, 1870-01-15

srotsssue character driving tnsa thls, The ne1t
pctote - peshspss tho beat Ia tho boot Isde.
P'o'. LLAMA N 10 act Of sa,lre to Bottom:
!, !tMA1 thee, Rtnt1e Mortal etpr ANN. :
,.- me oN maoa onanored of thy note-n
nt~Vusa Do oimcult to imagine suytnlng much
. Eofe osautdul CT graceful than thls sooue.
tnema poised IN the air. vsrJ much attar tia
manner OF eone Of Raphsel1 figures Ia n,I .rres.
Goes, "The Eourt of the Day and Night" There
sn ahso1ute e1pr.aaion Of fond love Ia this pro-
alo Which Il Of tho purest classleal perfection In
euttfre. You also get feeling Of motion in tn.s
ngn1e. She Is hoyer1ng IN tho ar a = hammlng-
oud poises 1taalf when rining . dover Of ia
aweets. There u an exquisite, tempting volup-
suoutness In her pYeseboe. Hete Il . cure
Of the BODY and superb tKeep OF lmo you
CO not 1nd In mortAlA Eyen the drapary
Which gracefully hnAn beh11d het x1stsa
The illusion atd 9,ses perfect Mrfneaa to
the nRure The contrast also be&&een the
1gures IL wonderfully made, especially Ia the
ethereal s1aca Of the cue and the stupid axf-
W1dness OF tie other. The parting Of Hermis
and Deuetrtus IL a vcrJ strong picture. Tue most
cunning pencil could hardly give 9 mora intense
feeling OF scorn and pa.ston than Il czpse1sed In
The dsure aud face Of Hernia vao, gasaering her
robes IN her hand and turning ner back ppon
DemetI1usr II about to depart
Toe s1lhouetsea Representing Hefmfa and Helep8
IN their childhood, "tEo lovely besrtes moulded
on ote gtem, O." IN the ona case waking slde By
s1de, ard 1Itn In A1m, In l1yenlie focdness "a
school girls wall, knd IL tae o:her quarTcellp1 az
scno<l girls quarrel. are exquisite. You might
know from Ibis seene IN Wt1on Helena Il knocked
nj aNGy ny the little termsgant, WAC has out In
one On her G6YefkarJ i falt little up&e, tint
"aba Vas v1I1n when ene waat to school.
And tnou2h s0e be out little ais II drfcej
The Dgu1e cl Hernia "bedrabofed with tue dev
and torn with brler1, +" h very graphic one. a
well II the tanstorm21ons or Bottom u PFra.
ncf; snouf - HAlt; s:asse!laz, the tailor, II
Acoushine, In which tue tracesy Of noRera as-
sutnes the form Of 3 crescent with ssaYveltnp,1
dog, instinct With LIE to the vety cods or his hair
It noe horn: Francis Flote, the betl1Rsmender.
~ Taisbe; and Peter Qalnce u the Prologue.
IN ~ The s1heRestes, 1nd Ts have enumerated
oess!J al Of tneo,s yoa never n!z1 the exprcs4on
aod atisn OF tue ordinary mode Of engraving, Al.
thoush tho aEuat WIS coodued to one monotpuoaa
sotos, and II most to two grader Of stAd1ng one
of DEAD black for the bodies and Lighter st1adc
|or foastn2 drspeses and hats. Tho exquisite
1rsw1r2 Of the o2ures, the beaurful ymmetry OF !
nutours, the g1aphic expscss On produced with I
'uch slender resources, aud the lively Imagination
llsplaJed IN conceiring aEd representing saak-
pea1et creAllonf, ia dne, the perfection Of Rracs
IN the ono hand. ard the wild freedom Of bis gro
etqteTte on tho other. make anpe amends for the
ACE Of detan1. They are worthy to rank by The
lde OF Fla1mans etchlnRa, although this ID giving
hem great pEatse. The book ltser IL exq1lsit.ly
'ound, printed upen tinted paper, and ornament.
ID with red.ltae border