The Portland daily press., 1888-08-03
MAGAZINE NOTICES.


MAGAZINE NOTICES.
The numbers of the Living Age for July 21st
and 25th contain Archbishop Trench's Poems.
Nineteenth Century; Contemporary Life and
Thought in France, Contemporary; Elizabeth,
Queen of Roumania, and A Rival of Marco Polo,
National; Mary Somerville, and Indian Insects,
Blackwood; About Two Great Novelists, Temple
Bar; A Visit TO the Monastery of Rilo, and Diver
sions OF a Pedagogue, Macmillan; The Hohen-
James; Martens, Eagles, Owls, Saturday Re
view; Wonders In Mars, Litteraire du Figago;
with LII; Liverpool Child, John Huxford's Hia-
Cassell's Family Magazine for August begins
with the last chapters Of that absorbing story
Monica: or Stronger than Death. From fiction to
fact Is but step, and we have a paper on Scien-
tile Temperance, being an interview with one of
It's principal advocates. A paper under the gen.
eral title of The Triumphs Of Trade, gives an in
teresting account of the rise and growth of for
eign commerce. The fourth chapter of that mat
ter-of-fact romance, How we Girls Earned our
Living. Our Duplicate Story is an ingenious tale
supposed 70 be written by two persons. A paper
to the housewife who is surprised by the unex
pected arrival OF guests at meal time. A chapter
on Ancient Musical Instruments shows by its
were things of beauty In a room, and not like so
many rosewood collins as they are to-day The
snDlec . Of Massage IS the one discussed by the
Family Doctor this month, and 1t is an important
subject too for unless this science is properly ap-
Piled IL had better be avoided.
The Midsummer issue Of the American Maya
zine abounds with interesting and timely litera-
tnre. DIR. w. +. Hutchinson presents the fourth
of his finely Illustrated articles in the series
Along the Caribbean, in this instance dealing
| with Trinidad. Another entertaining paper is en-
Had Rrrfxa xrT
Crandall, in which is described the Saratoga Mon
| ument that is soon to be unveiled. Frederick G..
Schwatka, the noted Arctic explorer, tells about
| The American Arctic Savage in an entertaining
| manner, and Trebor Oil has an illustrated paper
| on Six Story Tellers for Children, in which she
| speaks of the lives and work of Louise Imogen
Quincy, Margaret Sidney, Mrs. Abby Morton
Daz, Nora Perry, Mrs. Lizzie w. Champney and
en- on Midsummer ana Sara sara sn Goodr Hi 9e.
scribes The Country In Midsummer. The short
stories, which are particularly bright and suitable
vernon Dorsey writes in A Summer Episode in
washington; Dr; a; s. isaacs has an. amusing
sketch entitled She Would Write for the Maya
zines; and Mary W. Kramer furnishes an enter
tanning story on Father-in-Law-- companion pic
ture to the much abused Mother-in-Law.
The Womans World for August is opened by
| Carmen Silva, The Qmeen of Bohemia who has
made an enyiable reputation for herself in the
WOitu VI lctbCfo. ncT MditSbyS contribution Is a
story, Decebal's Daughter, and it was translated
into English by Mrs. Z. B. Mawer, of Bucharest.
Following this flight of royal fancy comes a paper
descriptive Of Lady Of Ancient Egypt, showing
how ladies who are now mummes adorned and
cared for themselves in the days Of Rameses
| There are two papers on Some Irish Industries
| one on The Poplin Weavers of Dublin by Char.
lotte o'Connor Eccles, and The Knitters Of the
| ROSES, by Dorothea Roberts. A poem by Eliza.
beth Chapman is followed by bright description
| OF Children's Dresses In this Century, by Con,
stance Wilde. "A number of amusing Illustrations
| accompany this article. There are papers on va
Tlous SUBJECTS among them A Plea for the Indif-
ferent by M K. Lacy. Then there is an article on
| The Home Arts and Industries Association, Civ
| ing Illustrations of some pretty wrOught,iron
| work, and another practical paper on the Work
| ing Woma ms Guild.
The Childhood o. the Chinese Boy, is the title of
the opening article in the August Culver, which
is an exceedingly interesting one. Chapters OF
the serial In Her Own Right, follow, and sustain
the interest aroused by the opening pages. A
little paper on the important subject of Winding
Ones P's and Q's, comes after this, and then we
have the first installment of the new series Or
Scripture Lessons for School and Home The
Delays Of Christ, are followed by pretty Evening
Song. All admirers of ecclesiastical architecture
VIII md pleasure and instruction in the paper on
Our Church Doors and D0orways, in which the
descriptions of the pen are illustrated by The pen
Gil A Home Mission is q very pretty story on the
subject implied in the title. In Perls Oft, de-
scrlbes the adventures of party Of missionaries
that make the adventures of dime novel heroes
| pale before them The Rev. John T. Telford
gives us four pen pictures from the revolt of Absa-
One of E. A. Abbey's charming Illustrations for
The Leather Bottel serves as a frontispiece for
Harper's for August. The initial article is con-
| tinuation OF Laicadio Hearns description of his
| Midsummer Trip to the West Indies. The visit
to Martinique will revive memories Of the beauti
full Empress Josephine. Ten splendid iustra
trations add to the effect of the article There is
| a just amount OF fiction In the number-yiz the
| continuation of Mr.. Blacks In Far Lochaber; OF
| Annie Kilbuan, Mr.. w. d.. Howells's charming
| serial; an ardent love story called Pride and
Pride, by Mrs. Jane G. Austin; and the final in
stallment of H. Rider Haggard's Maiwa's Re-
venge. The article on Holsten-F riesian Cattle,
by s. Hoxie, describes the rapidity with which the
COW OF Dutch extraction has won the heart of the
American dairy farmer and gives the reasons
therefor. The Montagnais, by G. II. Farnham
describes the life of the Indians who live along
the north shore of the Gulf of st. Lawrence east
| of the Saguenay. Moncure d. Conway in A CHS
wick ramble. describes an old neighborhood il
London fraught with many memories Of such
Rupert, Lord Russell, and Margaret Hughes. In
Studies OF the Great West Charles Dudley War
ner has much t to say IN behalf Of Cincinnati and
ten up by Theodore Child under the head, and the
leJter-press thereof is excellently illustrated by
reproductions OF specimens OF the painters skiif
Poetry with Illustrations is a feature of the mum.
| Der. The Leather Bottel is splendidly Illustrated
| by L; A. Abbey, and one of Wordsworth's sonnets
| and charming.
The frontispiece for the Magazine of Art for
August is spirited etching by P. LeRat, after
Messoniers, The Vedette. The opening article
is Thoughts on our Art OF Today by Sir John
Everett Miais, the popular English painter, and
brother-in-law of the popular American actor,
Lester Wallack. Following Sir Johns interest
ing paper, which is accompanied by two portraits
OF the painter, is continuation of the series on
The Forest Of Fontainebeau. Then comes a
paper on Current Art, with several illustrations
one of taem capital portrait of Sir Arthur Sulli.
van by Sir John Millais. j. G. Hodgson contrib
utes paper on Old Arts and Modern Thoughts
while W. III. Boot describes life in A Painters
House-Boat. Five Centuries Of French Domestic
Art Is IN very different vein, and while it is a
| readable artlsle is not so suggestive of a summer
vacation as the preceding one. Mr.. Fred G. Kit
ton contributes the second paper on the less
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