Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-09-28
Tho October Magazines.


The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for October
presents varied aud choice table Of con-
tents. 1t opens with an photographed
sketch entitled I" Childhood Mrs. Diaz
has one of her good New England stories
in the form of Farmer Hills Diary"
Charles j. Sprague explains the " Dar-
winan Theory" +. Sheldon discusses
in lively dialogue " Various aspects of
the Woman Question" w. j. Stillman,
under fanciful title, explores the artistic
attachments of the old Etrurians. Mr..
Hazewell gives historical sketch of
"The Norman Conquest" Henry
James, Jr, reviews the novels of George
Elliot. Griffith Gaunt and Hawthorne's
Notebook are continued. Hon. George
;. Boutwell, treats of President Johnson's
/" Usurpation in the work of RECONSTRUCT
ton, with his customary ability and di-
rectness. The poetry of the number is
quite up to the average.
HARPER's MAGAzINE.-The October
number has for its first article number
four of Porte Crayon's Recollections of
the War;" splendidly illustrated. There
are three other illustrated articles and
the usual amount of interesting stories,
&c. Any one who closely examines this
number will be pleased with the marked
excellence of the illustrations. 1t would
be very difficult to surpass them.
Our You've Folks for October has
for a frontispiece full page illustration
of rabbits and fox, admirably DONE
Miss Hale, Miss ST. John, Miss Cummins,
Mrs. Stowe, Trowbridge, Mayne Reid,
| Aldrich and Miss Chanter, and others,
contribute stories, sketches and songs just
adapted to the younger population. and
the artists have done their work to
charm.
DEMoREsTs MONTHLY contains
charming song, The Chain of Love-" an
engraving, The death of Fido," poems
by Fanny Crosby, the blind poetess, Geo.
Cooper and others. Stories by Virginia
f. Townshend, Z. S. Arthur, Jennie
June and other popular writers, together
with an elaborate display of the new Fall
and Winter fashions, patterns, &c. 1t
is a fine number, and in all its depart
ments model magazine.
GALAxy.-The present number is as
brilliant and entertaining as usual. "The
Claverings" gains in interest, and Gar
chic Lowell is a charmingly written
story. " Down in Chime" by Maria
L. Pool holds the attention of the reader
fast. These, with other articles of merit,
make up" a capital number.
GopEY's LApY's BooK.-Marion Har-
lands fine story" Rizpah's Idols" is CON
clud ed in this number happily, of course,
as do all of this gifted nuthoress' stories.
+" Kate Leonard's Great Match is
another good story. The ladies will find
plenty of suggestions as to costumes and
fashions, and the steel engraving, The
rest on the HILL will bear careful exam
ination.
PETERsoN's MAGAzINE.-The Octo-
Der number is a goodly one, with fresh
supply Of light reading, foremost of which
is "The Soldiers Orphans which is suf-
fciently touching and pathetic to draw
tears from heart of stone. Peterson is
popular with the ladies and deservedly
so.
ARTuHR's HOME MAGAZINE consists
of fine steel engraving Gathering
water-lilies," good supply of fashionable
ideas, some excellent short stories, and
continuation of :" Petroleum. written in
the popular authoress' most touchingly
beautiful style.
The LApY's FRIEND has choice en-
craving, gay fashion-pla,e, and good
variety of reading matter, blending the
useful, the beautiful and the entertaining.
From the Bennington Banner Of Sept Goth