The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-31
EVIEWS OF TFIE BOOKS OF THE WEEK AND COMMEND

K remains the most authoritative man
ual in the market. Mr.. Foster has
added 80 much to tho original "Hoyle'
and altered 90 many things that his
name really characterizes the book and
tho old name is merely legendary sur
vtval. The phrase according 20 Hoyle-
should be In the great majority OF cases
according TO Foster" Tho
book has grown in size to such an ex-
tent that n might be we'll TO consider
dropping the other indoor games, BILL
liards chess. checkers and tho rest,
which cannot be treated adequately In
so restricted a space and which have
never been more than an appendage to
the successive "IIoyles," and 70 limit tho
book to card games only.
The many possible applications of
electricity 10 tho household economy are |
explained by Maud Lancaster in "Eleo- |
trio Cooking. Heating and Cleaning" Cd. |
Van Nostrand Company with descrip- |
lions OF tho many ingenious appliances
now in use The book. unfortunately. Is |
English and though the American
editor, Stephen l.. Coles. has tried hard
to adapt It to American conditions and
to supply lists Of additional American
inventions, too much space IL devoted 20
meeting conditions and explaining con-
trivances that the American house,
keeper will never meet. Much in the
book. OF course. is OF general nature,
applicable everywhere.
A brief account Of drawing and the
reproductive processes which have
grown out OF It. engraving, etching and
SO on. is followed in George T. Plow-
mans Etching (John Lane Company
by a brief manual of that arr. The
Illustrations are excellent: a large pro-
portion OF the work by the author him
self. IL Ia a small volume which will
be very helpful TO those seeking 20 know
something about these arts, for II ex-
plains clearly many terms and ciinches
the explanation with graphic examples.
The manual gives practical directions
which should, at least, start the student
we'll on his course.
A book so technical that It's character
alone can be described Ia George Simp-
sons The Naval Constructor 3D. Van
Nostrand Company. appearing in a
third revised and enlarged edition, after
a ten year existence. II Is one OF those
Indispensable condensed encyclopedias
crammed with tables and formulas and
exact information. such as engineers
carry in their pockets when engaged in
field work. a book needed for reference
at every moment by the professional
men for whom It is designed. II is an
American book intended for American
constructors and Is authoritative.
The instructive and valuable His
torlcal Guide to the City Of New York"
compiled by Frank Bergen Kelley CThe
City History Club Of New YorlO Is is
sued in a special "Tercentenary" edition,
with much additional matter relating
to the anniversary. With Its many
maps and pictures and the mass of in
formation regarding the whole Greater
New York. the book should be in the
hands OF every New Yorker who cares
in the least for the city he lives in.
In Biblical Libraries" princeton
University Press, Princeton, y. j. Err
nest Gushing Richardson gives an en-
PERTAINING account of the many libraries
of antiquity preceding the days OF
books. which is at the same time a
valuable summary of one of the most
important branches OF archaeological re-
search. He begins with the Babylon
ian records and the places in which
they were stored and ends with i'm
perTal Rome. II II a very delightful
outpouring OF librarians knowledge
and reflections.
\ brief account OF previous accom-.
plishment leads to description Of
the work in which he has been en-
gagged for nearly a quarter OF century
in DIR. Frank II. Vizetelly's The Devel
opment of the Dictionary OF the English
Language" Funk and Wagnalls Com
pany). The pictorial representation o
the mechanical processes employed II
manufacturing the dictionary IL inter
esting: even more so for those whC
can read II is the picture of the menta
labor shown in the successive proc
sheets
Suggestions for those thinking o.
building bungalows or cottages viii
be found In The Book of Little Houses
tMacmillans). with its ground planl
and pictures and estimates. Much in
; formation is condensed in a very SINAI
book. which IS one OF the Country
side Manuals" series.
The Essentials in Music History" b,
Thomas Taper and Percy Goetschiu
Charles Scribner's Sons), Is we'll suite,
for the purpose for which II was com
= piled. namely, answering correctly tn
questions which may be asked IN schoo
. examinations. The information pro
vided is clear and precise, half TIL
I book Is devoted TO the antiquities o
music no side OF which seems TO b
: neglected. When the authors finall
!, come to music their readers are likel
: to hear their estimates are eQuall
, concise and distinct. The book Will b
= useful to the general reader, for IN
work is well done in iE way.
\ The ground on which the Selection
-, From the Works Of Jean jacques Rous
seau," by Christian Gauss CPrinceto
University Press), are made ts not clear
The editor has taken care to pick moth
ing from the books on which Rousseau
fame rests. The chief reason why hi
works, like those OF Noltaire. do nc
appear IN the textbook lists is tho
their French Is 30 clear and simple tina
II could only be used IN classes TO
Young to grasp properly the ideas the
contain.
A description OF the various peda sog
zeal methods employed In "Teachin
Children How TO Read" tAppletons
with the philosophic reasons on whic
they are based and their advantage
and disadvantages, has been write
by Paul Klapper II ia brilliant ~