Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-27
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

The most notable feature of the Century magazine for February is the beginning of 9 new story by w. D. Howe1ls, entitled "A Woman's Reason" The magazine has for frontispiece a portrait of George William l Curtis, and there is sketchy paper on Mir. Curtis by s. s. Conant. Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer, writes about ''American Etchers, :" with eleven illustrations. Frank H. Cushing continues his Adventures in Zuni," with ten illustrations. MT. G. w. Gable writes l about ''The CreoIes of the Revolution" with eight Illustrations Charlotte Adams has an article on Artists Models in New York, D with eleven illustrations. The two serial novels, 'Led Horse Claim," and ''Through One Administration, e are continued Among the other articles are these: .tFaatnres of the New Nerthwesta'; 9The Spectral Mort gage''; Frederick Locker,' with iIlustra- tions; Evils of Our Public Land Policy" j; ''The Jewish Problem" "A Reception by President Lincoln," and nine or ten poems.
 St. NtchOlGs for February is a splendid number. Its contents are: Frontispiece,
 'Margery's Champion" ;" "A Queer Valen- tine ;" ''When Mamma was Little Girl ;" ''In the Land of Clouds" "The Story of the Cloth of Gold" Part III; s'The Tinkham Brothers Tide mill ;'' s'The Brownies Ride" Priscilla Prue's Umbrella j" "Stories of Art and Artists :" stDoris Lees Feather Fan ," ''The Albatross ;" ''Jeremy Barge and Timothy Wall ;'' 'sThe Mission of Mabers Valentine ;'' ''The Little Mission ary;" "Puck's Franks, play ;' ''Work and play for Young Folk ;" "A Roman Sunday School ;" for very little folk, ''Yap, Fuss and the Slipper"
 Llppiac0tt's for February opens with de- scriptive paper on Saragosse, by s. P. Scott, which is well written and attractively illus trated. "Home-Life in Bombay' is graphic and lively. Dr. Wister's account of "A Cruise Among the Windward Islands," con- ciuded in this number, conveys so..fascinating an idea of the scenery and winter climate of most of the places which he visited as to excite envy and longing in the mind of the northern reader. Edward c. Bruce writes of ''Our Native Fauna' in a very pleasant semi-scientifc strain. '"This Our Brother" by Louise Sey- mour Houghton, depicts the condition and character of the freedman in Florida. The anonymous author of 'tBeauty Versus Bric.a- Brac" denounces the prevailing rage for rari- ties. In the second installment of 1.-The Jew el in the Lotos" the separate threads deyel- oped in the first are gathered up and woven together ''A wayside Episode" :" by Rebecca Harding Davis, is written with characteristic vigor. "The Queer Service" and "A Work of Imagination" are clever and amusing short stories, end the editorial departments are, as usual, well filled.
 The MGgaziae of ATt for February (pub- lished by Cassen, Petter, Galpin Co.) is filled with fine things. The frontispiece is an excellent reproduction of s'La Barque du Dante,'' by Eugene Delacroix The articles of the number, all of them superbly illustrated, are ''Millet an Art Critic" by w. E. H. "Artists' Homes: Mir. Hubert Herkomer's Pipes of all Peoples,'' by Harry V. Barnett 'sThe Ballad of the Thrush, !" by Austin Dob son "A Sculptor Born Giovanni Dupre," by Leader Scott; :'The Coaly Tyne" by Aaron Watson Pictures at the Fitz Vii liam Museum" by Sidney Co1vin; s'Art in the Nursery"