The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-11-24
DEcEMBER MAGAZINES.
nARPER's.

ties OF our own country than "Up the
Ashley and Cooper" which opens the
present number.
In "Carioature in the United States"
james Parton considers the subject
From the time of Benjamin Franklin to
fThomas Mast, whose portrait heads the
Epresent article,
"Richard Baxter" by Hon. William
/ Campbell, is o Renaissance of the neigh
borhood near Kidminster, England, ven-
Eerated by nearly all Christendom through
Tits association with the eyentful lie Of
the Jealous Puritan divine.
| "Barry Cornwall and Some OF His
Friends" by James Field, is concluded
lin this number.
\ Another richly illustrated article is
that depicting the picturesque grandeur
land magnihcence of that ancient monu-
ment of SO many centuries of history,
H"Windsor Castle. .'whose traditions are
llbut too briefly chr0nicled in these pages.
"'Fhe Progress oftbe Exact Sciences"
Ihy Ii. A. 7. Barnard, constituted the
Ilfourteenth paper OF the series on "The
First Century ofthe Republic"
A brieI record OF a cruel and bloody
lireign is given in "Mary Queen, of Eng
Hand" while s. S. Cox iii Legislative
IiHunfors" continues a theme apparently
Ilnexhaustible; and alter this comes a
ltmost genial essay on the cart OF Dining"
which will be appreciated by all who find
the subject inviting.
| In addition to these more prominent
ARTICLES, is given the usual miscellany
1 in the way of story and poem. Julian
| Hawthorne's "Garth" is continued, aud
The several departments, Editorial, Liter
ary and Scientific, are all that could be
| desired.
THE ATLANTIC.
Mr.. James, serial, t'Roderick Hud-
son,n which has long been an attraction
to the constant readers of the Atlantic,
| is rapidly drawing to a close, and its
lplace will be supplied by advanced chap
| efs of the editor's new novel OF "Private
| rheatricals," begun last month.
or the com pleted articles the most ac-
ceptable. will probably be "Novalis and
the Blue Flower" by Hjalmar Hjorth
Boyesen, considering the character and
/ tendencies of German RomanJicism.
Klrley's "Coals of Fire" is very short
story by Louise Stockton.
"Tne Virginia Campaign of John
Brown" by f. b. Sanborn, is an old sub.
iect revived, and Mrs. Kemble continues
ner recollections of the past in the til til
paper of San Old Woman's Gossip"
"a Symphony in Yellow and Red" is
description in rather a poetical sense
of portion OF Colorado, vivid and pic.
turesque, in delineation of the natural
/ beauty aud wealth of color peculiar to
that region.
| Charles FrancisA dams, jr., resumes his
subject, "Of Some Railroad Accidents,' p
with graphic descriptions Of the casual
ties that are SO often attendant upon
railway travel.
There are seven poems, and several oil
them are very good indeed, but the
shortest and most comprehensive is
! "Quick and Dead" by j. j. Piatt. s.Re
cent Literature" is very full, while
"Art' and "Muslc" are meagerly repre-.
sented.
| LIPPINCoTT's MAGAZINE.
In this number, as in the previous one
"Up the Thames," the second of the
i series of elegantly Illustrated articles
by Ed. Bruce, claims precedence in
point Of place and. interest, the subject
commencing itself to all intelligent
greaders. "Illustrated Sahara," SAVIOR
ing little of the "Arabian Nights y
favor, yet far SURPRISING them in point
OF interest, is a revelation of the true
character Of the great desert, that will
dispel the illusions so long entertained
by many minds, and replace erroneous
Impressions by far more agreeable re
ality. One of the best articles, from
literary point OF view, which will attrac
those OF critical taste, is Mrs. Kemble's
"Notes on the Character of Queen Kath
crime and Cardinal Wolsey, in Shak
Ispeare's king Henry VIII," and he
authority as critic Is acknowledged
while her style is fluent and attractive
We hope that DR.. Woods "Medica
Education in the United States" will
receive the attention it merits, since i
treats of a subject of vital interest to al
J classes. 1t is a protest against tn,
reprehensible system which permits ;
medical student, with the merest pre-
tense Of qualification, to graduate ant
legally assume a responsible Office TO
which only years OF thorough training
could prepare him.
4 A ludicrous description of travel an(
incident is given in "a Night of Adven
ture," by FTtz Edward Hall, who served
officially in India some years; and "Bal
lads and Bards of The Ukraine" is tn,
title Of an essay of Sarah b. Wister
n Mrs. Hooper, always acceptable In he
gossipy notes upon foreign life, dis
courses of housekeeping in Paris
Both story and poem are well represent
ed, and sour Monthly Gossip" and slit
erature OF the Day" possess the usua
amount OF attractive matter.
ST. NICHOLAS.
The eager young subscribers of thi
magazine will scarcely suffer disap
pointment in the December number. A
tribute to the dead poet and story-telleI
.sHans Christian Andersen" by Hjalma
Hjorth Boyesen, appropriately opens
this number, preiaced by portrait o.
Andersen's genial, homely face, and SCI
in the center OF number of small
sketches illustrative OF some OF the NOR,
popular OF his stories.
Then follows the illustrated legend o
st. Nicholas, which will surely be ap
} preciated, and next fresh chapters o
The "Baby Emigrants," story dear Il
young, adventurous spirits. "Somethins
About Railroads. is the simplifed his
tory OF the steam engine and its inven
tor, George Stephen, with illustration
OF the first crude model. "Frank ant
the Toad" has a very good moral
worthy tho attention of thoughtless Lit
tie boys; and in ''St. Nicholas Day il
Germany" Miss Julia Tutwiler tells u
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