Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-11-29
The Magazines.

Harpers Magazine Tor December
Christmas Humber. with q great wealth and
variety of papers, poems, and pictures, by IN
array of authors and artists (American and
English) seldom, if ever, brought together
before. This will take the place of the man.
moth Harper's Christmas Of 1882, which will
not be repeated this year. The number has
four extra plates, in addition to its usual l60
we'll filed pages. The number opens with .
charming Christmas title-page, drawn by
Dielman, the artist of "a Girl Know" in
which pretty pictures of Santa Claus and his
reindeers and Of the Christmas waits are
united by a wreath OF Christmas holly. The
opening paper is by George William Curtis.
II deals with "Christmas," old and new. and
particularly with how the Pilgrim Fathers
declined to celebrate it. The poet Whittier
contributes a most worthy and beautiful
Christmas poem, 1.-THE Supper Of st. Greg
ory," illustrated by F. S. Church. But 1.-THE
Kingdom of the Child" by Mrs. f. L. Mace,
is not less beautiful Thackersy's daughter
contributes delightful personal sketch Of her
fathers friend, the poet Tennyson, for which
he has himself given her material. X. p.
Roe begins "a novel novel, Natures Serial
Story William Black. in pleasant letter,
tells of his beloved West Highlander. A
most curious paper on "Nest- Builders of the
Sea-" by c. +. Holder, will delight students
of nature, with its brilliant illustrations of
nest building fishes by J. c. Beard. The
number is very strong in stories. Mr.. w.
ID. Howells contributes a delightful farce,
''The Register" which Mr.. Reinhart illus-
trates; Boughton, the artist, makes his debut
as a story teller with 1.-The Kissing Bridge, !"
legend of Albany, illustrated by fuil-page
plate from himself; Charles Reade has .
characteristic story, There's many . Slip
tha nd ho I in nd EA.a ~
Everett Hale one of his extraordinary inven-
tions describing "Colonel Ingham's Journey
to the North Pole; and Mrs. p. Y. Pember
contributes Virginia ghost story. Two very
strong features are Mr.. Abbey's thirteen il
Illustrations for Pope's "The Quiet Life" and
others for pretty poem, 1.-The Milkmaid,"
by Austin DobsoR. For sale by J. Frank
Pierce.
The December issue of the Eclectic Maga.
zine is worthy of its reputation. The poet
s.victor Hugo The English historian,
Freeman. is represented by q DISCUSSION Of
"Titles." Richard Proctor talks about
earth Movements in Java" in connection
with the recent catastrophes there. Students
of religious history will find q suggestive
paper under the title of "Purgatory and
Modern Revelations" by George Salmon.
DIR. Ball, the Astronomer Royal, contributes
a summary of the tendencies and results OF
modern investigation, under the heading Of
"The Relation of Darwinism to Oslser
Branches of Science;" and brilliant discus
sion Of a subject of great interest 10 furnished
by Edmund Gurney and Frederic w. H.
Myers, on "Mesmerism." Mr.. A. Lsng's
paper on the early History Of the family"
is Of q character to attract attention. There
are interesting biographical and historical
sketches on '.Inez de Castro" and "Berlioz,' -
from Belgravia and Temple Bar respectively
The poems Of the number are, 1.-The Hard
Strait Of the Feinne," BY Lord I.orns,
and ''Gons Over, by Jean Ingelow.
Shorter articles of interest are: s'The Mis-
leading Character of Law a. an Index of
Morals" from the Spectator; The Towers
of Silence" from Cornhill Magazine; "A
Pan Hellenic Festival of Today" from
Macmillan's Magazine; 1.-The Expediency Of
Killing Eminent Men, from the Saturday
Review; and highly seasonable paper from
the Spectator, on matthew Arnold in the
United States"