The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-11-26
December Magazines.

The December "Atlanticn is notable as contain
ing.a remarkable and timely paper on Luther and
His Work" by Frederic FL. Hedge, one of the most
accomplished German scholars in America and
one of the most competent to estimate adequately
the character and influence of Luther Another
important paper is biographical sketch of Mary
Moody Emerson, by Ralph Waldo Emerson Mr.
Emerson always attributed to this aunt a powerful
influence in shaping his career, and his sketch of
her is one of peculiar interest. Richard Grant
White returns to field in which he has done excel
lent work before, and writes on ssSome Alleged
Americanisms,' showing that many expressions
which the English critics dismiss with scorn as
Americanisms are really English in their origin and
use. Mr.. Crawford continues his admirable serial
story, ga Roman Singer which some critics pro.
even better than his stories, 'sDr. Claudius
and "N1r. Isaacs,' which have found SO great popu
larity. 81. L. Nelson writes on "Social Washing
ton; Mrs. Julia c. R. Dorr ON "Bermudian Days.
H. H. California sketch, entitled "O-Be-Joyful
Creek and Poverty Gulch.' Mr.. stedman and Mrs.
Fields contribute POEMS Other stories and essays.
an unusually full department of Reviews, and
the Contributors Club complete the December num-
Der of this admirable magazine
The December number of Harper's Magazine has
beautifully illustrated articles on Christmas by
George William Curtis; "Alfred Tennyson,'' by
Anne Thackeray Ritchie s'The West Highlands
by William Black; 'sThe Nest Builders of the Sea-
by G, f. Holden; "The Kissing Bridge" by George
H. sroughton; Pope's poem. "The Quiet Life;" "a
Virginia VISIT, a story by Mrs, P. z Pember;
"The Register a comedy, by W. d. Howells; 'Na-
lures Serial Story" by E. P. Roe and Poems by
John G. Whittier, Austin Dobson and Others This
is a list of contributors large enough and distin-
guished enough to assure the interest of the mum.
ber but it is scarcely half of all. These illustrated
articles are as charming for their pictures as for
their text, and show that Harper's Magazine keeps
abreast of tho progress of the time in its pictorial
features. Among the other articles are stories by
Edward Everett Hale and Charles Reade. The edi-
torial departments especially interesting in this
number. For the next year.. stories by William
Black, E. P. Roe, Charles Reade and W D. Howells.
Historical and Biographical papers by IT, W. Hig-
ginson. Treadwell Walden. and Herbert Tuttle
Descriptive papers by George H. Broughton, Frank
d. Millet, Charles H. Farnham and others, are prom
ised.
frontispiece of Peter Cooper, in the December
Century, introduces the reader to an entertaining
anecdotal paper on that eminent philanthropist by
Mrs. Susan N. Carter, who is at the head of the
Woman's Art School of the Cooper Institute She
throws much light en- Mr.. Cooper's ideas and his
generous aims in promoting the education of young
women for skilled occupations. Other biographical
papers Miss Anna Bicknells character sketch of
n1he Pretenders," and Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensel-
lear's critical essay on George Fuller" both of
them illustrated Lovers Of Archaeology viii find an
interesting paper on sThe Friese of the Parthe-
non.'' by DR.. Charles Waldstein. "The Fairest
County in England is an attractive descriptive
paper on Devonshire, by Frances George Hacet and
is profusely illustrated by Harry Fem. H. HIS
series of articles on Southern California closes in
this number with an illustrated article on Los An
geles Prof j. Rerdel Harris, of John Hopkins
University. writes of The Original Documents of
the New Testament" In the department of fiction
we have another installment of the much discussed
BREAD Winners" another chapter Of Mr.. Cables
"Dr, seyier,'' which was begun in the November
number, and the first part of Robert Grants story
of New York life. San Average Man." which will
run through six numbers Henry James's novel
cite is concluded "The silverado squatters" con