The Ottawa free trader., 1875-08-28

wcle as vulgar and brutal as the modern eX
hibitOns OF jim Mace and Tom Hyer. Th'
chariot race was Inferior in interest TO th'
trOttng matches at our agricultural fairs, ant
there is nothing in history, ancient or modern
to equal in beastllness the public shows o
the Roman Colosseum. On the other hand
the Gothic tournament was the most splen
did, romantic, and exciting of all the public
games and festivals that have ever been cs
tablished in any agc or country; and II wa
from Asia, that nursery of all that is sublime
in Imagination, exalted in sentiment, mag
) nifcicnt in display, and thoroughbred in horse
tiesh that the checaLerGSgue idea was intro
duced into Europe, and took root among III,
ruins Of the ancient civilization; for while ;
man may be brave, patriotic, and even virtu
Gus on foot, ii is impossible for him to be gal
lant, romantic, proud, magnanimous, and, il
short, ChivalriC, without the inspiration of {
noble horse,
In south Kensington Museum" Mr.. Con
way enables US to form some conception O
the wealth of art contained within the walk,
of that magnificent structure Along Will
many other illustrations, the article give.
correct portraits Of Henry Cole, the success
| ful canvassar for the museum, and CuulittC
Owen, the director.
! James Parton gives another instalment on
CaIicaturc, but is evidently drawing toward.
close, as his present article treats on recent
English Caricature. As usual, il is full of
good things and gives evidence of keen APP
probation of fun rs well as of laborious re
search
There is nothing especially notable about
the short love stories or poetry Grandpa
| Derrlnger's viii is but repetition OF the old
story OF rich hciresses and noble lovers who
prefer q broken heart to filthy lucre which,
in this mcrccnary age, is played out" Back
Windows is the diary Of aromanIc youth
named Philip Leigh, who grows maudlin
over piece of calico "across the way, much
too good and commonplace to be interesting.
shopping by ProXy," however, is q sprigh,.
ly sensible sketch, tuil Of excellent practical
suggestions.
Among the poeucal contributions the only
one that will arrest the readers eye is tie
"wondertul lyric the Song of Deborah and
Barak' which has for It's chief charm the
fact that 1t was written 500 years before Pin,
dar Its given with some variations from
the King James version, and finds place IN
Harpers probably under the covert irony
! that this model of triumphant song may be
new to most of its readers
The FIVE Editorial Departments are sus-
tained with unhaggIng interest
Scrlbner's.
Several months ago there was a very inter.
esting article in Scribner's on the German
DeatA-Mask Of Shakspeare,-a dea,h-mask
being an impression in clay ofthe face Of the
great poet,-such an impression being in OK,
isience in Germany, and the question being
as to its genuIneness. In tie September
! SeriJHtr William Page, who ha, made life
Sudy of ShahspoarS's portraits, gives the re.
suit Of visit to Germany t. examine this
death.mask He has no doab! the mode is
from the yeritable face of the great poet
There is no mistake or misunderstanding
about il. Ii was much clearer TO my own
| mind than anything but conviction can make
| It 10 yours. Death hiss left the simple trutL
on his face. No trick or falslty Of Art h-s
pTOldueu IL.
The more | studied and restored and mod.
eled the mask, the more | saw the concur
| ring testimony that this is Shakespea,e-iflh the
! DroeshOut pint is Shakespeare.
If the Chandos portrait is Shakespeare,
II the Stafford bust is Shakespears this IS
most Shakespeare.
| have found these previously ackiowledg.
ed records correcting each ether andconfrm-
ing one general result.
Chicago has benefit" in the September
Scribners in an article by J. w. SAahan, Of
the Tribune, cmbeliished with some 30 en-
cravings. The pictures commence ppropri.
ately with phoenix rising from hg ashes.
Other embellishments are the swing bridges,
the stock yards, water works, the crit Grand
Pacific Hotel, fremont House, and so on
ending with several views of her mbls parks,
Of which we have this general glimpse:
Chicago has under preparation a system
of public parks, which, when COMPLETED, will
furnish without exception, the lggst con-
nected area OF driving grounds AID breath
ing places in this country. Imagine a city
laid out on a fat territory, witbou natural
elevation exceeding six feet In heiht This
city is in the form of u parallelogEm, seven
miles from north TO south, and bur miles
from east to west. The eastern lue varies !
according to the irregularities of lie shores |
of Lake Michigan. At the north.ei corner |
of this ground plan, and lying lbng the |
lake shore, is a natural park contining l53
acres. This Is Lincoln Park, andis already |
completed. The park system hdudes u
Grand Boulevard with road.wG, $50 ieet /
wide, extending, from the northern eItremity /
OF Lincoln Park, iUur miles wst where |
it enters Humboldt Park, hiq piece OF
land containing 29U acres. The Gand Bou. |
levafd is resumed at the south ed Of this |
park, and, continuing two miles oath, en-.
| ters Central Park, which contalns 2.6 acres. |
A mile south of Central is Dou.la Park, |
Icontaining 232 acres. The bouleNrl which |
started from Lincoln Park, comets the |
Central and Douglas Parks, and hace con
tinuing south and east, distnct of six
miles, where it connects with Meth Park, Il |
| tract OF 800 acres or more. I nile and
a half To the south and east of tbs, is locat- |