Ellsworth American., 1876-06-15
New Publications.

J Petsson's Magazine The July number OF thi.
/ unrIs allied Iady's book Is already on our table
/ hrtm-ful Of good things, and more elegant tn An
| ever. "Naught and Carry One the principal
| steel plate, is the loyeliest we have yet seen.
! The mammoth colored fashion-pla,e is won.
der OF beauty. Then there is Centennial
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| once; dozens OF other patterns for the Work
| Table; and 4 score and more OF wood-cut~. IL
| iu,traiing the fashions in bonnets, hats. linen
seaside aud other dresses and children's COS
TUNES. The literary content. are even better
| than ever, and We had thought Peterson un-
| cqusicd before. "Beebe." by Mrs. France.
/ Hodson Burnett, is an intensely powerful story,
| such one a. We do not see more than once in
! hve years. Josiah A Hens W ife" has also one
J OF her inimitable sketches. But everything Is
| good; II fpos-ibie, better than good. No lady
| ought to do without this magazine. II is un-
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! the price Is only two dollars year, postage
| free. or one dollar for six months. For clubs,
| great deductions are made, viz: six copies Tor
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4. superb large-sized engraving. Christmas
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Hqrper's Magazine Tor July 1876. Three
features prominently distinguish this Numter
| the quality and excellence OF its tiction: its
ltght. sunmery character; and the remarkable
timeliness of 80 large portion Of its contents.
The Fifth Book OF George Elliot's Daniel
Deronds,' given entire In this Number is en-
Titled 'Mordecai - but before the hero OF the
work is again brought into association with
this remarkable Hebrew, we have two inter
estiug chapters devoted TO the renewal of his
acquaintance with Gwendoien, after her mar
riage.
According TO promise, we have also in this
Number the first part Of "A Woman-hater," an
anonymous serial story, published simultane-
ously Ia Blackwood and Harper. Garth" and
Mrs. Dinah NJ. Craik's The Laurel Bush"
are continued.
For fiction Of lighter character we have
Carroll Owens beautiful love-tale, entitled
'Clemence:" :" Mrs. l.. W. Champney's humor-
Gus narrative OF the adventures Of Polly Pha-
roah," with two illustrations by Mr.. Champ
ney; and j. L. Trowbridge's The Ballad OF
Aracella," an extremely amusing story iu
verse, with seven capital illustrations by Hop
pin.
The Centennial suggestions Of the year and
the month are, OF course, fiuy remembered,
but not in such 4 manner Us to oyerwhelm the
reader with heavy history. Paul ii. Hsyne
contributes ballad. entitled 'Macdon AIDS
RAID (as narrated many years aft sr by vet
eran OF "Marion's Brigade"l, with two brill
liant illustrations by f. A. Abbey. Ellis Gray
presents brief personal sketch OF Samuel
Adams and his times, with such detail of the
Boston people and their manners a hundred
years ago As may serve for q setting to the por-
trait Of the Last of the Puritans." Her paper
IS FULLY illustrated, including both Copley's and
Johnson's portraits. John Esten Cooke con-
tributes an article on The Writer Of the Dec
laration." confining 1t to the limits OF person.
al and familiar sketch OF Thomas Jefferson
giving especial attention TO his college days and
the romantic circumstances attending his mar
riage.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps "The Poet and the
Poem" tells q beautiful story in verse, apropos
Of the Quakers' Alms-house in Philadelphia
and Longiellow's "Eyapgeline."
In two of the articles in this Number the
Magazine outdoes even the alert newspaper In
enterprise. In one We have an elaborate and
beautifully illustrated description by DR.. Sam
uel Osgood, Of the Bryant Vase" soon to be
presented to the venerable poet, and represent
ing the highest point Of advance in our work
manship in silver. The other Is a comprehen-
slVe and entertaining paper on Nominating
the President" being a historical resume OF
our early caucuses and the National Conven-
hons which, after 1870, supplanted the caucus.
Charles Lanman's illustrated article on Block
Island contains full account ofthe romantic
history Of the wreck OF the Palatine in 1850.
Mr.. Holly's third article on Modern Dwell
ings" Is devoted to Furniture, and is beautiful
ly illustrated.
Besides the poems already ,mentioned by
Trowbridge, Hayne, and Miss Phelps, there
are others contributed by 7. B. Aldrich and
Constance Fenimore Woolson.
Inc Editors Easy Chair gOssips pleasantly
OF the Stage-eoach Revival, ,Autogrsph-hunting
and other timely topics. The other editorial
departments are fully applied with interes ting
matter.
The new magazine, iReeord Of the Year,
fourth number (July) ready to-day. with fine
steel portrait of A. T. Stewart, his Career,
Death, Will and Succession.
And besides the unique and valuable Diary
OF important events and occurrences through
out the world, this number contains, among
two hundred other articles, the following
points Of special interest =
Queen VictOria's New Title. DR.. John Haps
April Philosophers (Fools). The True Amer
lcan-a Characteristic Poem. Washington q
Marshal Of France. jean Ingelow's Fancy.
New Horse-Car Poetry, for April. Dom Pedro's
Gharscteristics: Whist Party in the Ark.
Three Experimentation, Stewart, Wander
bilt Mark Twin at Horse Auction. First
Female Lobbyist at Washington. The Girl Of
Sevelle-a Spanish Poem. Royalty in the Unit.
ed States. Artemus Wards Character and Pc.
culiarities. Monthly Record Of Congress. etc.
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