The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-21
LITERARY NOTES.

Mr. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL will con-
tribute 10 The Rcp Princeton Rcpicio the only
article which no can be induced TO write for
q magazine. IL will appear in the next mum.
Der.
The subject Of church union will
be discussed in the March Century, from the
Presbyterian point Of view, by DR.. Howard
Crosby Of New York and Prof. A. A. Hodge
Of Princeton.
The new addition OF John Morlev's
"Roussonu," in two beautiful volumes, has
Just been issued by Macmillan x Co. 1t is n
reprint of tho second edition Of 1873, which
contained various revisions and changes OF
the first edition.
"JoHN RoDBwIN," in Mrs. Mary
HallOck Foote'S story, will appear upon the
witness-stand, in the March Century, to pre-
sent tho testimony" which gives It's title to
the story. Ia the April number this serial
will DO concluded.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOSEPH PRNNRLL,
whose clever little book, 4 Canterbury PIT
Orimaoe, has boon such success, have writ
ten and illustrated u new work, entitled
Italy, From Tricycle." II is a descriD-
ton Of pilarim 20 on three wheels recently
made by them. from Florence to Rome, and
il will appear in two numbers Of The Century,
beginning with March.
FUNK q WAGNALL have just issued
The Hero Of hc Cotppens, by Kobecca Me-
OOnkey. II is the story Of Gen. Morgan,
one Of the braVest and most gifted Of the
Revolutionary generals. II is most read
able story, made especially so by. the CON
trast between Arnold and Morgan, in which
the nVthor indulges. as. a warm adInirer of
the latter and patriotic hater of the f1rmer.
ScRIBNER d WEXFORD have pub
llshed, in . little parchment-cQvered book,
u short "Etudo" on Madame de- Mainfcnon,
byJ. Cotter Morrison. 1t Is written with n
great deal Of vivacity. and epigrammatic
9oatness, and the author endeayofs, as no
two extremes. Of adulation and ealumny
which divide the judg ment of posterty upon
this fascinating character.
A NRw monthly magazine, to he called
mefOruHs will mako its appearance February
q. The field which tins magazine proposes
TO occupy is that Of the discussion Of popu
lar subjects Of such questions IA interest tho
intelligent masses. 1t will be conducted by
Il. 5. Metoalf, who was for some years asso
cated with Mr., Allen Thorndike Rico In the
editOrship Of The North AmericdH Rcpier.
The FOram will be modelled after the Eng.
Rlish reviews, but will not deal with abstract
principles. There will be no fiction or poetry
In It's pages.
The Milwaukee, Lake Shore and
Western railway has issued an interesting
little volume containing sketches of the
principal points Of beauty along the line Of
that road. Tho book IL called Midsummer
WaadcriH0s ~ Northern Wisconsin and Mich.
gan, and in addition to excellent engrav-
ings Is full Of interesting and well-written
articles descriptive of tie scenery, Views
Of Lake dogobio, that paradire Of tho fisher
man, and Of Ashland and its picturesque
vicinity, arc among the sketches shown, of
which there are about fifty, II also con
tains complete list Of the hotels along tho
line.
Or songs, the most important which
have come 10 our notice during the month
are j. y. Mays touching and realistic ball
lad, An Old Romance $40 eents); Walter
Scs Id %IS oG Johnson T @
compartment 10 the classic song OF 1.-THE
Wa or Nymphs" $50 centsl; the beautiful
new rendering OF The Old folksat Home"
as sung by the Swedish Ladies' Quartette,
40 centsli captivating waltE-song, when
Love is Warm and True" by Geo. r. Jack
son, with music by Turner CN centsl and
Laurence KNIGHTS "Rosalie" song and
chorus for male voices, az sung by the Hsr-
yard Collage Glce Club 80 senttl. Oliver
Ditson a. Co,
The AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN, pub.
llshed at Clinton, Wis is a publication that
does the West tho greatest possible credit.
No other department Of science is half so
interesting as that TO which this we'll CON
Quoted serial IL devoted, embracing as II
does all that relates TO man and his growth
"
through barbarism to civilization, and II is
very fair evidence Of the growth of tho
Northwest that n publication OF this class
can ind encouraging support, IL Is careful
ly and conscieutiously edited and is quito up
with all tho lntest finds and discoveries in
antiquities. The departms Mt Of anthropol-
ogy is full of interest. We commend the
AatiQuaridn to the people of the South
TlE March number of CdsselPs Fam.
w MdggSiao opens with the new serial, "A
Milllul Young Woman, which Is getting de-
S1dsdy mere interesting with zach in tall
Of Stollenbosch" The Oxford Of south
Africa" To those of us who fancy South
Africa bowling wilderness, inhabited by
naked sayagos, this article,with its illustra-
tons, will be a revelation. A pape- entitled
"a SOirce Of the Royal Society" gives us a
capital idea OF the august body Of scientists
Prof. Blackie, in his London for London
ore, takes US out Of the streets and intro
/ duces us into London society; while the
I family doctor has some plain talk about
digestion aud "a word about meals, He hies
/ in the face of fashion by recommending a
hearty breakfast, but he has the good sense
/ 20 recommend light lunches for those who
! dine late.
Tm witching face of Miss Farren
looks eoyly at us from the first psee Of the
Adgurtao " Art for March. Ii is a full
longth portrait in sanguine, reduced f,om
I BartoloHhfs engraving Of sir Thomas Law
rence,s famous portrait. From this charm
ing picture We turn 10 read an illustrated
description Of The nbor; 0stla 70 Bagno-
rea, by Edgar Barclay, which Is followed
/ by a brightly-written account Of THE In
sttute, 10 which the writer has some rerti-
| nent remarks on the present course OF art in
England. This paper is illustrated with two
enprayings from notable pictures, one being
a full page reproduction Of Mr.. 4. ID,
! Millet's, Tho Granddaughter" a most
| pleasing idea, worked out with perhaps more
sentiment than Is usual in Mr.. Millet's
work. Other equally good things make This
/ an exceptionally NUMBER