The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-07

w HAVEN MORNING JC
books on physical geography published
by CHM and Company.
The growing popularity Of the Medal
System Of writing is evidenced by the
recent adoption Of CHM and Company's
Medal Writing Books" In the town
of Brookline, Mass. 1t is interesting 10
note, in this connection, that the WORD
Medal" as applied TO a system OF
writing. was first used by CHM and
Company.
The volume of "Reeollections and
Letters Of General Lee" by Captain
Robert E. Lee, recently announced by
Doubleday, Page and Company, is be-
ing sent through the press very rapid
ly. The book opens with an account OF
General Lees early career in the Uni
ted States army and the beginning OF
the cieil war. The chapters following
contain letters to his wife, daughters
and sons; reference to the army life OF
Robert, Jr., the Army of Northern Viz
ginia, the winter of 1864. the battle of
Cold Harbor and succeeding engage
ments, the surrender of the Army OF
Northern Virginia, General Lee as
private citizen, as president Of Wash
ington college, his interest in home life,
his opinions of the civil war, family af-
fairs and his fondness for animals, his
home in Lexington, his advice to young
men and his last years. The book
closes with the obituary notice in
Personal "Reminiscences Of General
Robert E. Lee" and the account of his
death by Mrs. Lee. H..
Rudyard Kipling has Just finished a
new volume of short stories, which will
be published this fall by Doubleday,
Page. and Company under the title,
"Traff1cs and Discoveries" This is the
frs volume OF collected Kipling tales
since THE Days Work, which
reached wider circulation than any
other book of short stories in. recent
years. It contains one long tale. THE
Army Of Dream" hitherto unpub-
lished. ..,.-..
Dodd. Mead and Company are to pub
fish at the end of the summer ''Thack-
i cray in the United States" by General
| James Grant Wilson, author of "Bry-
ant and His Friends, Life of General
Grant" etc. The work will be in two
volumes and viii contain facsimile
letters with pen-and-ink drawings by
Doyle and Thackeray. Some of these
will appear for the first time, and show
Thackeray's most characteristic and
best work. There will be nearly one
hundred Illustrations in all, including
labout fifteen fuIl-page Thackeray por-
TRAITS by D'0rsay, Doyle, Leech, Ma
lolise and others. An interesting group
lof pictures is by Thackeray. This con-
Itains the twelve members Of the Brit
ish royal family, in which the head of
leach member is taken from an English
lstamp.
1 A new, Illustrated holiday book by
lonoto Watanna, after the manner OF
la Japanese Nightingale, is an
lnounced for publication in the autumn
lby Dodd, Mead and Company. onoto
lWatanna, as is we'll known is the
Iauthor of The Heart of Hyacinth.
ltCM num- kihG ITO PICuGIGSaOiS
Twill be Illustrated with fulI-page pic
ltures in color by Japanese artist.
The tale tells of the love Of an Amer
lican missionary for a Japanese maiden
lof their marriage, the accidents that
Iseparate them, and their final happy
lreunion. Tt is told with all the authors
Ipower and skill, and Is, in the words o.
one OF its critics, "a beautiful prose po'
lem" From Its very nature, it lends IT.
Isalf happily to the old eonceits and
pretty designs OF the japanese artist.
4 Whether women are born matchma
kers or not will always remain ques
ltion. 1t is pretty certain, however
that some happily married young wo
linen have an insane desire to get al
their friends in a like state. That i
the theme of Mr.. Halnblen Sears forth
looming novel, entitled "A Box O
Matches" The atmosphere of the bool
lis that of the modern outdoor countr.
club and summer society life. Their
jara polo, hunting, shooting, boating
motoring and the other usual element
of our summer amusements included Il
the stories besides the country hors
iSHOW. Altogether the SI0Ty gives PIC
lture Of present-day outdoor friendl.
life of welI-mannered people, with |
pretty love story Of the married pal
and several minor love stories grouped
about it. -~-'%'.
The special summer number Of '"Th
International Studio published b,
John Lane, has for its subject "Th
Royal Academy from Reynolds to Nil
lais.'' It is an elaborate and compre
hensive history of the academy, wit,
, full details about the men who be
lonedg to it in the first century Of 1t
career. Reproductions Of works b
these men are given in color, in photo
gravure and in half tone.
: The August Red Book will be ailtici
: lpated with interest by lovers of tn
best fiction. The announcements indi
cate that the magazine will outstrip 1t
self in the excellence, of its content
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