The daily gazette., 1883-11-20
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LITERARY NOTES.


wood by Thomas johnson from photograph
taken few months tefore his death, in the
frontispiece Of the December Century. Mrs.
Susan N. Carter, who is at the head OF the
Woman's Art School of the CooperInstitnte
contributes an onecdotal paper which throws
much light on Mr.. Coopfr's ideas and his
generous aims In promoting the education
of young women for skilled occupations
Other biographical papers II the same num-
ber are Miss Anna BicknelPs character
sketch of "The Pretendsrs to the Throne Of
France" illustrated by portraits. and Mrs.
Schuyler van Rensselaer's critical essay on
"George Fuller" with engravipgs Of three
of his best pictures. DR.. Charles Waldstein,
the young American who lectures on arch
aology at Cambridge University, England,
contributes an instructive illustrated paper
on "The Frieze of the Parthenon," with
special reference to recent discovery by
himself in connection with the Athene.
An entertaining paper on Devon
shire entitled "The Fairest County
in England" by Francis George
Heath, in the opening illustrated articl e,
and contains nine charming sketches by
Harry Fem. In proiusely illustrated
paper on Los Angeles, entitled, ECHOES
from the City of Angels" H II. closes his
series of picturesque articles on Southern
California. Professor j. Rendel Harris, of
Johns Hopki University, writes of "The
Original Documents of the New Testa
| ment, !" and gives an interesting illustrated
| account of discovery, which the author
| believes that he has made with regard to the
text Of the Bible and other ancient manu-
| snrips. In fiction the Doeombor Century is
uncomm My generous as well as interest
ing. 1t offers parts OF three serial stories,
| namely, the much-ds ,ussed "Bread Win
/ ~
"Dr Sever,o which was begun In the No.
vember number; and the first part of Robert
Grants story of New York life, can Aver.
age Man." which will run through six
numbers. Besides, 1t prints the conclu-
sion of Henry James novelette,,
THE Impressions of a Cousin," and
refued humorous short story,
zone Chapter" by new American writer
| Miss Grace Denio Litchtirld More extracts
Robert Louis Steyrnson's graceful and
numerous narrative Of mountain life in Cali
tornia, 'fhe Silverado Sqnatters," are given
In the December number, which concludes
1t so far as the Century is concerned. The
whole narrative Will be issued later in book
form. Poems are contributed by Mrs s. NJ
B Piatt and Andrew b. Saxton and II
"Bric-a- Brae,o bg j. A. Macon and John A
Fraser, Jr., besides a 'Poem In Prose-
translated from Tourguenetf. s.'ropies o
the Time contains editorials entitled "Cen
tral Park in Danger and "Thc Spiritua
Elect Of Drunkenness; and among th,
contributions to "Open Letters are review
of "Reeent American Novels reply to
recent Century editorial, 1.-THE Temperance
Outlook by Walter Harrington, and Hur
rlcane keiorm," by the Rev. Washington
GLADDEN..
John G. Whittier opens the Christina
50, Nicholas with an Indian legend told II
verse, entitled allow the Robin Came ,
Julian Hawthorne follows with the first hal
of "Aimion, Auria, and Mona,o a charm
inFly ianciiul tale; ard Louisa NJ. Alcot
contributes the second half of her brign
Christmas story, "Sophie's Secret" Cap
tain Mayne Reds new and exciting serial
The Land oil Fire, = is also begun. Itis tn
last work of the veteran story-tellcr, who's
death followed so suddenly the completion
of this manuscript Copiously and clever
illustrated by Kelly is the highly origina
sketch 10y Charles Dudley Warner, calle
: 'tFare in street Carr" "Maggie's Danger
GUS Ride" the first OF Professo
Boyesen's "Tales of Two Continent" /
tegun, with spirited illustrations by Henr
Sandman OF the hero's involuntary journe
on reindeer; and Frank K. Stockton
represented by more than usually unusua
airy tale, with apprapriatc illustrations b
DhShs iIlDIdIh TItTC hnu HIS S0 !
Pictures" are the subject and title OF d,
] lightful paper by Mrs. Lizzie W. Champney
with reproduction Of six of mis- famous work
and with some added pencil sketches by
w. ChBmpney. Among the poems are 9TH
, Birds of Monkstown CASTLE" by Mrs Plat
"Haw Sir Athol came to his Kingdom" b
E. Vinton Blake, with five pages of picture
. by Barnes; and "Cat's- Cradle" by Mr.
Dodge, with charming illustration by Mar
Hallock Foo'e; while "fhe Rhyme fC
Twelfth" is a beautifully illustrated tale of
e poem that never was written. "a Duel In
y Desert" is very laughable story and so IL I'll
a series of pictures and vcrses entitled 9TH
d Wcll-Read Hunter.' Then there is
!, Christmas play by f. 8. Brooks, with a fu
g page drawing by r. b. Birch of "Bringir
e In the Yue Logs" and the same artist fu
: nisbes the colored Christmas frontispiec
S there is also a description of "Children
# Christmas Club" by Ella s. Sargent; aLd
n great deal brsidcs, forming altogt Gher
: rousing Christmas number of over Il
!, pages of splendid stories, instruct
s sketches, beautif ] pictures and poems, al
:, fun for every body, good measure, press,
If down and running over into the numbers
d follow-cnough to give the whole volume
holiday flavor and still have something IL
for another year.
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