The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-01
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MAGAZINE NOTICES.

second 1nstallment of Henry JamesS curious
and interesting story, The Princess Casamassima,
is the opening paper in the October number Of the
Atlantic Monthly. Mrs. Oliphant and DR.. Holmes
each give additional chapters of their Serials and
there is clever and pretty little Canadian story,
| The Ogre of Ha Ha Bay, by Octave Thanet. Mr..
Warner continues his travels in the papers called
On Horseback, and incidentally describes the
town of Asheville, North Carolina, place known
as health resort; and Horace E. Scudder has
second scholarly essay on Childhood in English
Literature and Art. There is an entertaining
and original paper, The First Able Galans, mar
rating the life of certain agreeable ecclesiastic
of the seventh century, besides an essay on BIRDS
and two poems, Tacita, by James B. Kenyon, and
The First Guest, by Helen Gray Cone.
The editor of Cassels Family Magazine is
good caterer, for he knows how to make tempt
ing feast. In the October number the interesting
SERIAL A Diamond in the Rough, opens the feas
and is followed by sensible article on tricycling
for women. When Grandfather was Young is
the title of chapter OF excerpts from Canon MOI
ley's "reminiscences. Mrs John Allen, of Ridges
View, is the title of a story by Catherine Owen,
that opens very brightly in this number 1t is fol
lowed by Some Hints on Economy in IDress. that
are well worth considering. A New Order of Odd
Fellows, an amusing sketch, follows and then
SoihOo dPAlO uOooAiptlOu VI Olu OuJCU Guy,
the writer claiming that Dordrecht is the most
picturesque city in Holland An account of the
Friends in the Commons, shows us what an impor-
tant part this sect has played in the political his
tory of England. The Family Doctor this month
discussed the subject of dyspepsia and gives some
excellent advice for dyspeptics to follow An ar
ticle on the fruit districts Of Kent, England is
filled with interesting information and the Paris
letter maintains its place as standard on the i'm
portant subject of dress.
The Magazine of Art for October is an especially
fine number, in text and Illustrations. There are
five full page illustrations, one of which, Whistler's
full length portrait of Pablo Sarasarte the violin
ist isworth aiyear s,subscripton to the magazine
The opening paper by Claude Phillips is on that
strange German genius Arnold Bocklin, of whose
peculiar work number of admirable Illustrations
are given. Following this is paper on Granada
by David Hannah. Then comes poem, by j.
Arthur Blaikie, Reconciliation, with one of Wal
ter Cranes admirable decorative pictures Harry
" Barnett continues his stories Of The Romance
of Art, selecting the pathetic story of Alexander
Alberto and Isabella Cunio for his subject. A val
liable paper on Celtic Metalwork follows. W.
Martin Conway strikes A Note on Marbuse. the
Flemish master. Current Art is cleverly dissected
with reproductions of the recent pictures in the
Royal Academy and Grosvenor Gallery and then
comes an interesting description by Cosmo Monk
house of Burmantofts Faience. Miss A. Mary F.
Robinson gvesthe fourth of her Profiles from the
French Renaissance, and there is an entertaining
paper CD Female Head Gear.
The Culver for October has more articles OF
weekday interest between its covers than usual.
1t opens with spirited poem called A Heros
Helmet, to which is given the honor of an equally
spirited frontispiece. Then follows an account of
Skeptical Nobeman, by the Rev. William Bur-
net. The continuation Of Mollie's Maidens fol
lows. The sketch of the various forms of Metho-
dism in the North of England is apropos of the re-
cent North Country Celebration. very enter
tanning article is With the Hop Pickers, describ-
ing the class of people who follow this trade and
and the gypsy life they lead The first part
The True Story of Lottie is told for the children
Then comes the Rev. Alexander Roberts, ID.
on The Beloved Disciple. Theology is broken in,
upon by Song of the Lily, sung by Clara
Thwaites. This lighter vein is followed up by a
story. Loyal and True, by Margaret Scott Hay
field. DR.. John Stoughton continues his Sunday
thoughts IN Other Lands, and the Rev. w. M,
Stratham gives the fourth of his Restful Talks in
the Rush OF Life. The privileges of Christian Life
are laid before us by the Rev. Danl Moore there
is a second paper on Historical Flowers; while
Rev. VIM. Guest points out the Drift of Evolution
The Rev. Mark Guy Pearse gives the third part of
his Sunday Readings in the Psalms
Harper's Magazine for October is strong num-
Der from every point of view. Mr.. c. H. Farnham
concludes his interesting account of his canoe trip
along the coast Of Labrador. William Hamilton
Gibson contributes an instructive paper, entitled
Back Yard Studies, with five charming illustra-