The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-10-21
Magazine Notices.

Harper's Magazine for November, conclud-
ing the sixty-ifth volume of that periodical, is
a brilliant number. Naturally, as conse-
quence of the immense popularity of Miss Con-
stance Fenimore Woolson's Anne, the most
prominent feature of the number is the COM
mencement of new novel by the same author,
of the story is characterized by those qualities
which have given Miss Woolson foremost
place in American fiction, and the new novel
promises to be stronger as work of art than
Anne The leading article Of the number,
The Early Qnakers in England and Pennsyl-
vania, is timely in connection with the APP
preaching celebration of the two hundredth
anniversary of William PENIS landing at New
Castle. This paper, wholly apart from its time
illness and the effective pictorial illustrations
contributed by the author, is important for its
historical value. William D. Howells cor
tributes poem of considerable length-more
ambitious than anything hitherto attempted
by the author in this field entitled Pordenone
"a dramatic representation of the conflict be-
tween Titan and an eminent fresco painter of
his time, Giovanni Antonio LiciDio The pc
EN- is accompanied by an illustration drawn by
Fredericks. Mr.. William Hamilton Gibson's
charming paper. Across Lots, is accompanied
by thirteen exquisite engravings from the au-
thors drawings. Mr.. Gibson also contributes
the frontispiece illustration for this number
entitled Reverie, and engraved by Mr.. King.
There are two full-page illustrations by Abbey
illustrating poems by Heirck William
Henry Bishop contributes second paper on
Southern California-devoted TO an interesting
description of the San Joaquin Valley, and
beautifully illustrated. Miss Ellen Mackay
Hutchinsons poem, Tie Brides Toilette, is
illustrated By Thulstrup. All who have read
Lorna Doone will read With eager interest Miss
Kate billiards article, The Home of the
Doones, describing the places on the North
Devon coast associated with the legends of the
Doones and Tom Faggus. The article is effec-
lively illustrated. Alice G. Howe contributes
a description of Manchester-by -the-Sea (Massa-
chusetts) in Autumn, illustrated by George
Appleton Brown. Mr.. W Sloane Kennedy, in
The Vertical Railway, gives for the first time
the history of the passenger elevator aud its
improvements. Professor John Fske contrib
utes truthful aud interesting picture OF Vir-
ginia society in the Colonial period. In The
Problem of Living in New York Mr.. Junius
Henri Browne treats the subject of New York
homes, with especial reference to recent devel-
opments in the construction of flats and coop
erative observation-disclosures. Poems are contrib
uted by Will Carleton, James Burke, Harri-
son Robertson, Juliet G. Marsh, and Horatio
Nelson Powers Mr.. George William Curtis,
in the Editors Easy Chair, discusses political
reform, the coming Mrs. Lsngtry, English
criticism on America, and the illumination
thrown by wealth on the character of its pos
SCISSOR The Editors Drawer contains humor-
GUS contributions from R. j. Burdette (of the
Burlington Hawkeye), FL. O.. Bunner, G. T.
Lanigsn. and Bessie Chandler. The ether edi-
torial departments are well sustained.