THE following work was originally intended as a sketch of the life and character of the great Saint whose name it bears, chiefly in connection with her own family and children, and less directly in relation to the religious Order, in the foundation of which she was the instrument of Providence. A very interesting French work, Les Deux Filles de Ste. Chantal, full of details, and beautifully written, though somewhat too large for translation, has furnished the writer with abundant material for this sketch.