Smyrna times., 1869-05-26
Magazines.

THE LADY'S FRIEND.-The June number of
this favorite magazine is at hand. The steel
plate is beautiful, and the COlored fashion plate
gives rich and tasteful bridal DRESS and others
OF the latest style ; and number OF woOd-cuts
illustrate the most picturesque varieties OF the
present mode The literary department is sup
piled with stories, poems, etc. by such writer's
as Mary l.. Bolles, Mrs. Henry Wood, Julia
Ward Howe, Miss Prescott, Florence Percy and
others.
PETERsON's MAGAZINE for june has been
received. and is most excellent number. The
steel engraving" On the Terrace which
illustrates a story under the same title-is GER
tainly a superb picture. The fashion plate,
which contains FIVE figures, one among them
representing bridal dress, is said to be cor
rect illustration of the latest styles.
AUTHORS MAGAZINE, ONCE A MONTH, and
The CHILDREN S HOUR, have all been received
from the publishers, Messrs. T. s. Arthur &
Son, 500 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia These
publications are all excellent the latter, as its
name indicates, being intended for children.
The HEARTH AND HoME.-We feel glad to
know that the publishers OF this per have had
much TO encourage them in their effort to pre-
sent an agreeable companion for the hreside.
Although not yet six months old, few weeklies
surpass it in any of the department to which it
Is devoted.
ZELL.s POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA, Phiiadel-
phia: I. ElwOOd Zell--in the XVIII part
contains those captions lying between Arnee
and Asarin-two hundred and eighty seven in
number. The chief of these are artillery, arte
sia, arsenic, art, artery and aryan. We have
! been surprised to see how much of the essence
of the best learning, in recondite as we'll as
common branches, is displayed here, and how
very admirable the work is adapted to its mis-
sion. The rate of progress proves that the COM
pleted work Will be truly encyclopedia.
The place of honor in Pataam's Magazine is
accorded to Mr. De Leon article on Ferdi-
nand de Lesseps and the Suez Canal, which
is a readable account of the progress and neture
of this great work. There are three sketches
of foreign ramblings, the most entertaining of
which is by MIR. Putnam himself Charles A.
Munger contributes pleasant paper on " -Four
American Birds, the OriOle, BoDolink, Wood.
Thrush, and Whippoor- Will; Frank r. Stock
ton tells a short and amusing story of the
French police under the title of My Brass
Valise; )" {" A Stranded Ship" is finished, and
the story of To-day" continued. The Rev.
S. w. Duffield, G. 2. Chranch, and j. Milton
Mackie furnish the poetry.
The Atlantic issues good number. Mr..
Higginson' Malbone" is finished, and "The
Foe in the Household makes progress. The
Hamlets of the Stage" is the first paper of a
series, and gives pleasant sketches of Burbage,
Betterton, Garrick, Kemble, and some less IA
nous actors. N. s. Shaler's essay on Earth
quakes" treats an interesting subject in rather
ponderous and unsatisfactory manner. Mr..
Burroughs discourses cheerfully of Birds
Nests" The paper on Buddhism or the
Professionalism Of the East" by James Freeman
Clarke, traces rather ingeniously parallel be-
tween Professionalism and the workship of Budd-
ha on the one hand, and Brahmansm and the
Roman Catholic faith on the other. NJ j. L.
Towbridge, in the character of "A Carpet-Bag-
ger in Pennsylvania" describes visit to the
Venango oil.regions. G. G. Coffin, in his
"China in Our Kitchens" takes rosy view
of the Chinese immigration question. Mr.
Samuel Bowles contributes third paper on
1.-THE Pacific Rrilroad." The poetry in thi;
number consists of " Norembega," by John e.
Whittier, and "By the Roadside" by Celia
IThaxter.