, 1873-07-20
happy In being nblc to ohronio1o tho a,,ccess Of
tho lmprudonE experiment Of thoso Insh young

happy In being nblo to ohronio1o tho n,,ccess Of
tho imprudent experiment OF those 1ash young
II vlaitod tl1on whom uas last In town. It
u rathor tho thing to viait them now. I only
hope thoy will not become too much tho fashion.
lhe1r unconventional homo proves worry faa-
cinating ono. mid thoso who ontor It once nro SO
10th to loaye, 80 oagcr to return, TINT 1t must
needa hhVo bocono. In lts way, q contra OF llos-
gitality. hospitality which obeys no law aavo
Tho generous impulso Of thoao wlio dispense It,
too Informal for comparison, too oordinl for
question, too unoHtentasioua to impose MI onor-
"Thoe evisitinp-list Of our young rooplo grova
motley ono. Famous and oven fashionable
wholly obacuro. In ono thing, however,, tho
bonrors Of thom all agroe namely: In the won
dorful sonBo Of roBt aud expansion which comon
to o thom IN tho bright froodom Of this unnm-
ol1uz rosdo aha Look Of th0 rooms
might call thom still, II one could romaiin
oynio nftor going thero but their air Ia wholly
TINT Of n reiined and hoalthfu1 homo. In the
very heart Of tue city, whore tho pulse Of hor
narrow, crossings porlous, and every inch Of tho
ground is twice historic thoro is little oasis Of
peace. quiet placo Of ancient gravce, not dos
ecrated got, md lot us hope not 6oon to be 40,
oaFly groon,. and old-faahioncd fiowors bloom
stones. 70 tho bunny windows which command
this penHlVo mud yet gracious nook, tho roar OF
tho city's great thorouglfaro, although close Of
1y-paasing. crowds turns droam-liko,. md the
front wlndows OF our young lodgors have this
Viow. Ihoro arc othera which look by night into
a,brightly-lightod gallery, whore the immortal
shapes Of antique art glcam through tho archod
poor to possess, but not to enjoy, suoh
treasures. And living thus, in d garden, In tho
CITY. with tie gods Of Greece behind them and
tho dead In Christ always boforc, theirs Hcons to
broaaens, love glorlles, giving enrches. to which
Art ministers, to which Doath itsolf will not look
unfamiliar or unfriendly."
Altogothor, Love in tho Nineteenth Con-
claims to consideration than the beauty and aim
plicity OF its love-atory. Tho lotters Of Julius
and CLARA express many bright md original
opinions concerning tho social questions which
are now matters Of such serious consideration to
the best mon and women OF our dny. II is not
IS the vomBn]y elo1uenoo with which Clara
pleads for q culture which shall hayo deepor
tirmer bnsia thhn money, and for habit Of life
which shall seek for peaceful, healthful ptacee,
rather than for 4 broa1er footing amid tho crowd,
and shall find in content a perception Of great
thoughts and gsoat harmonics denied to tho
vulgar participants in the boorisl rivalries OF
wcalth and fashion. It Is Miaa proaton's wit and
bcut4Alolt WHICH oul1T1u tuO lnlKaAuu tn0 1GItoI6
Of her hero and horoine with freBh comment on
every conceivable subject, and with tho fino ep-
isodos which are not tho loast charm Of tho book.
One Of these is tho melancholy waste Of Clara'a
fashionable cousins ilfe,-" ttathandsomo, hug
ard OLD GIRL" rs Julius called hor, who found
herself worn out at 49, Tho recital Of Clara'B
early homo-lifo, in hor letter to Julius, Is tho
record OF one Of those pathetic struggles to
maintain largo. ideal, intellectual lifo in tho
faco of Bcanty living, which aro fought in SO
many moagro but novor pordid Now England
homes Provocative Of not loss sympathy Is the
story Julius tolls Of tho idyllio married. life Of
his clover friend Henderson, and it's sad eudng.
Miss Preston Inns produced a book which will bo
q delight to those summor-roadors' for whom
publishers have such deforonco, md will hnyo
itB influence on better aud deeper circloB.