, 1870-12-19
TIE MAGAZINES,
TNE oAIAXI.

1th fresh instalment Of Justin Mcca1thy'e =
9" etofS, Lazy judith Unlike most OF :,
10 January magazines, several OF tho Old +
eA1 seita's run over into me nes. .mong 7
hem David hfnG OF 1sraol. aEo "oVer- i
sna. Inc REMAINING ar1ieies are "some
Secoueettons OF an olo Woman, very pleas ,
mt sketch BY "E. de II. "1ove Song" :
oem BY an. F. o." In exhaustive sketch ;
Il 1.,nis Ado,nbe Tbirra +hs Frsncb .,.ta,.
nm hy 1uatir Mccuthv, whose ,a,n,r,t;on
ot tne historian ia fonnneo 70 his ek1u Il
lebase1 and his intellectual vitality, sod who I
links that tthe best d.ys will hare arisen for
E,.nc. x,b.p .nc,, , ro,,t;.c and .,,h . u.r.
-. .ss.s ~ 4,.aa * ~ T,t,, .1n.a
" career as tnoee o. q. Inaers snal aasa pe-
come an Anachzonisn sid An lmpo1ablI-
tyr 1.-The Man who Didn't" story
l,y E1par Favcet. who has 11svitstad from
,,,st,s ir,c n,osa an ,,+,.l. satt;no so..h ~
T. rs,,t;o,, - ~ NJ - ra;nsornsnsn. | ~ rort
laetS IN te'Ation 10 tne lelnlotcenent ot fott
Pickens in the spring Of 1861 the attempt
OF the Secretary OF Htste to make second re-
;ryorc.,nant and .he ron,ua ~ aenara1 Nafp, /
IN detailing rebel officer fos Navy DEPART
mental duty-sn article in which ex-Secretay
w.l,ae cn,s n.ora v.r,;1.,.a b;s ar;d.nt 1js.
like OF ex.secreta1y Seward for unwarrsnlably
;pterfa,r;no ui,b tba husinesa of tbs NV
nsI.L.s. .,s :. ~ Ama-;o.1
ne.ntrr bv Inciua Haori Browne. Mr.
t. ;s.,;nes =, -. ~. 49,, !, H..
New York ladies for that etyle which seta per-
sens OF and makes them charming, and also
for their general toilets. The Doaton g1ri, OF
cou1ee. he sets down IA the pale, Interest,"
ing creature of intellect PHILADELPHIA 1
Iadiea need the variety aud indiyiins.ity |
which constitute the highest charm of uo- |
man. The Baltimore lstfies incline to the |
aornar women anyHbe1e than ia that city," !
Richnond belles Ire = good desl ike tlose |
Of Baltimore: but intensified, rigidly conveu |
tional and = tsile narrower. Charleston ID
ia pretty women Of The Csrolinian type. The !
Louiay,l]e belle bus better and f1ner phys. |
ioue fhan rnost Of her American sisters and |
4 superb seIf-eonfdeoce and Independence |
4, that lew of her eex attain. The Cincinnati
iaaies ira pbiI,delphi.ns broadeped aud at |
tended. - and would aeem fairer thao thew do.
II tha sooty a1r Gid not cover them ike :
seit." 6t. Louis ia tending upwsri in the |
eviction OF female lo.liness. OF Chicago,
the writer sayn: -
e1<cgc1astd /: endcaycnnx to .utda tue tel,ea
o. Gotham, cnicaRa u Ia dat.eer " Eso ,sinx tts
uEe d!Etdlrg sttseclttehtsa i.Sm e1uasss asc.:
anu p1eaenF ~, ~ "a sat,. Iet ~ .4cess pswr
tsu II 1endsus4 w ;o ~hns Is isasastca. IN de
ianehte,s Of the Garden civ, they prr,cut due
fEccs aid figures 10 the tad:ant .laY. and 70 tue
sp:endots of tnetr evening socsables. The sem
bAIbafr9a opulence VI hee N9luea VII oe teaaeea
M1tn greaasl AHe, Hna IS ;n. 'E a. n,t nnoFaIaua
spasy nas 1osWard @ a. tie oniy psapes Qua and
All of which ebows Nr. Browue, as lar as
| Chicago in cnneorned. I'd lesat. 10 be 4 yupss-
| fic,.i observer, a ner novel, called Sought
| We to Visit Her :" By Mrs. Edwar.ls, author
OF ''susan Fielding" and - Archie Lowell, is
rommerced in thia lumber, and already prom
iaes to equal her other novels 10 popularity.
