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Magazines.
The Art 1mdteur for October contains q
great variety of designs for china painting, art
needle work, and general decoration, including
some clever silhouette menu cards, and some capi-
tai sorlo. comic figures Of Oscar Wilde and his fcl.
low rsthctcs" for outline embroidery or" etch-
Ing" OH linen. The frontispicce is n Deck plaque,
with a charming border of doves, drawn by
Camille Plton. Sketches of plintngs by G. II.
Boughton and J. J. Cusachs and two pages of por-
trait sketches by Emile Bnyard full Of chic
and spirit, form specially attractive features. The
Museum" "Dcck Faencc," THE China of Our
Grandmothcrs," and New Ceiling Paper De-
osu Rsri Pere srs The Gay EN-
Cravings" aud "'Receut Art ImpOrations." The
practical instructions in this number relate ,es-
pecinlly to hnrmony in colors monogrnms, needle
work, china painting, and painting III water
colors. Montague Marks publisher, % Union
Square, New York.
The Century Magazine, which the read
ing public learned to love so well rs ScriJners
comes to us for November ireighted with host of
intellectual deicacics. The first chapters of Mrs.
Francis Hodgson Burnetts long.promisod story
appear in this number. The story Is called,
Through One Administration" and is based OH
Washington social and official life. The opening
chapters at once arouse interest, and are written
in Mrs. Burnetts best style Mark Twain has a
quaint story which ,he calls "a Curious Expert
ence," which he alleges an army major
told him, aud poem, "ChrIstophe," by Edmund
C. Steedman Among other h nlS art!Ses o,dn,, are
Foote: n sketch OF George Eliot, with full page
portrait; n gosspy, illustrated sketch of the fn,
nous painters, FOrtuny nnd Regnault; "Around
Cape Ann" illustrated; description OF the COS,
tunes of Edipus" the Greek play produced Mt
Harvard, illustrated; and an illustrated sketch Of
Salvni, the great trasedian.
The usual discriminating and catholic
taste in meeting the requirements of the various
Of IN. In,
the November number Of the Eclectic Maga=ine
which has just come to hand. In proof of this
there will be found among the table of contents
"The Place of Revelation In Evolution" by the
Rev. T. W. Fowlc; "Arthur pcnrhyn Stanley" by
Augustus j., c. Hare Rambles Among Books.
Uses of the Revised English New Testament"
by Dean Howson; "A Volume of French
sS%aveG BY H. seG9I Enior Wilson, o,boE Eth at
"The First Violin chapters xxiv. and XIV;
"Cherubino - Z" A False start Moral Comedy"
RSss Sy Kew pr tSsm MSFTSc Sc Gny dG,HTa cpd M
ments are interesting and copous, comprising
literary notices foreign literary nolea, science and
art and miscellany. Published by Il. r. Pelton, 20
Bond street. New York.
The Unted ,SerUice Magazine for Novem-
ber is a decidedly interesting number, as we'll to
those In the army and navy rs to civilians. The
opening article is an historical sketch of the York
| town campaign of l7s1, by General De Pcyster, of
| New York. "a "Reminiscences OF the United States
! Ship Mississippi" by Medical Director Robert T.
MacConn, U, 5, N, reads like biographical sketch
| written by loving friend. All the articles are
good, but that of WASTED Energy in the Navy"
and /" Some Wrongs In Our Army Service" are de-
serving of thoughtful consideration.
G.P. Putnam's Sons have in preparation
"a History of Rome for Young People" by W. L. Al
den ofthe New York Times, and "The American Cit
| izen's Manual" by A. Johnston, author of"A His
| tory OF American Politics." The next volumes in
the Transatlantic Series, published by arrange
mcnt with the English authors, Will be Joseph,s
| Coat" by David Christie Murray; 1.-THE Wears
| People by George Manvillc Fem, aud "Esau
| Runswick, by Katherine s. MacquOid.