The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-19
NEW MAGAZINES.
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An illustrated paper, giving full ac-
count ot".Wellesley College," open Pc
August number OF Harper. tSaratogai
Springs" are also appropriately de-
scribed in the article bearing that title.
"The Battle OF Long Island,p also pro-
tusely illustrated, is a stirring descrip-
lion Of thai sanguinary engagement. "a
Sentimental journey ia. Jordpan," is am
olher attractive. article, The, fourth
paper OF the series eptltled "Modern
Dwell ngs," contains many useful sspg,
geslions to hOusekeepets in regard to
The taste and Judgment required IN the
selection OF furniture, Sc. The sketch OF
| The eyentful,caEeer OF the old naval hero
Commodore SnrHbrIck. with portrait. Wllt
be read with great interest. There is
large amount of ex ell5nt fiction this
month. Daniel De. onda," by George
Eliot; "Gaitu," by Julian Hawthorn; /;
"A Woman Hatef,u ana ''The laurel
Bush, ,rare continued; besides Two short
stories, "Ashes of Rises" and ''Fhe
Judges Fhrlation.' The poems, "Hymn
70 Freya" and "On Ii Portrait of The
Author OF Rab aud his Frisnds," wish
the able "Easy Chair" articles; the
| scientific and literary variety con aimed
| in the "Recorus," and the pleasant Lu-
NOR OF the Sd aver" compete very
interesting number OF It's veteran mag
azIne. .. lt.,r-.
| RECORD OF THE YEAR.
| Besides the unique ana valuable diary
| of important events the August Record
has among probably two hundred others
Tie iorloMinS articles ot special interest
Dethronement. OF Abdul Az Kahn;
Anecdotes of A. T. Stewart; chaim
ing article on the e''Bohemians" i'll Amer
lea, in wuich Fitz Green HallecK, Walt
Whitman. William Winter, Edgar Allef
Poe and Others are considered; The
Beautiful Cleopatra Poems by Lytle anu
Collier; The Danish LYNN sung at The
Funeral of Hans Christian Anuersen
Platforms OF al The late Political Con
ven tions; Harrison's great Speech IN
Congress on the Marine Band; SLone
wall Jackson's pp, m, ,"My Wife ant
CnildV Victor Hugo on Amnesty; Whit
tiers Centennial Hymn and ''May;'
Youth ana It's Troubles. r.. sAst.a
Within its pages we find an infinite
variety of anecdotes, incidents, bio
graphical and historical sketches, WI
and buthor, a NUMBER oil popular poems,
etc, ETC., the whole forming a vas
!, amount of valuable and entertaining
readiug. This number contains also
fine steel portrait OF Commodore Van
Iderbiit.
The Record is certainly one of the mos
attractive or magazines, and we ar
gratited to learn OF Its already large AM
IconstaDtly increasing circulation.
& '.''''' GALAXY.
"New York iii Lne continental Con
igress," the opening paper OF the Angus
EHalaxy, contains highly interesting bio
gra paical ske cnss oiseyeral Well know
signers Of our Declaration of lndepen
, dence. This is followed by cleve
, essay on "Reforming the World," b.
Titus Munson Clark. The lady readers
Ilespeciafly, will be pleased with the man
excellent hints cohLaMed in the sketcl
l.'A Gastronomlc.1 Dialogue" Anolhe
article OF absorbing interest is the on
luh the "DuCdh Conquest OF Holland"
/ An old New Yorker contributes a Pf
Iper descriptive OF the "Clups" Of tia
lefty; and Richard Grant White is ou
. again in one Of his characteristic essays
lin which, with usually queer tlti'
: l"King Cole aud His Band" he tells a
, llhat is known Of the origin and histor
OF that delightful ment-the yiolil
rhe other pieces are "Souvenirs. OF
} Man of Letters" "German Spas from
e N ION gambling Point OF Yrew.n "fh
n lIStOry OF Creedm jrs;" and the fcti0
Iconsists OF '.Ma0cap Violet" "'A Bran
Iron the Burning" and Beauty, an
!. the Beast" The poems are "To LOy
i 10 Forget, and To De-" by Joaqui
! Miller, and IAN Alter Thought"
Maurice Thompson. The editorial. d
lpartments have The usual excellent v
riety.y '' ~ p.