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various races are gathered in the great
est numbers. There he has studied
them in their occupation in their re-
lations to existing regulations around
them. in their receptivity. in the meas
ures established to educate them In
the ways of self-government. in their
religious predispositIons and practices
and in the native leaders VINO exerclse
over them the greatest influence
Mines. mills homes. schools. churches
labor meetings. national and social gain
eringS formed the source OF TINS STUDY
From it the writer gathered the move
ments and tendencies that at the pres
ent time are animating these various
groups. The prime object OF the m
vestigation was to gain light Tor the
training of religious leaders OF the
Protestant faith to work among these
immigrants. The study. however, is
fitted for a wide reading by reason OF
the scope and accuracy of its informa-
ton concerning an element IN our pop
ulation about which little is known.
TUE ENJOYNENT OF ARCHITEC-
TURE. BY Talbot Faulkner Hamlln-
illustrated. New York: Duffield &
Co.
The writer claims that the supreme
appeal of the art of architecture is to
the emotions The majority of readers
will agree with him. A noble building
which he may not be able to defin,. but
one. nevertheless which appeals to the
seed-seated sense of pleasure that rises
,nstinctively at the presence OF sym
metrical and proportioned unity. Archl-
lecture. too. is such an accessible arr
that it stands solicitous. to the every
day walk of life. From the double
standpoint of its emotional appeal and
it's availability as a subject or study.
the writer projects this volume me
essential principles. stated as SIMPLY
and tersely as may be. are the tounda-
ton upon which he builds the essen
tials of the architectural art, drawing
for illustrations of his separate topics
from both the old and the new world
Much emphasis is given to the cotem- =
poraneous aspects OF architecture IN the
Tnite,l States. Under this considera-
tion the subject spreads beyond indl-
vidual structures to take in the subject
of city planning. that larger unit TO-
ward which communities are now turn
ing with so much of eager intelligence.
There is here a discussion of the ma
terials of architecture. both basic and
decorative, with a criticism OF orna-
ment also and analysis OF style
The Social Value of Architecture" is
chapter of stimulating suggestion
drawn from many examples of fact.
The book is calculated TO start huE-
dreds of readers out on a course OF
objective study, which has been de-
impetus to begin.
THE RUSSIAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING.
BY Alexandra Benois. Introduction
by Christian Brinton. Translated
from the Russian by A. Yarmolin-
sky New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
When, twenty years ago and more,
realism as a literary method came into
new recognition and favor. it brought
the Russian writers of fiction into con-
spicuous notice and esteem. for the
Russians are SURPRISING realists. Keen
of observation. and with an instinct for
the heart of things. they possess also
the patience and intelligence, the sense
of proportion and balance required To
transfer life to print in a full flavor OF
reality. The interest in Russian lit
erature aroused by this movement in
realism came speedily to include an
interest in the Russian arts OF music.
the drama, painting. The present
world turmoil has tended to increase
greatly the stock of common knowl-
edge of Russia. as well as that of all
the rest of eastern Europe and to eN-
cite a profound interest in the sources
of it's intellectual and artistic life. This
awakened interest makes the study in
hand a particularly timely and accept
able one. Its competent treatment.
however. is the essential source of its
high worth. Here history. biography
and critical analysis combine in
and e:cellent summary
of Russian painting. The steps In it's
development as national art. the
dominant characteristics of its vari-
Gus stages. the painters who. at each
phase of its growth, have inspired and
IL. and the general trend
of the full movement are given here
from the standpoint of superior knowl-
edge and in a manner calculated to at
tract the general reader as well as the
special student. 1t is written in the
spirit of the artist, rather than in that