The Portland daily press., 1879-02-19
Magazine Notices,

Wide Awake is always notable for some one
paper OF permanent value to both old and
young; and 10 the March Wide Awake the
"star paper" is Of special interest, The Perkins
Institution for the Blind, with its dozen illus
trations and its crayon portraits of Dr. Howe
and Laura Brdgman, Also noticeable is No.
III of the American Artists Series BY S. G. w,
Benjamin, giving crsyon portrait of r Swain
Clifford sketching ont of doors, with finely en-
graved copy OF one of his latest paintings, Lit
tie River, Dartmouth, Mass. The boys will en-.
joy the funny story of Why didn't He Catch a
Fox? by j. R Stewart, with its four funny
pictures by Boz, add will laugh heartily over
the pictorial four-page poem of Johnny SKYE
and What Came of His Skating. There is
fine art poem by Margaret J. Preston, The
Child Raphael, accompanied by lovely draw.
lag, aud Maurice Thompson has Bear Hunt
ing piece of verse. The littls boys serial, Don
Quixote, Jr., by John BrowDjohn, is very anus
Ing; while ST. Olave's, tbs big boys school Sc.
rial, is of breathless interest. The Doeberry
Buacb, the third serial. promises to be very
bright story. There is another of the true Pet
Stories which have become feature of Wide
Awake. this time about A Tame Crow. Then
there Is Large Print story, and Puzzles aud
Music, and report of what the Wide Awake
Helpers IA society of the little readers of Wide
Awake, with membership all over the Unit ID
States) have done this year for the poor chill
dren of Boston. Ella Farmap, Eipor. d
Lotbrop & Co., Publishers Bostoa.
HMper's MagaziEe for March offers an nm.
usual variety of matter to it's readers, while it
contains no article that is not especially note.
worthy; and its illustrations, of which there
are eighty-fve, are remarkable examples of the
best style OF wood-sngraving. Two illustrated
papers ara devoted to art subjects. The first of
these, entitled Present Tendencies of American
Art, Is the beginning of series of papers on
American Aria sequel to the series given
year ego on Contemporary Art iu Europe by
the came author, Mr.. 8. G. W. Benjamin. The
twenty pictures illustrating this paper are "a.
productions of recent paintings by w. M.
Hunt, George Inness, Frank Rogers, B. G. Por.
ter. j. j. Enuekiug, Louis Tiffany, G. II. Mil.
Ter, f. Delmau, j. Alden Weir, Eastman
johnson, T. Swain Clifford, Winslow Homer,
w. Ssrtain Samuel Colman, Fidelia Bridges
w. M. Chase. Fl. Murhmau, Thomas Eakins'
Miss M. s. Cassett, and Walter Shirlaw. The
other art paper Ia devoted to Rembrandt. the
first of the Old Dutch Masters, with four bean
tifully executed engravings. Alfred 7. Story
contributes paper of popular interest con-
corning the English homs of Washington, "a
ancestors. A few Sea-Birds, by Fl. W. Elliot,
interesting and beautifully illustrated. e.
peclally. Timely is Mrs. Lambs comprehensive
and entertaining account of the origin, deyel
opment, and present situation Of the United
States Coast Survey. With numerous happilv
selected Illustrations, it ex plains tie methods
OF work pursued by this department, and gives
sketches OF four superntendents, with their
portraits and much amusing anecdote. George
4. Wsring contributes the first of his series of
papers on the Austrian Tyrol-full of interest.
ing sketches OF the psople of the country and
maenihcently Illustrated. Charles Barnard, in
short iiiustrsted paper, shows the superiority
OF the Am erican over the English locomotive as
acompetitor in the markets of the world. e.
d. Bacon contributes an interesting descrir
tion of the magnetic motor and its inventor
Mr.. Wesley Gary, with illustrations There
are other papers of timely interest: "The En-.
Rlish 10 India, by Thomas Knox; Climates for
Invalids, by DR.. T. M. Ooan; Afghanistan, by
z. B. Gustafson; and the "Tom'' Side of Ma
caulay, by D. D. Lloyd. Abbey contributes
page illustration of Robert Herrick's spoem,
A Ceremony upon Candlemas Eve. Miss Mu.
locks new rovel, Young Mrs. Jardine, is con-
tinued. and short stories are contributed BY
Miss Thackeray, Constance f. Woolsou. and
Alice Perry,