The Portland daily press., 1884-11-27
The DECEMBER Magazines

taken in 1862. 1t accompanies the second OF
the papers on the Civil War, "The Capture of
Fort Donelson3" which is contributed by Gen.
Lew Wallace, who commanded the Third d.
vision of Grants army during the siege. The
"Recolectons of a Private" are continued
with descriptions of the early Campaigning to
no Purpose" along the Potomac, with illustra-
tions. 1t both papers the drawings are nearly
all from photographs. The fiction consists of
IAN Adventure of Hucklsberry Finn with an
account OF the famous Grangerford-Sh Shepherd
son Feud," By Mark Twain, being tale of life
along the Mississippi River, some of the types
being represented in the sketches of D. W
Kemble: the first part of a novelette,, in three
parts. "Tne Knight of the Black Forest" by
Miss Grace DEMO Litchfisld-a story OF Amer:-
can girls in Europe, which is illustrated by
Mrs. Mary Hallock Foote; and the second part
OF MIR. Howell's new novel; "The Rise of Silas
Lapham." Other illustrated papers are "Dnh-
lin City," of which Mr.. Joseph Psnnell has
made sketches to accompany a humorous and
instructive paper By Prof. Edward Jowden,
the Shakespeare commentator; Hunting the
Rocky Mountain Goat, 8 narrative OF person
al experience, by William A. Bailie-Grohman
with illustrations by George Inusss, Jr
third paper in "The New Astronomy series
bJ Prof s. p Langley, in which he endeavors
to give the reader some conception of "The
Suns Energy" and critical paper on
American Painters in Pastel" by Robert
Blum. George e. Waring, Jr., the sanitary
engineer, sets forth in detail by diagrams
SUBJECT OF pressing Importance in paper ON
The Practical Aspects of Houss-drainage."
Miss Emma Lazarus contributes critical
paper on "The Poet Heine," which cont ains
translations by herself, and John Burroughs
piece OF poetic natural history on "Winter
Neighbors" The department of Topics of
the Time" is unusually we'll filed with a
variety of matters interesting and valuable.
John G. Whittier opens the Christmas St.
Nicholas with a beautiful poem, entitled "The
Light that is Felt; while Lord Tennyson is
represented by portrait OF his two grand
children, from the painting by Anna Lea Mer-
ritt, which accompanies her interesting paper.
A Talk About Painting" Another artist
author, Mary Hallock Foote, writes and Illus
trates delightful seaside article, called "Men-
baden Sketches-Summer at Christmas time ,,
j. I. Trow bridge contributes a new serial
called His One Fault" T. r. Stockton, in
his second Personally Conducted" paper.
Jumps from France to Genoa. with graphic
description Of "The City of the Bonded
Knee; Louisa M. Alcott has another jolly
Spinning wheel story, "The Hare and the
Tortoise"-only in this story the spinning
wheel is bicycle; and there is one of 81. FL.
Boyesen's "Tales of Two Continents The
second part of "Among the Law-makers.n
Edmund Atoms recolections of his term as a
page in the United States Senate, is at once
amusing and instructive; while ''Davy aud
the Goblin" the serial by Charles Carryl,
begun in this number, is very amusing.
Among the distinctively Christmas features
are Visiting Santa Claus,' poem by Lucy
Lsrcom; another Christmas poem BY Grace T..
Coolidge; the Very Little Folks story,
"Madie's Christmas" by Mary Mapes Dodge;
description by Rev. H. A. Adams of several
noted Christmas feasts in Westminster Hall:
and clever littls sketch, "What the Philosc
pher Said on Christmas-day," by Mrs. w. H.
Daniels. There are also poems by Fl. H..
Helen G. Cone and Malcolm Douglas; Edna
young Grown Prince of Russia, with portrait;
and O. f. Holder tells of whale that was
imprisoned in an iceberg.
The Atlantic Monthly contains no specia,
features which distinguish it as holiday num-
ber, but it has an attractive list of articles
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell's story "In War Time
comes to an end, and in the January number
several new serials will be begun. Stuart CHS.
holm tells graphically the incidents of Jour
ney "Over the Andes" from Santiago to
Buenos Ayres. Frank T. Marzials supplies
biographical and critical article about Fran
cois Coppie, one of the younger members OF
the French Academy. "Penelope's Suitors,"
by Edward L. Bynner, is story founded upon
a romantic incident of early Boston Annals,
the love affairs of Penelope Pelham, sister of
Herbert Pelham, and wife of Governor Be-.
lingbam. There is fourth paper on the
lakes OF Upper Italy. George Parsons 10th
rop discusses the conditions OF Combination
novels, with illustrations from recent exam
pies. The paper by Olive Thorne Miller with
the quoted title "These Are Your Brothers"
is filled with examples of the intelligence of
birds. g. e. Woodberry writes about "Poe's
Legendary Years." and Grace DEMO Litchtield
tells the story of Gan American Filtration
Mr Edward Stanwood discusses the relations
of Canada to the mother country, forcibly
presenting the reasons why it would be better
If the connection of the American province
with Great Britain were severed. Helen Jack
SOD and e. r. Sill contribute the poetry of the
number. A notice on the cover contains an
announcement which will create keen interest
in the literary world. In the January number
DR.. o. W. Holmes will begin new series of
papers, entitled "The New Portfolio" Itmay
be presumed that in these the delightful wit
and wisdom Of the Autocrat of the Breakfast
Table will shine forth again. In the same
number will begin new serials stories by Mrs.
Oiiphant, Sarah Orne Jewett and Charles
Egbert Cradock. 1t is clear that during the
coming year the Atlantic will be in high favor.
Harper's Magazine for December is a bril-
liant holiday number, as rich in illustration
and as entertaining in its etter-press as the
most eminent OF American and English artists
and writers could make it. 1t contains nearly
seventy illustrations, from drawings by
Boughton, Barnard, Wegaelin, Green, Par
sons, Small and Pages, of London, and by
such American artists as Abbey, Dielman,
Millet, Gibson, Pyle, Reinhart, Frost, Graham,
Fem and Fredericks. Fourteen of the illus
trstions are full pages, and of these six, in |
cuding the frontispiece, are printed separate
ly on plaEe paper. Excepting the Easy Chair |
and three or four poeme, every one of the |
twenty-five contributions to the Number is |
Illustrated. There are two fine full-page en-
cravings by Closson-the frontispiece from
DR.. Boffmann's painting "The Boy Jesus in |