Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-31
November Magazines.

Scri5ner's Monthly for November begins
q new volume. Edward Kings carefully
and profusely illustrated paper on Old and
| New Louisiana, In the Great Southern Sc
ries, is remarkable for its calm and dis
passionate statemeDt of the actual state of
| affairs in New Orleans and Louisiana gen.
| orally. Two American serial stories are
begun: Katherine Earle, by Adeline Traf-
| ton (author of s'The American Gin
Abroad y to run through he year, and the
other, "Earthen Pitchers" by Rebecca
Harding Davis, which will be concluded
within three or four numbers. Mr.. Froude's
| historical sketch of an ''English Abbey" is
also here begun; and in Stedman's series
on the "Victorian Poets, there is an admir-
| able paper on the ''most inspired
Of women" Elizabeth Barrett Brown.
ing. In the same number appears
biographical sketch of Stedman, by A. r.
Marlborough, with portraits, in the series of
Younger American Authors. Professor
Newcomb gives an interesting account of
the making of the new great telescope at
Washington; there is an illustrated story By
Edward King, 'Only Half 8 Woman" q
story by Louise Chandler Moulton, 0For
Pastme;" and verse by George Macdonald,
CN4ia LAaANCAS LIZ LIZ mai Se1Cb, q lCoJClla
and Richard Watson Glider. DR.. Hollands
Topics of the Time are ga Greeting to our
English Readers" "St. Nicholas" "The
New York Observer" and "Old Types"
The Old Cabinet is written "In the Woods"
The Departments of Home and Society,
Culture and Progress, Nature and Science
and Etchings have their usual variety of
contents. Published by SeEibner & Co.,
New York.
Gippincott's Magazine for November
contains, among oiher sessonable and at
tractIye articles, q sparkling description of
London Balls, by Londoner, who divides
these festivities into the public, the semi
public, and the private ball, and
sketches in a graphic and piqu-
ant style specimens of each vari-
ETY.. a story which can hardly
fail to attarct general notice is
entitled "The Livelies." The writer, Mrs.
Sarah Winter Kellogg" author of "Her
Chance," "Mr. TwiIchell's Inventions, etc,
was sufferer by the Chicago fire, and has
here woven into the thread of q most en-
story a striking and thoroughly |
realistic narrative of her experience during
the great coDfagration, and the scenes, both |
pathetic and ludicrous, that came under her
observation. There is another long install
ment of Mr. Blacks popular novel, "A
Princess of Thule, }" which gains in interest
with each succeeding number, while it is the
only serial of the year in which the charm
Of an exquisite style heightens the sttrac-
ions Of we'll constructed story and finely
developed characters. The "New Hyper
on" with its spirited descriptions and
quaint artistic embellishments, is also car
led forward another step, leading the hero
n new embarr ssments. Another illus
rated paper is the second of series of
Sketches of Eastern Travel" by differ
mt writer's, the present number being
N interesting account of Batavia, the
,spital of the Island of java, with
is variegsted population, its interesting
treets and canals, and its tropical foliage
md fruits. A lively article on the Isle of
Wight gives very agreeable picture of the
crowned "Undercliff." with its charming
cenery and genial climate, and describes
be former residence of TenEyscn-from
which he was driven by the intrusion of
lis admirers-the present abode of Miss
'ewall, the cottage once inhabited by the
amous "Dairyman's Daughter" and other /
'6jects OF interest. Several pleasing poems
y Miss Lazarus and Others, the usual at
rsctive variety Of the "Monthly Gossip"
nd some keenly-written critical notices,
omplete number which exhibits the best
ualities of magazine literature, while prom
sing entertainment for readers of every
lass. Published by j. B. Lippincott &
To-, Philadelphia.
The November number of DemOrest'S
Monthly Magazine presents its usual rich
isplay of fall and winter novelties, illus
rated with numerous engraVings, among
Ihich is one full pace, a miniature of the
CELEBRATED chrome, "Home, Sweet Home"
his chrome is one of the series given to
ach So yearly subscriber to this model
lonthly. Published by W. Jennings De
lorest, New York.
The SdnitGrian for November fully sus- .
,ins the character of this useful work.
ani.ary science should be fostered by sill J
asses for its pecuniary benefits, if for no
Their, or motives of humanity. Address
unitarian, New York.