The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-09-26

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Paul Elder and Morgan Shepard.
This is q volume Of modern philosophy,
which ranks In that class Of essays made
CESS says many clever things in his book,
and one may glance at any chapter and
discover many commonplace things writ
desire to tell tals secrets Writes the author,
'ss one of the most. contagious Of diseases,
and few Of us are immune. Some vtgOr-
GUS moral constitutions never succumb,
but once an epidemic begins it is hard
! work stopping it, and a secret on the ram
page is we'll nigh Irresistible. Tell your
secret, then, broadcast, and let it have its
confide it to her who asserts she never has
the slightest desire to tell, for there, like
a seed sown in fertile ground, it will ger
inmate and flower long after YOU have for
never planted. ! ~-.H. .. -,
Again: "Flattery is, however, an edged
tool, and must be used with care. It is
not everyone who has the tact to decide al
a glance just how much his victim will
stand"
The author treats of art, science an6
literature with such IA delicate ironica
criticism, and withat with So! SO much o. o.
unusual interest D.
| THE ART OF THE VATICAN.
The Art of the Vatican. BY Mar!
Knight Potter author of "Love in Art,
etc. Large II mo. cloth decorative, pro
fusely Illustrated with full page plates il
ton: L. G. Page e. Company:
The author says jim her preface:
1T has been thou ght better to devote a.
much consideration as possible to tn
most noted Of the works rather than t,
speak more briefly of many. In this wa!
it is hoped that the book may be valuable
both for travellers, who wish to hav'
something more than mere guide book in
formation of the great treasures Of Rome
and for the amateur who has not sufflcien
time or desire to consult the many orig
inal works necessary for thorough ar
training"
It would be impossible to overestimat
the Importance }of the subject Of this bool
the Vatican,} wherein Michael Angel
} performed his mightiest works, the ter
rifle Last Judgment, the monumental
Prophets and Sibyls of the Sistine Chapel
and where Raphael painted his sublimes
compositions, the great frescoes Of tn
Stance and the exquisite arabesques o
the Loggie.
Miss Potter describes of all these an,
the Borgia apartment, the tapestries, tn
sculpture galleries and the pinacotec
Her book has pictures of paintings ant
statues, plans Of the palace, historical
details, a photography and an index o
names.
Miss Potter is already we'll known b,
her interesting works upon art and thi
II her latest and most important book will
Il be received with pleasure by those inter
, ested In the art Of the world. u