The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-05-28


Its author viii da better 10 coniine herself 10
the less ambitious field in which she Is really
admirable. She has hardly the elements OF
which 70 make q sensation novelist. Bailey
s. Noyes have it,
From Carleton's publishing house We have
also Beatrice Boville, and Other Stories" by
the person, male or female, who chooses to
write under the unpronounceable designation
of"Ouida." Iii said that the author is wo-
man, and we suspect she is ladys maid
From other source could we expect sum
enthusiastic delneations of the aristocracy "io
high life generally Her books apouhu ia UP
holstery, crimson drapery, marble poSoi's'
black moustaches misanthropic Sentiments
and bad French but they have very httie 10
recommend them as truthful pictures of iiie'
or as nlaasant studies of character. (Sold by
Bailey s. NoyesD
A small pamphlet issued by Roberts Broth
ers Boston. contains Elementary Principles
in Art" a lecture delivered in London, and
published in Macmillan's Magazine anony-
mously. The author is known to be profess
or in the London University, and special in
terest attaches to this lecture as it is generally
believed to be from the same pen as "Ecce Ho-
mo-" Roberts Brothers have also nearly
ready for publication, "a Painters Camp" BY
Phillip Gilbert Hamerton and Spurious
Myths OF the Middle Ages" by L. Barring
Gould, two books excellently adapted for md
summer reading.
Littell and Gay, Boston, republish from st.
Jamess MAGAZINE. "Out of Charity well
written tale, first issued in this country in Lit
l., Ia apf q
leisure hour, in the country or at the seaside.
Find it at Carter s. Dresser's
TUE RIVERSIDE MAGAZINE for June is re-
ceiyed of the publishers, Messrs. Hurd &
Houghton, New York. This is the very prince
of magazines for young people. The illustra-
tons are numerous and elegant Stephens,
Mast Champney, Hoppin and other artists of the
first rank are represented in this number The
reading matter is of similar excellence. "Vieux
Moustache" contributes the story of June
Vacation" Mr.. Jacob Abbott relates the his
tory OF "Kitten Expedition" the stories from
Shakespeare are continued in a graceful yer
sion of the tale of 1.-THE Merchant of Venice,
and Mrs Dodge concludes her pleasant account
of The Funny Land of Pluck" coast Life in
Newfoundland" Bettys Wish-bone," "Picturt
Bob and his Wonderful Cob and variety OF
other articles "too numerous to mention" will
be sure to commend themselves to the young
folks. Fresh novelties are promised for tn,
June number The Riverside is listancng al
competitors.
HOURS AT HOME for June, contains another
of DIR. Bushnell's papers on "The Moral Uses
of Dark Things" some further chapters o.
'Marcella of Rome" by Frances Eastwood
"Visits to the Homes of Authors No. 1. BY
John D. Sherwood; "The Shepherd-boy o
Blassewitz," by Scott Il. Sherwood; ''The Pine
Tree" by Mary L. Atkinson; For My Sake
by A d. f. Randolph; "Out of Rome under
Cloak by w. III. Goodrich, d. D.; "The
Sounds of Nature by Rev. j. NJ. johnson
"The Poets and Poetry OF Sweden,s by A. Je
rome Faust; about Humor and its Sphere,
by E. Ii. Gillett, d. D.; "The Song of the Gro
cus;' "James X. Paulding," by Gen. j. Grant
Wilson; woman Work in the Civil War
by the Editor; 'May-Day in New York." b,
Meta Lander; Storm Cliff" by Miss s. j
Pritchard. Chapters XII, and literary no
tees. .-..
Received of A Williams & Co.; for sale by
Hall L. Davis.