Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-09-27

"Penelope's Web" and W. F. Yocum. a
thrilling tale Of the Loss Of the 'Oro
Fino.'" James Jackson Jarves writes Of
The Lady of Bel losguardo," who was the
intimate friend of Mrs Browning; Mrs. NJ.
Despard describes the old "Harsen House y
Francis Tiffany has an essay on THE Rage.
for Depicting Reality" In which he mar
rates the love lie of Moliere; there is a
lengthy sketch Of Angelica Kaufman
and Gath Brittle has an amusing chapter on
"CuriOus Advertisements" Dr. Fuller
Walker, the editor of The Aidine, has arti-
Giles on "St. Agnes" "Salmon Brook, "
Failing Leaves," elizabeth Valley"
"Among the Birds" and German Inter
ior." lie also writes of the Central Park
Bronzes" Ia the art column, and Of Mr.
Philip Gilbert Ilamerton's "intellectual
Life" and the President Of Spain's Emilio
Castelar, "Old Rome and New Italy" The
musical department glances at the coming
New York season, and reviews music
abroad From this outline sketch OF the
October Aidine, II will be seen that It has
an Immense variety OF art gems and Literary
articles OF the highest order. Subscription
price -, including chromos "Nillaee Belle"
and "Crossing the Moor" James Sutton
h CO., publisaers, es Maiden Lane, New
York
THE GALAXY forOctohcr contains articles
by Richard Grant white, Col DeFOrcst
Albert Rhodes, Paul II. lIayne. Hon. Gid
con Welles, Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton.
Miss Nora Perry, the Lady Blanche Muir
ply, aud other noted writer's.
Lhe distinguished author Of Words and
their t'ses" devOtes an extraordinary num-
her Of words no less than nineteen pages
sf them. In Furnishing Pundit" The pun
dit who hears the somewhat fantastie name
OF Fitzcdward Hall. is Nermonter, who
ha, ing deserted his native hills, and spent
several years IN England, now occupies a
position in an English university, hears the
distinction Of several honorary degrees, and
is generally supposed TO be An Englishman.
This Anglo.Amcrican professor having
written ssmcwhAt rippautly and pedanti-
cally Of certain subjects has kindled the ire
Of the American scholar TO whom we are
indebted for this philippe. The article
might be called literary dissection. The
calm, incisivc. rcmorseless manner In which
Mr.. White caryes mp his subject and lays
bare the skeleton cannot but claim the ad.
miration OF all who appreciate refined wit
and subtitle reasoning
French Words and Phrases" lisa light
delicate study, Favored with anccdote and
epigrnm and dash Of humor, In the man.
ner which has made MIR Rhodes 40 popular
"Ihe Stage Ms it Was is historical
sketch OF the drama. largely made up of en-.
.H..N 81.
wughts and actors of the last three Ger
turtles.
The article upon "a llcssendro III CAglios
tro,' the great charlatan and impusitor OF
the Eighteenth century, will tend to allAy
the fears Of those mornists who think the
wofld grows worse ~ 1t grows Older.
The story entitled "a Foolish Girl "
should be read By young ladies' who are IN
the habit of rejecting offers Of marriage
without thinking vuch about 1t. The
article upon " Linculn and Seward has "A
particular historical valae in view Of the
fact that 1t is from the pen OF the Hon.
Gideon Welles
A very readable sketch of court life and
etiquette in Europe. is contributed by the
Lady Blanche Murphy, whose associations
" % N..i As'NtAt W a'A - AllNn hAlAA
ia foreign countries have given her fund
OF information and incident OF which she
makes good use.
" An Apple OF the Dead Sea" Is clever
story OF a disappointed lover, who, becom-
ing infatuated with fascinating actress,
discovers at hst that the object OF his
passion is a man h. disguise.
New Yorker contributes spirited &C..
count of IL hunt with Yankton SiouX.
The peoiical department OF the number
which is uuconmouly good. is almost
muuopolistd by southern writer's. MI.
Paul H. Haync, MIS-. Margaret !. Preston
and Mrs. VI. B Dodge are poets Of whom
/ the south is justly proud.
! The departments OF Literature, Science
and Miscellany are well sustained, but the
| department ct Humur is missing ~ this
| number possibly Tor the reason that humuf
| pervades the body Of the magazine and
oyciAows with the publishers supplement,
where il is judiciously -prinklcd AS - sugar
coating 10 tine uupaiataDie advertisements.