The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-21
Magazine Notices.

Harper's Magazine for November is rich In
the variety of its contents and in pictorial IL
lustration. 1t opens with a poem BY the au-
thor of John Halifax, Gentleman, entitled
Magnus and Norma: a Shetland Fairy Tale,
constructed as an operetta for musical ac-
compartment. Mr.. Frederick's illustrations
are worthy of the poem. Harriet Prescott
Spoford contributes an article on Mediaval
Furniture, illustrated with thirty-two engrav-
ings; treating especially of the Gothic style
and its modern adaptations. The paper Is very
valuable for its Information, and is written in
Mrs. Spotford's most picturesque style. Hor-
ace e. Scudder's A Puritan Gentleman in New
England gives the reader some very interest
ing glimpses of the domestic life of Governor
John Winthrop. A. II. Guernsey, in another
illustrated paper, gives a graphic description
of an exploring picnic in the Indian Alps, un-
der the title of An Fnglishwoman among the
Himalayas. Mrs. Martha j. Lamb contributes
an interesting article upon the distinguished
persons inferred in the bural-grounds of Trim
ity and st. PauPs. The article is illustrated
with nineteen eDgravipgs. A new story by
Miss Thackeray 10 begun in this number; and
the publishers announce the commencement in
the December lumber of a new serial story BY
R. ID. Blackmore, author of Lorna Doone,
Alice Lorraine, the Maid of Skier, ETC. Inter-
esting short stories are contributed by Con-
stance Fennimore Woolson, Rehecca Harding
Davis, Annie Thomas, and Mrs. E. T. Corbett
Professor Charles Murray Marine, of Colum-
bia College, contributes a sketch of John
Locke, which, besides great deal of interest
;po x;xx e A.
place held in the world of philosophy BY the
author of the Essay on the Human Under
standing.
Poems are contributed by Bayard Taylor,
Alfred Il. Louis. George Lunt, A. E., and Ed
gar Fawcett.
The editorial departments are unusually full
aud interesting, including the pleasant social
gossip of the Easy Chair, an interesting
resume of important recent books, the sum-
maries of scien tifo progress and of current
events, and an entertaining Drawer.
81. Nicholas for November is in full harmony
with the Thanksgiving season The owl that
Stared, Borrowing Grandmother. and Tin
se's Conclusion, are three admirable Thanks
giving stories, and every one of them bean
tifully illustrated The first contains an ex
quisite picture by G. s. Reinhart, the second
fine illustration by Sol Eytinge, and the third,
one of the very prettiest of all Addie Ledyard's
pretty drawings. OF miscellaneous articles
the number contains enough to delight the boys
and girls for many an hour. There Is thsl
Kingdom of the Greedy. a new serial. very he
morous and entertaining; an article telling Al
about a Lead Pencil; some delightful verses
D.. 4. w
interesting Reminiscence Of Abraham Lincoln.
Susan Coolidge contributes historical article
entitled Queen, and not Queen, and Il. H
has a charming practical talk; while the fresh
and stirring Story of 'Tolerbur' Bad Boy
is by Sarah Winter Kellogg, who has written
several excellent boys stories. Flowers in
Winter, and a Centennial Pen-Wiper, furnish
pleasant tasks for little hands; and there is no
end to the pleasant rhymes prepared for little
eyes and ears; such as Bonita, by Mary N
Bradley; Listening, by Mary N. Prescott; The
Sunday Baby, by Alice Williams, and the
dainty verses by Bessie Hill entitled Far Away.
The number contains many beautiful pictures
by well known artists well as few very
comical drawings by f. Beard, f. Opper and
others.
Scribner for November begins the thirteenth
volume of that magazine and opens with
fully illustrated article on Hartford. by Charles
H. Clark, of the Hartford Courant, under the
title of The Charter Oak City. In this num-
ber Charles Barnard's articles on Cooperation
in Great Britain are begun-with paper on
A Scottish Loaf Factory. Mrs. Herrick's very
carefully illustrated microscopic papers are
also here begun-the first being entitled The
Beginnings of Life. Mr. Clarence Cook con-
tinues his talks about furniture; the illustrs
tions are Of fire places, settees, chairs, etc. Mr.
G. f. living gives the result of his investiga-
| tions in regard to the expenses of an education
| at the principal colleges-including cost Of
| board, etc. Donald G.. Mitchell (Ike Marvel
| writes about some OF the features of the great
Exhibition. There is an illustrated PAGER on
Rome; a short story by James T. Mckay, q
writer we'll known to the readers Of this maya
zine; short story by Mrs Burnett, whose
serial THAT Lass o Lowrie's is continued.
Mr.. Hale's story draws toward its close. There
are poems by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, George
Parsons Lathrop, and others. In the depart
ments at the end of the magazine such various
| subjects are discussed as Country Homer,
| American Art, Politics, the Jews, the proper
treatment of Infants, Daniel Deronda, new
| Photographic process, etc. "Bric-aBrac" con-
| tans among other things.the ballad.of. the Fair