The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-15

wise have been a p~erfunctory account OF
an Official errand. The Garter Mission TO
Japan." by Lord Redesdale Macmillans)
gives the story OF Prince Arthur OF Con-
naught's journey to confer the British order
on the Mikado, or rather OF the Japanese
part Of the trip. The various ceremonies
are all described fttingly, but luckily Lord
Redesdale when he was only Mr.. Milford
was an attache at Toxic in the days OF
Japan's beginnings and wrote Tales OF
Old japan" His observations are there
fore constantly comparisons between the
old and the new and are interesting on that
account, even apart from impressions OF
modern Japanese leaders with whom ne
was brought officially into close contact.
Encouraged by the kind reception ac-
corded to a recent book Of travel Sir Fred
erick Treves, Bart, King Edwards Sur
geon-General, has undertaken to write the
volume on Highways and Byways in Dor
set" in the series published by the Mac
miIlans. with illustrations by Mr.. Joseph
Pennell. Dorset il as interesting a county
as there is in England, from both the his
t~orical and the literary point of view. even
apart from its own dialect poet, William
Rarnes; Sir Frederick is evidently interested
in his work, though he trusts too much to
books and is a little too conscientious as a
guide; Mr.. Pencils pen and ink sketches
are good and illustrative, but his wash
drawings are not satisfactory. The volume
Is one Of the best Of a series of interesting
guides to the beauties Of England.
To prove that his obituary notices were
premature the Rev. s. Barring Gould pub
fishes another volume. one OF travel this time,
"A Book Of the Rhine" Macmillans). From
the authors starting in at the Dutch border
the reader may hope that he will keep up to
Basel at least, but he stops with the steamer
at Mainz, and Worms, Speyer and Strass-
burg are left untouched. The information
he supplies is mainly heavily historical.
Though he stoops to tell the story OF the
robbie Schinderhannes, he passes through
| Dusseldorf apparently unconscious that
Heinrich Heine was born and brought up
there and wrote a book OF Ideas" that will
keep the tow immortal even after its pres
ent material prosperity has decayed. The
chief interest in the equestrian statue OF the
old elector that Mr.. Barring Gould describes
ia in the little Jew boys climbing on IL and
watching Napoleon walk up and down in
the garden. There are fair pictures from
photographs and some colored Autographs
that are almost ludicrous.
To the many descriptive books with col
ored pictures that have become a specially
os the house OF Adam and Charles Black
may be added Warwickshire." painted by
Fred Whitehead and described by Give Hol-
land CMacmillans). This is the part OF Eng
land that most Americans visit on first land
ing at Liverpool. They rush at o to
Warwick n Kenilworth and Shake
speare's Avon. 1t ia pretty difficult TO say
anything original about a district so otter
described, especially in a sort OF guide
book, and Mr.. Holland has not tried; he IL
respectfully dull. Mr.. Whitehead's idea
Of art seems 10 be a pretty chromo;o OF these
he has supplied a large number from whai
seem to rave been fair water colors with
out much character.