Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-09
CURRENT LITERITURE.

The July EcLEGTIC has most interesting
matter for summer reading, and is worthy
first number Of the new series. How We
Lost Gordon Is II paper by the war CORE
spondent Of the Ddiig Chronicle. He feels
now he can speak openly and attributes
the loss of Gordon TO Sir Charles Wilson's
inrapacity to take charge of force at Il
critical juncture and his fatal delay OF two
or three days at Abu Cru, Egypt, is rather
the Keynote of the magazine, for besides
Gordon" In Nlemoriam, Il poem taken
from the FOrtniJhtly, is a line paper on
IN able discourse on their relations
To each other and TO England past
and present, closing with the statement Of
what may be the hopes for the future, ii
an independent Egyptian government can
be established. Literary articles of similar
nature are, "rhe Border Ballads" II
bright sketch of legends and poems, belong
ing to that period, and '''lhe kalewala," an
able analysis OF the national epic of Finland.
The writer claims to be the first, who has
with amy funess, brought this subject
before English readers. "Nlr. Swinburne's
Poetry is II critical review of that authors
writings. THE Methods Of Authors" is II
rhatty article on tho way authors work,
quoting the system of Trollope, Daulet and
of several writers with incidental anecdotes
about them. bismarck; Retrospect "
The Honors Of Parliamentary Elections
The intellectual Charm of War" and other
good papers make up tho July Eclectic. In
literary notices special attention may lie
| called to the review of "A Companion 10
the Revised Old Testament" Il work ly
Talbot Chambers who was "A member of the
| American revision committee.
In No. 4 Of Coon HOUSEKEEPING, June
9th, appears Marion Haran,l'- first con-
| tributbhn, Literary Life in the Household y
and her ttrnchunt, vigorous pen gives the
reader an article nf positive value The
Steiner sen gets this warning Il have vet
| to meet the lmintcllrctnal, frivolous girl
who, as mttron and mother, learned to love
looks and sought voluntarily to repair tile
| deficiencies i'll her early mental training.
| The man Of letters who dreams of marrying
the beauty who hardly ever opens Il book
and educating her into heIpineet for his
eruditG sllt would DO well TO ponder the
summing up OF David Copperllcld's expert
ment in this kind of agriculture: II
i'esan 10 dawn upon me, he says
that perhaps my ehild-wires mind
was already formrd.'n 10 the mothers are
addressed strong words on "hlndness to
duty, ''fhtuuus content with mediocrity
and glaae and venecr," with an urgent pies
for honesty in THESE matters. u Is theiI
business to make the Literary Life of tht
Household" The selection OF good, help.
fnl, ennobling books, the systematic study
of these, the reading with and f0r YOU
children, shCUtl he taken into the account
Of dnily tasks AMI privileges as conscien
tiolisly as the family mending, the maxim.
Of beds, the setting of tables and the polish
| ilE Of candlrStipks. Tom iud Sally" M,
invited ont to len and have returned til,
compliment, l.. - GHrlnerS house plan
T"designrd in thriSsnr, f0rthosr of mndrr
are menus. A score Of other topics arealst
included in this capital number. 10 cents
$500 per year. Ozark W. Bryan II Co., II
broadway. New York City.