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THE MAGAZINES.

With its current January number the Eclectic
Mage zine enters upon the twenty-fifIh volume OF
the new series dating from 1869 and upon its
thirty third year from the commence Ient Of the
work.
The contents of this number will indicate the
character and variety of the fare which the Eclec-
tic spreads monthly before its readers. They are
as follows: "The Arctic Regions and the Eski.
mo-" "Bunsen and his wife, "The Laws of
Dreams;" Historic Phrases" "Kind Henry's
Hunt: A Ballad Secular change of Climate' =
Turkish Ways and Turkish Women IA Choos
ing" Charlotte Bronte A Monograph :" "The
Astronomy of the future" Cardinal Antonelli;'
The silent Polls" Forgotten Jokes" par
rots;" and "a River Song" A fine steel-engrav
ed portrait of Ex-President Woolsey, Of Yale Col
lege, is accompanied with brief sketch of his
fife and the editorial departments contain copous
notes on home and foreign Literature, Science,
and Art.
Scrhnel's Magazine for January IS an excellent
number. Prof. Boyssen, of Cornell. has an arti-
Gle on Norway and the Norsemen," illustrated.
General George B. Mcclellan is the author of ~
Winter on the Nile, also illustrated. A third il
Illustrated paper is The English Workingman's
Home" by Charles Barnard.
Clarence Cooks eighth paper on household dec
oratons contains the authors reasons for preferr
ing blue china to white, crate fires to furnace-heat
and kerosene to gas, and deals also with bedroom
furniture. Other illustrated articles are sketch
of John Burroughs with portrait by Joel Benton;
"Liverworts and Ferns" by Mrs. S. b. Herrck
ebay Dreams" poem Of New England by HaL-
nah r. Hudson; DR.. Hollands nicholas Min
turn" in which there is a shipwreck; and "Papa
HORNS Tulip" by Il. V. c. Meyers, an extrava-
CANA with laughable silhouettes by Edward Pyle.
In light vein also are any Friend Moses" by
John Habberton author Of "IIelens Babies" talk
Concerning Cheapness," by Charles Carroll and
Ghosts" short story by Miss Isabella T. Hop
kins. "What our Churches Cost us" by James
NJ. Wilton, shows, by comparison, the relative
cheapncss of church work. Mrs. Fanny Hodg-
son Burnett's serial, THAT Lass O. Lowrie's"
goes on, Uncle Sammy Craddock finding friend
t coort" There are poems by R. H. Stoddard,
III II" DR.. Holland, Charles de Kay, r. W. Gil
der and Constantine Z. Brooks. In Topics of
the Time" DR.. Holland discusses The Chinese
in San Francisco" "The Moral Value of Physi-
cal Sire ngth," and the Disease of Mendicancy.''
The old cabinet is about Charlotte Bronte,"
Savage Life in the City," American aut hors and
English Critics." pictures" and "Essipoff''
Home and Society" j, given up to the third of the
Letters to a Young Mother" Couture and
Progress" ha. a new feature in a regular letter
from Lonl on English Books"
Lippincotts Magazine for January opens " it'll
In cd rla hv par1
"Our Floor Of FIRE" is the title of an illustrated
paper, in which the phenomena and operation OF
volcanic eruptions are depicted and explained.
Mr.. Earl Shinn, the distinguished art critic, has
paper on "Phidas and his Predecessors" full OF
information and subtle remark on the history and
characteristics of Greek sculpture with vivid de-
scriptions of the Elgn marbles and other existing
specimens. "rhc Young Man who went West"
presents in half comic, half serious light the
claims OF California to be regarded as the typical
American State. A snort article on "Cnquiet
Graves" by Marie Rowland, gives an account of
the strange vcissitudes that have befallen the re-
mains Of many celebrated persons and suggests
some conclusions in reference to the practice of
cremation. Lady Bakers Letters from South
Africa" are concluded in this number, as is also
the serial story Of Love in Idleness" THE Mar
qus Of Losse" is still 10 progress, with no falling
Off in power or interest; and there is short story
by Rev. William NJ. Baker, author Of "The New
Timothy" The poetry of the number includes an
Evening Song" by Sidney Lanier, which has
been set to music by Dudley Buck; and some
translations by Emma Lazarus, from the French
Of Francois Coppee. In the Gossip, Mrs Hooper
has capital letter describing the great auction
sales in Paris; Mr.. Trollope iecounts visit 10 the
home of Giorgione; and Mrs. Feudge celebrates,
IN glowing lang uage, the beauty and musical AL
ents of the Nautch girls, and the marvels Of an op.
cratic exhibition in Malay. The present number
begins the new volume of this popular Magazine,
which is one Of the most attractive illustrated
mont hlie. published.