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The Magazines.

Lippincott's Magazine for November opens
with finely illustrated paper by Charles Burr
Todd. describing "a Walk over Montauk.'
"A Varied Entertainment" also illustrated,
is the title of a humorous sketch depicting
some recent frolics of American art students
in Paris. The eighth chapter of DIR. Oswalds
| Geological Curiosities' is devoted to AMI
NAL Renegades.' Mr.. James l.. Ferricre has
found in the National Library at Paris ma
tcrials for an article of great value and Of
timely interest. 1t consists chiefly of ex-
tracts from manuscript diary of the Prince
de Broglie. An article on John s. Clarke.
the comedian, by William Stuart, sketches
the career of that eminent actor and points
out his peculiar qualities as the leading re-
preventative of genuine comedy "Thc
Order Of the Carmne Countenance" and an
account of "Shroton Fair" in Dorsetshirc,
are lively travelling sketches. Fiction oc-
cupies large portion Of this number. The
new ins.alment of Sherwood Bonner's bright
and readable serial, 1.-The Valcours,' is #
unusual length. "Policy 1885," by Sarah
Winter Kellogg has the intense interest and
realism characteristic of his lady's stories,
while "Almost Catastrophe" ia a lively love-
story of more ordinary kind. The poetry
is by II. II. Bovesen, Charlotte +. Bates. and
Frances Mace, and the Gossip" and book
notices will repay perusal.
The Atlantic Monthly for November is n
sterling number. The opening paper is a
continuation Of CDR. Breens Practice" which
becomes more interesting with every nun
ber. 'Among Lowell Girls-A Reminis-
cence," by Lucy Larcom, will bring to the
recollection Of many New England women
time spent by them at Lowell when girls.
The remaining contents are +" When did the
Pilgrim Fathers land at Plymouth?' 1.-THE
Portrait of a Lady" continued; "The Ro-
nance of Modern Life; 80 as by Fire:
| ''The theory of a common origin for all Ian
guages"; From Mournful Village; "A
Florentine Family in the Fifteenth Century,
''The Forestry Work Of the Tenth Century:
''Goethes Limitations as q Man and Poet
| ''Running Water Notes" "Three New The
illogical Works" ''The Roman Poets Of the
Republic; Garfield; The Contributors
Clubs and notices of Books of the month.
! The October number of Appleton's Journal
is received. 1t is a very interesting number.
The contents are as follows "Saints and
Sinners (Noirs ct Rouges), )" from the French
Of Victor Cherbuliez, part fifth "Sketches
and Remniscencenees Of Ivan Tourgeniefr'
! English and American English; "Frehch
Intellectual Life" byron. Goethe and Mr..
Matthew Arnold: "An Adventure in the
PHILIPPINE Islands; Two Theories of
Poetry" The Meiningen Company and the
| London stage; Lawn Tennis and its Play
ers"; Reviews (volcanoes and the Wit and
Wisdom Of Lord BeacoDsfeld) - Editors
Table and Notes for Readers. ID. Appleton
& Co, New York, Publishers.
Blackwood's Magazine for October opens
with new serial with the rather indefinite
title, 1.-The Fixed Period" which makes an
interesting beginning, be the ending what it
may. "The Decadence Of Frenchwomen"
follows, which the women Aforesaid will be
curious to examine, but in which they will
hardly find much of what they will call wis
dom. "Uncle b." is concluded, and the end
ing Is not very gay. The other papers are
"Denis, fine story THE Threatened Abo-
lition Of Bank Notes" "Autotiographies,
No. /, Carlo Goldoni' ;; ssTarif Reform