It Bread and Butter Miss. By George Paston. (Osgood, McIlvaine,
and Co.)—Notwithstanding its title, this story is scarcely one for a "bread-and-butter Miss" to read. Theodora Western is invited by her cousin Cara. She fancies the invita- tion is the result of a relative's affection. Really, it is a piece of country-house polities. She is asked for the purpose of amusing a certain Sir John Downham,—a mild specimen of the wicked baronet of fiction. Sir John and his wife always go together,— not because they are an affectionate couple, but because it is a respectable thing to do. Another guest goes only where Lady Downham is to be found, and so on. Now, this may be true, but it is not edifying. Beyond this, however, the book is harmless, and it ends with the triumph of "bread and butter." Miss Theodora gets the better of the unscrupulous Sir John, wins other victories, and secures an eligible parti in the person of Mr. Colthurst, supposed superior to all feminine attractions. The story is very smartly written.
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