Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-20

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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
The CENTURY
FOR NOVEMBER.
BEGINNING OF A GREAT ENTERPRISE
With the November number now ready. THE
CENTURY begins ats fifteenth year. Each season
has shown an advance in circulation upon the pre-
cedlng, and the magazine starts out upon the new
volume with an edition Of
OVER 100000 COPIES.
The important feature of THE CENTURY MAGA-
ZINE lOr the coming year-1rdeed, perhaps the most
important ever undertaken by the magazine-win
THE SERIES OF WAR PAPERS;
separate articles on the great battles of the War
command upon both the Federal and the Confeder-
ate sldes,-General Grant (who writes OF Vicksburg
Mcclellan, Beauregard, RosecraDs, Hill, Admiral
Porter, and Others The series opens in the NOyem-
Der CENTURY with an article on
''THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN"
BY GEN. BEAUREGARD,
traits OF Mcdowell, Johnston, "StOnewall" Jack
son, and others. The writer touches upon his pecu-
lar relations with Jefferson Davis, and the gem
eral conduct OF the War. Brief sketches, entitled
"RECOLLECTIONs OF A PRIVATE"
tie first one OF which, printed in the same number
describes Union priyate's experiences at Bull
Run, will supplement the more important series by
the various generals. Papers describing various
auxiliary branches OF the service, ETC., VIII appear
from time 10 time
GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS
ration OF the Illustrations for which THE CENTURY
has at It's disposal very large quantity Of photo
graphs, drawings: portraits maps, plans. ETC.,
hitherto unused The aim is to present In this Sc
ries. not official reports, but commanding officers
accounts OF their plans and operations,-2nterest-
Ing personal experiences which will record leading
events Of the war; and possess, at the same time q
historical value not easily to be calculated
The November CENTURY is number of unusual
exceuence In IL appear also first chapters OF
A NEW NOVEL BY W. D. HOWELLs,
author OF venetian Days." ga Modern Instance ,
etc, story dealing with the rise OF an American
business man, The other fiction includes short
stO les by Joel Chandler Harris ('Uncle Remus')
Frank X. stockton, and Thomas A. Janver, with
Illustrations by Frost and Mary Halock Foote.
"HOW SHALL WE ELECT OUR PRESIDENTS"
Is timely contribution from George Ttcknor Cur
tls and there shorter papers on various politi
cal Subjects bribery in Politics." "a Rallying
Point for a New Political Party" s.False Issues"
n ia hv CoJ1n
THREE FULLPAGE PICTURES BY vEDDER
are conspicuous among the Illustrated features OF
tnls number. they are reproductions OF some OF
his illustrations of the Song of Omar Khayyam.
An entertaining paper on
"THE CHINESE THEATERn
has thirteen pictures, and article 'ssculptors
OF the Early italian Renaissance" by kenyon Cox,
Is profusely illustrated by the author.
"THE PRINCIPLES OF HoUsE-DRAINAGEn
Is the nrst OF two papers On sanitary subjects by
COL George f. Warlng, jr Among the other con-
tents are: poem by Austin DObsOn, '"The Old
seuan Cnalr," with illustrations by Birch; some
LETTERS FROM CHARLES READE,
contributed by Mrs. James T. Fields: "Lawyers,
MoraiS;" 1.-The Bible in the Sunday school," ga
Phase or Social Science" by Henry C. Potter D. D.:
1uii-page cartoon; poems by Edna Dean Proctor,
Elaine Goodale, and others. Features Of
THE CENTURY FOR 1885,
not begun In this number, are as follows:
THE NEW NORTHWEST.
An Interesting group OF papers describing the
opportunities and physical features OF Httle-known
regions In the northwestern part OF the United
States and the nelghboring British territory by f.
V. Smalley, Lieut. Schwatka, and others
TUSCAN CITIES, BY W. D. HoWELLS.
Descriptive papers on the life, society, customs.
ETC., of some or the cities OF northern italy The
Illustrations will consist OF reproductions OF etch-
lngS and drawings by Joseph PennelL
ASTRONOMY, ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY.
The interesting series of untechnical papers on
Astronomy, by Professor Langley, viii be contln-
ued, with additional articles by other writer's. Mrs
Van Rensselaer, Will write OF Churches, Country
hoEeI hr Far ana Giy Houses with and
papers on Life In the American Colonies.
OTHER FICTION,
In which THE CENTURY will be unusually strono
includes, besides the novel by W. d. HSwels. =
novel by Henry James, novelette, by Grace DEMO
L.tchfield dn three parts, with Illustrations by
Mary Haliock Footel, short stories by Joel Chand-
Ter Harris, Frank Il. Stockton, Richard NJ. john
ston III. ii. BoyeSen, Mrs. Constance Cary Harrison
Ivory Black Il. y. Janver. James T. Mckay H.
H., Maurice Thompson, Julian Hawthorne, and
other writers.
FRENCH AND AMERICAN ART.
Illustrated papers on French Sculpture, and on
the French artists, Coro Rousseau, and others; on
the Introduction OF Pastel Painting into America:
On the work OF American artists; on English scuIp-
TORS, ana on popular aspects or archaeology.
In addition, there viii be papers by
JOHN BURROUGHS;
articles On sport and adventure on inventions and
musical topics suggestive essays various sub
JecS or commanding interest. both in the body OF
the magazine and In the "Tepics OF the Time" and
"Open Letters
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