Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-18
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
A Civil War Love Story by Myr.a Lockett
Avary.
SERIES OF BRIEF CHURCH HISTORIES
AppletOns Publish "A Little Book Tell
ing How M"iIlionaires Run Their
Households - Some April
Magazines.

"A Virginia Girl in the Civil War by
Myrta Lockett Avary, is a record Of the
actual experience Of the wife Of a confed-
crate officer. Nellie Grey, the heroine, was
very young and had only been married a
few months when her husband was called
to the front as a member of the cavalry.
The book is particularly free from party
prejudice. Although the heroine is a ram
pageous little rebel, there are many in
stances when she fell into the hands Of the
enemy that the federal officers overwhelmed
her with unexpected and courteous kind
nesses. There is an interesting account Of
how she ran the blockade to Baltimore to
buy all those numberless things that women
need and that she could not get elsewhere.
She needed "pins and needles, and nice
shoes, and pocket handkerchief, and a new
hat, and a new cloak and, above all, a
new uniform for Dan cher husband). The
trip was both difficult and dangerous, but IL
was as nothing compared to the return.
Her trunks we're filled with contraband
goods, for which she had paid good gold.
The cloth for her husbands uniform had
been cut into lengths to make into two
Balmoral skirts which she and her mother
each wore. The buttons were covered with
wadding and then with cloth and sewed on
Ter cloak; the gold lace was slipped be-
tween the lining and the bottom Of her
satchel, and thus she carried material for
a uniform that might answer for any rank
that Dan might have attained, from captain
to general. Published by d. Appleton &
Co.
The Baker & Taylor company are pub
fishing a series OF brief church histories
under the title OF h Story Of the
Churches" Each volume is written by the
leading historian Of the denomination and
gives the church member a simple account
Of the various churches and are designed
to answer the general questions, What is
a Baptist?" and What is a Presbyterian ?"
and give the cardinal points In the belief Of
these churches and n brief history OF their
origin and development. "The Baptists,' -
by PRof. Henry C. vedder. ID. D., professor
OF church history in Grocer Theological
seminary, and The Presbyterians," by DR..
Charles L. Thompson, secretary Of the
Board of Home Missions, published this
month by the Baker & Taylor company.
millionaire Household" by Mary e. Car
ter, who was for some time superintending
housekeeper of one of the largest estab-
lishments in New York City, describes in
her book how the butcher, the baker and
the candlestick-maker'' receive their orders
from Astors, Goulds. Vanderbilts and other
famous families in the millionaire class.
She tells how parlors and bed rooms are
taken care of; how preparations are made
for balls, receptions and how in general
the domestic affairs as regards the direc-
tion of servants are administered Pub
lished by d. Appleton & Co.
THE Socialist and the Prince by Mrs.
Fremont Older is a novel OF California life
In which the scenes are In the days Of the
anti-Chinese labor agitation. Paul Stryne,
leader Of the workingmen. and Ruspoli, an
Italian prince, are rivals for the hand OF
Theodosia Peyton, the daughter Of a mil
~lionaire. swayed now by the eourtly grace
and subtle class sympathy OF the prince
now by the masterful will and altruistiC
purpose Of the socialist, the impressionable
girl. in a mood which overpowers her for
the time, betroths herself first to one and
then to the other. There are many situa-
tions of dramatic power. from the love
scenes to the street riots. and from the al.
TRUSTS lofty ~orations to the Jealous lovers
duel With Prince Ruspoli. Published by
Funk & Wagnalls,
THE Pride of Tellfair," by Gilmore Ell
liott Peake, is a love story Of northern Hi.
nois. Morris Davenport - a typical young
western lawyer. who is also a shrewd busl.
ness man, faithful to his friends and Incl.