The sun., 1916-11-26
Rediylyua.

ing volume Is offered to New Workers.
by Mr.. Henry Collins Brown in vaicn-
tines Manual Of the city OF Nctc York
or 1867 (the Valentine Company. New
York; as a specimen Of what he hopes
to turn out annually In his revival D.
the famous Manuals" N a new series.
There Is plenty Of material to he
drawn from as lmpc rtant and as en-
tertaining as that which he has used.
ard there must surely be enough pco-
pie who car for the history and the
antiquities of New York city. when
presented In such an attractive form.
TO make the continuance OF the
Manuals u certainty. In n respect
the new publication differs from the
Old valentine" on which 1t In modelled.
That vas an official publication de-
scribing the various departments Of
the city administration and giving full,
Its OF all officials and employees to
which tho editor Joined the antigua
rian notes and articles. the illustrations
ard maps that now cause his
Manuals" to be sought for by biblio-
philes. The growth OF the city has
made II impossible to include euch
iAbNS III q pOi ldDlC hoiuiiit. ~ tildt III
this new series the editor must content
himself with a brief account OF the city
departments and the Of the
chief officials. This makes the his
torical and antiquarian matter the
predominant portion Of the book.
II IL a most entertaining miscellany
that Mr.. Brown has brought together.
The large number Of excellent pictures,
nearly 100 altogether. first attracts at
tention: side by side are reproductions
Of rare prints showing views OF New
York in the olden days and photo
graphs Of ene taken recently. Many
Of them bring home strikingly the
rapid changes in tho appearance Of the
city. notably the two views Of lower
Manhattan taken from tho Brooklyn
bridge. the first In 1879. while the
bridge was still unfinished. the other
last summer. Then there are compre-
henslve articles by competent authori-
ties. Mr.. George L. Rives. for instance.
tells Of the formation of the Public
Library: the historian Of the class OF
1870, forty years put Of college, tells
what Columbia University was in his
day: Mr.. Poultney Bigelow describes
the literary New York OF Washington
Irving's time. Mr.. John Wanamaker
explains what a great place New York
Is, and there are full descriptions OF
Broadway and Fifth venue and the
Bowery. Particular attention Is given
to the New York Of 1916, and Brooklyn
and The Bronx are not neglected.
The greatest entertainment will be
lnrl,,oA HN, 0rorn Nh~ 49,.
~pretentious notices and scraps OF IN
formation with which the book is filed
There are notes of fashions for both
women and men at various periods
which seem strangely modern, whether
In what Is approved or In what Is rep
r%ehended. There are society items
some Of which got the writer's into
trouble. and lists OF marriages and
deaths for several years. fun OF his
toric New York names. There are
queer advertisements: for runaway
slaves, selling the time OF German i'm.
migrants. Offering real estate for sale
or hire, Astors. Goelets. Lenoxes
Roosevelts. B%revoorts and other an.
c~estors setting forth the wares the,
deal in. There are autograph letters
Of George Washington In fac-simile
and other historical papers; the nc.
count Of how New York took the death
OF Hamilton. many other notes of thu
years following the Revolution. and, or
tho other hand. matters like Ware
McAllister's list OF the -Four Hun,
dred" and the vote on the candidate.
for the Hall Of Fame" Every page
offers something that should set New
Workers to thinking. whether It be re,
Election on the changes that have oc,
Cured, or amusement at odd happen,
ings. or recollections Of the city h,
has known, or wonder as to what 4
will become. We hope this volume viii
be followed by many more.