The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-07-21

comparing Davis WlJu Ills NOIUueIu COLnpeeIS
in Congress. Mr. Polard's style is that of
fre-eating Southern journalist, and it is con-
seouently distinguished 10y good many big
words and a good deal of swagger and
bounce. The real value of the work is in the
fact that it gives us a criticism of the jeff.
Davis Government from a Southern stand
point It is contribution to the history of
the war yet to be written, and it is worth
neither more nor less than the majority of
the works that have been hitherto written on
the subject Of the great struggle.
THE SUBEcT1oN OF WOMEN. By John Stuart
Mill Received from d. Ashmead.
Mr. Mill is one of the few writer's on the
subject of women's rights and wrongs who is
worth perusing, or who has any ideas on the
subject that commend themselves to impair
tial thinkers of either sex as worthy of consi-
deration There is no doubt that the women's
rights movement is looked upon as a huge
burlesque by the majority of women, even
more than by men. The absurd and inco-
herent arguments and vituperations Of most
of its champions their illogical and impracti-
cal ideas, and their aping of the worst of
masculine manners, has not only brought
their cause into ridicule, but it has lost them
the support of many men who most
warmly sympathize with the real
disabilities under which women labor. 1t is
certain that women are placed at disadvan-
tage in many particulars where they ought to
be the equals of men: their wages are, as a
rule disgracefully low, and respectable work
hard to obtain. In many, if not all of the
United States not to mention England and
the rest Of Europe, the laws with regard to
women, and especially married women, hold
ing property are not equitable, and ought to
be reformed 1t is certain, however, that the
majority of women do not feel their subjec-
tion, they do not understand that they are en-
shaved; and so long as they are obtuse on this
point Anna Dickinson may declaim, Miss
Susan Anthony may expostulate, and John
Stuart Mill reason without producing any
very great effect towards placing men and
women on an equality in all the relations of
life. The great fault of the work under con-
sideration is that Mr.. Mill has allowed him
self too often to fall into the loose, vitupera-
tive style that is so common when discussing
this subject. The work is worth reading,
however, as an exposition of the rights of
women by the ablest champion of the sex that
has taken up arms for them.
From Turner Brothers & Co. we have
received 'The Adventures of Philip" and "a
Shabby Genteel Story" by W. NJ. Thackeray.
These two stories, bound in one volume,
complete the 'Household Edition" of
Thackeray's works as originally announced by
Fields, Osgood & Co. Reading Thackeray
is something like eating oives-an acquired
taste with great many persons; and If his
popularity has not been as great as that OF
some of his contemporaries, it is likely to be
more lasting. A complete and low-priced
edition of his works has long been called for
by his admirers, but the call has never been
replied to until Fields, Osgood Co. under
took the publication of this attractive edition,
which they announce will now be extended
to include all of Thackerays known writings
''The Shabby Genteel Story" is an unfinished
work of Thackeray's, and as several OF IT.
characters are introduced in The Adyen
lures of Philip, the publishers have judi
ciously prefxed it to that novel IN the
volume before us.
From j. b. Lippincott q Co. we have re
ceived ''Norah Brady's Vow" and 'Mona thu
Vestal, by Mrs. Anna II. Dorsey. The frs
of these is an interesting story of Irish lif,
and character of the present day, and tn
second is a successful attempt to give viey
of the ancient Irish civilization at the time O
the introduction of Christianity. The story
is itself entertaining, and besides its valu
as work of fiction, it is interesting as givint
an illustration of the ancient Irish customs
religious and civil
From Turner Brothers d Co. we have re
ceived ''The Hollands, by Virginia F, Town
send. Published by Loring, Boston. Thi
interesting story originally appeared as
serial in Arthur's Home Magd25ne, where
excited much attention. Those who peruse
it while going through the pages of tn
magazine will doubtless be glad to possess
for a second reading in its completed form.
n q ~ An Anna