Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-01-20
FEBRUARY MAGAZINES.

PETERsoN'S MAGAZINE has Some new
feature every month: is always pro-
gressive and in the advance. The Feb
rHary number is now before us, and its
new feature is cOlOred pattern for en-
brOidery on net, the last 'new thing" in
art needlewOrk. Every lady ought to
have the number, if only to get this new
pattern. The SterieS are unusually fine.
| There is 4 spirited tale, Beyond His
Reach" illustrated; Il weird one, "The
| Egyptian Amnlet:" two nOveletS, one by
Ann 5. Stevens, both powerful; ii sketch
by that ininilable humorist, Josiah
Aliens Wife, and numerous other sto-
ries by Frank Lee Benedict, and others,
all original, and all by American writers.
| The principal establishment is steel
plate, The Lost Babe In The Woods" ="
one of the most charming that we have
ever seen. The patterns for fashions,
for the workable, etc, etc, are almost
countless. The terms are but two dol
lars a year, with great reductions to
clubs, and beautiful premiums to the
person getting up club. Now is the
time to get up clubs. Specimens are
sent gratis for this purpose.
Address CHAs. J. PETERSON, sos
Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
THE North American Review for
February Is the literary phenomenon of
the month. First we have an earnest
and patriotic article by General Grant,
advocating the Nicaragua Canal project
The genial AutOcrat of the Breakfas.
Table, Oliver Wendell Holmes follows
with an essay entitled "The Pulpit and
the Pew" written in the best spirit of
the Christian philosopher, in which he
endeavOrS to show the need that he be-
lieves to exist for revision of the prev
alent theological creeds. Under the
quaint title of "Aaron's rod in politics."
Judge a. W. Tourgee emphasizes the
can party by tie Chicago platform, of
making provision for educating Hitter
ate voters. James Freeman Clarke
makes a valuable. contribution to the
discussion of The authorship of Shakes
peare's plays. The grave evils that may
result from the partisan character of the
| United States Supreme Court are point
ed out by Senator John I. Morgan. The
sixth of Mr. Charnay's papers on the
"RuinS of Central America" is devoted
to description of the Pyramids of Co
malcalcO, which must rank among the
most stupendpus monuments ever erect
ed by man. Finally, Wait Whitman
writes of 1.-The Poetry of the Future"
The Review is sold by booksellers gen.
orally.
THE February Number of Harper's
Magazine opens with an important pa
LII n
in Italian Painting" by the Rev. Henry
Van Dyke, Jr. The progress of Italian
art is, in this connection, traced through
its symbolic, realistic, and idealistic pc
riods-as illustrated in the wall-paint-
ings of the Catacombs, the mosaics of
the Middle Ages, the art of the Byzan-
tine type, and finally in the great works
of Giotto and others. The article is il
lustrated by pictures representing this
line of progrt IS. Five of cheese are en-
graved from photographs of the original
paintings.
Mr.. COnway's series of delightful pa
pers on tie English Lakes is concluded
in this Number.
MR G. w. Sheldon contributes a sec
Ond paper on the Old New YoIk Volun-
teer Fire Department, illustrated with
some very interesting pictures.
One of the most interesting of the il
lustrated papers of this Number is that
on Literary and Social Boston, by Geo.
Z. LathrOr. Not only is the article full
of the most entertaining gossip, but the
illustrations also are exceedingly inter-
esting. Fine portraits are given of Wm
d. Howells, E. p. Whipple, r. w. Emer-
son. c. E. Norton, T. b. Aldrch. James
r. Fields, Edward Everett Hale. John
Boyle O'Reilly, and Julia Ward Howe,
etc.
Miss NJ. E. Fryatt contributes timely
article on the Pottery industry in this
country-devUtirg the greater portion
of her space to the Trenton Potteries.
which are very fully illustrated.
The third inStalment of Miss Wool |
sons novel "Anne" is given, with an il |
lustration hy Renhart; and IEardy'S "a
LaOdicean" is continued. Both these
serials are works of unusual power.
"PusS Tanners Defense" by Richard |
Malcolm johnston, is a Georgia SIX ketch.
very strong, and full of humOr. Mrs. |
Margaret 5. Mclean contributes a ro-
mantic short story entitled "The Fire
Fly"
Apropos of the recent publication of
Trevelyan's EARLY History of Charles