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Show , ' BOOK REVIEWS. The late Cardinal Vaughan gave innumerable in-numerable proofs of his tender devotion devo-tion to Our Lady. Even in his last illness he was engaged in the editing of the translation of Blessed De Mont-fort's Mont-fort's well known treatise on "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin." made many years ago by Father Faber. The Ave Maria. "The Girlhood of Our Lady," by Marion J. Brunowe. The Cathedral Library association, 534 Amsterdam ave., Nc'-v York. ' This is a book of wondrous beauty and charm. The author has evidently meditated deeply and devotedly upon the various epochs of our Lady's life. With a penetrating and an all-seeing eye of the mind has she seen all the details of the picture and she has the gift to tell it all in a way vivid and interesting. . The illustrations are reproductions re-productions of the best paintings of Mary. Altogether the book is one that should be bought and placed in the bands not only of Catholics but as well of those who have not the -grace to kno-w nd love the Mother of God. Roeary Magazine. "The Heart of France" and "Doro- thy," by the Presentation Nuns, St Michael's. New ork. The Meaney Printing company, New York. ' $1.00 These dramas will be hailed with I delight by hundreds of sisters and 'teachers throughout the country. The plots of both plays are most interesting. inter-esting. ' There is all that is pleasant without sacrificing that refinement which is looked for in our convent girls. In the 'Heart of France" we follow to Lourdcs an American lady, married to a French count. Sin: is "Mars' Clinton's dartar," and "Uncle Sam" believes it his bounden duty to 1 protect her among the "Frenchies." His encounters with the village children chil-dren are most amusing, while "Nina,' the 'harum-scarum" of the place, is simply irresistible. Bercadette's solo in which she tells her desires to see again the beautiful lady is very pathetic. path-etic. "Dorothy," the scenes of which are -laid in old New York and Staten Island, also presents the rare combinationpleasure combi-nationpleasure and refinement. The music alone of both plays is well Vorth the cost. Costumes and direc-ftft'WHen- The incidental choruses Sa&!lrama affords ample opportu-;fty opportu-;fty staking in" W many childrea 4 as the stage can accommodate. Rosary Ros-ary Magazine. It may not be generally known that the great Polish novelist, Henryk Sienkiewicz, who has been called the "modern Scott," lived for a short time in this country. About twenty-five years ago Sienkiewicz with Count Bo-zenta Bo-zenta and his wife, who is popularly known as Mme. Helena -Mod jeska, and certain other Polish Catholics, went to California with the purpose of founding found-ing a colony, upon the Brook Farm plan. Of course the project proved visionary; but its results were not the less happy on that account. Modjeska was compelled to learn English and return to the stage to repair her shattered shat-tered fortunes; and Sienkiewicz, for a like reason, was obliged to resume the literary labors which he had interrupted. interrupt-ed. Perhaps if the attempt at transcendentalism trans-cendentalism had proved successful, we should have had none of those noble no-ble historical novels "written for lae strengthening of hearts," of which an unsym pathetic but very high literary authority has declared that "they are not without their value in these days of low spiritual standards and moral skepticism." The Ave Maria. Origin of Douai Bible. The interest for Catholic attaching to the origin of the English translation of the Bible known as the Douai renders ren-ders of interest a letter written to a London paper, by Father Henry Nor-bet Nor-bet Birt (one of the Benedictine exiles ex-iles from France) in which he says: "Some confusion seems to exist and the expelled Benedictines have been identified with the members of the college founded by Cardinal Allen at Douai in 15G8. This arises from the fact that there were, two English colleges col-leges in Douai ; tbe great secular college col-lege of Cardinal Allen and St. Gregory's Greg-ory's school, carried on by the English Benedictines. The monks established themselves at Douai only in 1C05 and had no hand in the translation of the English version of the Bible ascribed to them by so many newspapers last week. Honor to whom honor is due. ' This belongs solely to the members of the secular college either when at Douai or Rheims." |