The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-30

II o0NMNI A1NDd8 8lu ~ - MmHAy NAA8A -"
many young houssksspsrs whose path
has boon made easy by Marion Hariand's
books have lose sight % the fact that shs
was . popular writer Of stories for years
betOrs che pukiishsd her Cook Boob
and other domestic manuals. Ths story
writer aposars again On marion Har-
land's Autobiography The Story % q
Lsoag Life CHarpSrsS. Mrs. rsrhuns,
a. b only natural. llnasrs fondly over her
youth, and her book n three quarters IN
lshed before the var h reached. 70 h
an autobiography In % far % che and her
relatives are the central figures. bua Il
b m1loA moro the seOsy % family life In
the South In the days before the var.
kvery little experiences evokss q picture
which 10 Interesting almost apart from
the psrsonAl inasrsst. she tells true
shoae story she describes school teachers
and minisears. shS repeats tho story 81
q famous duel. she dWslls on her nrst
plunge into authcrship and on her own
love story: she had tbs happiness to cole
brats her golden wedding. In between
arc shstches Of peOpss she met: some
times they are only mentioned. somo-
times there are lOqg accounts. Of John
Randolph and Anna Cora MoWatt. for
instancs: the whole life Of those days
paases In revisw. and there are later
bEisfer "Reminiscences. bits % foreign
travel. . great deal % homo life. II In
book that win give pleasure.
A full account Of ons phase Of the %
insuFrection has been written. In pars
from newly discovered documents. by
II. p. b. Wheeler and A. NJ. Broadley
In The War OF wexford John Lane
Company. IL 10 q story that can be
read only with shame and bitterness
even nov and the correction OF details
can hardly affect the reader. whose feet
ings must be enlisted on one side or the
other. For the behavior OF the English
soldiery even EnGlish sympathizers have
no apology 60 offer. The authors are
severe on the shortcomings OF the French.
They have written an extremely Interest,"
ing book. which thOse who make light
Of highlands treatment OF Ireland may
read with profit. 10 contains many Illus
traaions.
The founder Of Mount HOlyoke Semi
mary has found an enthusiastic biographer
In Bssh Bradford 0lIchrist. In The Life
Of Mary Lyon CHouGhton Miiiin Com
pany) abe tells the story Of the pioneer
work for the higher education % woman
- well 90 that Of the remarkable woman
who led the way In tho establishment %
colleges for giris. The author suoossds
in putting life into her picture and In excit-
ing tho readsg's sympathy. That win
excuse some exuberance and occasional
lapsss from good English. Ths chapter
% apcrscistinns from women who were
Miss Lyon's pupils IN very interesting.
as4-.inS.e.mAa~ . Rrfeiah T.rr.
consul. the Earl Of Cromer. delivered an
address last year befors the Classical
Association on -Ancient and Modern I'm
psrialism' which 10 published by Long
mans. Green and Company. He draws
many interesting comparisons. thOss that
attract the attention chiefly being. not
90 much those between the ancient and
the modern world. a. those regarding the
relative success Of modern nations in
governing inferior races. Lord Cromer
acknowledge British failures. but thinks
that England has done better than the
rest He believes too that England's
task 10 much more difficult than that
which Rome had to meet. In an appendix
he cOnsidsrs tho question Of color an
tipathy.
In Fairly Rhode Island (the Grafton
Press. New York; william b. weeden
begins with sosnething like q historical
account % the foundation Of the Colony.
Having settled that he presents In rather
hAphazAr order the mass Of miscei-
Ianeous information that he has stripped
from the records. IL makes rather dim
cult Continuous reading. but Il 10 = perfect
treasure house of curious and entertain
Ing facts No page in it that does not
yield something amusing or interesting
whoever dips into the book will get clear
IDEAS about the social life. not % Rhode
Island only but Of all New England
IN MANY IAnaa.
Though Padua 10 one % those Italian
cities that travellers usually pas through.
stopping over q fsw trains rather than
stay overnight. IL contains much that b
Of great interest in art and In history.
not to speak % its famous university.
Thsxs are the GiOttO freecoes In the
Arena chapel. the shrine Of Sc. Anthony.
the 0AtaAmelAta statue for Instance. and
Il vas the city of EzaelinO dA Romano
and the Carraras. IL 10 tho nearns~s 81
venice that makes the traveller hastsn
away. IL 10 nov at last included in thu
attractive 'Medi1val Town series pub
liahsd by J. n. Dent and Company ". y.
Duston and Company. The Story Of
PaAuaa' being written by Cssare Foligno.
Tho history 10 remarkably well done. FOR
the asshor has taksa care Co include the
romantic legends and traditions even
when he must admit that they have
httls foundatica. PAdua has enough
tr,ss history besides that is interesting
from the time of The tyrnnt bszelino
down. somstimes the author assumes
that . ssogy " known: Ne ehouA hss 70
hear more. tor Instance. Of Speronella.
Who wns married seven times before she
was twenty-five. After the history the
reader 10 I'D. 80 In the other volumes Of
the series. through the town and all the
xlwhts are pointed out % him. There are
sxceIlent xoodcut Illustrations by 0io-
vanni viansllo. signor Foligno's Eng
IIsh h sxosllsnt and perfectly iDtslligible.
hut there are quaint turns In IL and un-
usual words that give 10. a. was the case
with LIvy's Latin. q totsch 81 amusing
PaGAvinity.
In reading swaIks and People Of Tus-
oany,s by Sir Francis vans. Bart. tJohn
f.--nawwN tha raarQr wtn ,naha tfa,