Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-27
LITERARY NOTES.

Born Rose Kingsley and Mrs. Margaret
Preston have contributions in the forth
coming July Vide AlCake relative to the
famous old Kenilworth Castle.
One OF the first appearances of the hand
some new seal just designed for the De-
partment of state at Washington appears
in a fine Jfdc-sinl le in gold on the back of
Hon We Are G0rerned, one Of Iothrop's
latest publications.
DR. PEABODY, SO long the reverend and
beloved college pastor at Harvard, is en-
j9yiDg hale old age in coDgenial literary
pursuits His "Baccalaurea.e Sermons
recently published by D. Lothrop q Co., is
having a remarkable sale.
HUMPHREYS HOMEOPATHIC MANUAL, for
the admins ration of medicine and cure
of diseases, by F. Humphrey, MD , is the
title of useful little handbook Just issued.
1t contains large amount Of valuable in
formation, and is OF general interest.
ROSE KINGSLEY, who is one of the
choicest of English writer's, has a new
book, which is 10 have fine original illus.
trations, and reproductions of rare engrav-
ings, in the press of y. Lothrop 4 Co, en-
titled The Children Of Westminster Abbcg.
CoRcAs, for July, is out. This useful
publication is constantly improving and
adding new snd interesting features. 1t
is devoted exclusively to -woman's handi-
work, aud is especially valuable to ladies
interested in fine needleWork and home
decoration.
A SERIAL story. for business boys, "How
the Middies Set Up Shop" by Mrs. A. d.
I. Whitney, has succeeded Charles Egbert
Craddock's "Down the Ravine" in Wide
A1cake. Margaret Sidney at the same time
cout hufoc uasfoI fnr bu nj I'll M
titled "a New Departure"
THE Boston publishers are already send
ing to the trade tempting announcements
as to what they propose to offer for the
holiday season. d. Lothrop & Co, who
promise to Guido all their previous efforts
in the line of beautiful gift books, among
other elegant books will offer Heroines Of
| the Poets, Sidbdt Mater, and The old Arm-
chair, with illustrations specially designed
by LungreD, Hassam, Miss Humphrey and
others.
nut ScHwATKA tells us in ''The Chill
dren of the Cold" in the July number Of
81. Nicholas, OF some young Americans
who no donbt often indulge in SNOWFALL
| fighting on the Fourth of July. Will, InA
third paper of the Historic f5irls'' series
takes ps away back to the time of ssClo-
tilda OF Burgundy, the Girl of the French
Vineyards" and Aozart is the subject of
this E9nth's From Bach to Wagner
biographette,
DESCRIPTION of ''George Etiot's
County, the scenes of her country life
and her novels-by Miss Rose G. Kings
ley, the daughter Of Canon Kingsley. is
the opening illustrated paper of the July
number OF The Centay Others are DR..
| Edward Eggleston's rrofusely illustrated
paper on Social Life in the Colonies"
one Of the most popular of his ser es, and
an account of the explorations of the late
Frank Hatton in North Borneo," by his
| father, Joseph Hat.on.
TpE frontispieee of the July s. Melodies,
entitled "fhe Pet fawn," is from a draw
ing by Mary Hallock Foote. and there is
number OF bright short stories and
poems by Laura f. Richards, Helen Gray
Cone, Alice Wellington Rollins, The
Countess Evelyn Marlinengo Cesareseo,
Irene Putnam and others; while the pop
ular serial stories, "Driven Back to Eden"
by + p. Roe; ''His One Fault" by ]. T.
Trowbridge, and "Sheep or Silver ?' by
William M. Baker, all continue to increase
in interest with each installment.
Two portraits of marked interest, in
the July CtntuBg, are the fr0ntispiece pict-
IRE Of Frederic Mistral and the full=pase
portrait, after daguerreotype, of Henry
play; Eot lefs striking than the portraits
ere the articles accompany them. George
Bancroft contributes a vivid sketch OF
Clay personality, and Alphonse Daudet
writes of his friend Mistral, the provencal
poet Daudets sketch is as valuable for
its photographed interest as for its init
mate account of the life and character of
IN 81, who was born a peasant and has
always lived country life.
81. NIcHoLAe for July has very properly
decidedly patriotic flavor. The number
opens with an interesting sketch by Ed.
ward Eggleston, entitled "a School o.
Long Ago." which shows US the ode
Methods in which some of our forefathers
gained their edgastion; yhile in ;.Wash
ington's First Eorres pondenceP we csI
read the first letter ever written by the
father of his country; Among the Law
Makers" contains an instructive and enter
tanning description OF the organization o
our national government iroIn the tia,
that the bell of Carpenters Hall rang GU
the good news Of the Declaration of indie