Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-04

EEsnkfoFS y ynriluu6, eoDoc1auy ID IO o.
ecffption Of the Pfe6srkern and Fetts
mich incidents. and one must become
thoroughly absorbed Ia the story o. the
Judenstadt Of Prague. Two chapters fun
Of information ere devoted to "the 0het.
to Of Rome" and the Ghetto In Litera.
ture" II instinct with pathetic touches.
In his chapter on Effects and ResuIts''
DR.. Phiiipeon treats at length and with
great force the questions Why the imml-
grant Jews of the poorer class are still
disposed to establish Jewish quarters In
the larger cities OF this country. and why.
an q rule. they seem TO prefer commerce
TO hand!craft and agriculture. He finds
the answer mainly In the influence OF the
compulsory Ghetto. coming down through
generations and declares his conviction
that the breaking up OF the Jewish quarter.
such as that of New York, II a duty that
devolves upon all who seek to improve
the social and economic condition OF the
masses. How. says DIR. Phllipson. to dis
perse the denizens Of the voluntary Ghetto
over this broad fair land and make them
self-respecting. self-supporting citizens Is
the great problem now pressing for solu-
ton.
Or. Philpson concludes. a. must all who
read his book, that It Is per-
fectly natural that the lower classes
of Jewish immigrants should seek
the Jewish quarter. None can blame
them for that. But systematic. phi
ianthropic, Intelligent effort can overcome
this evil, and It needs not the evidence
OF DR.. Philipson to prove that given the
chance the Jew will rise to the highest
plane in all vocationy. That fact Is woven
into all history.
Throughout the volume we are con-
fronted with the miracle Of Jewish sur
vival. DR.. Philipson does not laud the
Jew. He tells the story OF the Ghettos
calmly, sympathedcally. and conscien-
tiously, and his deductions are in harmo-
ny with those Of al other intelligent and
fair-mnded men-Jews or Christans-who
have studied the history Of the Jews from
n broad and enlightened standpoint-who
have studied the Jew a. they would have
studied any other man similarly envi-
roned. No one can peruse the volume
without experiencing an increased admira-
tion for the Jews who have attained great
ness and an increased sympathy for the
inhabitants Of the old compulsory and the
modern voluntary Ghetto"
For sale by the society and the trade.
A BAD LOT. A Novel. BY Mrs Lovett
Cameron, author Of I'm a Grass Coun-
try" &c. Philadelphia: j. Il. Lppin-
colt Company. 1894 Richmond: West,
Johnston & Co. Price. 81. Pages. $40.
1t IL difficult to present fair estimate
Of this work. 1t has n good inprimatur
and an attractive appearance. The author
writes with ability, and sometimes with
spice. She has good powers OF description.
and seems to be lover Of nature on land
and sea, on mountain and plain. on earth
and in the sky, In calm and In storm.
She has too, the fervor Of authorship. and
says: ut Is doubtful, indeed, whether
there are any earthly griefs so great. or
any disappointments so bitter, that they
cannot be assuaged and lessened by means
OF literary work. Only, II the Goddess OF
Comfort ia to be won. she must be wooed
in earnest" But she adds: IL take 1t that
the consultations OF religion are to the
majority OF mankind simply not In II In
comparison with the consultations OF work
that engrosses," &c.
We can hardly see how the Goddess OF
Comfort was with her whilst she was
keeping company so long with the exceed
ingly bad lot" whose revolving charac-
tiers she has depicted and really sustained.
There Is no truly estlmable and exein-
plary parsonage in the whole book ana
many OF them are far worse than the set
to whom the title Is intended to apply.
The meanest of the "lot' Is the wife and
afterwards the widow Of the rector Of the
parish, who had some good impulses, but
allowed her to check them. She was n
lying and murderous hypocrite, and not
the only hypocrite Great allowances have
to be made, even for the heroine. Nell
Forester. and her late but genuine lover.
Julian Temple. We are glad that they got
together at last, and hope they were hap
by and blessed as man and wife.
The work contains, however, a graphic
and thrilling description Of the conhagra-
ton of the theatre at Feuchesler. which
reminded us wildly of what we had
heard and read Of that awful catastrophe
which filled all Virginia with mourning
eighty-o odd years ago. 1t was in Christmas
week, too. The twofold horror Of fire and
panic played wild havoc there as 1t did
here.
OLIVER GOLDSMITH; A SELECTION
FROM HIS WORKS. Introduction by
Edward Everett Hale. limo. Cloth. PSI
I'D. MOO New York: Funk Wag-
nails Company
The mission Of Goldsmith seems to have
been fully accomplished In his work
namely, that of making life more pleasant
and happy, OF cheering homes otherwise
sad, or making long hours short. or
lonely days cheerful. Oliver Goldsmith
IS read wherever men read English; ana,
where he is read, he IL almost always
loved No home library can be complete
without this author. In this inviting
volume we have the following selections:
'"rhe Traveller" 1.-THE Deserted Village"
"Retaliation," pictures Of Life" THE
Man in Black" Books and Authors"
'"rhe Eccentrfcties Of Fashion," "lAtera-
ture and Taste" Various Matters" and
Extracts from the Life OF Richard
Nash, Esq" In the Introduction, Ed
ward Everett Hale gives q charming
sketch OF the authors life.
JOSEPH ADDISON: SELECTED Es-
SAYS. limo. Cloth. l75 PIP. 70 cents.
New York: Funk & Wagnalls COM
pany.
Addison Is the founder of the modern
popular English prose style. at once Ia
miliar and elegant. In delightful va
riety OF social satire he shows grace
urbanity. and humor never since sur
passed: and he has given us at least one
Character, Sir Roger de Coverley. as Ia
milIar to US as any other in fiction. This
Is the high praise that posterity accords
TO Joseph Addison-author. poet, poll
tician; born in 1872: died in 17l9 In this
attractive volume we have the Following
selected essays from among MS pest
writings: "Sir Roger de Coverley' SO
ciety. Fashions. Minor Morals; MT.
Spectator and His Paper" Literary ana
Critical Topics Morals and Religion,
Tho introduction is by Professor L. l.
xvincbester. English Literature Depart
ment of Wesleyan University.
THE SILVER CHRIST AND A LEMON
TREE. BY Ouida. author OF Under
Two Flags" &C.. &c. Mcmillan & Co.,
&C Fifth avenue New York. 1894. Rich
mond, West. Johnston & Co. Price,
s1.25.
These are two admirably written stories
Of Italy. and arouse our deepest sympa-
thies over the extremely hard lot OF the
laboring poor Of that classic ana poetc
land. Yet they are very dinerent III pan
and in the sentiments which they suggest
s~rha silver Christ Is thrilling, and, In