THE ARTS.
HOME AND COUNTRY ARTS. By W. R. Lethaby (" Home and Country " Magazine, 26 Booleston Street, London, la.) This is a splendidly discursive little book containing more sound sense on such subjects as education and art in common things than can be found in most of the larger books written by specialists. Concerning education Mr. Lethaby remarks : " Our present supposition, that education is knowing words, rather than things and deeds, will produce many unforeseen results." When one considers that man has been the grand non-specialist in evolution, the modern tendency to give up all pursuits which demand manual dexterity is, perhaps, one of the surest ways to race suicide.. The author clearly shows, in the section dealing with Village Arts and Crafts, that art is not restricted to Art Galleries, but can be introduced into daily work, converting the drudgery which is associated with the earning of livelihood into real pleasure. The chapter on the teaching of drawing in the play-way is especially suggestive 'and should- be read by all parents and teachers. After reading the chapter on the present position of village arts and crafts, one hopes that such interesting work will go on increasing, instead of diminishing as' it has done up to the present, and that this little book will stimulate public interest in the work of the various institutions which are striving for the-revival of home and country arts.
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