The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-06
MEN WOMEN AND BOOKS.
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF THE CAIRO
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

II hold my favorlte books ia special tender care,
And prize them as "a miser does his gold"
The season of long dreamy days remind
US to secure for our leisure hours, books
which are as suitable for summer reading
as fresh fruit for summer eating, refreshing
easy of digestion and also contributing
materially to healthful enjoyment Among
Others Of this order the following list may
be found at the public library: Between
the Gates" "The World on Wheels, Benz.
Taylor; Bits of Travel Helen Hunt;
LOUISIANA" "Fair Barbarian" Hay
worths" LASS of Lowrie," Mrs. BENEFIT;
zone Summer" Blanch Howard; aunt
Serena" Miss Crespigny; "a Voyage in
the Snbeam," Sunshine and Storm" Mrs.
Brary; "a Lady's life in the Rocky
Mountains" Miss Bird; THE Household of
Bouverie" by Mrs, c. A. Warfeld lisa strange
romance and deserves especial mention.
Gail Hamilton says it IS one Of those
romances that pluck out all your teeth
then dare you to bite them. Your inter-
est is awakened in the first chapter, and
you are whirled through in lightning
express train that leaves you no OPP
portunity to look at the little details,
lawn aud river. You notice two or three
pecuiarties of style, one or two bits Of
painting, then put on your seven league
boots and away you go.
The London academy says, "The exhi-
bition Of American paintings, and the Gel
ebrated Low Tiles" at the Fine Art
Society is an interesting one although the
American paintings are all by one artist,
and in black and white, and the celebrated
Low Tiles are only about dozen in mum.
Der. Mr. II. A. Becknell's paintings are in
oil, and produce much the effect of etch-
ing. They are painted on zinc and trans
ferred to paper. The subjects are mostly
woodland scenes, and are executed with
wonderful skill The Low Tiles are still
more remarkable, and reveal new phase of
art between sculpture and painting ad-
mirably suited for decoration. The whole
of the design is modelled in low reliet
coored, in one color and glazed The tints
employed are rich aud soft olive greens and
bronze yellows, they are applied with great
artistic Judgment giving no little sense of
light, and air, and distance to the land
scapes.
In answer to the question, "Why are
Woman, as a set lonelyl' there are some
who claim that "ieeliug lonesome is an
inherent characteristic of feminine nature,
which can be mitigated, but cannot be
eradicated. Others maintain that the thor
ough prosecution Of an aim in life would
dissipate this loneliness. 1t is not to be
gain said that the lives of the majority OF
women are absolutely purposeesS. Many
women are active enough, but mere activity
is not sufficient She who would make her
life worth living, must have q definite
worthy ambition to the accomp ishment of
which she dedicates her best power. 1t
may not contemplate the subjucation of an
art or q science, it need not, OF necessity,
be very exalted or eXacting. Even so
prosaic a calling as housekeeping can
make happy, non-lonely woman of her,
who takes a Just pride in her work and
pursues it with enthusiasm and intelligence.
Every human being, however, tenderIy
cared for, must sooner or later awake to the
consciousness that there are heights and
depths of experience which neither affection
nor sympathy can reach, and when, in utter
aloniness, the soul wrestles with its fate
and this is as true of men as women.
Women brood over and develop this con
seriousness of aloneness, a natural result OF
their habit of looking to Others for aid and
sympathy ana OF the a'niless character VI
their lives. Men on the contrary, being for
the most part self-reliant and interested to
a greater or less extent in pursuits OF va
rious kinds, have little opportunity or IN
clinaton to grow morbid over the indifler
ence--real or fanciea of those with whom
they are associated, and the woman who
would save herself from feeling lonely and
uncarcd for must emulate men by cult
waiting self.dcpendence and by devotlne
herself to some purpose which inspires hei
with interest. She must do ana not con
tent herself simply with being
ART ENTERcHANSE.