New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-07-01

tages of systematic educational train
ing at home. The course outlined in
cludes habit drills, manual work,
physical training, teaching common
courtesies and everyday facts, and
first lessons in reading. Contains
much up-to-da suggestions, and
large amount of concrete material,
such as familiar games and rhymes,
for intelligent parents."-A. L. A.
Booklist.
Cult Of the needle, by Flora Kick
mann.
Gives directions for making Hun
| garian, Catalan, Baro, Amager, and
Bulgarian embroidery; reticella, car
rickmacross, Brussels braid, and
Limerick. tambour lace;k fringes, net
| ting, punched work, hemstitching,
darned huckaback, and other fancy
stltches, besides suggesting ways for
mending. "A. L. A. Booklist.
Five fronts, by Robert Dunn
The personal experiences of the
author the correspondent for the New
York Evening Post, on the firing lines
with English, French, Austrian Ger
man and Russian troops in the Euro
pean war"
l.
Handbook of American pageantry, by
Ralph Davo1.
| Written by a newspaper cor
respondent who after covering a num-
Der Of these community festivals in
various states, records his observa-
tlons on the philosophy and psychol-
ogy OF the pageant, something of its
structural composition and rather de-
tailed suggestions for presentation."-
A, Z. A. Booklist
How to know period styles in furni-
ture, by W. L. Kimerly.
"A ready reference book, almost a
primer of period furnishing, giving the
history of furniture styles in handy
form for the busy dealer, salesman. or
home furnisher."--A. L. Booklist.
Human German, by Edward Edge
worth.
"A graphic survey, vivacious, racy
and fippant. Outlook.
Man who married a dumb wife, by
Anato1e France.
"A farce written in the medieval
manner, The play was produced in
New York last winter
y
Practical up-to-date plumbing, by G.
B. Glow.
"A popular treatment, giving USE
full information for the practical man
on the methods of installing plumb
Ing in buildings of various types, from
the cottage to the skyscrap "A.
L. A. Booklist
Robert Frank: translated from the
Norwegian by Sigurd Ibsen.
IA three-act problem play having
as it's theme the struggle between cap
ital and labor. Provocative of thought
and discussion. interesting, Particular
ly as the author is a son of Henrik
Ibsen.''-A L. A. Booklist.
Silk-hat soldier and other poems in
war time, by Richard lie Gal
lienne.
.tThe fine art of Mr.. LIE Gallienne
has not failed him here."-Inde-
pendent.
Six weeks at the war, by the Duchess
of Sutherland.
1.-THE Duchess fitted out an am
bulance corps of doctor and eight
nurses for service in Belgium"
Well-known piano solos, by G. w.
Wilkinson.
Short talks on how to understand
and express the meaning of Ito favor
tie piano solos, with the emphasis on
the technical side. The advice, SIM
ple direct not over sentimental, not
over technical, not too popular to be
accurate and dignified, will be attrac-
tive and useful to young piano
students. "A. L. A. Booklist.
Tourists Maritime Provinces, by Ruth
Kedzie Wood.
IA book of appreciation and de-
scription as well as a practical hand
book upon New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, Prince Edward Island. ETC.
There are additional chapters on the
Gaspe Shore, Newfoundland and Lab
rador and the Miquelon Islands
Plaster saints a comedy by I. Fang
will.
Fiction.
Brocklebank riddle, by Hubert Wales
"A well told story of a man who re-
turns after being crennated. Theoso-
-soul-transference are involved,
even so the story grasps the attention
with unusual strength. Outlook
@s-N
Double traitor. by E. P. Oppenheim.
House of the dawn, by Mrs M. E..
Ryan.
"A readable tale with good .descrip-
tons of Mexico at the time of the In
QUESTION, reaching it's climax in the
Indian rebellion of 1854. L. A.
Booklist.
Magic tale of Harvanger and Yolande,
by George Philip Baker.