Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-06
TIE DEoEnBER MAGAZINES.

Lippiacotts Magazine for December sus-
| tains its already high reputation as being
one of the best conducted Of our magazines.
Two articles are illustrated, and we have
| never met more beautiful specimens of the
wood eBgraver's art at It's best. The mag
| aZine opens with Searching for the Ouin-
inc Plant in Peru" very fully illustrated.
| "Oriental Sports," by Fannie r. Fudge,
also illustrated, follows it. Boih articles
are very entertaining. Blacks story,
'sStraDge Adventures ola Phaeton,'i which
has formed one of the attractions of Lippin-
colts during 1872 is concluded in the pres
ent number. DIR. S. Weir Mitch
ell contributes good article On
"Nurse and Patient;" R. B. Elder, ga
Day or Two in Soutl eIn Virginia." and
Chauncey Hckox, "Shooting Monogram. :"
The good series of papers on "Priyate Art
| Collections of Philadelphia" is concluded
| in the present number. 1t is almost invid-
| ious TO parlicularzs where all the articles
are Of so well worth reading. Lippincott's
promises its readers greater literary attrac-
tons than ever in 1873, among which may
be mentioned George MacDOnald's "Mal-
| COLIN" The mechanical makeup of this
magazine could hardly be improved-the
splendid illustrations, fine paper and excel
lent printing being worthy of special COM
mendati0n. II is published by j. B. Lip
piucott g. Co. Philadelphia.
Scribner's Monthly for December opens
with splendidly illustrated article On s'NeW
Ways In the Old Domion." Mr.. Stems,
who in one Of the earliest numbers pleasant.
lv described the ''Streei-V Vendors of New
York" here gives us ga Peep at the Bird
S ops," peep to which we are helped by
the graphic pencils of Kappes aud 3 lilies.
There is too, bright little illustrated paper
on "Mother Goose" aud the second Install
ment of DIR. Hollsnd's "Arthur Bonnicastle"
is accompanied by another charming pic
ture by Miss H4llock. Among the promi-
nent features of this number are 'iStOries Of
the Irish Smugglers," by Froude, the
historian; lively account of "a Tramp
With TyndaII'' among the APPS;
capital story by Miss Is45 la T. Hopkins,
author of "Miss MlrigCld's Thank, giving"
entitled, "One of Miss Wi5gery's Egen-
ings" Ii "F"pics of the Time" DR.. Hol-
laud discusses "Our English Visiiocs,"
I" The Rascals Of Wall Street," and Good
Manners" The Old Cabinet shows that
the longest way round is sometimes the
shortest way home The e lme and So
ciety papers are on Monday Paymen's; The
Picturesque in Tresses; Phe Chairs Of So
c,ety, etc Ia Culture and Progress there
is a notice of "FrOude On the American
Platform" etc, etc. Nature and Science
contains a large number of inte?es iHg pl
ragraph>; and "Elchiugs" consist of the
illustrated "Story Of Arion" by Thomas
Dunn E glish. It is Published by Scri0uer
& Co, of New York.
ihe GALAXY for December contains So.
ectiOn of articles OF more decidedly pop,
ular character than those that have appear
ed in its pages for the last two or three is
sues. u Cpeus with the first chapters Of Z
new novel entitled 1.-The Wetherel At
fair" by J. w. De Forest. 1t promises
well. The same writer contributes an ar.
ticle on the growth o. the papacy. Antho-
ny Trollope continues "Eustace Diamonds"
Justin Mccarthy writes of 'Soms Great
English Lawyers "-Sr Alexander Cock
burn, the vitriolic Lord Westbury, Sir
RoaDdell Palmer and Sir joan Duke Cole
ridge beingrapidly sketchei. Ex. Secretary
Welles has very entertaining article on
"The II story of Emancipation" in which
he tells The story of the issuing of President
Lincoln's proclamation Of enamel patton.
" AACL Il4LlJs III WI ONGbSSs Jus
toms and Character" by j. DursRd; "His.
toric Lovers" by JuniUs Henri Browne;
and Saved from the Aiormons." mis-
number as hole is excel ent / is pub
iished BY Sheldon'& Co.. New York.
Ia scope and variety App!et0n'S Journal
(Monlhiy part for NOvem oer,) is among lie
foremost magazines in the world. There is
no department of literature that is negl5c-
81 - -, 10 4aI,-- "a ralf..nl
In this number there is a complete story by
Rhoda BToughtCn, the suthoresS Of
"C0me.h up as 3 Flower" and other novels,
which gre triumphs in light, gay, rscy
style Of writing. Not that her books are
always gay, they are generally inttrpeTsed
with tragic scenes. But there is never a
sentence tina, is not full Of vivacity, aud cur
attention is not allowed to hsg for . mo-
meDt. Misc Bcoughton is often ODD, but
there IS nothing Objectionable, on tie score
Of morals, il her stories. They afford no
examples Of fine manner; her women are
always eccentric and wilful; but they never |
fan To interest the reader. Mrs. Lucy Il.
Hooper furnishes fine poem to this num-
Der. It is full Of entertaining matter. l.
is published by Appleton q Co, New York.
Tne December number Of DeInGreSCs
-nONIliy CDiLFS 10 Us SIt2-3y ttsis. s,-ui diA't
is really 4 superb magazine, full Of enter
tanning literature and prOfusslY illustrated.
The December number has fuu page p0r- /
trait Of Pauline Luccs, . large display OF
fashions, and numerous other valuable |
fes. Ure7-GlLogethsr a model magazine. |
TIE publishers Cffer pair Of companion
chromos, Falls Of Niagara and Yosemite |
Falls, worth of themselves $40, to each s. |
yearly subscriber. This is one Of the mar |
vo!s Of iiberality in the publishing line. 1t |
is published By w. Jennings Demorest,
New York.
The Transatlantic, for December, con-
tsins fourteen admirable articles, selected |
from the leading magazines of Eurole. |
This popular periodical has now reache its |
fourth year, and we are glad to learn it has
met with deserved aud fa!tering success. |
[ 8 contents embrace the pest oflhe stories, |
sket hes, essays, and poems published |
abroad from month 10 month, most OK |
" hen are rot otherwi Use accessible to Amer
lean readers. L. is issued N n bly,, by g. |
W. Hammersiey, Philadelphia.