Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
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The July number of The st. Nicholas
is, as usual, full of attractions for youth
full readers. 1t contains the opening
chapters of new serial story, "Nan's
Revolt" bright and amusing account
of tour society girls who attempt to break
away from some of the unwholesome
restraints of convention and fashion, and
to become independent and self-support-
ing. Other serials are continued. There
is readable sketch Of Lafayette and
-his two visits TO this couutry; Palmer
Cox tells about the Brownies in the
Menagerie;" aud other poAms, verses,
stories, sketches and illustrations are
contributed by Mary Hallock Foote, al
fred Brennan, Frank Dempster sherman,
John r. Coryell, F. FL. Lungren, Grace
DEMO Litcb6eld, Malcolm Douglas, Rev.
Charles r. Talbot and others. Published
by The Century Co.. Union Square, New
York.
The Eclectic Magazine for July is filled
with choice selections from the latest
English periodicals. Among the note
worthy articles ir this number are: "The
Nadir of Liberalism" by Matthew Ar
mold; "Heredity in Health and Disease"
by DR. Muadsley; "a Few More Words" !"
by Frederick Harrison, a reply full of
Wit and learning to Mr.. Freeman's s article
in the April number of the Contemporary
Review, "Books and Reading" paper
on Longfellow, reviewing the recent bio
graphy of the poet; whence Came the
Comets!" by Prof. Proctor, ''The End of
David. ca Legend of the Talmud)," etc.
In all the number contains twenty-one
articles, besides eleven pages devoted to
Literary Notices, Foreign Literary Notes
and Miscellany. A steel engraving,
"Blindman's Buff" forms the fronteE-
piece of the number. E. r. Pelton, 25
Bond Street, New Yolk.
The Art Amateur for July contains a
very attractive colored plate of yellow
roses by Julia Dillon. decorations for q
fruit plate CHERRY blossoms), and cup
and saucer Virginia creeper), and half a
dozen pages of designs for embroidery
and brass hammering, outline sketches
and monograms Cin L.. The London
New York picture exhibitions receive
special attention; the valuable articles
on sketching from nature, water color
painting and flower painting in oils, are
continued, and there is another of the
suggestive sstalks with Amanda" this
time on "tone." An account of the Sew.
res mandatory is finely illustrated, and
article on the drawing room is full oi
useful suggestions. Amateur photograph
ers will find some practical hints of sum-
mer work, and there is an excellent arti-
Gle for needleworkers Oh special uses of
different stitches. Price 35 cents. Mon
tague Marks, Publisher, % Union Square,
New York.
1t is we'll known that many of the di-
rections for cooking are obscure, especial
ly is this so in the case of artificial food
for children, and often serious fault in
cooking a sick child's food results fatally,
Marion Harland has been experimenting
upon the cooking of few of the best
known infants foods with view to cor
recting this evil, aud the result is de-
monstration ofthe proper method, in each
case, of putting the food in suitable
SOAOItiOA 0u AuAdub .
pendently of the printed instructions
This makes the leading subject in the
July Babybood, which contains numerous
other important articles, especially one
upon the 'Value of Water in Early Life, u
by II. D. Chaplin, M. D., which is ex-
tremely simple and practical, and ought
to be studied by every mother in the land
at this season. An illustrated article or
the ''Care of Children's Feet is equally
instructive. The department of Nursery
Problems" contains much of timely in
terest, and there are the usual hints al
through the magazine, notably one By
Miss Juliet Corson, the well known in
structor in cookery, on the Importance Of
water filtration, also Babyhood's prize ar
ticle on "Protracted Crying Spells" *
Beekman ST., New York. $1.50 year.