The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-10
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"a Dreamer in Paris, by William u
Nlcolls George w JACOBS q sr Ee ph ina
Epressions Of Paris, written i, i pleas.
ant and mildly. philosophical veln.8 Slight
z but readable. 80
Forty-odd papers q an editorial & and Z
arulnlnuuvc nature. upon wide range
s ps,s me CONSISTS Noies From MI unser
Bel Book and Stationery CO., Richn,ond.)
The papers represent the authors Re.
Elections and comments 81, many ran NJ, y,
n themes, and are agreeable enough VIII
{ on; being especially noteworthy. Mr:
Potts viii he recalled as the author q
From a New Ensinnd h Hillside Hillside y.
Wellington. soldicrlnnd Statesman and
the revival Of the military power. o. Eng EN-.
Ton 10 the Putnams's Heroes OF tie
Nations, series. The present volume -
4 b. William o.connorf Morris, and cc con-
pages Al tho facts necessary &, 70 under :;
stand the career Of the Iron Duke, and
tho national conditions In his time. y at
once compromising ana coms d ~; ga ~ :,
of Wellington, and Mr.. Aiorriss DOCK
should excelcntly III IT
Many phases OF domestic lie and res
lntonsh.ps are fitably treasEd by M s1i.
Margayss r ,ia anss'e r. II Fn ylcr L, co
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New York; The general nature e. Of Of the ne
the chapter-titles. among which are !:
How Shall the Home BE F,,rnlshed," -
Toll ana rollers, and many other k!n-l
dred topics MIS-. sangs 81 w nnd d am
sexperlcnce and her advice and susges-s
tons should be OF real value. particular
~ 10 young Ifople now With 2 homo IN N Z
5 the making.
Pau, Lawrence Dunbar ts. with the pos
sible exception OF Charles W. CHESTNUT
Il nc greatest story-tcller. the African race
4 has produced. His stories and poems %
negro life are well ana ia naaders srba
by Dodd Mead & Co., Now York. lBella
$Ropk and Stationery Co.. tAchinon e,
Interesting. we'll written, and o. so ne
special value as Interpretations Of the
negro's characteristics and point OF view.
The essays for women which Margaresr
Defand has written during inc pais 81 v tWo
for the Pagsds q ba arp Form inner
the title 1.-THE Common Way 1Harpers..a
New York: Bell Book and Stationery
Co, Richmonnd3 There are ten essays say,
vital topics OF the home and women WI
find them all interesting and Of practsca4l
helpfulncss. ,,i II
Some good stories Of the stage are con-
tanned IN Miss Viola ROseboro's Play
ers and VagaIbonds" Crhe Macmillan Cos
New York;. the most note Worthy fact
about rhem. perhaps. being the entirely
fglamorless and matter OF fact picture oI
stage folk and stage ways that the au,
thor here gives us. Their faithfulness and
lack OF sentimentaltty In this respect WIZ
certainly not make these tales I he less
worth while. and Miss ROscboro unques:
stonably understands how to tell gooo
4 Very charming volume OF poems.
lyric and dramatic, is from the pen OF
Miss Ethel Louise Cox whose publisher
& Is Richard c. Badger. the Gorham Press,
Boston,. The book Is daintily bound ~
blue and gold, and the poems reflect the
brightness and talent of the gifted au-
thor. Highways and Byways Of tho
writer and illustrator, through the MAG
milan Company. OF Boston, The 3pooK
seems to have been the work OF man
who has Travelled through a. section OF
, country, not to gather general experience
and observation, butte get opportunities
{ for better acquaintance with tho cEar-
Sacteristics and conditions of negro So
c!ety. That he tails In really under
standing anything which he writes about.
is perfectly evident TO the person to whom
Tho infinite varieties OF negro social nus
tIi,,a ~ lrIIl