The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-03
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

In Gassell's for December the serial story A
Wilful Woman, Is brought to a conclusion as is
also Harlowe's Helpmate. paper on the Libra
ny of the British Museum, written by DR.. Richard
Garnett, the assistant keeper of printed books il
as interesting and as accurate as might be expec-
ted from such source. This is followed by
poem, A Girls Story. which has the honor of
frontispiece Illustration. The Family Doctor,
this month, discourses on rheumatism its causes
and cures. AS usual what he says is as sensible
as it is simple to act upon In the series of papers
on Stirring Scenes in Stirring Lives, the adventu-
rous career of David Livingstone is set forth for
our admiration. A Tour through Little France
describes an old part of London, around Soho
Square, once so fashionable, but now given over
to foreigners and pawnbrokers.
In the Culver for December Prof. Roberts, ID.
d., discusses the late Archbishop French. Fol-
lowing this is the beginning of a new serial Miss
Wilowburn's Offer by Sarah Dcudney. There is
very lively paper, the fruit OF two, called With
the London Busmen, in which the hard lives Of
those expert whips and over worked men is
brought before us in grapic pictures The first
chapter of Painting the Bramble, by the Rev. r.
B. Bower, is given. as is also the first paper de-
scribing, A Boat Journey Eight Hundred Miles
Over Land, by Capt. E. c. Hore. A paper on
some of the pretiest of these sorts of ecclesias-
cal architecture. Then comes the three first chap
tiers of a serial, The Faithful Heart The Sun
shine of the Christians Heart, by the Rev. w. NJ
Siratham, will fill many heart with the sunshine
it distills
The December Atlantic contains story by
Harvark B. Rookie, entitled The Strange Story Of
Pragtjna, a Study of Eastern Occult Science. The
Object of University is the title of paper by
the late Elisha Milford, who was one of the deep
est thinkers of his time Miss Harriet Waters
Preston has an amusing and carefully thought
out criticism on The Church of England Novel;
nd ho will ha 90
the author of a little book entitled The Russian
Revolt, contributes travel paper Up the Neva to
Schusselburg which is Of rather unusual interest.
The two political papers in the number are an ac-
count OF DIaZZini as man and a statesman, by
Maria Louise Henry, and an article on The Dream
OF Russia, by DR.. Cyrus Hamlin, which is pecu-
liarly timely in view of the recent eneroachments
of Russia in the East. A long poem by Helen
Gray Cone, entitled Madonna Pia, Is charming in
its way; and there Is also some remarkably good
verse from Louise Imogen Quincy and Julia G. r.
Dorr Miss Murfree concludes her serial In the
Clouds, and Mr.. Bishop brings The Golden JUS
tce to a termination. The supplement contains
DIR. Holiness poem and James Russell Lowell's
oratien at the Harvard celebration.
The December Harper is Christmas number
A specially holiday tone prevails throughout,
from the charming frontispiece by Abbey to the
clever Drawer plate by Du Maurier. Nearly half
of the sixty cutsl are full pages, and -four are
printed on plate paper The regular serials are
omitted to provide larger space for 1.-THE Christmas
features. Every article and story is complete in
itself. The notable articles are The Boyhood of
Christ, by Gen. Lew Wallace, which is elegantly
illustrated; W. d. Howellss farce. The Mouse
Traps Gibson's Noyel-Notes. In short stories
there are Thomas Nelson Pages Southern Christ
mas story, Polly, with Kembles characteristic
drawings; The White Garden, by Portland
writer, Harriet Lewis Bradley illustrated by Al
fred Fredericks; The King of Folly Island, by
thetic life on one of the Maine islands, with four
excellent engravings after Dielman La Mere
Venus Is a sketch by the artist George H. Bough-
portion of his professional life in Normandy. b.
L. Farjeon's Blind Willy is strong English mar
ratiye of a devoted servant and his master.
Among the wealth of illustrated poetry the famil-
lar ballad Sally In our Alley is exquisitely elab-
grated by Abbey's eleven drawings, one OF them,
When Christmas Comes. being the frontispiece.