The Portland daily press., 1885-11-28
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Following the custom of recent years HarperS
Magazine for December is especially Christmas
number Among its contributors are George VIII
liam Curtis, Charles Dudley Warner, W. ID. How
els Constance Fennimore WoosOn, Charles kg'
bert Craddoek, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Edwin
Arnold, William Black, r. d. Biaekmore, George
p Boughton, Brander Matthews, c. p. Cranch,
and W. H. Gibson and the Illustrations are from
such artists as Abbey, Reinhart, Boughton, Glib
son. Calderon. Pyle, Fredericks, Dielman. and
Smedley. The number contains nineteen full
page engravlngs. The opening article ON The Ma
tyity in Art is by the Rev. Henry j. Van Dyke,
Jun, d. D., Illustrated by engrayings from mas
terpieces by Raphael, Giotto, Philippe Lippi, Luz
ca Della Robbia Ghplandajo, Bernardlno Luini,
Correeeio. Roger Wander Weyden, Albert Durer,
Murillo, Defregger and Bouguereau, the latter be-
ing represented by aboriginal sketch not hitherto
published. The French artist, Leon Bonvln, Is
the subject of paper by Philippe Burty illustrate
ed by engravings of Bonvins finest pictures. mo
short stories are Way down in Lonesome Cove by
Charles Egbert Craddoek, with a fullpage flustra
tion by Dielman; The Madonna of the Tubs, by
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, with three Illustrations
nv w. 7. Smedley; Esther Feverel, Hawthorn.
esque tale by Brander Matthews, with two Illus
trations by Howard Pyle; and Wyvern Moat, q
ghost story. by George II. Boughton, illustrated
bv the author. Besides these are instalmehts OK
the serial novels-East Angels, by Constance Fem
nimore Woolson, and Indian Summer, by w. ID.
Howels who also contributes farce, entitled
The Garroters, illustrated by Reiphart EDWIN
Arnold author of the Light Of ASIA contributes
translation from Kalidasa's celebrated poen-
Ritz Sanhara, or Round Of the Seasons, lllustrat-
ed nv Frederieks William Hamilton Gibson con-
tributes Winter Walk, with ten Illustrations in
his best stye.
The December number of Cassell's Family Mag
azine brings to a close two serials that have been
followed with interest by the readers of the mag
azipe since their beginning The prisoner IS set
free in Diamond in the Rough, and the wicked
Miss Bassett is f0led in My Namesake Marjorie.
The frontispiece of this number illustrates inc
Song of an English Girl. The short stories Oh tha
number are, How Got My Telephone for Moth
ing; Dickens Wife; and Inkinsfel; An Alpine
Village Story The instructive and descriptive ar
ticles are BY Paths of Commerce; The TRANSLATOR
and Reyiver; referring to that useful though mum
BILE class of the community who make over oiu
shoes and old garments and sell them TO the poor.
The Boston Society for the encouragement OF
study at home is described. A paper follows en-
titled What is Wealth9 An interesting paper
with Illustrations describes the Early Home or
Florence Nightingale. The papers on Remunera-
tive Employment for GentlewOmen are continued
A glance at the history of heraldry The science
of Fools is given. The Paris Correspondent tells
rs what TO do with our exteriors, and the Family
Doctor preseribes for the inner mau The Geth--
erer is as usual filled with useful Information and
poetry gives light touch to the pages
The December Atlantic contains very inter-
esting instalments OF Mrs. ELEPHANTS serial,
Country GentIemaa, and Henry James's new sto-
| nv The Princess Casamassima. DIR. Holmes con-
cIudes The New Portfolio which has been so very
acceptable to the readers of the Atlantic with
| some After-Glimpses. Horace E. Scudder COM
| pletes an excellent series of papers with one on
| Childhood in Modern Literature and Art. Prot.
| Charles f. Smith of Vanderbilt University, con-
tributes an important article on Southern Colleges
| and Schools. John Fske concludes his very sig
nifcant essay on The Idea Of God as affected by
Modern knowledge Edmund Noble, author OF
The Russian Revolt writes of Life in st. PetcEs-
burg There are poems by William H. Hayne,
Edith NJ Thomas, Charlotte Fiske Bates, and 9TH
ers.
The Magazine of Art for December is number
to delight the eye and mind Its frontispece is an
excellent reproduction by the Berlin Photographic
Company of Van Ruysdal's Cascade with the
Watch Tower The opening paper is on j. Water
house A. r. A.. illustrated with several line en-
cravings This is followed by paper ION Art In
Egypt. by VIM. Holmeden, illustrated. This
| months paper on The Romance of Art is devoted
to Torrigani Sculptor and Bravo. Then we have
a paper on The Lower Midway, a river beloved
by The gossiping Pepys, and later by Charles
Dickens. Mr. Matthews contributes an Interest,"
ing paper on A French Theatrical Museum.
This is appropriately followed by Ballad OK
| Dead Actors, written by VIM e. Henley and Illus
trated Inv EIlhu Vedder Harry N. Barnett giyes
the history OF the beginning and the rise OF the
ROYAL Academy, which precedes Chapter on
chairs. Illustrating some of the most striking va
| riaties sidney Colyin has IA paper ON the Repro
auctions of the Pictures in the Brunswick Gallery,
illustrated by page engraving Of +. Bodenmul-
ler's Old Venice.
The culver for December, very interesting
number contains the first chapter of two serial
! storles-The Heir of sandford Towers story OF
conflict; also Oliver Langton's Ward, by Evelyn
| Green. 1t also contains interesting articles from
the pen of Rev. Robt. Mcguire, d. D., Rev w. NJ.
| Stalham, Rev. E. J. Hardy, NJ. A., Rev. VIM. Bur
| net. NJ A.. and others. Philip Ames, Mrs. ID.
oxon, organist of Durham Cathedral, also contrib
utes a piece Of sacred music, Praise my SOUL the
/ King of Heaven.