New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-10-30
New Publications

LTPpINCoT1's MAGAZINE for November
contains, among other seasonable and attrac-
2ive articles, a sparkling description Of Lon
| don, who divides these festivities into the
public, the semi.pubiic, and the private ball
and sketches in a graphic and piquant style
specimens OF each variety, such as subsclip-
ton ball at st. James Hall, a Lord Mayors
ball at the Mansion House, n ball given at
at the Inns of Court by the Barristers' Vol
unteer Corps, popularity known as the
Devils Own" and the usual fashionable
entertainment which turns night into day
and keep the carriages whirling through the
streets and to West End from midnight till
dawn. \ story which can hardly fail to at
tract general notice is entitled the "Liyelies''
The writer, Mrs. Sarah Winter Kellogg, au-
thor of "IIer Chance" " Mr.. Twitchell's
Inventions etc, was il sufferer by the CHI
cagO fire, and has here woven into a thread
of a most entertaining story striking and
thoroughly realistic narrative Of her expert
ence during the great contiagratiOn, and the
scenes, both pathetic and ludicrous, that came
under her observation. There i another
long lnstalmcnt of Mr.. Blacks popular now
ell, 90 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 hcghten, the
attractions Of a wcll-cOnstructcd story and
finely developed characters. The New
Hyperion with its spirited description, and
quaint artistic embellishments, is also car
ried forward another step, landing the hero
in new embarrassmcnts. Another illustrlt-
ed paper is the second OF Il series of " Sketch
es Of Eastern Travel by different writers,
the present number being an interesting ac-
count Of Batavia, the capital of the island OF
Java, with its variegItei population, it, in
teresting streets and canals, aud its tropical
foliage and fruits. Under the title OF ~
Strayed Singer" Miss Kate IIilllrl gives "a
wel-writtcn paper sketch NJ the career and
Beddoes, a poet Of the EliZIbelhan type, but
belonging to the nineteenth century, and
though little known u general readers, ranked
By critics anon, writers Of a rare aud pecu-
cier genius. "Oscp," from the French OF
George Sand, is "A Venetian story, character
lied by the LrIiIagt ~ equation anI rich
worl-painting in which il author j, un=ur-
passed. \ lively article on tbs Isle Of
Wight gives very agreeable picture Of the
renowned Underc!ih," with its charming
.ccndery and genial climate, anI:scr.bes
the former residence Of TenaysOn, from
which he was driven By the intrusons Of his
admirers, the present abode Of Miss. SewalI,
the cottage once inhabited by the famous
" Dairyman's Daughter" and other objects
Of interest. Several pleasing poerp, By Miss.
Lazarus and others, the usual attractive va
riety OF the I" Monthly Gossip" aud some
keenly-written critical notices, complete a
a number which exhibits the best qualities
of magazine literature. while promising en-.
tertainment for readers Of every clas..
The AtLasRr noAtliy for November, 1873,
Gunnar, Morse romance, II. II. :
Boyesen; The Home-Iife Of Salmon Port
land chase Damaresf I ioVp Tho Snnu