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cree-are not these indicative OF na-
tional tendency to reverse the teachings
of the declaration?

Hawthorne's Daughter Una.-A very
delightful glimpse of Hawthorne's little
harp-souled Una Is given by Colonel T.
w. Higginson in an article in The OUT
looks July Magazine Number, called out
by the Hawthorne centenary celebration
OF this month. In a heretofore unpub-
lished letter Hawthorne wrote of Una, as
colonel Higginson says, in such a way as
to illustrate forcibly the way in which
the shy and reticent author applied
minute personal observation to the few
human types with which he came closely
IN contact. Thus in one letter he writes:
There Is something that frightens me about
the child know not whether elfsh or angelic,
but at all events supernatural. She steps SO
boldly into the midst Of every thing shrinks
from nothing. has such comprehension OF every.
thing, seeming at times to have but little deli.
cacy, and anon shows that she possesses the
finest essence of 1t; now so hard, now SO tender,
now SO perfectly unreasonable, soon again SO
wise. In short, now and then catch an aspect
Of her in which cannot believe her to be my
own human child, but spirit strangely min
gled with good and evil, haunting the house
Her beauty is the most fitting, transitory, un-
certain and unaccountable affair that ever had
real existence 1t beams out whenever nobody
expects IT.; 1t has mysteriously passed away
when you think yourself sure Of 1t.
This issue Of The Outlook contains q
special article on the national republican
convention at Chicago, written by Fran
els r. Leupp, and in the same issue an
elaborate editorial discusses the policy
and platform Of the republican party.
Reconstructed Business Fronts.-Ths
Architectural Record for July is sarcastic
cally critical of modern reconstructed busi-
ness sections are continually changing we
are often confronted with an apparition
OF what was an orderly and well-designed
dwelling house now supported on stills in
the form OF iron columns, and these sur
mounted by a galvanized corntce, the up
per part Of the building being apparently
held up by the plate glass show windows.
How city may be redeemed in a large
measure if the right kind Of effort is
used in these reconstruction proceedings.
is described and illustrated with fuilness.
"Hillair," the country-house Of Paul GIL
bert Thebaud, at White Plains. N. Y, Is
the subject Of a number Of plates and an
article by William Heming.
Features Of the Arena.-The paper in
! the July Arena which will attract the most
attention is a remarkable sketch, 1.-THE
Confessions Of Dipsomaniac." It has
been carefully edited by the eminent spe-
cialist In dipsomania, DR.. William Lee
| to being an unusual piece Of literature,
possessing much Of the wierd fascination
| Of Robert Louis Stevenson's CDR. JekylI
and Mr.. HYDE 1t has the merit Of being
| absolutely accurate as a scientific study OF
| dipsomania. Another paper Of special In
terest at the present time, tho for that
| matter, its character is such that it would
delight readers whenever perused, is Joa-
qutn Miller's contribution, entitled 1.-THE
Little Brown Men of Nippon" in which
are given some vivid pen pictures deal
ing with the present-day Japanese life
as seen by the famous "Poet Of the Sier-
ras." Another very timely contribution Is
Professor Maxey'S interesting explanation
Of the issues involved in the present Tibet
expedition. Among the present-day po-
Iitical and economic discussions is an ex-
| tremely valuable account of the Chicago
| election, one Of the most remarkable VIC
tories for municipal ownership of recent
years. It Is written by Daniel L. Cruice.
prominent as leader in the direct legis-
lation movement.
On the whole, this issue of the "Arena,"
whether considered in regard to its con-
tributions or to Typography, is far superior
to any issue Of recent years.