The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-07-22
AUGUST MAGAZINES.
HARPER.

HARPER.
In the August Harper is an admirable
art essay, entitled ''The Golden Age of En-
craving" with illustrations of some of the
most noted works Of the great masters OF
that art. "The White Sulphur Springs"
are pleasantly described in another illus
tratcd article. In "An Old-fashioned Spa"
we have an Interesting description of the
once famous and fashionable resort, '"Tun-
bridge Wells" in England-also illustrated
with characteristic personal sketches, rural
architecture of the neighborhood, etc.
Birds and Their Plumage" is well writ
ten and elegantly illustrated paper con-
tanning, together with one of some
what similar character, "a Glimpse of
Nature from My Veranda" deal
of agreeable and useful information
in natural history. The paper with the
title John Camprador' treats the Chinese
question in an able manner, and matters Of
great interest pertaining thereto will be
found in it, Aunt Eunice's Idea" Main
uel Mencndez," both illustrated, and ''John
Gridleys Confession" are short stories en-
tcrtaining in their several ways; and be-
sides there are continued chap ers Of the
two serials, The Return of the Ma i've" and
MClJCOu VI l1uiS, Will pOStlStiL SOlAt4lDo
tions by taVorite writer's etc.
LIPPINcoTT.
"Along the Danube" by Edward King,
the opening paper of the August Lippin-
colt, is elegantly illustrated and replete
with interesting descriptions Of scenery and
incidents of travel. Edward II. Knight,
one of our Commissioners to the Paris Ex-
position. contributes an article giving full
description of the buildings and grounds of
that splendid show, with appropriate illus
trations and some suggestive comparisons
between it and our own Centennial. Henry
James, Jr., has an admirable paper on "The
British Soldier" "a Welsh Watering
Place is described by Writ
Sykes (Olive Logan's husband)
in a sprightly article in which are well
portrayed some of the social and personal
pecularities of certain portion of the
English people. A graphic sketch of the
life and character of the ci-devant Empress
Eugene is from the talented and graceful
pen of Lucy II. Hooper. A short but COM
prehensive essay on Musical Notation is
by Mary Rowland, whose remarks and
original suggestions on this subject may
prove both pleasing and profitable to many
of her readers. The fiction of this number
is comprised in "a Saxon God" by Mar
guerite Ayman; "Sambo, A Man and
Brother" Southern SKETCH and several
more chapters of Miss Olney's serial
Through Winding Ways"
THE NATIONAL REPOSITORY.
In the National Repository for August
we find two handsomely illustrated papers;
one of these is a very interesting descrip-
ton of the Swiss Lakes and Mountains, "
and the other gives a full account OF
Mount Deseret Island and the Adjacent
Coast of the State of Maine" Henry
Rogers" is biographical sketch of once
famous English Professor with portrait:
The Last DAYS of Mary, Queen of Scots"
is a brief but comprehensive historical
sketch by Alfred H. Guernsey. The other
pieces are: "Winding Tangled Skeins;'
among the Thorns," serial story by Mrs.
Mary Lowe Dickinson; "Three Years in a
Woman's Life Part |, etc; and the editorial
articles on Art" Mature" Religious, :"
Foreign Affairs, etc, etc.
THE ATLANTIC.
Richard Grant White, in the Atlantic for
August, has an article descriptive Of that
famous parsonage, John Bull, in which
he portrays, in his unrivaled picturesque
style, the physical and social Characters
tics of representative English men and
women drawn from personal observation
New England Women" by one whose pen
name is the initials IN. E. w. S." is neat
and elegantly written dialogue and essay
and no doubt accurate and judicious in it.
details. A description of "Reelfoot Lake
which occupies the bed of a sunken swami
caused by the great earthquake of 1911, il
the southwest corner of Kentucky, is fur
nished by N. S. Shaler, with some interest
ing particulars relative to the physica
formation of that peculiar locality Mis-
Olnev, author of Love in Idle
ness" contributes well-told story
Zone Too Many" Two NOR,
chapters of "The Europeans" by Henry
James, Jr., are given; and Thomas Baily
Aldrich has sprightly little burletta il
one act, entitled "Moonshine." THE Stag
in Germany" is O well-informed article b,
Sylvester Baxter, containing some valuable
data on a subject but little understood
here "The Moolid of the Prophet" b.
Charles Warren Stoddard, is an elegan
sketch OF Oriental life. Growth of Con
science in the Decorative Arts" is yer,
sensible and suggestive essay by Henry Vol
Brunt "The New Republic and Othe
Novels comprises variety of able review
of recent works ''The Contributors Club
! is we'll filled this month, and there are sey
eral poems by well-known authors