National Republican., 1886-11-27

welcome this congenial visitor. The
purse, and pretty large one, toe,
must cooperate with appreciation TO sub
stantiate the charming suggestions. I'm
luckily, the UW and the mdy seldom agree
as partners. "An Artistic Home" Frank
T. Robinson, interestingly illustrated iS
compact with delights. The author writes,
at one point "1he expression naturally
comes to a visitor OF this house that Its owner
ought TO be happy in such home How
easy the answer to such Il remark when you
consider that 1t was II happy temperament
which made the hOme.n Not necessarily 80
with the owner and occupant; his architect,
his artists should generally have the praise.
He only hau the money, To him, possibly,
II gives no pleasure beyond that founded
on pride fashion, the fact that he will be
envied by many. A "fretful porcupine"
may dwell In palace, but still is he por-
cupine, aud his quilts are up against the
world.
"Chats on Art and Artists In Japan"
continued by Louis Wertheimber, has a
curious drawing OF Japanese house in
terror and an animated account Of the pur-
suit Of beauty, as understood in that How
cry sun.and' moon country.
"Amercan Cut Glass; "Metal Works.
and other subjects Of less extent, form i'm
portant reading. A plate IN tint, represent
lDS JWO llJIlt OlTub bH u nOuRu, 10 NOTbuN
the best frame In parlor or library.
The entire magazine we hold treasure
THE VOLCANO UNDER THE CITY. By n
" Volunteer Special, With map, showing
New York police precincts. New York:
Fords, Howard & Hubert. For sale by
VIM. Bala 'tyne II Son. 81.
The story of the draft riot of 1868 In New
York city, vivid portrayal of the terrors
of that time, which will urge with iucreas-
ing interest the reader on ana on, even to
the end, Sleeping, but not dead, Is the
trouble which then ragged. 1t may rise
again and roar, not In the commercial
metropolis alone. 1t hides under many a
city In our seeming secure land.
The lesson of this volume Is that the
dread and secret power, enemy of society,
mocker of what we call ''peace,' must be
controlled Every honest American, let
him be watchful.
Everywhere should the people read
"The Volcano"
PIPES FROM PRAIRIE LAND AND OTHER
PLACES, BY MISNIEGILMoGE, New York
CaSsell Il Company, limited, I39 aud IlI
Broadway. From the publishers,
The winds and waving grass and flowers
and wild, weird scenes of the praries move
and live in these poems. Some Of them are'
sin the original key" or western dialect
rather difficult to read by the uninitiated,
but very rich in expression and ideas when
the temporary troubles vanish single
verse from "Thc Windn will exhibit the
fancy, sweet and new, and the force Of our
author style:
Eternal wind, know thee
Ihuu art some hNpleSs sprilC,
once by II rit IN heaven
Tempted 10 earthly light
The little rift closed over,
OpGd d NOT to thy son wing;
NuW--uOr Of earth nor heaven
Thou platncSt, wandering;
BchtCSt thy wings In sorrow,
Weepest sad ttArs OF rain,
WOOpSt from heavens shut portal
Shadows In mOurntul train,
only wOOeSt the sunshine,
When, with thy golden strain,
Singing of wondrouS heavens
Never thine own again.
But probably the best verses in the volume
are those'of the prelude" There is a
freedom, a dash, self singing, effort less,
about them which "take u.s. ON IL we will
or no. These lines, for example:
The dusk drifts down to the west,
o, friends, let us speed in It's trail,
To the life that is free and best,
To the folk that are hlithc and hale;
To the kindly hearts that | know,
TOthc hearth of the pioneer,
To the simple and cordial cheer
o friends let ny 20, let us go
A BUDGET OF LETTERS FROM JAPAN.
"Reminiscences Of work aud travel in Jspsn,
BY ARTHUR COLLINS MACLAY, A. NJ, Ill, b..
formerly Instructor OF English In the Ko-
Gakko-Rio, Toxic, Japan. New York A.
G. Armstrong ~ Son, m Broadway. For
sale by Robert Bcall Pennsylvania avenue,
Familiar in style, minute in relation, full
of strange things for us. the "outside bar
bariaus," these letters are a great source Of
pleasure and information. Not resembling
the ideas presented by the "MIkado," yet