Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-11-02
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mirable paper on Portugal and the Portu- |
guese." Chapter VII. of Crude and Curious
Inventions at the Centennial Exhibition" by
Edward II. knight, gives numerous illustra
tions of Japanese methods Of making sugar,
oil, lacquer, curing tea and many other in
teresting processes. "KNthorn,' 10y Fedrn
Gray, is Southern story, well told. simple
and touching Mark Twain, in the second in
stallment of his Rambling Notes of an Idle
Excursion" spins a dozen good yarns and is
very amusing. Carlo GOldoni," humorist
and play wright of Italy in the carly part of
the last century, rs depicted by w. ID. How
ellis, makes one think of the incompatible
Goldsmith with whom he was contemporary.
The member of the Contributors Club dis
cuss variety of topics. The poems, by c.
p Crpnch. Alice Williams Brotherton, Mrs.
s. NJ. h. Pintt the autumnal cluster by Ed
gar Fawcett, Mary Townley, and c. p. Cleave-
land and the characteristic one In the Old
South Church, Boston, 1911" by Mr.. Whit
tier, will afford unusual pleasure to all lovers
of good verse. The programme Of the Ar
LANTIC for 1873, as announced by the pub
fishers, is a very rich and attractive one.
The November number of ScR1DNER makes
an excellent beginning of the 18th volume.
Edward Egglestons new novel. Roxy" is be-
gun, with an illustration by Walter Shirlaw.
The scene is laid in Indiana, where lived
"The Hooser Schoolmaster" and other inter
esting characters with whom DIR. Eggleston
has made the world familiar. Henry James,
Jr., has II short story Bret Harte n poem,
John Burroughs tramping paper entitled
"A Bed of Boughs. and George NJ. Towle n
sketch of the career of Theirs. The opening
illustrated article is one of ScBBNER's sport
ing series, entitled ''Canvas-back and Terra
PIN" by w. Mckay Laffan, of Baltimore, il
,N,11 1.,.N L. l.
II. Stockton comes back from the island of
Nassau with glowing accounts of its winter
climate, and number of pictures of curious
and interesting persons and things there.
Col. Warnings usefully and amusingly illus
trated papers ON the saddle-horse are begun,
the first paper being devoted to thorough-
breds and Arabians. Herrick's article ON
Bees is accompanied by thirteen illustra-
tions drawn on the block by the author. Miss
Trafton's story, His Inheritance" is cOntin-
ued, and there are numerous other papers of
marked interest and value. The editorial de-
partments are usually full and interesting
ST. NICHOLAS for November begins the fifth
volume with generous measure. 1t is closely
packed with autumn cheer, and its chief at
traction is clearly written article on how to
get up home made Christmas gifts. giving the
youngsters Just the kind of work they like,
IOF nllnB lHt lung n-uOOI evening". Inc
paper occupies twenty-five pages and has for
ty-six illustrations. Professor Proctor fur
nishes timely contribution, with six illustra-
| tions. about MARS, the Planet of War" "A
| Child Queen" CHASED by Wolves" My
Girl" ''Nimble JIM" Making it Skip" and
The Largest Volcano hs the World are n
| few of the attractive titles of the number. In
place of the opening of Miss Alcott's new Sc
| rial. Under the Lilacs," which is put over TO
| ~. Il Al
| girls. complete in this number. with the queer
title of ''Mollie's Boyhood." The Depart
ments are especially fresh and entertaining,
and the whole number, in Typography, make
| up, and quality of execution of engravmgs,
| shows how much can be done in the way of
providing the young folks with n Fine Art
Magazine.
HARpER's for November is the concluding
number of the fifty volume. The pub
fishers announce for the coming year new Sc
rial novels by Miss Thackeray, Miss Mulock,
and Thomas Hardy. Edward Everett Hale'r
story, Back to Back" begun in the current
number is to be concluded in the December
issue. Among the attractions of the Decem
Der number will be new poem, entitled
"Keramos," by Longfellow, which will be il.
| lustrated by Fredericks and Abbey, and will
occupy fourteen pages of the magazine. The
November number is richly illustrated, and
full of exceedingly interesting matter. The
illustrated articles comprise paper on Alas
ka by III. w. Elliott. description of San An
tonic Texas, by Harriet Prescott Spoford
Yachting in Blue Waters" by L. r. Warren
n narrative Of Houdin the conjurer's remark
able career by Olive Logan, and 'AIadelenn,
beautiful story by Mrs. c. V. Hamilton
with three effective illustrations by Abbey
Mrs. General Fremont begins in this numbe
a short series of autobiognphical papers,
narrative of her California experiences twent.
years ago, and Phoebe +. Gibbons gives in
teresting and timely sketches Of social lif
among the miners of Scranton. There ar
several poems and the editorial department
are as varied and comprehensive AS usual
The illustrations which accompany the con
cluding paper of Lady Blanche Murphy's de
scrptive series on Chester and the Dee, witt
which LIPPIEcorT's for November opens, ar
beautiful specimens of the engrayer's art. TIL
other illustrated paper of the number is til
instalm4nt of the English story For PEREZ
val" Rebecca Harding Davis's "A Law unit
Herself" is continued, Henry james, Jr.
contributes one of his English sketches Lon
don at Midsummer" and Hugh Crig dis
cusses The Church of st. Sophia" Anon
the best things are one of Mary Deans al
mirably faithful and humorous sketches G
farm life. called The Doings and Goings o
of Hired Girls" and the first of two paper
telling the story of Kentucky Duel" b
Will Wallace Harney. The Chefs Bee
steak" is an amusing little sketch by Nlrgmi
w. johnson. L. Adolphus Trollope discusst
Baden and Allenheiligen, and W. A. Bailli
Grohman contributes an interesting sketch {
an event in the court annals of Austria.
short, rather pretty song by Oscar Laightor
and Sven Duva," long ballad from IL
Swedish, constitute the poetry OF numb'
whose interest and variety are well sustainc
throughout.
The November WIDE AWARE opens with
nice little story, Polly Peppers Chickt
Pie" which will put all the children in goc
humor for Thanksgiving. 1t is followed |
"Telling Fortune" one of Mrs Piatt's fine
poems. which has n sweet little picture
Miss Humphrey. Child Marian ABROAD
plays with the little Austrian Princess Mar
Valerie, and the two chatter nvery democrat
I. fashion. "Solomon's Seal" by Sophie Ma
has grown painfully interesting, but Il
'Flossy and Bossy Story" by Margaret Han
mond Eckerson, of The Day at Deacon's
is merry enough to balance. One of the be
: things in the number is Clara Doty Bates
three-page classic of baby land, Little Dan
Fidget" with a score of illustrations
Boz" Half a dozen other stories and poeI
make up an excellent and attractive numbe
The POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY for Mover
!. ber has four illustrated articles; one by Pre-
r. H. ThuTston, discussing The Growth
r the Steam Engine a second by Camille Flal
MARION the eminent French author, treatil
of the system of Sirius and Solar Systems d
ferent from Ours the third by Thomas Be
I F. G.. s., describing the Relations of Man
the Glacial Period and the fourth giving
account of The Gigantic Nloa Bird. Besid
these illustrated articles there are a variety
other valuable papers and the various edito
departments are interesting and well filled.