, 1876-09-02

the work. Tie sixteen volumes of Which the
entire work consists cover rnnge Of topics
which. IN eelestion ana ,l treatment are nsst
country. The American library. which ,ea,
Afford uuly nnc Cyclnpasdia should select
Applcton's without hesitation, either for g!Si!-
eral rcadtng y for refcrc1!se purposes. Wy
presume tint tho practtrc will be continued 1f
Issuing annual volumes, 50 that ts,c current OF
discovery nnd development. as well ~ the
sequence Of historical crcnts, mny be followed
up; a1li the p9ssessor ot the Cyslorrdta' Win
con,rlcte historical, scientific, geographical,
biographical, and rctigi0us library.
PAINTING.
SCHOOLS AND MASTERS OF PAINTING: Writ
EnnorE. nx T. 4 .T RHpS,rf Ys,L hnnr,e l!ai1.tea /
to.
a useful contribution to the library Of Art Is
made in the present rolune. More thnn one
work with snilar title has appeared before,
but nont which covers quite lite same ground,
and In 40 circctunl manner, 1tfuruishcs de-
tailed history Of the progress VI Painting, from
the era uf It's glorious Development In Greece
down TO the present day. The materials for
sketch Of Pagnl Art are very scansy, but spch
as can bc CLEANED have been woven into thc az
counts Of Painting III Egypt, Assyrta, Grcecc,
and Etruria, Tho rise of Christian Art Is
TRACED, from the primitive recYrtls In Sculpture
and Drawing perpetuntcd In the Casacolnbs;
tho Ecclesiastical Art Of B,xantlum; the
Miniature paintf,,g in tho fourth md tlfth CEN
tures; and tho 1l1uminattons. exquisite in
color and ratcnt in finish, which decorated the
nanuscrirt-books nf the Middle Ages.
Through f!,c carly centuries, whrn Art was
struggling for very existence amid tlIc peryad-
ins gloom uf ignorance and barbarian. the his-
tory a unusually full; rs It also s through the
period when tic great Schoo!s Of Italy, Ger
many, and Holland were Mt the height Ut their
Eroslst'ty 9na p1os!,'et!.ysrscss The Later later
Of PalntIng,'-tn which Chronological lists
Ut the chief .patnters belonging to zach
ars enmetSpa tt On tbs h.,c,,'it Sit
'nts,fst!ns 'sss1 r1f APRs"' csielcs sGeials"s 4
Earopc, Is valuable adjunct of tic bools. We
iotc the absenrc from tl,is catalogue Of the
lie Continent; but this 10 doubtless owing to
the authors laclz Of ability to giyo an account OF
It from personal knowledge. ..
The yDfliMe deserves particular comMcndn-
ton for the research In the literature Of Paint
luz, aud for the candid study OF both obscure
u,ill wcl-known examples Of the Art which 1t
cyInrcs, n,d likewise for the .mndcst, cautious
1nanncs lu which crItlcisms aild Judgments are
passed upon artists and upon their works.
CHICAGO.
HIBTonY OF CIt1CAGO. 1Irs7onscAL AND coa-
MEnc1Al srAr!srIcs. SxETrHEs. fAcTa. AND
FmvnEs: ncpubishca from tl,s D.i'ly DtmotrasIe
isrffx, Wharf IEMgAHKn OF EAnLr EItlcAuo: y
Lecture Dcllrcrcd,n McCormick'e Hall. Ian. 2'l,
1871. tTnrnusE, Jan. 24.) l}y WILLIAM b"oss.
Pr. l19.
Ins,ircd BY the praiscworthy motive Of fur
nisl,'ng Ills quota to the History of Chicago
from its earllest times, by Its Lying inhabit-
ants" Mr.. William Dross presents to Ills follow
citizens tho above collection Ut sketches, peEso-
al "reminiscences, facts, and Incidents, appertan-
ing to the ltfu Of The cIty. FROM It's foundation
In 1870 to the current yeur Through his consiue-
tio,a With the press, which hes extended over
the last quarter Of d century, Mr. Bross has
had ut luis command the best fAcflItes for gath
eying statistics relating TO the aflhlre Of CHI:
engo, nnd has gained tho journalists faculty Of
arranging them In the Most conctac, anu yet
fDsctble, manner. .-.
Tho papers mnsng-up tho volume were not
originally prepared with reference to their up
pcaranrc III tic present shape: yos They have q
unity VI design Which fits them for cotneina-
tion, and, attached together by thread Ut *.
plauatfon, they make u vGry entertaining mud!
Instructive chronicle. Tho book wtll BY read
With I.fercst by every loyal rcsi.ient Of Chicago,
and by the multitude outside who regard tue
rapid progress Of tlle city tu stzo nnd prosperity
~ ona oE the tnarvcle OF tho ase.
EVOLUTION.
! pARw1S1ASA: Et.Ars ASp nxv'Ews PERTAINS.
Professor IT Nntussl History tl.otany! IT, Har'
u. Appleton y ca.
| The pu1,era collected In this volume layc beer
| contributed to vArous scientific md n.lsco!la
ueous periodicals during thu lust sixteen years
Several Of them are IN tho form of reviews d
ws,r'ss discussing tho hypothesis Of Esolut!on,-
thu very iisst having Darwin'a "OrgLn ol
Species" published In lS,u, fur tho basis of III
argument. They urc Interesting ~ showing
the gradual conversion to the now prevalent
faith in the theory popularity called Darwlnism
Ut naturalist trained to scientific moslrs Nf In
qury and Of philosophical habIt of mind. II
| Wlll le remarked with satisfaction by1nnnyroad
eys, that, Willie il, tle cil giving atlhsrenvot tht
| rhIef propositions enslNrtltetl by Darwin, Dr
tray 1oscs none Of Ills con'idcncU III the Uxfst
enee af Supreme Being, ,,ur in tho tenets q
tho "rrerh commonly called tho Sitet!c.h
of matter suited 70 lis taste III the sssays re
viewing lie Ca,ntallcs' Study NJ the Onks, as,t
nurratiIS the history OF tlle flianl l'etlwoods D
California, and, IN the !Atter connection, TX
l,ilIitfliE The relations Ut NartI,--tmcrican t
NortAcastrr,,-Asan and 10 Tertiary Vegetation
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
TIiE UNIVERSAL. METHiC SYSTEM: rnErAngl
NExns ANn OrnEns. l'y AtfnEntntIH, n, Z.
1aMo... 1a:.. n, pp TO- Sew lsrs: i. AppIston : / u
The French Metric System possesses such III
lcnIab1c advantages over every other III use tin
II must eventually he accepted us the standar,
for every natiuu. It wis adopted III Fra1re Il