumes as
pocket editions. The scope of the "Edin-
burgh Edition." it Is styled, Is to COM
prise in addition to the present, the
French Revolution in one volume, the
Life of Schiller and the Life of John
Sterling in and the Critical and Mis-
cellaneous Essays the Early Kings OF
Norway and the Portrait of John Knox
in three. Each volume contains frontiS-
piece portrait. Other volumes than those
mentioned are to follow.
BIKEY THE sKICYCI.E; and Other Tales of Jim
mieboy BY John Kendrick Bangs anthor OF
House Boat on the styx, etc lllus,ra ed by
Peter Newell. New York: Riggs Publishing
Company. Washington: Brentanos.
Mr. Bangs humor lends itself delightfully."-
to stories about boys. In these tales he has
given free rein to his imagination, and his
conceits, In consequence, are of a character
both to amaze and highly to entertain the
youngsters. Yet the youngsters parents
will find much in them to laugh at and to
discuss Mr.. Newell has drawn some of his
book. and they are handsomely reproduced,
the frontispiece being in colors.
LIVES OF TWO CATS, tFrom the French of Pierre
Lott. Trt nslat ton by NJ. b. Richards. Iustra
lions by c. f. Allen. Boston: Dana, Estes 4
Pierre Lofts love for cats is clearly shown
in this sketch, which tells of the lives, the
characters and the ways of two cats which
came closely into his own life They are
real cats not cats of fiction, and the story
of their experiences is tenderly told as
only loving owner can tell it, and as only
Pierre Lott above all can give it artistic
finish. The story of Pussy White and Pussy
Gray indeed is classic in its outlines.
WOVEN WITH THE SHIP. By Cyrus Townsend
Brady. Illustrated Philadelphia: j. Il. Lip
pincott Company
This is a collection of the short stories Of
Mr. Brady, written in his most graceful and
interesting style.
One of the delightful features of the
Christmas season is the abundance of beau
tiful holiday gifts cards and calendars,
which, though apparently having reached
the limit of artistic and mechanical perfec-
ton years ago, are growing more attractive
season by season. The Raphael Tuck Sons
Company Of New York this year issues
series of cards, calendars and gift books
of exceptional beauty and variety. Their
artists have produced several score of dc
signs, which their presses have evolved in
the highest finish of the art. One of the
notable items in the Tuck list this year i
the "Child's Life of Jesus" illustrated as
are few childrens volumes. even in these
days of fine color print. The calendars
show ingenuity and variety, with the
themes ranging through floral conceits,
ligious symbols and other suitable and sea-
sonable conceptions.
From E. P Dutton & Co. of New York
The Star receives samples of calendars
which meet all the artistic requirements of
the season. Notable among them is a littl
folder reproducing Three Little Girl
Sketches" as drawn on stone by Sewell
Collins They are exceptional IN concep-
ton and execution. handsome and APP
propriate calendar from this press l. in
circular FORM giving four well-executed re-
productions of famous paintings of the
Holy Family, surrounded in each instance
by faces of cherub'm.
Among the DutlOI LOT nOll-
days are several books for children. Robin
Hood" written by Paul Creswick and pro-
fusely and handsomely illustrated by T. H.
Robinson, is an exceedingly attractive gift
book for boys and girls 1t tells the story
of the famous English freebooter in brisk
style and the pictures are above the
average even of modern illustra tons.
"Short Tales From Storyland," by Evelyn
Everett-Green, presents thirty pleasing
stories for children and is a dainty volume
geographically. -i is Illustrated in color
and also in black and white by Mrs. Sey-
mour Lucas and Evelyn Lance. "Hasting
the Pirate" by Paul Creswick, a stirring
..orwegian story for boys, full Of fighting
and deeds of daring land and sea- is ex-
ceptionally well illustrated by T. H. Robin
son. Our Young Folks Annual edited
and arranged by Alfred ]. Fuller, is an at
tractve volume of pictures, verses and
stories for the lite ones These books are
all from the London press of Ernest Mister
Tin Tan Tales" another of E. P. Dutton
& Co.'S importations, is from a Bavarian
press, written by Graca Kasson and e.
Tschantre, jr. 1t is a highly amusing chill
dren's story, illustrated in a comical style.
BOOKS RECEIVED.