The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-06-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


The July Magazine OF american History opens a
new volume, and also It's promised civil War Papers
Its fron,spcce is n portrait OF President Linoo oln
The leading article, "washington In March and
April, 1861 by Leut. Gen. Charles r. Stoue Ia adj
mirably presented and pcrncntly illustrated. The
second paper, "Bcginninrs Of the Civil War In Amer
tea, lD,n II hy q en- Thomas Jordan, the well known
Confederate occr, whose critical utteranccs cannot
fail TO command respectful attention In the North as
Wcnuc,,r Us "a 'ns M sSm,, r ann wcs me sexre nnu
from Col Charles G. Jones, IT., LID, the accom-
plished Georgia historian; aud "The Military Anars
graceful pen of Gen. Meredith Read, Adjutant Gcn-
eral OF New York In that year, are timely articles
scrIption Of The great uprising In New YORK civ,
and "'rhe March OF the seventh Regiment" by the
editor, whose account OF It's opening of the railway
1851, is chapter OF our Civil War which no reader
can afford 10 miss. "The Seventh Regiment at the
Capital In isGi,' "1he Daylight Contingent" In a
terse, spirited and Informing illustrated paper by
Gen. Egbcrt ]. Niee, the leader OF the "Contin
Ss m spe @ srss
~ the Civil war,"a wcll-wrien article by George
Rutledge Gibson, Is the seventh OF the war series IN
the magazine In Its new and special field Of Ameri
can history ia more than assured. Among the short
chanan," by Hon. lioratio King. The seven stand
ing departments are spleniidy sustained and the
entire number Is one OF the most readable and at
tracfive ever issued. Published at 30 Lafayette
Place, New York City.
The Magazine Of Art for July has for Its piece de
resistance we'll considered paper on Handel, with
six admirable portraits OF the famous composer
apropos OF the forthcoming second centennial Of his
birth. The Thornhill portrait, showing Handel at
the spinnet, forms the frontspece. The poem and
picture which follow are the former by Alice Mey-
nell, the latter by. w. J. Ilennessy. "The Buried
Mother Is the subject of the poem Then follows
one Of I. Mabel Roblnson's papers on the " Ro.
nance OF Art" J. A. Blakie describes that plctur-
esque English river, the Dart while Miss Helen
Iimmeon describes that painter OF picturesque chill.
medieval" lieadgear," than which nothing could he
more hideous. An interesting Illustrated paper de-
scribes Cinque-cento Picture windows, while the
al the London ex xhblions, which are well Illustrated
The full-page illustrations are "'rhe Burial OF
Atala." from the picture by Gustave Courtols, and
Calbet. All the departments OF the magazine are
York.
The Ari Amuteur for July contains designs for
two panels bird, fruit, and nowers dessert plate
Goses) and plaque, (geraniums,) besides several
for embroidery and repousse work. There Ia long
and interesting notice Of the Paris Salon with
two pages OF Illustrations, and timely article on DE
Melville, distinguished French military painter
who recently died. Other articles of special Interest
are those on Mont 81. Mche,r" Art life In ROme,"
"The Hotel Dronot." "Japanese Swords" and
"orental Musical Instruments" Wall AMI ceiling
DECORATION, amateur photography, scene painting,
and frame embroidery are the practical topics re-
ceving particular attention. The illustrations In
this number are especially varied and attractive.
York.
The recollectons Of NJ. de Bacourt, who was the
French Minister at Washington about forty years
ago. are soon TO be published by Henry Holt 4 Co.
Blanche Willis Howard's new novel, Aulnay
Tower" ia romance of the siege of Parts