The Portland daily press., 1888-02-08
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[Springfeld Republican. ]
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The Womai's World for February is particular
ly interesting. The frontispiece is portrait O
til Princess OF Wales in her Academic robes as
Doctor of Music. Lady Wilde, the mother of the
editor, opens the reading pages with poem OF
Historic Women; this is followed by prose des
cription Of historic house, Kirby Hail. the home
Of Sir Christopher Hatton, by Lady Constance
Howard. Medicine as Profession for Women Ii
tie subject Of paper by Mary A. Nlarsnall, NJ
ID. Last month we had paper by Mrs. Craik
this month we have paper ON her giving por
trait and pictures OF the interior and exterior OF
her home The Corner House. Shortlands. The
Greek Flays at the Universities are described by
Girton girl. Following this is a paperson Alexan-
der College, Dublin, which was founded by Mrs.
Jellicoe who was its first President.
The February number Of Harper's Magazine
shows no falling off from the excellence OF the
January issue. The leading article is sketch OF
Felix Bnhot, painter, and etcher, and Frenchman
as we'll Tie Illustrations are from Buhot's etch-
ings Mr. Henry james comes to the front with a
novelette, one of his best efforts. 1t is called
Louisa Pallant aud is cleverly illustrated by c.
s. Reinhart William Black contributes the Sec
ond insialment of his novel, In Far Lochaber.
None of The interest reused in the opening chap
tel in the January number is lost in this c: II.
Farnhams Quebec is lively sketch of lifs in that
quaint Canadian city, effectively illustrated. ship
Railways-Ancient and Modern is the title of an
article ly L. IIagadorn describing various UNI
dertakings Of this kind, both proposed and accom-
plished, since So b. C. to the present day A
paper written by the lae General Randolph b.
Marcy. U. s. A., is on R,mblings In the West;
Socialism in London, by j. ii. ROsny, Is careful
review of the present situation In the British capt.
tai, so far as the doings Of Socialists are CON
ceIned. The contribution on the Tariff by the
n H. t;enrge Ednunds is a reply to Mr.. Henry
Watersun's chapter la the january number. II
sels f,r;h fully tie arguments Of the Pf,tectiol-
i,tagai 81 iliiil-tin erng. Mr. EdmuBds sketches
the history If England AMI shows how iy prntec
live laws she r9isrd herself % her present high
position; sand lie assumes the position. and de
tends ii, that he hnrd. n ct the tariff does not
rest up IN lie eO'is,ner. hat the foreign hnpOr-
7. Tan he diseu SIS what effect fire iiade
w,nie lav- on Ills cuan.ry. and wirdS up lie
rii cle vi Il 81 leSto IA how best to re ucr tie
surplus. Te Anrrican shipping interest Is
discussed ly Osburne Huwes Jun. Ilr opposes
The pc. p"sii n tat sica Hship lines shou d be
subsidized
The fropti,piece that greets the reader Of the
February Ssril.n rs is portrait of the Interesting
and intellectual face Of Felix Mendessohn-Ba.-
tho dy. II has been engraved by Mr.. q. Kruell
TO accompany the All clc in hich Mr. William Il,
Aptlorpe has c,liecred from manuscripts in the
possession If Felix Mosrh les letters of the great
nj ndelssohn. Few ro;able musicians have
shown any decided literary gifts; for this reason
the letters OF This exceptional genius are the more
interesting. The account of the Man at Arms is
cone .uded, the greater part of This instalment
berg devoted TO the rise and triumph OF the foot
soldier. Mr.. Joseph II. Bishop contributes an
interesting article on the Law and the Ballot In
which he advocates change OF the present sys-
tenn Of voting SO that the State may furnish the
ballots. and do 1t In such way that no bride Civ
ers may penetrate the privacy in which the voter
shall prepare and cast bis ballot. Volcanoes by
N s. Shaler is the title OF very interesting and
esting feature is spirited translation of the
description Of the great eruption of Vesuvius by
Pny the younger. Mr.. William James contrib
utes a psychological discussion entitled What the
Will Effects. OF fiction there IS the Lantern
Bearers, by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Last OF
the Ghosts, a New England story by Barrett Wen
dell, and tire combinations of The serials First
Harvests and Natural Selection. OF poetry there
Hus sns Allen. Ephemerons by Mrs. james Il
Fields, Loves Ways, by Henrietta Christian
Wright, and Upon Winter morning, by Maybury
Fleming.
The February number of Lippincott's Magazine
is woman's number, and exhibits the better hall
of humanity in a number of the avocations which
the present age shows open to women; as, trans
lator, novelist, lawyer, poet, and literary critic
Mrs A. L. Wister translates novel called The
Spell of Home after the German of (. Werner
and the novel is as thoroughly charming as any
thing that this best OF all translators has evel
given to the public, Amelie RiyeS shows hersei
In a new and most interesting light ina brillian
story OF Ancient Athens, The Man OF the Colder
Fillet. which is wonderful tour de force as al
imaginative reproduction Of classic thought ant
manners, and as story is of the most intense ant
exciting order Mrs. BclvaA A. Lockwood gives al
entertaining and valuable sketch of her Efforts Il
Become a Lawyer, showing how energy, pluck
and perseverance finally conquered the prejudlce'
of ages Agnes Reppner has 4 pleasant LITTLE
essay on Modern Word Parsimony.
The numbers of The Living Age for Januar,
2sth and February 4th contain Peasant Proper
ties in France, I7S7.lss7, and Rome and Malaria
National; Mainland: its Laws and Customs
| Westminster. The Time II Takes tn Think Nine