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THE NIGHT SIDE OF LONDON.

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THE NIGHT. SIDE OF LONDON. f..
'.The Night Side Of London BY Rob-
ert Machray. Illustrated. vo. Deco
rated cloth. s2.5O&net. Philadelphia: y.
THE Night Side Of London" by Rob
ert Machray, is an unusually interesting
book. The Illustrations by Tom Brown
terest one takes in it. The pen of the
author and pencil Of the artist are both
used with fine effect in laying bare the
infinite variety Of human characters and
types whose contrasts are more striking
in London than even in Paris or. else
where in the great and populous centers
of human vice and virtues. So vivid is
with the nights, in Picadilly, like unto
the ebb and flow of the eternal tides;
terpreted the authors ideas and illusions
that we fancy ourselves promenading
and parading up and down the illuminat-
1.-THE. lounges and cafes, which stand
with inviting appearance along the
streets, and participating in the gay and
in and pty the %ora
and physical cripples whose names are
TT is a, scene that stirs the fancy and
| touches the imagination: AS the the
aires and music halls Of London empty
themselves into the Streets the Circus is
full Of the flashing and twinkling of the
SONS, of many carriages speeding home
ward to supper, of streams of people,
men and women, mostly in evening dress
walking along, smiling. and ,jestin g, and
You catch charming glimpses in the soft
| ening electric light of slyph-like forms,
pink flushed, happy faces: snowy shout
! Of silk and satin. Diamonds sparkle in
| my lady's hair; her light laughter Gpples
| over to you, and you smile responsive;
ing air, and the vision sweeps past you,
! on outside. your radius. And there are
| many such VISIONS each with it's own
story its own revelation.but with these
say that they are all part OF this pageant
And of the London half-world the .au-
| thor says: ION this lovely summer night
! they faunt themselves in all their BRAY
cry; the majority of them indeed are not
| badly dressed, nor are all painted. Some
bold eyes, some have not They seem
sober-eyery one. But what a number
of them! And all sorts and sizes, sc, to
say all fond of a kiss and fond of
| guinea
The night side of London thigh life"
! but beneath the surface and in all es--
sentials it differs little from the night
| side Of high life from what it was since
high life. began: Its main feature Is, as
it has always been, and always will be,
| Mr.. H. G. Wells anticipations to the con-.
trary Notwithstanding, the pursuit. of
pleasure in an everlasting Vanity Fair.
quickly or slowly, according to the tough
ness Of ones physical and moral diges"
ton, passes into monotony-
ing people and their amusements; sketch
es Of the social outcasts and their -strug-
gle for existence in the, dens Of human
Vice,-are drawn with skill and without
comment the author is simply painting
in vivid word coloring what he sees, and
endeavors to teach no lesson in morals.
The book ought to have large sale.
MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Publications Of the Mississippi Histo-
s Rsy e X Hdsf FED 9 SSs Fra Ok
ford, Miss: Printed for the Society.
The sixth volume of the "Publica-
tons, of the Mississippi Historical So
which that society has yet given to the
public. Besides giving much interest
in ing data with y reference e. to the early
follows in succinct and careful man
ner the industrial development of the
state.
The tn war; wars which h.; were fought nth. in the
early times with the abOrigines therein.
and famous battles fought during the
War of the Rebellion are described, and
much information which, has hitherto
A discussion of the Reconstruction Of
the Southern States is deliberately set
forth from the view point of the South
and in the light of the present agitation
over the suffrage question, it will be in
teresting. to note some things contained
in the chapter on Reconstruction:
when the papsions by the Great
Civil w ar have passed away, and when
in the tranquility and repose of a patri
1c ana th people past svents can
to examine the great historical events
connected with this amendment (the
14th amendmenD and to draw a just
motives OF its advocates; and to under
stand the reasons why the Southern
States declined to accept the terms of
reconstruction thus proposed by Con-
gresS.''
The criticism made by Mr.. Blaine and
the Republlcan leaders of that time was
that the South's action was character
gaclty, and that the attitude taken by
them forced Congress to make negro
suffrage the final basis Of reconstruction
=, AS S an EVIDENCE Ihl Of the change Of view
we dnd the following' %Mr. Lincoln l' had
sontba4n s{ltes Of the
! spices of the executive of the govern
ment, which plan would have restored
! the southern States to representation in
the Union on liberal and magnanimous
| terms"
IF Mr.. Lincoln had lived, his large
persona! and political influence, united
with his tact and wisdom, might have
| the South, Mr. Johnson was LACKING in
al all. those qualities, and with him the
! differences betweena the Executive and
! Congress. which Mr.. Lincoln would have
reconclled and adjusted assumed the pro
| portions OF an open rupture.
| "Mr. Lincoln was a patriot as we'll as
! a great statesman, and under his au-
spices it is improbable that the South
would have been crushed between the
between the Congressional and Execu-
| tive departments of the government.
The volume is beautifully illustrated.
ana is very valuable contribution to
from the viewpoint Of the South
BIRD GODS IN ANCIENT EUROPE.
~, Bird Gods in Ancient Europe" Rv
T W5arf9n De Kay Kay With DECORATIONS BY
bird Gods" by Charles De Kav. is tho
rather unique title of volume full of the
rarest class of information relative to the
1eathered deities- OF the Northern Euro
pean and the older races of the earth.
There is the evidence of much research
IN this book-research which is exposed
IN narrative style, at once attractive and
! entertaining. !. e''i"
=. The author not only tells us. what birds
the ancients woishipped, but goes ,into
the philosophy of such worship, and tells
| us its reason, lin fables and anecdotes
which make very delightful myths
rake the Woodpecker as an instance
| ropean= savage noble ancestor of our
puHed-up race, finding it matter of