The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1903-04-25
THE NIGHT SIDE OF LONDON.

THE NIGHT SIDE OF LONDON.
1.-The Night Side of London, BY Rob-
ert Machray. Illustrated. vO. Deco
rated cloth. $3.50 net Philadelphia: j..
E. Lippincott Company. s..-.r = ---- e..
ert Machray, is an unusually interesting
book. The illustrations by Tom Brown
are drawn with skill and enhance the in
terest one takes in it. The pen Of the
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
OF human vice and virtues So vivid is
the authors description of the human
tlotsam and ,jetsam, coming and going
the ebb and flow of the eternal tides;
and so picturesquely has the artist in
terpreted the authors ideas and illusions
and parading up and down the illuminate
ed scenes of Picadilly at night, entering
the lounges" and cafes, which stand
with inviting appearance along the
pieasure-bent pageantry of the, crowds;
or watching in silence and pity the moral
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
multitudinous si9 lights Of hurrying han
SONS, Of many carriages speeding home
ward to supper, of streams of people,
men and women, mostly in evening dress
walking along, smiling and testing, and
| talking of what they have been to see.
You catch charming glimpses in the soft
ening electric light of slyph-like forms,
9 ak dn hdpe es d ao e6an G eesK
of silk and satin. Diamonds sparkle in
my lady's hair; her light laughter ripples
over to you, and you smile responsiVe5
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 oWp reveationbut With these
say that they are all part of this pageant
of the night"
And of the London halfworld the .au--
they fiaunt themselves in all their BRAY
cry; the majority Of them indeed are not
badly dressed, nor are all painted Some
of them are foreigners, but most of them
bold eyes, some have not. They seem
sober-every one. But what number
of them! And all sorts and sizes, so to
say; all ,, fond of kiss and fond of a
The night side of London high life''
is on the surface extremely Kaleidoscope,
but beneath the surface and in all es-
I
side Of high life from what. it was since
high life began. Its main feature u.s. as
it has always been, and always will be,
Mr.. II. G. Wells anticipations to the con-
pleasure in an everlasting Vanity Fair.
1t is merry go round, whose merriness
quickly or slowly, according to the tough
ness of ones physical and moral diges.
ton, passes into monotony.
Sketches Of club life among the work.
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 Il large sale.
MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Publications OF, the mississippi I1isto-
rical Society: Vol. VI. Edited by Frank
o n L M k: pTntsd f9r the society," sS
The sixth volume of the 'Publca-
ciety' is one Of the most St Interesting
which that society has yet given to the
public: Besides giving much interest
ing data with reference. to the early
follows in a succinct and careful man
ner the industrial development of the
state. -
The wars which were fought in the
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
over the suffrage question:. it will be in
teresting. to note some things contained
in the. chapter on Reconstruction.
1T is deeply interesting at this time,
ma Ixyt ho
Civil War have passed away, and when
in the tranquility and repose of patri-
otto and reunited people, past events can
to examine the great historical events
connected with this amendment (the
l4th amendment and to draw just
conclusion in respect to the purpose and
motives of it's 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 Republican leaders of that time was
that the South's action was charac ter-
lied BY a lack of statesmanshp and sa-
them forced Congress to make negro
suffrage the final basis of reconstruction.
AS an evidence of the change of view
IN which the South now holds Lincoln
we find the following: MI Lincoln l,ad
contemplated a reconstruction of the
Southern, States largely under the au-
spices of the executive Of the govern
ment, which plan would have restored
the Southern States to representation in
terms.n ~
personal and political influence. united
with his tact and wisdom, might have
smoothed the way to pacification of
the South. Mr.: johnson was lacking in
differences between the Ex Exec i1 a and
Congress which Mr.. Lincoln would have
reconciled and adjusted assumed the pro-
portions OF an open rupture.
a great statesman, and under his au-
spices it is improbable that the South
would have been crushed between the
Two eente 4Ha forces in political war
tive departments of the government"
The volume is beautifully illustrated
ana is very valuable contribution to
the historical literature of the country.
BIRD GODS IN ANCIENT EUROPE.
~. Bro Gods in Ancient Europe" BY
New York: A. S. Barnes & CO. ' @N''0'
Blrd Gods by Charles De Kay. is the
rarest class of information relative to the
1eathered deities OF the Northern E,uro-
pean and the older races of the earth.
+" :. Inere IS the evidence of much research
IN this book-research which is exposed
IN narrative style at once attractive and
The author not only tells us what birds
the philosophy of such worship, and tells
us it's reason, in fables and anecdotes
which make very delightful myths.
Take the woodpecker as an instance
When We picture to ourselves the Eu-
ropean savage, noble ancestor of our
putfed-up race, finding it matter of
deep thought how to keep roof over
MS head, loving murder, bloody tyrant
to the weak crinSing before mower s,1h,