WHITE, MARY. (p. 142) How to Make Baskets. Doubleday. 1.00 A fully illustrated little book which contains clear directions for weaving many sorts of baskets, mats, bags, and other small articles. The use of dyes is taught, and information given about raffia, rattan, and other necessary materials. There is a chapter on caning chairs, and one by Neltje Blanchan on What the Basket Means to the Indian. BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND GOVERNMENT There is no Past so long as Books shall live! BULWER-LYTTON. ARNOLD, E.J. Stories of Ancient Peoples. American Book. .50 An exceedingly interesting scholarly account of the ancient Orientals--Egyptians, Hittites, Medes and Persians, Chinese, and others. Descriptions of their methods of writing and translations from manuscripts and tablets are given. BARNES, JAMES. The Hero of Erie. Appleton. 1.00 The brilliant career of Oliver Hazard Perry is simply presented. There is a detailed description of the Battle of Lake Erie, accompanied (p. 143) by diagrams, and illustrations from contemporary engravings. CLEMENT, C.E. (Mrs. C.E. (C.) WATERS). Stories of Art and Artists. Houghton. 4.00 Mrs. Waters speaks with authority, and this fully illustrated volume, prepared with her own little daughter in mind, will be enjoyed by art-loving children. Many anecdotes are related. The first part is devoted to Ancient Art, including Sculpture. COFFIN, C.C. Building the Nation. Harper. 2.00 The story of our country from the Revolution to the beginning of the Civil War. Like the others of this series, it has maps and many illustrations. CUSTER, E. (B.). Boots and Saddles. Harper. 1.50 Mrs. Custer gives us a picture, drawn from her own experiences, of garrison and camp life on the frontier. The book ends with brief mention of the battle of the Little Big Horn, of Sunday, June twenty-fifth, 1876, in which General Custer lost his life. DICKENS, CHARLES. A Child's History of England. Houghton. 2.50 Its adaptation to the needs of children lies in its lively (p. 144) narrative form, and the picturesqueness of many of the scenes which it presents.--_Introduction._ This volume, written with Dickens' own eight children in mind, now more than fifty years ago, holds the interest of the boys and girls of to-day as keenly as when it first appeared. The many excellent illustrations add to its attraction and value. DOLE, C.F. The Young Citizen. Heath. .45