Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-05

order would have been unlikely. She cites
language from Lees orders and letters 10
slow that Lee had no intention to attack
the extreme left Of the Union line early
that morning. but was intent on move
ment up the Emmittsburg road. She claims
that the fact that Lee continued to main
tain his regard for Longstreet and to treat
him as his chief lieutenant throughout the
war is proof that the confederate COM
mander did not regard Longstreet as the
cause Of confederate failure at Gettysburg.
The array of arguments and the new mat
ter brought out will be of interest to every
student of the great battle. and those who
lave followed the controversy, which was
given renewed life by the recently published
memoirs of Gen. John B. Gordon.
The original plar of the work was simply
to publish only the story or Gettysburg,
but yielding to the opportunities or friends
Mrs. Longstreet added a paper on the
Mexican war and the chapters on Long
streets campaigns.
nell author of MT Chupes and Miss jenny.
&c. Illustrated. New York: The Baker & Tay-
& Sons.
The same delightful simplicity winch
charmed the readers of 'Mr. Chupes ana
Miss Jenny marks this little tale OF
colony of squirrels told by Mrs Bigneii'
First, the red squirrels made free or her
den and all its contents by her invitation.
Then she thought to try the experiment Oh
introducing grays among the red ana inc
story of her experiment is replete win IN
teresting and humorous incidents. Mrs.
BignelI has to remarkable degree the
power of giving identity to the little crea-
lures of which she writes, and 1t Is always
assured that she will produce narrative
of rare charm when she sets OUT 70 'eh
about any of her bird or animal Irlehos.
THE IDEAL MOTHER; Meditations on the Char Al,
acter and Crown of the God Fearing Mother. by
author of 'IDuISes VI
God" New York: G. p. Putnams Sons WASH
ington: William Ballantyne Sons.
The purpose of this book Is best stated
in the authors own words. as follows'
1.-THE first part is a monologue of the or
phaned heart breathing sweet memories
the balm and solace of the bereaved spirit
as they oft come, in broken reflections. The
second part is designed to portray the ideal
mothers sacrifice and sovereignty thro 1Il. n
the study of representative examples. me
book as whole endeavors TO trace the de-
yelopment of the ideal mother from grace
to grace and glory to glory, in the hope OF
awakening thereby desire in the reader $
heart to cherish the gentler virtues or
which the devout mother is the divinest eX-
preston on earth
THE KINGDOM OF SIAM; Ministry of Agrlcql-
ture Louisiana Purchase Exposition. st. Louis
1904 Siamese Section. Edited by A. Cecil Car
ter, MA, secretary general of the Royal Com
mission. Illustrated. New York: G. 7. Put
MANS Sons.
-Is there no longer such thing as re-
mote and mysterious region of the world /!
Is civilization sweeping down all the bar
riers that hide the strange peoples from uni
versal view? Surely these great fairs seem
to yield answer. This present publication
affords evidence that the nations which
were once regarded as being on the edge of
things are rapidly advancing to place in
Of ha world family Siam
u.s. to be sure, no recent conner into the light
Of international observation. But none the
less a revelation of what has been accom-
plished there during the past few decades is
to be found in this work. prepared by dlrec-
ton of the government at Bankok IN con-
nection with :he Siamese exhlplt at Of
Louis. The crown prince of Siam Is pres1-
dent of the commission and some or the
leading officials and ttular diSnitaries of
the country are members and officers or IT.
Prof. James H. Gore OF the George WASH
tngton University, in this city, Is commits
slorer general. The handbook comprises a
Sc, les of articlej descriptive of the various
aspects of Siam, written by high officials in
the different departments OF the govern
ment service. The whole gives an accurate
and interesting view of the country and 1tJ
people, their industries and social position.
Portraits of the members OF the royal lam
lily and other illustrations giving views in
Siam add materially to the value of the
publication.
MY LADY OF THE NORTH; the Love Story of a
Gray-Jacket. BY Randall Parrish, author of
when wilderness Was King" illustrated.
Chicago: A. c. MeClurg & Co.
From the Fort Dearborn massacre to the
civil war is chronologically a considerable
jump, but 1t was by no means surprising In
the case of an author whose first novel
showed his ability to write convincingly of
scenes of conflict. In this second tale from
the pen of Mr.. Parrish is given an account
who is sent by General Lee on a secret
mission through the federal lines. Circum-
stances trip him, and he is enmeshed in
Cupid's tolls Mr.. Parrish has woven an
ingenious plot leading to one surprising
and dramatic situation after another. He