The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1882-05-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The present number of the Ma yasine of An
Is remarkable for the excellence Of Its wood cuts
The first Illustration, entitled " Alone Is from n
picture by Josef IsTaels showing a peasant by the
bedside OF his dead wife. This Interesting painter
principally produces pictures OF peasant life, imbued
with the most sympathetic feeling. biography of
NIr.J. q. Brown. by Mrs.. c. Benjamin.. Is ceyerly
illustrated. The picture Of tho TUugh Customers
the three street boys who bothering the flower
girls an admirable wood cut and the portrait of
the artist himself, also wood engraving, II excel
lent The number contains appTeciatiye article by
A. f. IIake on I" Boucher the R0sewaler Raphael :,
Nine. de POmpadOurs pet painter who was born In
1908 and died In 100. Boucher artist the
exact antlhess OF the painters of to-day and made
nothing but dirlnities, nymphs nereids, and dts
petitfS creatures dtshGJilIfss. lie certainly had
great deal of ease and elegance, and amazing ia
clliy. 1t Is said when Reynolds visited him he found
him at work upon large picture, and sketching a
| female form without any model. Reynolds express
Ing his surprise. the French artist said that he had
found models necessary during his youth, when lie
was studying art but that for long time he had
| ceased To use them. IL Is sad that Boucher died
paint brush In hand, working on Venus Those
Interested IN the Queen Anne period VIII find
In the Magazine ot Art a we'll written chapter the
plate Of that period fully illustrated with pictures OF
the bowls, candestcks, cups, tea-caddes, and ChOCo
| late Jugs Of that time
| The Art Amateur for May contains no less
than fourteen large pages of designs for china painting
needlewOTk, "etchng' ON linen, and general decora
On. Much space Is also devoted TO the spring picture
exhibitions Clarence Cook crlticIses the paintings
/ at the National Academy many Of which Illus
tTAted Edward StTahan writes Of the Belgian 'Saon'
| at Philadelphia; the work OF the American Artists Il
editoTally discussed, and there Is page OF charming
drawings from pictures In the French Water Colo
Exhibition There are excellent practical articles OF
| photograph painting, modelling IN cliy, amateur
| photography and needlewOTk. Some - Classic Hint
Tor Modern Costumes - with exquisite illustration
from the Greek arc specially interesting. No o
artistic taste afford to DO without this beautifu
magazine, which completes It's third year with tn
| current number. Montague Marks publisher, .
| Union Square, New YORK
Princess Marie della Rocca, who about tw'
years ago printed some gosspinR details concerning
| work on this theme, called "skllEen uber IIeinTic
Ilene, - Ia which she promises TO furnish much ney
and interesting biographical material aud also som
| unpublished writings.
Mr.. Ernest Ayscoghe Floyer'B volume o
travels, which Is at length nearing completion, viii
be oentitled 'UneaplOred Baluchlslan and will con
tain an Introduction by Mai, Gen, Sir Frederick j
Godsmld. II VIII he published early next month,
Messrs. Judd & Detweiler have issued tn
Saturday LectHres delivered at the National Museum
In cheap book form aud also Or. Elliott Coues' essa
on - Bolen' speculation ON the origin aud natur
Of Life. -
The " Villa Bohemia" by Maria lie Baron
Now York. Kochendoerfer 4 Uric, is a noyelett
Of Hight but entertaining sort by lady who wa
not long slnce resident Of Washington.
W. S. Roose sends us John Sterling
Translation Of "La Faustin,' by Edmond de Con
court, published by Peterson, Of fhladelhla.