. Review of reviews and world's work. erest rates fall inNew York, but money will still continue to flowthere, congestion will finally force down rates tomerely nominal figures, and then conditions willbe ripe for the inaugurating of another specula-tive boom, another cycle of inflation and de-pression, during which the inside cliques canreap much at the expense of the multitude. In concluding his article Mr. Barker alludesto the fact that while Englands war in SouthAfrica is causing the accumulation of money in London, it has at the same time cut off, tempo-rarily, one-third of tlie worlds su
. Review of reviews and world's work. erest rates fall inNew York, but money will still continue to flowthere, congestion will finally force down rates tomerely nominal figures, and then conditions willbe ripe for the inaugurating of another specula-tive boom, another cycle of inflation and de-pression, during which the inside cliques canreap much at the expense of the multitude. In concluding his article Mr. Barker alludesto the fact that while Englands war in SouthAfrica is causing the accumulation of money in London, it has at the same time cut off, tempo-rarily, one-third of tlie worlds supply of gold,just as the inauguration of the gold standard inIndia is creating a new demand for the yellowmetal, which must needs grow dearer. THE AUTHOR OF CYRANO. TN the Marcli ifcClares Mr. Cleveland Moffett-*? publishes a study of Edmond Rostands per-sonality and methods of writing, based chiefly onan interview with the author of Cyrano, the manwho at twenty-seven woke up on December 29,1897, to find himself famous. Rostand has. Reduced from a drawing by Thevenot reproduced in McClures ROSTAND. a house in Paris not three minutes walkfrom Sarah Bernhardts home. Within, saysMr. Moffett, are wide staircases and high ceil-ings, and the eye travels freely from Ioom toroom between columns and draped arches andwide glass doors. On the walls are tapestriesand somber paintings, under foot soft rugsand polished wood, while the spacious halls and?talon are furnished with pieces to delight a col-lector. Rostand has not only large sums fromhis play, but inherits much wealth. He has abeautiful and talented wife. A PICTURE OF THE POET. Of Rostand himself Mr. Moffett says : I no-ticed that he came into the room walking stiffand straight, with a certain dapper dignity, andthat his hands are extremely white, with ringson the fingers, a fine sapphire among them. 356 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REI/IEIV OF REl^/EIVS. Then I saw that he was small and slender, very-pale, and quite bald
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