Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-09-17
CURRENT LITERITURE.

Mrs. Alma Tadrma who in weaker pro-
portions shares the talent of her husband, |
gives tile array Of pretty children selected |
for the frontispiprc Of the ENGLISH Illus
rENrEp MAGAZINE for September. An inter- |
estng account of the great China works of |
Stokrs-on-Trent, reveals the unremitting |
effort which has secured success. The
3liuton works have secured Scion and
ArnpUx, both artists Of great renown, The
latter and his corps make frequent open-
uir studies like regular painters in oil.
Their dessert services thus decorated ARE
particularly famous, sometimes worth
SlcO a plate,
"a Family Affair." leaves one woman in
dire misery hut the rest, save for the
smuthercd comments of Mrs. Grundy fairly
| happy all around,
An excellent Tnpcr on Fen life and
scenery claims attention. The terrible
| story Of Russian plots and prisons con-
| clu'lcS, rs does Walter Cranes ambitious
| poem.
ST., NICHOLAS for September finally adjusts
matters rs tar ~ DHndy is concerned in
| His One Fault, leaving now the RESPONSE
| hilliy Of making things hot for the guilty.
Meantime, the horirulturlsts who were
Driven Back TO Eden take sail down
the Hudson and a taste oe Concy Island.
Mr.. Alton reutnsthat during the inyc4ti-
CATION Of the ku kluX Klnn before Con-
gross, SOME OF the costumes briug produced
in evidence were entrusted to the srrgrunt-
al-hrus. Seized upon hy the pages, these
imVs delighted to don them fora night srs-
.iun and wander about to the lwr-strickcn
horror of al heholdrrs. Sliding down the
hnni-tcr5 thus nrruycd was particularly
effective.
An entertaining study Of crabs and d few
,amrlrs of the hucart Of MATCHMAKING, with
almnianrr Of good stories, make up the
numirr.
According 70 the last Arr AISrEtt.. Gros
renorgullery had TO do without Burnc- Jones
and Whistler this year, while Holman Hun
wa ut his very worst and Br0wninss sol
z by no means redeemed the situation 81
painting his fathers portrait. Millais, how
over, gave fine Gladstone, and Almi
'Iulpma would have been enjoyable ha,
| subject ana style been Il tritlc less worn
while Il new artist q. W. Mitchell, gave
thoughtful, spirited rendering Of Kingsley
$ | "uypatia," ono Of the most noteworth
paintings Of the exhibition OF American
artists Mark Fisher, W. j. Hennessy
a Boushton, and Mis-. Stillmun came to III
Tescuu erGdtably.
The Grant mourning in Now York |
II found heHvy, vulgar and spread out.
l. was rarely relieved by the American flac
which could have been introduced any
g where with as perfect propriety as grea
l. relief TO the eye.
Theatrical prospects centre in Mar
Z Anderson and the usual stars, missing poe
d Mccullough, gone hopelessly insane.
~ London a subscription goes around to eel,
bratc the twenty-lth anniversary Of Patti
J. debut there, slough she has Just failed
n "Carmen" at Covent Garden. Mr.. and Mr.
Bancroft have retired, while Irving carr,
Il all before him even more rushingly tina
IS heretofore.
Mrs. Greatorex and her two daughte
70 are now under full stress of artistic work
i one Of the Sherwood studios in New Yor
ic They have lately returned from Algicr
The daughters bear up the reputation
|, both parents.
a Mr.. Wizards house, lost even before COZ
pleted, seems to have been concerned
l. rare decorative taste. George W. Child
clocks make curious item. He h
/, already $4,000 worth, and is still on Il
y alert.
d Engravings are given from Bridgmar
:, works and to amateur artists by no mea
- miss wonted encouragement.