Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-06-26
Magazines for July.

TIE July Number of Harper's Maya
zineis worthy successor to the beauti-
fnl June Number. The social gayeties
of fashionable seaside resort are pre-
sented in the leading article on Nara
gansett Pier, by Prof Charles Carroll,
with a number of striking Illustrations
by Reinhart. Howard Pyle's delightful
and interesting gossip concerning life on
the Eastern Shore is concluded in this
Number. William H. Rideing contrib
utes charming article on "The Land O.
Burns"-Ayr and its neighborhOod, with
many beautiful illustrations. In re-
membrance of the GLORIOUS Fourth" a
spirited and exceedingly valuable nara
tive of ''The Storming of Stony Point"
July IS, ITO, is contributed by H. p.
Johnston. This Number contains the
first of a series of papers covering the
fifty years of American Art from 1928 to
1878, by s. G. w. Benjamin. The paper
is illustrated with remarkably fine re-
productions of paintings by the leading
artists of the time. James L. Fields
contributes humorous poem, "The Owl
Critic" which is accompanied by two
illustrations. There is another illus
trated poem, by S. H. NJ. Byers, entitled
"The Moving" The illustrated short
story in this Number is "A Romance of
Easthampton," by A. A. Hayes, Jr. 1t
is a bright and well-told love-stOry.
Henry James, Jr., contributes one Of his
very best short stories, sThe Diary of a
Man of Fifty" Edward Everett Hale
is the author of another short story,
"The Happy Island" Miss Mulock's
beautiful love-story, young Mrs. jar
dine" is continued. E. p Whipple con-
tributes very interesting paper, Re
collections of Charles Sumner" contain
ing much novel as well as entertaining
anecd0tical matter. The Editorial de-
partments of the Number supply a rich
fund of entertaining and instructive
matter concerning current social and
literary topics.
THE July number of LIPPINCOTT's
MAGAZINE, which opens the twenty
fourth volume, is of a thoroughly pOpu-
lar character, and the variety and beau
ty Of the illustrations, as well as the ex-
cellence and vivaeity of the reading mat
trr, show the steady advance which has
marked the course of this periodical.
The opening article, by DIR. Felix L. Os-
wald, is the first of a series entitled
"Summerland Sketches; or, Rambles in
the BackwoOds of Mexico and Central
America" which promises to lead the
reader into regions on this continent not
described by any former traveller. The
second article has for its subject ''Strat-
ford-on-the-S Sound" a village of Con-
necticut. For many readers the chief
g
article on Jefferson and Rip Van Win
kle,-"At and After the Play" 1t is
written by an intimate friend of the
actor, Mr.. L. Clarke Davis, who has
gathered from his own lips the chief ma
terial for this biography. The illustra-
tions include a portrait of Jefferson seat
ed in his studio, and views of his beau
tiful country-seat among the hills of the
Psssaic. "a Swiss Patrician," by Arthur
Venner, is the title of very entertain
ing paper on Bonstetten, in his youth
the friend of Voltaire, in his old age of
Madame de Stael Not less readable and
vivid is the fifth chapter of Miss Porter's
description of life in a Southern village;
while the three chapters of Miss Olney's
serial, Through Winding Ways" lead
up to dramatic climax, which indi-
Gates that the end of the novel will be
full Of incident and striking situations
"Women's Husbands" is also continued,
with no falling off in piquancy and in
terest. Susan NJ. Day has pathetic
short story called Telescope Discover
ies," and the Monthly Gossip" is full of
sparkling matter.
PKTERsON's MAGAZINE for July is al
ready ON our table, exceptionally bright
and meritorious in every department.
The principal steel engraving, Among
the Hills" is one of the rarest beauty.
The dOuble-size colored fashion gives
the very latest Partisan styles. Then
there is colored design for the covering
of blotting book, after Japanese de-
sign, so pretty that every lady, we think,
should begin to work one at once. These
colored patterns are a speciality of "Pe-
tersOn;' = they appear monthly and must
he very expensive. The stories are unu-
sually good. The Work Table" depart
mcnt is particularly full. Nothing but
its enormous circulation could enable
Peterson" to give SO much for the
money. Every lady should have it. Its
price is but TWO DOLLARS year, with
great deductions to clubs. Specimens
are sent gratis. Address CHAs. J. Pc
TERsoN, 30o Chestnut Street, Philadel-
phia pa