The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-23
JANUARY MAGAZINES.
ATLANTIC

In the January Atlantic, a very enter
tanning ar icle is contributed by All anony-
nous author containing "Reminiscences
Of Washington" fifty years ago with
sketches of great and famous men of that
period Richard Grant White has another
interesting paper on Habits OF English
Life" John Greenleaf Whittier has
q poem "St. Martins Summer"
and Oliver Wendell Holmes also
c ntributes one. ''The Coming Era" 1.-THE
Undiscovered Country" is the title OF
new story by W. D. Howells, the open-
ing chapters given in this number.
Equality" is the subject of paper ably
written and of varied interest "The Bo-
nanza Farms of the West" are described in
another interesting article. The other con-
tents are "The Hunt Memorial Exhibi-
tion;" poems bv Harriet Prescott Spotford
and w. w. story; short essay on web
ser's Speeches;"a variety of literary re-
views, and the agreeable short article on
1.-THE Contributor Club"
HARPER's.
The January Harper contains an inter.
esting article on "Old Baltimore and its
Merchants" with pleasing "reminiscences Of
the manners and customs OF the last CEN
tury days and characteristic illustrations
THE Isms of Forty Years Ago. is the title
of an interesting paper giving sketches anc
portraits Of Theodore Parker, John Pier
pont, Samuel Hahnemann, George Combe
William Ellery Canning. Lydia Maris
Child and other famous transccn
dental reformers. Compulsory Educa
ton in Brooklyn" is the subjec
of an illustrated article containinl
information uf interest and value. The
Shepherds of Colorado" their mode Of life
and the business of sheep raising in tha
Territory, are treated of in another paper
also handsomely illustrated. The article
on Ferdinand De Lesseps gives some inter
esting incidents in the life of this famous
man in connection with his career as Rep
sentative of the French Republic at Rom
during the revolutionary period OF lS4S-40
and also finely executed portrait Th'
remaining contents are an elegantly illus
trated poem, "The Eve Of St. Agnes,
young Mrs. Jardine," and two other seri
ais MARY Annerlv" and "White Wings
''rhe First Families of the Atlantic,
describing the most valuable kinds of tis
taken along our coast; shrt stories all
poems by favorite writer's, etc.
GOOD COMPANY.
Good Company, Number -Four, contain
q number of excellent articles appropriat
to the occasion, and contributed by som
of the most eminent writer's of the da!
! Among these are: One of Mrs. Harrie
B.echer Stoves "Oid Town Sketches;
r three stories, including long on
< by Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davi
4 done in her usual vigor us styl
paper by President John Ba
= com OF Madison University, OF interest
ali interested in horse.railroads; vivid
ographic sketch of Gambetta by George \
Toole; readable papers of European expt
!. riences, including "Roman Mosaics" ''O
!, Men of the Bear and Ragged Staff" "A
Evening at Workingmen's Coffee Roo
: in England" papers on Colorado, the Ii
IS dians at Hampton. and how the CoDgre
t sional debates are preserved; and otter a
!. ticles.
s Christmas poems by Miss Lucy Larcor
r Mrs. D. H. r. Goodale and the Miss
b Elaine and Dora Read Goodale, are fe
II lures Of the number.
,. Publishers of Good Company, Spring
q field, Mass.