The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-27

Magazine Notices.
THE CATHOLIC WORLD. January, 1869. New York
catholic publication House.
Inc present number or this magazine is unusually
interesting An article Calico another entitled
'Protestanism Failure" "a review OF DR.. Ewer's
serlnons, md third on 'Catholicity and PAN
thelsh' arethe best papers given. The second, par
ucuarly, IL harp, pungent ana argumentative. As
mas.eF OF course, the magazine being essentially
CathoHc III t. View, everything that bears upon
reeion taka the Roman Catholic side OF the various
issues discussed bnt even Protestants can read the
second article referred 10 and be interested and in
structed, II lot convinced IL is as Is the entire
inapazne, u fact, written in very broad and
liberal spirit
THE OLD GtARD. January. 1869. New York: Van
Evrle TIC! on n Co., Publishers.
10 those PERSONS VINO yet adhere TO The political
theory OF state rights the Old Guaiu viii be
always welcome The political articles in the num-
Der before W are well and forclbly written but we
cannon say le same for the literary papers
ONWARD. Fr the Youth OF America. Conducted
py .aptaintlayne Reid. January. Carleton Pub
Usher, New York.
II would oeunfair, in a measure 10 pass Judgment
on the first number OF a magazine but candor COM
pels us TO saythat Oa,rasd falls far below what 1t
might and shmld have been. There is a fne opening
for another monthly, but the one before us can
scarcely MI y, Captain Reid promised too much in
advance. lhmagazine was 10 he a .steacher;p but
what the January number is designed TO teach we
canio iol IN lie u us, imagine. Ii may be that
Observation-Disclosures Of short paragraphs or sensa-
tonai stuatols, and dstaste Tor too many italics
nave c0mDne 10 render our impressions uTdavOra-
be- However this criticism ~ kindly meant. III the
next number Slows any improvement we shall give
1t praise with pleasure.
HARPER's NEy MONTHLY MAGAZINE. January 1862
Harper Bndhers New York.
II s OF coure, almost unnecessary 10 say anything
about tins magazine, SO well known and popular is
II. The numb,r before us contains articles TO suit
all classes ant readers. ''rhe Buffalo Range,n an
illustrated papd, by Theodore r. Davis, is very in
teresting, but, like all of Mr. Davis productions,
carelessy written. Why cannot the author revise
his articles before publications. review OF Chail-
luis "Wild Life Under the EQuator'' Qllustrated) is
well written, til, extracts from the work inter-
esfing and the wood cuts faithful. "South Coast
Sallnterlngs III England belongs 10 higher order
Of literature than is us ually found In magazines. 1t
is not only eXcelenty written bur 1t is certain TO
instruct as II VIII he To entertain 'Chivalrous and
Semi-l hiyalrous SOuthronsi VIII amuse every per-
son who reads the article, hut II is not an impartial
picture Of Southern society or manners. 1t exag-
gefateS In some cases and undertakes in others.
The other articles including light literature, are
Oi tine magazine
THE NEW ECLECTIC MAGAZINE. January 1869. Bal
tnnore: TGrnbuil a Murdoch.
This magazine is more deserving OF the name
than many OF Its more pretentionS contemporaries.
The selections eXceent ana It's reviews ana cdl-
torals well written
THE ART JouENAL, December. 1858. New York
Virtue Il Yorston.
This number Is full OF engrayings ana articles
latlng 10 the arts. II IL quite readable.