The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-24
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THE GALAXY for July is a brilliant number
1t contains articles on "Ritualsm," by the
Rev. Morgan Dix, D. D., the Rector OF Trinity
Church, New. York; on "The Fruits of the
War;" by Horace Greeley; on "The Personal
Representation Project" by d. G. Croly; on
can Interview with General EscObedo," by an
I ex-officer; on ''The Opening of the Royal Ac-
| ademy," by Ion Pericadris; humorous sketch
| entitled "Where Progress Left the Gods" by
+. b. Perkins; short story, entitled miss Au-
busson," "Chldren," by Fl. T. Tuckerman;
"Words and their Uses," by Richard Grant
White, and poetry, by DR.. T. w. Parsons and
Miss Ina d. Coolbrth, beside combinations of
"Steven Lawrence, Yeoman," by Mrs. Ed
wards, and waiting for the Verdict" by Mrs.
r. III. Davis. The paper which will be likely
to attract most attention is DR.. Dix's eloquent
defense of the Rituaistic movement. 1t says
i'll the clearest manner the best that can be
said in favor of the revival of partially discard
ed rites and ordinances, and will be eagerly
read alike by the advocates and the opponents
of the movement. Mr.. Perkins's paper is full
of sparkle Mr. Greeley finds the "fruits" Of
the war tc be four; we have preserved the Uni
on; we have abolished slavery; we are shielded
from all rational apprehension of further civil
strife, and we are rid of State Sovereignty, at
least as practical assumption. The illustra
tons are by @. c. Griswold and CASTOR Fay.
THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY has a good table of
contents 1t comprises: Guardian Angel"
VII. By Oliver Wendell Holmes; "a Pas
sage from Hawthorne's English Note Books"
"Mona's Mother" by Alice Cary; "At Padua,''
by w. d. Howells; @Poor Richard" H., by
Henry James, Jr.; doctor Molke," by DR.. I. I.
Hayes; "A Struggle for Life;" "Frecdom in
Brazil" by j. G. Whittier; "My Visit to Sy
baris," by Rev. e. E. Hale; "The Piano in the
United States" by James Parton; Gan En-
oer-Picture," by James Russell Lowell; "An
Artists Dream" by T. w. Higginson; "The
hehslous Side Of the italian Question:" by
Joseph Mazzini; Reviews and Literary No.
tees Mr. Parton's article is, of course, carefully
prepared and very readable. Mr.. Howell's
sketch of Padua is charming as his other Ital-
ian papers have been; and the passage" from
Hawthorne, describing visit to Rydal Mount.
is in the lamented authors most delicate and
exquisite vein. The chapters in the "Guardian
Angel" are as full of nice discrimination and
ed; the story appears to be getting on WE'LL
The contributions of Rev. L. E. Hale, and of
DIR. Hayes are also of much interest. The lit
erary notices in this number are better than
usual -t.4.
EVERY SATURDAY for this week gives the
first part of Miss Thackerays charming story
of Beauty and the Beast" from the Cornhill
Magazine; Concerning Little Haters," from
Belgravia; "A Story with Two Ends" from
All tho Year Round "Emerson's POEMS" from
The London Review, and "The Wild Beast of
"evaudan," from the Argosy. "Silcote of Sill
oo'es is continued, and "Pygmalion's Statue"
Is piece Oh poetry from The Spectator The
present number ends volume third, and con-
tains anlndex which will be of service to those
who desire to bind the nnmbess into a book.
THE LADY's FRIEND, published nv Dea ron
& Peterson, Philadelphia, contains tales and
sketches by Marian Harland Mrs. Henry
Wood Elizabeth Prescott and others, besides a
great variety of articles in the Fancy work de-
partment and the usual fashion atos,