19 JANUARY 1884, Page 21

The Blue Veil. By Florence Montgomery. (Bentley and Son.)— These

"moral tales for children "are written with a simplicity which shows no small amount of skill. Archie Forbes, who way be looked upon as the hero (the three tales form a continuous narrative, though each enforces a separate lesson), is a remarkable, but not too remarkable, boy. He presents an interesting contrast to the young lady of the blue veil, his acquaintance with whom begins so strangely and turns out so well. The little domestic drama which centres in these two is excellently contrived. Altogether, we have here a very successful book of its kind.