Costumes, Traditions, and Songs of Savoy. By Estella Canziani. (Chatto
and Windus. 21s. not.)—A very interesting record is formed by this volume. In it the appearance of the people and the mountains, as well as the folklore and the songs, both words and music, have all been recorded. The costumes of the women are beautiful and elaborate, and these are faithfully reproduced in elaborate coloured pictures. The men do not appear to wear any- thing distinctive. The author is at her best in portrait heads and studies of mountains, these last having a primitive sincerity quite in keeping with the nature of the book. These peasant por- traits inevitably recall the Hungarian studios of Mrs. Adrian Stokes, though not nearly on such a high artistic level of achievement. This book, which describes a part of the heritage of the ancient House of Savoy, is dedicated to the King and Queen of Italy.
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