very Interesting. .'Drift Wood is devoted
the Egfete.a yaF with reteEsnss -, t. l9s Ris-
osaturs" presents al that 10 new and Of value
among books and wr,ters. Mark Twaln has
got into tho fine Art buAineAs, IN an inaane de-
afro to exceed tLe GA1AxT portraits, and pre-
Ill, Kipg Of PRUSSIA, with Testimonials from
various authorities ~ to it, artistic excellence,
the best Of which is probably that by Plus X !,
~ho says .sThere Ii nothing like it in the
Vatican" He also makes startling e1hibi-
.iea Of the q7nEs, a;s, in Which ~ ~ ossoEgo so;.g
have apongsd various sums cut Of the gov
ernmept Tor property alleged to have been
destroyed during tho var. His " Memoranda
win ssf,,. ,6ess' ns nsf paf
trait paper, IN tie fnct that the frontisptece
Of the GAIaxr contains very ordinary wood
cut, intended TO tvpiiy Now York beauty
scn1DSEns MONTHLY
for January is very decided improvement up
; on the tirst number, both in reading nattol
!. With special reference to lha holidays, there
| arc large number Of articles appropriate Il
the Christmas festivities, and among them
: "Tha Goblin OF tho Ice !; or, Christmas at th
! lie explorer, whch is one Of the most fisci
: nsting sketches that has ever appeared in on
: American ruagazines; "The Christmas Door,
: poem by LOIS Brooke, viii
full ptge Illustration after Thor
: vsldsen; Alir.hels christmas,''
Q mae Eve in Germany" BY Helen Berg, vhicl
snme GO aensn eiub of sStists +. an II.
! authors a. editorial article on =. Chris!
n societv;" Ghr;stmaa Publications; sud ,
g Tery nretty Christmas Carol, set to music b,
Il Georre 81. Huns, The iuiliatory a1tic1e is q
10 Interesting aocount Of F.itmount PARK, pro
= fuaely 1llussrated BY Moran, the well-kno
10 pbi!aaelphia artist. Undsr tho sisla o
- very pleasantly, a1d learnedly, slso, about tn
10 wrena, eagles, orioles, AArningoes, owls, An
40 grebes, his text being made u
10 Tho moro Interesting ~ some yer
~ handsome illusuations. laftmts Drew
in Music tells the oia stots sa,,s Of ing Sou' mS,
=
~ ~ Hans Christian Anderseen, tne anlmnao
~ t.o htorJ-wliter, commences story OF Sea-
e dinavian life called "Lucky Peer" Which
70 prefaced by a hue portrait Of the authc
sb- The stoEy OF "NatAsqua, y commenced In Il
3D., December number. is concluded in this uu1
,e- | ~" ~ sTa-ns ~ pssca Trnno.ad hv ii
ue VET. D,..sa. :, ~ t,a s',io ~ ~ .r1i.,a xt
~ bteAt 1o"eta - auo s..!e y. ~ .tsts1e 80 =,
lu- r1e.ant Enrnnean strurcIa. from the stan
re- nnnint Of the .ction Of the Allied Powers,
Ted fho cri.is ri 1Hl5 Mr. Crpunse contribut
not an rnisoda in on, naval Affairs c1lled " H
N. We Eecaped War with Sps.n,~ in which he
Atk lates the priyate history OF the seizure OF
steamer LLOYD AaplnHaH BY the SPAN
red csiticx relations between SpAin and /
,le. Uuited States, which grow ont
ion | th.s .e;,1ra NShina,7 il tin titta of an
ma .uAt ss..o. =. .ll.;.,. y 5rSr ;t1rot staS
18th nIa's pt.a,h.,taa ..str.shomrr sStsrN
ne. tAouao =; .ot.se1, h. s,ras rsr ~. :
.ar- auIteLaes ~ M.sa ~ s.,es h,@e =
tba csnte Ok tne osstsusttoa e.tu ~
nm eequeot upon tns HGhe' Auu ~" ceiling
tne people torAgu % ns oimsns. Tho
mtAuie stol9 W.41d Cumbesmede,
Geofee Mec0on-id. ADVANCES three n
ooAp1e1s Ano promises - % one OF
tho neeI Inc hisceHany OF the maEaz1na
fesn AND comprehensive. Andthe ILLUSTRATE
nsaamhIr ;s,s ~ tnoee Hucu appeAl9a ~
1as. whole. 1s--s n,nrnis;nc s;rna f lfe, which
!oas ~, T., ~ f;rst 1nmhar Refore
eAy good by 10 ScnIBSEB, no will transfe
m ~ our columns the following Falo2oie hints
~ n'ua ~ "Tarior Bulbs, ." - thev hre now in seAee
ndae ni "Auy Of IA who are hoping for hyactnlt
reg delay Gardeners advise tho last Of Sorem
sn.e nnu = xsser w w shu h se
.as weefs In a tjsft cioHet. iii The thrcssiuke
l half ria 4 nj 4 fn0a