The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-23
Magazine Notices.

The May Century makes appeal to large
variety of tastes. BY way of history and
adventure there are three illustrated paners:
The Aborigines and the Colonisis, By Ed
ward Eggleston, who has made the study OF
American Indians speciality, aud who
brings TO light many curious and interesting
facts; the first of two papers by Fl. H, ON
the Spanish Missions of Southern California,
entitled Father Janipero and bis Work in
which thorough study is made of the ro-
mantic settlement of California from Mexi.
co; and, thirdly, paper Of great readable
ness and chronological value, by Frank II.
Gushing, on his Adventures In Znni. The
illustrations of all these papers have been
made with the strictest regard for Historical,
accuracy. By way of personal interest,"
there are three sketches: One of Cardinal
Manning with portrait which is printed
as frontispiecel, written by Mr.. G. Kegan
Paul, the English pub Usher AID author OF
paper on Cardinal Newman which appeared
in the Century some months ago; a second,
an exposition of Salvini's King Lear, by
Emma Lazarus, with drawing of the great
tragedian in this character, made from life
by Alexander; and third, charming light
essay by Henry James, Jr. on du Maurier's
earicatures in Punch, and on the artists re-
lations to London society. With the last
are reproduced a number of du 8taurier' best
drawings engraved anew in America from
the original cartoons for Punch, BY permis-
sion of its publishers. Apropos of the re-
cent critic isms of American literature and
American writing about England, Mr..
Charles Dudley Warner makes retort
courteous to his critics in humorous paper
entitled The English Volunteers during the
Late Invasion. Moral Purpose in Art, BY
the late Sydney Lanier, treats theme OF
wide interest not unrelated to the current
discussion of the novel. There is also an IL
lustrated paper on The Father of American
Iibr aries 1.-THE Philadelphia Public Library,
by Bunford Samuel. The practical and sug-
gestiye series of papers, by Washington
GLADDEN., on The Christian League of Com
necticut, is continued, with an account of
the third Ann ual Convention, at which 1t
seems many of the obstacles to union among
churches were discussed, reports received,
etc. In fiction there is an Install |
ment Of Mr. Howells's serial A Wom-
ans Reason; a short story by T.
r. Stockton in the Rudder Grange series =
Pomona's Daughter; and the first half Of
story Of much freshness and humor by
Joel Chandler Harris Uncle Remus), name
ly, At league Poteet's. In Topics of the
qrivoa ara brof .,av,ars ~, No EfFanf of civil
Service Reform upon Parties and TIE APP
pointaient of Postmasters. together with the
announcement Of A New Departure in the
makeup Of Tue Century and the reasons
therefor. The change consists in the dis
continuance Of the departments of Home
and Society, Literature, and The Worlds
Work. the places of which are taken by a
new department entitled Open Letters,
which this month contains articles by Oliver
johnson lin reply to Leonard w. Bacon's
attack on the Garrison Additionally, by
Mrs Dorr ION Culture in New England Vii
lagos, by Abram S. Isaacs, VIII the Jews
Return to Paiestine?. and humorous let
ter by f. Benedict Herzog, in the character
of Miss Pinkie Rosebud, On the Higher Ed
cation of Women. Contributors to Brio a.
Brac are Walter Learned, X. ii. Stoddard,
Oscar Fay Adams, ]. A. Macon, and
Charles Fl. Crandall, whose Flowing occn
pies most of the department. Other poetry
in the number is by Rose Hawthorne Lath-
rop, L. Frank Tooker, Richard Watson Gil
der, Joel Benton, John James Piau, and
others.