The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23
LITERARY NOTES.

MT. Ia. Anna Tauema contributes the fr0ntispiece
to the September number OF The Magazine OF Art
The picture Is taken from the original In the Gros
vcnor Gallery, anu Is called "who is It," Three
girls are on the top Of house and one Is peeping
over the rampart to see who is coming. The design
ia little out Of Mr.. Tadema's usual style, although
II still portrays the classic maiden OF ancient Greece
Another page picture Is " Unvaued Iiberty,n from
the original by Kaulbach-an old monk has opened
the window OF his cell to let bird fly from Its cage
but the bird prefers captivity with the old frar to
liberty without him. "The Secret" from Mr. Il.
Blair Leightons Royal Academy picture, Is given
another page. We have monk In this too, monk
to whom dying man Is telling his secret In the hope
OF being forgiven. There is another paper on "The
Dart" river whose plcturesqueness we are enjoy
Ing through the graphic pen OF Mr.. Arthur Blake
and the clever pencil Of Mr.. Allan Barrand. Fol-
lowing this comes Mr. Austin Dobson with paper
on the Polish etcher-panter, David Chodowiecki,
Illustrated with reproductions from his copper plates
Curious old-fashloned work 1t Isl Just the sort that
Mr.. Dobson knows how to describe. This in turn ia
followed by Mr.. Andrew Lang In poem "on Calais
Sands," TO which Mr.. Seymour Lucas has given a
page illustration. In the current paper on
"Thc Romance Of Art " we are introduced
to convent room at Parma, decorated by Correg-
glo, at the nstigaton OF an extrayagant Abbess,
with luxurious tastes, Donna Giovanna daughter of
an illustrous noble OF Parma. From this we turn
!.rn .o"Tne BOOK , Of hem6ranat" clever review of
eugene Dutuit. Then comes most charming ari-
Gle on "Old London Doorways,"by Percy Fitzgerald,
inviting entrances. Harry V. Barnett continues the
controversy on Drawing In Elementary Schools"
and the editor contributes lively paper on current
art, with Illustrations from the principal pictures IN
the Royal Academy and GIosvenor Gallery. Cassell
X Company, Limited, New York.
In the current number OF Casselps Fdn,fly Muou-
zine there Is unusual variety. Those with dash Of
sentiment In their composition will enjoy the frons-
piece drawn by Alice Havers, representing two
young lovers "neath the apple trecs' exchanging
VOWS as lovers have done before them since time
began. The serial, "a Diamond In the Rough,' Is
progressing and Increases In interest," ana there s
an amount of fiction In the number that must glad.
den the heart OF the young reader and the old ones
too, II they would only confess 1t. paper by II.
Savle Clarke gives some curious instances of Mis-
taken Indentty; James @. Haiden writes of Sebas.
tan Bach; Lizzie Heritage gives excellent re-
cepts for cakes, from griddle cakes to fruit short
cake. There is an interesting continuation OF Our
Au Dgraph Book in which we are shown the sig
natures OF some famous literary ladies' Miss Jane
Austen, Maria Edgeworth, AMI Mary Russell Mil
ford. The papers describing "The Posmen of the
World are continued and are very entertaining read
Ing, AMI the illustrations are very amusing. There
Is an excellent paper full of hints TO those who are
not quite up on matters OF etiquette, called "The
Right Thing In the Right Places" and then we have
the regular monthly fashion letter of the well-in.
full to the brlm with useful Information. Poetry Ia
not forgotten, nor IL music neglected. Cassell 4 Co..
Limited, New York.
The Art AD,ate,u for September contains come
charming figure designs, suitable for sketching on
linen outline embroidery, or sachet decoration;
page OF monograms In q, another OF designs for
metal work, and three pages OF designs for altar
cloth borders, wall pockets and photograph frame,
besides china painting designs for dessert plate,
(prmrOsesesJ and cup and saucer, (azaeas) The
frontspiece ia an attractive pen sketch 10y James
SymingtOn "The Duet" and there are other inter-
estng examples Of pen work by BOughton, Bridg-
man, Moran, and Knight. The valuable series of
articles on " Amateur Photography" concludes with
some excellent directions for portrait groups and
the practical topics Of painting and embroi.
derry stitchesreceive continued attention. The num-
ber Is especially rich in needcwork both In text and
Illustrations, aud the three admirable linen altar
cloth borders the lrst OF series of ecclesiastical
designs to be continued steadily during the next
eighteen months. Other articles OF special interest
are those on the GreatoreX sisters, and the Willard
"My Notebook" Ia rs spicy ~ ever Montague
Marks, publisher, 23 Union Square, New York.
Robert Buchanan has three column poem In the
London Academy called "Socrates In Camden,n
describing day with Walt Whitman, whom he
calls
"The noble head meath western skies,
The tenderest heart, the clearest eyes.n
II contains patronlzing illusions to most other
living American authors.
The IdU Mail Gazette, In discussing Miss Cleve-
lands book says that her literary powers, though
far from contemplate, are not of kind TO set The
Atlantic on dre;" and that "her style reprotluces
and curlonsly exaggerates the staccato Amerlcansm