The herald., 1894-12-02
ANGELES HERALDi SUNDAY M@RNINGs DECEMBER q

ing, but the most entertaining portion
10 that which treats of jewels.
He helds with much reason that coli
fure and ornament depend on certain
principles and conditions of art. and he
brings TO bear in his little treatise illus
trations and examples from the worlds
great historians, painters and sculptors: !:
'picturss and statues" as he says,
that are the glory of the museums OF
Europe, but which have perhaps rarely
been regarded hitherto in the special
light Of models worthy OF study and i'm
itation by the erudits successors OF
Monsieur Lefsvre, or as sources OF in
spirstien by ladies who are Jealous to
fulfill their mission OF emblems OF
beauty and visions OF eomsliness."
He has ransacked all the lore OF
Egypt, Asia, Greece. Rome and Spain
down to and through the eighteenth
century and the romantic period, and
the illustrations include lovely women
from Venus Anadyomene in tho more or
less altogether" costume that lady
favored, to the grand DANES OF the last
century.
The enthusiasm Of the author 10 soon
conveyed to the reader, who, no matter
how much he may admire the pro-
gressivs tendency Of the fair sex of
today, will find himself echoing Mr..
Childs' conclusions, that for womvn
gifted with beauty the ideal occupation
is to wear beautiful clothes and orna-
ments and look charming. He would
fain see women loaded with jswslry like
idols, with diadems and ear plates on
heads, long droppers in their ears. their
bosoms klittering with necklaces. their
4 vviaku auNivclad rikh wird1au of 0lovv
their arms stiff with bracelets, and their
ankles bedeeked with rings that would
jingle ss they walk"
What Mr.. Ohilds would do about
women not gifted with beauty"
is another story. But the book 10 none
the less charming, entertaining and in
| structive. and should certainly be read
by every woman who wishes to know
that Identification and ornamentation
depend on higher Judgment than those
possessed by Mr.. Worth or Mr.. Tiffa ny.
s*s
OF SUCH rs THE KINGDOM, and other
Poems, by ANNA OLcoTT CoMNELIN, Svo,
ITO pages. Fancy cloth, gilt. Price. 81. so.
York.
An exceedingly we'll made book, 90 far
% the publishers art goes, and at
tractive at frat sight to even the casual
reader. But its dainty covers are more.
ly An expression Of the verse within
them. The first poem gives its title to
the volume, and that is charmingly set
off by the bsaming child faces Of the
really beautiful design on the frontis-
piece. The topics that represent the
authors muee are various, now express
Bive Of livliness, hope and sunay joyful.
ness, anon rejecting some phase of sad
ness that is common enough among our
homo life. The Poems of Sorrow are
sweet, and to the sorrowful can not but
be acceptable. They breathe q gentle
spirit that 10 replete with consolation.
Among the miscellaneous poems the
ssoriptivs to the golden rod as A Ma
tional Flower. is one Of the NEST fin
ished productions of tho volume. Sam
mer Friends is . very delicate bit Of
work. The Poets Gift, The Light
Within. are to be mentioned also, while
My Valentine 10 q charming feature of
schoolgirl prankishness. Mrs. Comme-
Inns lyric fancy 10 decidedly taking, and
dealing a. it does with things in real
home and society life. her concsits i'm
prsss and leave that feeling which 10
experienced when a ray Of sunshine
glances upon US. She has given US Just
panion for the moment or an hour's
reading. and . genial, hopeful cempan-
ion at any time.
WEALTH AGAINST COMMONWEALTH, by
HENsY D. LLOYD. Harper Brothers,
| New York.
Many students Of politics who delve
into the pages of the Congressional
Record and law reports have OF late
years come to similar point of view as
the socialist. who has only attempted to
put on . scientific basis the incoherent
denands Of the wageworker and labor
reformer ; that is, thas the present sye.
tenn of production, exchange and labor
10 all wrong; that in consequence OF
these defects the laws bearing ON these
matters have become vicious and partial.
and that unless reason soon prevails at
the ballot box the result will become
. serious struggle detwsen classes. 1t
10 sad to note that in the face Of the
frightful impressions OF the problems
now confronting society. that tine ten
dency ia to adopt the apres moi ls del
uge principle, or atleast the plan laisser.
aller.
The facts Of the growing power OF cap.
ital, of the conspiracies it enters into in
the form OF eyndicstes and trusts. of the
power of the moneyed party to pass
laws in its favor, and the general accept
snoe of the Georgeism that the rich are
growing richer and the poor poorer, are
becoming popularized. and q powerful
struggle is now we'll under way to settle
these questions by means OF the ballot.
Mr.. Lloyd's contribution to the litera-
ture on the subject, while not character
lied by the highest learning, or the
deepest thought, is filled to OVERLOOKING
with facts-stub bborn, startling facts, tn at
will make the simply inquiring reader
grow serious as he realizes to what a
frightful extent the principles of the con
otitution have been twisted, perverted
and degraded by the plutocratic infu-
ences Of late years.
Twenty years ago the author of this
book would have been called Red, or
an anarchist, and even in England his
book would have been placed under a
ban. Today there will hardly be found
a scholar who will differ to any great
extent from his deductions. He preach
es the eradication OF poverty, and
every one of his arguments ia based on
the fundamental principles OF Christian
ity. No one can make q mistake by
reading this work and pondering its
sentences, for tho matter discussed con-
Germ the youth of TODAY as much as did