The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-08

psnnnas for q srana dsMl a cooksar~nraa
ash alapdash advise On diaAcah prob
lssaA Ihs booh a. aay rate Informs thu
rsaderE about What h naina On In Austria
liz and What men are thinking q
TAs rsnSwea lhtasssa N spanish paLnt-
tnn 4 probably the cAuas Tor the resurrec-
,ion a slr william Stirring Maxwsll's
'SlnTi~s % the Spankah ATtt-ts Until
ooyA.' which I.uis Carreno edits IDuf-
field and Company. TIE book was
vrittsa In an uneritieAl psElod. but % CON
taIns the hAcknsysd accounts. which
cannot b overlooked. Of the great paint
ers from VI Greco 10 Murilio: 0oyA v added
a. an aftsrthOught. The book v Illus
trated. Tbs editor has contented him
self with selecting the teXt; he makes
no attempt To Introduce the results OF
modern Investigation and criticism. either
In the lives OF the Attribution Of pictures
With The Literature Of the south
! Thomas Y. Crowell and Company Mr.
| Montroas J. Moses makes q respectable
contribution 60 q subject which has Ger
tAinly not been neglected Of late. By
adopting the German fashion Of mingling
culture history with that Of the authors
and their books he u enabled to bring
| In the statesmen. orators and politicians,
\ Of whom the South produceda much richer
crop than OF men Of letters. We regret
that he passes over Parson Weems so
cayalierly; deficient In literary merit
a. that worthy . inventions were they had
a marvellous lnfuence on American
character and life and should have their
proper place In q volume Hike this. Mr.
Mosss has done his work well; We fancy
all has nov been written that need be
on this rather limited subject.
II 10 q strange attitude that Mrs. Henry
Jcnner takes In CHRISTIAN Symbolism
I "a. c. McClurg and Company. Though
the volume 10 one % a series 81 Little
! Books on Art it IL the theological side
Of the subject that interests her rather
than the artistic. She sees 20 IL that her
readers shall understand the full eccle-
aiastlcal significance Of the sacraments
and Of the symbols she describes: she
passes by many minor matters Of interest
In consequence. Il 10 q mighty interest
ing little book. with good deal Of char
Acter. The author holds aloof from
NoncOnformists: but then they have little
concora With the symbolism Of art.
A study of tho Story OF Prometheus and
OF those OF Belene and Phoebus In classic
and modern poetry. with Shelley and
Keats particularly In mind. has been
rnadc by Helen A. Clarke in Ancient
MYTHS in Modern Posts The Baker and
Taylor Company. The author estab-
lshsd her competence TO discuss literary
themes by editing with Miss Porter an
edition Of Shakespeare.
A careful Investigation has been made
by Lee X. Frankel and Miles NJ. Daw-
son, af the instigAtion Of the RUSSELL Says
Foundation. Of the various systems Of In
surancs for vorkingmen IN Europe. A
statemena OF what they found out 10 pub
llehed under tho title 'Workingmen'.
Insurance in Europe by the Charities
Publication Committee. New York. II
covers insurance against industrial acct
dents. against sickness and death. against
old asO and against Unemployment. lt'
value a. . book Of reference is increased
perhaps because the authors were unable
90 include in their reports the genera
social effects and the results on the enter
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