The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-29

the past Is yours; when great folk
| lived near to the Battery, where the
guns doomed on the coming OF Presi-
dent Washington; when ladies with
Hugh head-drcsses and rich brocade
gowns rode In sedan chnlrs on Broad :
way, and in the great mansions on that
cobbled street many graceful minuet
was trod and many gallant toast
drunk. And you may see tho trades
| folk as we'll as the rich, and peep into
Gaines In Hanover Square, where
brave young Richard Van Rensselaer,.
of fallen fortunes. served perfumes and
fal-lals to the powdered beaux and
ladies'. and where he first saw his
adored one.
| In all polntS of manufacture this Is
one of the most beautiful books of the
lyear. Mr.. RAGS conception OF the
\ heroine, In his Illustrations, is exactly
that of the author OF the story. Be-
sides the five beautiful illustrations in
color, tho book has a title, borders.
ornamental end-leaves. etc. designed
by Mr.. Rae, and in the dainty cover
design is set a picture of the heroine.
AS a gift nothing could be in more
lperfect taste.
UNDER THE. SOUTHERN CROSS. BY
Elizabeth Robins. From Frederick
A. Stokes Company, OF New York.
through the Bell Book and Station
cry Company, Of Richmond. $3.50.
The story OF sea-trip. in which
the sparkle of repartee vies with that
OF the tropical ocean. a charming girl
brightly tells her adventures. on both
sea and land, during a journey from
San Francisco to New York, by way of
Panama Her problem is. how to dis
pose of a handsome but fiery young
baron, Peruvian. whose ardent man
ners are untouched by American con-
vcntions. The situation is both piquant
and delightful.
Miss Robins's dialogue is captivating,
her heroine Is most natural and pleas
ing, and as for the Baron de Bach
who explains My fadther was Jher-
man, my mother is Castilian, my home
IFS in Lima, but am educate in France
II am cosmopolite"--he is transferred
bodily from life to the pages of the
book He is decidedly a person worth
meeting. for his like is not to be found
In this country.
The book is sumptuous in manufac-
ture. The delicate beauty of Mr.. John
Rae's work and his perfect conception
of the characters give the book a quail
Iity which few books of recent years
have had. His ornamentation of the
book gives It the last touch OF dlst1nc-5
ton. For one who Is starting on
tourney or returning from one 1t is a
perfect glft--and for the stay-at-home,
too
THE HsMuGGLER. BY Ella Middleton
Tybout j. b. Lippincott &c Co., OF
Philadelphia, publishers. S1.bO.
Miss Tybout's new novel is blltne-
some tale, which humorously relates
the hair-raising things that happen TO
three American girls upon an 1sianu
/ In Canada 1t does not deal with
smugglers and pirates of the past, but
with the modern manner of settlnS
| Jewels into our fair land without ask
| ing Uncle Sans consent The charac-
| ters are nightly convincing, and the
rapid acting plot makes the most IN
different reader "sit up until he has
dcyoured the last word.
ELECTRICITY FOR EVERYBODY. BY
| Philip Atkinson. A. NJ. Phi. D. Cen
fury Company, of New York, pub
fishers. S1.50.
This valuable hook is for the general
reader having no previous knowledge
| OF electricity or kindred sciences. In
the simplest form consistent with clear
ness, fullness and strict scientific &C
curacy, and with as little detail as
| possible, the author offers a good gem
| eral knowledge of electrical science In
all it's principal details. All mathemat-
| ical demonstrations are omitted. and
all unnecessary technicality avoided,
| such technical terms az are strictly re-
quired being fully explained. The
| principal electric units and instruments
| for electric measurement are briefly
described in connection with other mat
ter. to avoid the wearisome detail of
a full description in separate chap
iter. Only the latest and most approved
apparatus and methods are described.
and the new edition brings the work
fully up to date and devotes chapter
to wireless telegraphy and its work
inss.
TURKEY AND THE TURKS. BY W. s.
Monroe. The L. C. Page Co., of
Boston, publishers. $500.
Mr.. Monroe's book on Turkey Is one
| of the most valuable volumes ever is
sued on this much discussed country.
a life still individual and picturesque.
It's street scenes, Its bazaars, its
amusements, the beauties of its har-
ems-all the picturesque panorama of
the teeming life within it's borders
| find an enthusiastic chronicler in Mr..
| Monroe who has also not neglected to