Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-12
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The cover OF the midwinter. ST. NIoHoLA AS
elbows an array OF contents sparkling as the
snow outside. II, as well as the Centtlrp, has
touch OF Montreal. The drynass OF the
Canadian winter having at last won recogni-
ton, the flood of visitors is proportionate 10
tho eager enjoyment OF its bractng sports.
That veteran story. teller,J H. Trowbridge.
gives His One Fault" a sharp, ingenious
turn, starting il on on fresh episodes, Just as
It seemed to be winding up peaceably.
children, however, quite unanimously open
at ''Davy end the Goblin" with a devotion
quite uudelerred by the atrocious puns per.
petrated. The Goblin" indeed, is the
favonte Of the hour, aud may do what be
likes.
Mr.Alton's sketches Of a pages experiences
in the United States Senate are to older
minds marked feature, Upon the present
occasion Senator Sumner is distinctly the
hero, visitors FIRST inquiry, it ia said, was
always, (which Is Charles sumner y" aud
his kindness Of heart and courtly urbanity
tailed on no occasion. "Winter Days" Is
brisk and wholesome,
Mrs Erskine Clements treatment of
"Murillo" is excellent. His "Beggar Boys at
Play makes an exquisite frontispiece.
NAlentiues Day receives hitting aud delicate
allusiun, while Gail Hamiltons kings in a
Nutshell Is supposed to be the crown OF
ne number. Committed to memory it will,
axe the multiplication table bear the student
out gracefully upon many trying occasion.
III The Feb usIy EcLECTIc Frances Power
t'obbe, rs ne says himself, COMPUTES up the
nightmare of faIthless world, the possible
lme when there would no longer be faith Ill
God AID in the souls Immortality. He firmly
believes God lives, and tins mig htmAIe''
cOnld never become reality, but forclbly
slows 10 US the evils which would follow to
society aud to the individual, we're such a
D. l..
Comforting discourse on the power Of taste
to regulate what one should eat. 1t might be
a little lard for dyspeptics TO apply the rule
Charles Mackay gives bright chit chat of
recoAecuons Of 'Bygone Celebrities" like
Napoleon Ill, Lord William Pitt, Archbishop
| Whateley, Dr Milman and one or two others,
particularly sketching one Of the breakfasts
| at Mr.. Rogers where there was meeting Of
choice spirits.
The anniversary OF Samuel Johnson's
death draws present attention to HIM as a
man and as an author. Edmund Gosse
attributes his lasting fame to his personality
rather than to his writings. With most
writer's the personality must eventually yield
in interest to their writings, but with johnson
it is the reverse for little read, he yet re-
mains zone Of the most potent OF English
men OF letters" We see his broad humanity
are allowed to watch ''the very pulse OF the
machine displayed through the fortunate
indiscretions OF his friend" finding it ION
the whole SO manly, wholesome, brave, honest
aud tender"
'The Democratic Victory in America"
taken from the Atneteenth Century ReuieIo
will be read with interest as an Englishman's
view Of the present situation.
'Englishmen and Foreigners" is bright
and gosslpy article 'about me and my
neighbors," the neighbors including the
French, Americans and Germans.
The new German theory, GLOW Shonld We
Dress, Ii rather startling in its proposition
that as we are animals we should wear ex-
clusively animal clothing. The physical
reasons for this are given. One. might think
furs and silk could be retained, DR.. TaegD,
the father OF this reformation, advocates the
use Of nothing but wool for clothing, even to
the collar and also for the bed and bedding.
Quite an exhaustive paper on John wycliffe
Is taken from BLdCkt1Ood. "The Rye House
Plot aud "Curioaities Of the Bank OF
England" also attracts attention in this ex-
oellent number Of the Eclectic