The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-23
JUNE MAGAZINES.


Win the June NUMBER f1arperS 5 MOnInly
enters upon its tifty-seventh volume and
the twenty-ninth year of its existence. It
continues, as of old, to delight and interest
its thousands of readers. For this month
we have an article that will afford special
entertainment to ceramic lovers and collect
ors, entitled Dutch Faience" with some
thirty odd elegant illustrations of famous
specimens of the art as practiced in the long
ago by the skilled and patient toilcrs OF the
Netherlands along the South Shore" is
another profusely illustrated paper, in which
are described those ancient localities of the
highest historical and personal interest, Ply
mouth, the cradle of the New England
race; Marshfeld, the home of Webster,
and others of nearly equal re-
nown. The account of "The Battle of
Monmouth Courthouse" the centennial
anniversary Of which is to be celebrated this
coming month, is embcllished with portraits
of Generals Wayne Lafayette Charles Lee
ETC., besides variety of other illustrations
'Heligoland, the Enchanted Isle, is an en-
tertaining description, also illustrated, Of
! that secluded and curious bit of terra firma
"An American Sculptor" has for its subject
the well-known artist, J. q. A. Ward, and
gives some items OF interest in regard to his
artistic ideas and labors. The remaining
contents are the two serials, "McLeOd of
Dare" and "The Return of the Native;" a
biographical sketch of the great Protestant
martyr, Hugh Latimer; an ably-written
treatise on Russian Literature" another
description of 'The Poetry of the Indians"
showing a considerable amount of research
into that obscure subject, and with numer-
Gus translations; papers on How Shall Our
Boys be Fitted for Scientific School, ""Niu-
sic in New York Thirty Years Ago." and
"a Manufactured Comet" besides the usual
number of pleasant stories, poems etc, etc
L1PPINCoTT's.
'Easter on the Reyiera" is the title of the
opening article in the June Lippincott. 1t
, is the narrative of holiday excursion of a
London barrister to the famous watering
places of the Maritime Alps, giving highly
entertaining account of those localities with
the beautiful scenery there observed, the
peculiar manners and customs of the peo-
, pie, and has a number of elegant illustra-
tions. Another illustrated paper is one
, that will be read with much interest by all
classes of readers This is entitled "The
Four-in-Hand and Chances at the Literature
of Coaching" and describes the modes of
travelling in vogue in ye olden time" down
to the period when the stage coach was
superseded by the locomotive, and some
matters pertaining to coaching clubs of
the present day. Edward King has the
second of his interesting series on 'Rou-
manian Land, which is also handsomely
illustrated; and Lucy II. Hooper con-
tributes paper on "Parisian Maniacs and
Mad-houses.' The well written sketch OF
Elizabeth Barrett Browning containing an
admirable review of her character and gen
ius will be fully appreciated by the adj
mirers of that gifted authoress. Son re-
cent investigations in "Visual Photog-
raphy'' are set forth by DIR. H. s. ScheH.
The short on The Masonso Virginia" p"
relating certain passages in connection
with this illustrious family, including the
famous duel which resulted fatally to one
of them is from the pen Of lady person
ally acquainted with the actors and events.
There is also the usual variety of excellent
fiction, comprising the serial, For Per-
cival and the third part of 'Hephzibah
Guinness" tale of old Philadelphia, and
several concluded stories; with poctical eff
hlsions by Celia Thaxter Emma Lazarus,
| Louise Chandler Moulton and others, etc,
etc.
THE "ATLANTIC."
Richard Grant White, in the June cat
lantic," steps aside for the moment from
the beaten track which he has so often and
so gracefully pursued and entertains his
readers with description of the customs,
scenes and incidents characteristic Of Eng
lish railway travel, in an article entitled
England on the Rails Days in June
is the title of paper made up of extracts
from the journal of the late Henry D..
Thoreau in that talented writer's most
pleasing style. A paper on the life and
public services of Timothy Pickering a
name eminent in the cabinet and
the field in the early days of the
Republic, is contributed by Henry Cabot
Lodge. Unforeseen Results of the Ala
bama Dispute" is an ably written political
essay, by A. G. Sedgwick, containing many
points of interest and suggestions that well
deserve an attentive perusal. Charles Dud-
ley Warner has the sixth part of his enter
tanning series, The Adirondacks Ver-
fed, and the fifth one of the "Open Let
ters from New York, " tells about current
art matters in that city. Mr.. Bishops
"Ditmold," a romance, is advanced to the
eighth chapter; and we have besides one or
two good concluded stories. Mrs. Piatt
furnishes poem, Spring Time" and IT.
II. has one entitled Border Lands" In
the "Imagnary Dialogue on Decorative
Art,' by John Trowbridge, and the judi
Cious criticisms contained in the pages de-
voted to new books on art, will be found a
variety of interesting and profitable reading
on this all-absorbing subject.
scRIBN<R's.
An admirable paper on the "Great Lon
don Caricaturist and Master of the Etching
Art George Cruikshank," is given in the
June Scribner, by Russell Sturgis, with
faithful reproductions of a score or more of
his most notable works. Apropos to this is
The Engraver," by William j, Linton, an
article about whose only fault is it's too
great breyity, tracing the rise and progress
of the art, on both wood and metal to its
present perfection, with some account of
several of its eminent practitioners in the
past. The second one of the series on Bird
Architecture" by Thomas NJ. Brewer, is a
further description, also elegantly illus
trated, of the curious and beautiful oriole or
hanging nests 'The New American In
dustry," by Charles Barnard, treats Of the
great business Of fruit-drying and the i'm
mense resources of our country for that
purpose John Burroughs contributes one
of his ever-pleasing rural sketches in "a
White Day and Red Fox" telling of GER