Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-16
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A portrait and sketch of W. D. Howells is
given in Coon HoUHEKEEPINa Of July 18th,
under the title OF "The Literature Of the
Household, by Clark W. Bryan, who names
Mr.. Howells as Americas leading writer
OF fiction. A second paper, illustrated, is
given on Domestic Sanitary Appliances -
Maria Parloa, what she has done and is
doing to improve American cookery, fills a
page and more; Household Stationery is
quite fully treated; ''The Fashions" has
due space, and Moths" tells how to circum-
vent those pests. A new page is 1.-The
Children Of the Household, verse and prose
nursery pastimes, &c. The selections for
the Page Of Fugitive Verse" are as usual,
excellent and tue number is ms complete as
its predecessors In its variety OF COM
mendabe matter. Ten cents; Clark W.
Bryan d Co., New York.
The query raised by the battle between
John, Senior, and John, Junior, in BABY
HOOD for May has been freely answered in
the June and July numbers, the latter clos.
ing the subject from lack Of space, which
excludes some of the letters sent. The conf
ments possess much interest. In the cur
rent number DIR. A. jacob eXplodes the
ridiculous prejudice that 1.-The Second
Summer" is more fatal than any other
period of the child's life; and also scouts
ullOIlef nOIlOn Oh common Dellbl. IHt sui
| torial notes are interesting and valuable,
and the intelligent mother will give thanks
| for the many hints and helps there given.
Marion Harland writes of ",rhe Baby That
Must Go to the Country" and DR.. Yale Of
Summer Complaint. ""Summer Pastimes, y
children out OF doors, gardening for tie
smaller ones, &C., is helpful Babyhoud
Publishing Co., IL Spruce street, New York.
"Silas Lapham" In the July CENTURY is
finer than anything Howells ever did before.
| 1t evolves II dramatic interest, OF which few
| had suspected him capable, and which
| combined with his unequaled descriptive
touches, should place him at the very head
| OF our novelists. As to moral tonic nothing
| could be hpartier.
The war articles bear entirely upon that
interesting and contested period, THE
seven Days Fighting about Richmond
| On both sides good deal escaped the cOri-
| manding eye natuplly, scarcely AS omnis-
| cient then us it could he IL quarter Of cell
tury later. What was then impossible to high
military talent in either army, seems now
easy enough. But great deal must be taken
| into account. However, neither side calls
| for the least discount in courage, endurance
or devotion. Jackson's magnificent mag
| netism could not be surpassed, yet General
Longstreet unhesitatingly pronounces Lin
| coin the greatest man evolved by the crisis
| "Roberson's Medium" presents Mexican
girl on the Daisy Miller, American order
| only more so.
Mr.. Eggleston describes colonial custom,
as to weddings and funerals. These take 6
little of the too severe edge of PuritAnism
Had George Eliot not found IL inspiring
possibly Warwickshire would have remained
common place through countless decades
Now the hands are Briareus numbered tina
rise TO disclose its beauties, among then
Miss kingsleys, TO whom, also, it is he
ain countrie.''
Mr.. Hatton's account of his son Frank
who lost his life at twenty-one, while engage,
as mineralogist in Borneo has not dul
word or tagging incident throughout. MI
Fawcett's description OF the Khyber Pass
The Gate to India" ind Mr.. Bancroft s tut
about Henry Clay aid III making up mum
her almost too full. unless it be taken t
the country for leismrely perusal.