The daily gazette., 1882-12-26
LITERARY MENTION.

The Musical Herald for December con-
tains portrait and biographical sketch OF
Professor James G. d. Parker, for IS years
organist Of Trinity Episcopal Church, Bos
ton Besides that there are general points
on musical topics, and the words and music
of some new pieces-"I Love My Love-"
"Give Ear, 0 Lord" 'It Was Dream"
and Joyous Farmers" The NeWs is pub
lished in Boston at 81 l.50a year.
With its December number the Ladies'
Floral Cabinet, published No. 22 Nesey
street, New York, closes its eleventh and
will start on It's twelfth year under an en-
tirely new management. The number at
hand Is very prolific of things floral and also
short stories, music, poetry, receipts, etc,
making, in fact, ladies' cabinet Of infor-
nation and instruction. An essay on the
s'cSladiolus" and u sketch of the new
| "Alphan rose are worth perusing, while
/ "Home Decorations How We Trimmed
| the Christmas Tree, "What Shall We
| Wear and Household Hints" are full Of
good points. Single copies are II cents and
by the year S1.25. Ths new managers
promise rare attractions.
st. Nicholas, which will make its appear
ance on the Goth, win be glorious number,
containing % different articles. besides the
usual departments, aud almost no end Of
illustr ations. The contents, which are con
tributel by leading writer's, are: ''llis
Iordshiy'. Bedtime" 'How the Doctor
Was PAD" "Santa Claus Must Have Made
Mistake" FAIRY Wishes Nowadays,
"January and June" 'The Story of the
, Field of the Cloth of Cod, . when Santa
Claus was Young" 'Hettys Letter,
elizabeth Butler" "Isn't it About Tim,
to Get Out OF the Way" .The Tinkhau
Brothers Tide MIL" "A Chinese New
Years Day in Santa Barbara aTo-day NJ,
4 Dolly Is One Year Old, !" "The Christina
] Morn, ''5now Flake China" "The Jing
!. ling Rhyme of the Bold Rover" "Mamma'
Little Housemaid, " "Thc Story OF Viteau,
,Dick, the Draughtsman, "Work and Pla
, for Young Folk, "A Ballad of Bravery,
: "Karsing and the Tiger" 'For Very Littl
n Folk"
The number just issued closes the frs
year Of Strawbridge & Clothier's Qudrterll
!, magazine wholly devoted TO wearing AZ
e parel and articles to be found for sale in tn
a immense store OF the well-known Philade
| pha firm. The number is haudsomel
:" gotten up and has a beautiful cOlore
10 fashion plate as frontspiece. Matters pei
d tanning 10 Christmas and the holidays r,
ceive notice. The regular instalment (
Fashion Gossip is supplemented by nun
Ia ber of articles explaining how to make ce
"a tain things such as crochet Jerseys, nigl
1
~ and tea gowns, bedspreads, purse
cradle covers, piano mats, paper weight
d Jewel boxes, work baskets, book mark
emitted sandals fancy footstools and variol
other interesting things. "In-door Garde
.s ing" will interest whoever wishes 70 steal
little of summer to brighten the wint
" with. The series of articles on "IIou
tn Furnishing" is brought to a close by i
structions concerning the library and be
room. How TO Skate and Skating CO
TUNES" appeals to steadily-increasing ella
;oI who cultivate that art, which needs so nu
39 Of both grace and skill.
There appears to be no end of good thin
II; in the many monthly magazines, and I
2; Century puts its best foot forward with I
10; January number. The engrayings are fiji
:; than ever and many Of them are gems
5, their way, "Down House from the Garde
to and "Darwin's Usual Walk" being wort
3; of special mention. The frontispiece
portrait of Charles Darwin and the leadi
|; article is very interesting one on 81
3; draulc Mining in California. The ot
:. articles are "Ephemera," THE Christ
de- League of Connecticut" 9TH Pla
liar ing Of New England" " "The
l /; Horse Claim" "Les Morts VI
!, ,. Vte," 'Arthur Penrhyn Stanley" :"
ear Two Entertainments" "Who are
Creoles ~ "The Trip of the Mark Twain
tbs; 'The Rudder Grangers in Engan
aes "a Woman's Reason" "Desolatio
4; EARNING for Feathers,'' "The Debt
2; Science to Darwin" paradise Regaine
"a Look into Hawthorne's Work-sho
the "Through One Administration" "a NJ
Lamprey and "A Fairy" "The Decline
r Faith, etc. The Century is now neck
neck with the best magazines before
public, and the present is an excellent
ice to subscribe. Address the Century c
htp, pany, Union Square, New York.