, 1870-01-15
NEW BOOKS.

! "eaAfo NeWs Coz pan}. 1870
AZ m artistic cnflosity, We have had nothing
con parable to this edition Of 6aAkspeares g7eal
poem OF faIEJ-srd. The text u etrcu comp,ete
and illustrated Ia the silhouette sule, BY Paul 70.
te"ka, German Grttst The general character ol
tneee pictures II very efmpfe, they are only pru
oles In olacxs nfou white ttnta1 ground In the
dsSs Of cur g7anofathers ard grandmother they
we're ver5 popular, and eyen low, in the nscS
coutty fouaes, t.ese hlack ef1gies, su.pended
above the hfKh msussls, IN close proximity to rnc
family tree and embroidered ssDpiera, copst1tu.e
The att!stie Gtasnle Of the household. The peri.
patelc hlaoastte-cuttet, with his s.ore OF hl4ct
paper aud defs scgsors, came roptd AZ Regularly
IL ha vtsltat1ons a. the pc1dler, and until the
phoiog1apher drove him from tue neld with hls
can era, he earned On pro1sahle hustnesr ~ hiz
s1ock IN tsRde cost him o1ty q tide. Hitherto toe
tlhouette process has been corcaed to cutting
pruaie porttain; bur, In this case, 1t hal been
1a'sed TO aa eminent place In the world Of art
ly tt1 employment Ia the reaIu Of
fancy ard 1mhstnat.oo- Hitherto It has been ooly
imlfatse; It IL no 7 cIeause. In The QUE case II
was trick In the other 1t calls for tue very h,1n.
est frtlsnc qualltes rs the artist Iun.t give ex-
PRESTON snd cha1scter to hls Nork with3ar the
ads OF shading. color. physique, ana aceesacrtes
OF irie1so.s OF AndScapes, ghtch add 60 much to
the eject OF plcsures. In fact, tho greatest won.
der Of these plctnrGs Ia their severe sluptcIty II
/ u
slendef means u bis command. tne artist could
base produced snch Iesults. Without coor fea4
| suIes, or acces.olles, II would aeen Incredible
that any artist could rtIresent. for lu1sauce, q
bei1ufu wotuant or ono Of the ethereal fairies of
Sba&srea1cis creation. and impress tne beuo,def
at the vary 1rsr glance with stnse OF rne beauty
| Of the ope, and tue supernatural dehcacy and
grace Of the o'hez. And yes he has succeeded in
| every instance.
II Is almost hopeless to give the Tetdes an ado.
quate ldta Of tncto pictures By description, aqd
| yel We csntot Eeilnln iron a1ludt to some Of
them. The frontlspiece picture represents Deme-
tI'us and Helena asleep 10 Inc wood. Deme.nus
Ia reposiug IN very carcless atutu1e,
ore hand upon his sword hit, the ot1er
arm bent 10 an cast manner upon vlae branch.
Helena Is in 1ltrln9 posrnrs, with her arms fold
ed behind her, while pet~ecn them, gtldtnE among
the leaves, IA Puck, one nngef upon his lips, And
IN the osheT hand the herb iron which he ex.
rressed the aoDni esous tu,ce. Theirs u m e1-
Q1lsite grace Ia MI the nxures, but espec,a1s In
the nude Puck, whose limbs aIe drawn With pcr
feet sycanetly OF line Az counterpart Of this
snhonctte, We have m ideal vsgnette head OF
Ht1eta upon the title page AboEe The lnea:
"1iow can Il be saEd aua a.oue,
When AL the world Is mere to iook On ne ~
TIE head IL engraved on Bteel, in e1ce1snsftip.
pie work, and, although 1t purpoyss to be ldesi.
We can well inag,ne from cer1a,n chaEaetariauc
e1pIefslou lHAI[ portrait If0U some fair altee.
1t ls beautifully conceived aud vary del,catey eu-
grnyed. This il ths only york IN shading In the
book. The 0Fss ellnonetle IN the body OF tbs
| work IL prcnae Of EErua, the fath+ Of Hernia,
mAktrg complaint to thr Duke asa,nst Demetrua
for oevitching his daughter with rings,
gandt, concelts, knacks, trtncs, nosegays,
| tueatf, messepRtn Of s1ong prevail
Lent In uuhntdeued youth" The old
nun ca1rtta his plumed hat In one
h1ud, the other holding his s-on, a1d s.anda IN a
fawLing posture. stn greedy, lRuorans suppl
calling oppression, which almost app.ox,nates to
repnlstve neanness 1hu ngufe STANDS alone, but
It tells Its own story. 1t does not need any text
70 tdcsse that this 10 the portrait OF tho conyen-
uoDal hard hearted father, Who desplses lore and
| loels with A evil eye upon all anltors whose
purses ste not gosd.Aned- Ia The next pc ure we
| t2ve HermiA making her appointment with
LJGatder. The loyeI,-a ngura Of splendid proper.
| Siors-ho!da her left hand vhtlo she raises ner
| right hand alctt IN cure, By the way. We have
Ee5er seen excelled IN the he4t dsaWtnRh and
| sVenIa by Cupldh strougcat bow, hy his oear
s1zo~ With the golden head" 70 meet lin ain
| that same plAee thou hast appointed me," Tha
ne1t Picture Il Immortal Bottom when ne gets m
| Ercles' vein. posed N 4 mvck trag,o aitlsude,
with I 1ear1uu5 defiant hand sprawllnz oa. IN
air. ssandlrg upon tho lightning and rec,ttng the
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