The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-10-13
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BACKGROUND. Two excellent designs for
plaques are gwen; one shows beautiful
gIrl IN tubens costume, the other an
equally attractive girl in NandycS cos
tune. Good examples of Persian and
TurL ish embrolderIes illustrate well
written article on these styles OF needle
work. In the Notes and Queries Depart
mcnt are given replies to great number
aud variety Of questions. Among other
answers, are some relating to Claude Lor'
rainc glasses, draperlcs tor parlor vino
ows, cOlored glass for church windows,
suggestion for table cover, wall and cell
ing coverings, scheme OF color for painting
donkey's head in oils, mineral colors Tor
complexion, and notices for bookcase cur
talns. An entertaining article on "lhe
Nuremberg Museum" Is illustrated with
drawings of curloslties to be found at The
Museum. The book and art news depart
men,s are iull and interesting.
The MANHATTAN. (Manhattan Com
pany, New YORK. $500 Il year, The
irontspIecc of the Octoocr number Is II
delicious dream Of beautiful, wonder
eyed, strong hearted, glowing October
Then comes paper by Janet +. Ruuz.
Rees, no less readable than gorgeously
illustrated, on the famous VALLEY Of the
HackensaCk." Other finely illustrated
articles are: "a Log Of the ATLANTA" and
"The Irish Parliamentary Party" the lat
ter containing fine sketches and admirable
portraits of all the prominent leaders IN
the present movement for Irish liberation
"rhc Second Hand Shops in Paris" are
the subject of an interesting paper by Lucy
H. Hooper; David ID. Lloyd takes look
at "Washington Through Glasses" and
w J. Loftie discOurses on "Arta Litera-
Iure IN London" In fiction "Beatrlx
Randolph" is continued, and there are
several very readable short stories. Marian
Couthouy, Nora Perry and others contrib
ute poems, ano there is the usual instruct
I've and entertaining variety III Recent
Literature, Town Talk, Salmagundl, &c.
PHYSIOLOGICAL JOURNAL. (Fowler ~
Wells, New York. $500 a year, The
October number opens with very
readable sketch, with portrait, OF the late
Montgomery Blair, and an appreclative
notice, also with portrait, of the unfortun,
ate Captain Webb. Then comes we'll
written discussion OF the "Relations of
Phrcnoiogy to Modern Philosophy" in
which the criticisms OF Prot. BAN are
sharply analysed. The famous st. Goth.
ard Railway is illustrated and described;
THE theological Oddities of the Past"
Other articles of interest are: Ossian; Co.
mus; Laws of Heredity; Effects of Alec.
hol on the Human Body; Brain VS.. Teeth;
and Some General Observations on ANA
tiyeness.
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE. Springfield, o.
$3.50 year, A iortnlghtly publication.
The number for Oct. 1st, besides many 9th.
err illustrations, contains a splendid two
page picture entitled "Meditaton.' The
SERIAL, a Princess Who Did Washing"
reaches its third chapter and grows in in.
tcrest There are several short stories and
the usual entertaining variety, puzzle
page, NC.
OUR LITTLE ONES CThe Russell Pub
fishing Company, Boston. $3.50 a year,
The October number completes the ID
volume of tins beautiful magazine under
IT'S new management, and more than
maintains lis high reputation as the most
handsomely illustrated publication IN the
country. |, Is worth double its suhscrip-
ton price for its beautiful pictures alone.
WIDE AWAKE. ID. Lothrop Il Co., Bos
ton. 50 50 year, With October WIDE
AWAKE begins new reading course of
the Chatauqua Young Folks Reading
Union, devo,ng % closely printed pages
to Ii, covering topics OF great practical
value not only to the young folks, but toI
the entire family. The magazine proper
is very attractive this month, containing
poems by Mrs. 5. NJ b. P.att and G., p.
Cranch, serial story by Mrs. a. ID. L.
Whitney, II short story bv Joaquin Miller,
an illustrated article about the kindergart
en- nj the Perkins institution for the Blird,
paper from Edward Everett Hale, and a
three page song by julius Eichberg, with
violin accompaniment, together with de-
lightful sketches, the regular Serials, and
scores OF beautiful engraving.
NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW. The No
vcmber number will contain contribution
from DR.. Noryin Green, president of the
Western Union company, IN opposition TO
the proposed government management of
the Telegraph; also an article on John
Brown by the Rev. David n Utter, which
IS calculated to seriously affect the popular
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