New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-22

G. P. Putnam's Sons have just issued
an important addition TO the literature
of the Civil War, Lees Dispatches:
The Unpublished Dispatches of Gen
eral Robert +. Lee, c. S. A., to Jeffer-
son Davis and the War Department of
the Confederate States of America,
1862 1865" These confidential papers
were preserved by Jefferson Davis, lost,
recovered and finally kept for gem
Grafton in the private library of
Southern gentleman, Wymberley Jones
de Renne. They have been edited AMI
provided with an introduction by
Douglas Southall Freeman.
Our Public Library.
The publication in the May issue of
"The Branch Library News" of the New
York Public Library of list of books
and articles relating to the Altman col
lection in the Metropolitan Museum
serves as new reminder of the ever
growing Importance of the library as
cultural influence in the city's life.
Most welcome is the evidence which
this list gives of the collaboration be
tween the two great institutions, Tor IL
was compiled in the cataloguing office
of the library, revised by the chief OF
the arts and prints division and then
revised once more by the librarian OF
the museum. The books are available
for circulation through the branch
Libraries, and will also be found. for
reference purposes, in the library OF
the museum. The frontispiece of this
Bulletin is a reproduction OF Nelas-
queZ's philip w."
Wedding Gifts.
Harper e. Brothers are publishing for
June a special Brides Edition." IN
closed in an appropriate box of white
and gold, Of the following six books:
"How to Cook and Why" Planning and
Furnishing the Home" "The Expert
Waitress" "Novel Ways of Entertain
ing" "The Cook Book of Left-Overs"
and "How to Keep Household Ac-
counts"
Thrift.
"The Book of Thrift" by T. d. Nc
Gregor. is announced by the Funk
Wagnalls Company. The work is the
outcome of a series of papers on the
subject written by Mr.. McGregor dur
ing the last two years for the savings
bank sections of the American Bankers
Association as part Of thrift cam
paign."
The Press and Libel.
William G. Henderson's Concise Sum-
mary of the Law of Libel as II Affects
the Press" published by the Chemical
Bank Note Company, of Rutherford,
n. j., should be in the pocket Of every
reporter. II is written in plain Ian,
guage. eschewing the puzzles OF legal
phraseology, and covers the whole SUP,
iect so thoroughly that readers OF
newspapers may find it as well worth
their while as will the men and women
who make them. The book is senslbly
indexed well bound in leather and OF
most convenient size. As already indi-
Gated. il can be easily slipped into the
pocket. and will as conveniently ma
an accessible place in pigeonhoie.
Rupert Hughes's New Novel.
empty Pockets Rupert Hughes's
new story of New York life, is pup
lished this week by Harper & BROS.
II il a tale of the last year OF mans
life, ending in his mysterious murder
on the roof Of tenement house, and
ranges from the upper to the lowest
strata of the city's crowded existence
Artzibasheh Again.
Two long stories and a short one will
form the second volume Of .the series
of foundations Of Artzibashef's works
undertaken by b W. Huebsch. Of this
city.
Gardening at Home.
feIicitous title we'll calculated TO
attract attention and arouse curiosity
is that selected by Benjamin Y. AL
baucb for a book Of his published by
Stewart e. Kidd Company, Of Cincin-
natl: "The Gardcnette; or, City Back
yard Gardening by the Sandwich Sys-