Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-28
plot is original, but unnatural, and the impress

plot is original, but unnatural, and the impress
sion left after reading it is unpleasant. Virtue
is not rewarded, and vice triumphs and
dourishes in the person Of two most disagreeable
creations. The scene Is laid chiefly In New
Mexico, and the pictures OF life and character
met with there are very graphically drawn.
THE DIoyHAs: Or Far Look Ahead By I Iss1I
ington: A. Brcntano 4 Co
Something after the fashion of Bulwer's
STRANGE Story the author Of The Diothas"
undertakes to paint picture of life and society
nearly hundred centuries hence. The effort is
not without certain cleyerness and there is
the slender thread of love story running
through 1t to give added interest to the nara
tive; but. after reading it. the thought is apt TO
suggest Itself that the time spent upon it by
both writer and reader might have been more
usefully employed.
'Shakesperianan is the title Of new monthly
magazine published by the Leonard Scott Pub
fishing Company of New York. It's mission and
scope will be pretty well inferred from the name
it bears: yet, while it will have special claims
both for its teKtan its patronage upon those in
terested directly Incidentally in purely Shake
sperean literature. it is intended TO make il
broad enough in its plan TO entite it to recOg-
milton at the hands of the general public. Mr.
Alvey \. Adee, Assistant Secretary of State
contributes an article On disputed or rather an
obscure passage in Henry Y. TO the first number
The new candidate fer public favor is tastefullv
gotten up and well printed. bEt we must remark
that we do not regard the Illustration chosen
for the cover happy selection. albeit it may
have the implied endorsement of Harvard Uni
versty.
Those Who enjoyed hearty laugh, as many
did, over the first instalment of English as She
is Spoke will find Her Seconds Part" Just
out. equally enjoyable. And quite as entertain
inc, though somewhat different in character is
English as She is Wrote" little companion
volume of the same series. intended to show
not now the language is distorted by the nno-
| cent Portuguese, but by those whose mother
tongue it IS Some of the examples afforded by
advertisements, sign-bOards. epitaphs. etc. are
very amusing. Published by d. Appleton d
Co, and received through G. \. Whitaker.
A new volume of The Magazine of Art (Cas-
sell & Co, New York; commenced with the
/ December number, which is exceptionally
attractive especially in the matter of illustra-
| tons. 1t would seem that the merits of this
publication would of themselves be sufficient
| inducement to wider circulation, but as an
additional incentive the publishers announce
that they will send to each new subscriber the
fine original. etching by Mr.. Henry Farrar en-
titled Evening by the River" specially pre-
pared as premium for this purpose and which
will not be offered for sale under any circum-
stances.
The first year Of The -ndn1.aFIn. the new Illus
| trated monthly. closes with the December num-
Der; and whether the venture has met the eX-
pectations of its projectors in q pecuniary sense
or not the public certainly has reason to be sat
isicd with what it has received for the twenty
five cents invested in each succeeding issue
There has been a steady Improvement from the
beginning, both in the quality Of literary mat
ter and illustrations. and even better things are
promised for the coming year, and which, We
doubt not, will be given.
Ruby is the title of the second Of Col War
ng's capital Horse Stories published in attrac-
tive pamphlet form by J. R. Osgood & Co., Bos-
ton. 1t will be sure to find q reader in every
person who followed the fortunes of ..Viy'
issuetasome time ago by the same house.