The Portland daily press., 1888-11-06
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The frontispiece of the Magazine of Art for
November is an etching by James d. Smille after
a spirited painting OF d horse market in Cairo by
that popular American painter of oriental scenes
Frederick A. Bridgeman. The opening paper is
by Frederick Wedmore, and discusses the merits
of John Sell Cotman, an English contemporary of
j. w. NJ. Turner, whose water colors are just now
finding approximation among his countrymen.
The Illustrations after Cotman's originals would
show that he was not uninfiuenced by his friend
Turner. The Hon. Lewis Wingfeld contributes
an interesting paper on Art in the Theatre. Mr..
Lewis Il. Day discusses the important subject
OF Art and Handicraft which paper is followed by
short sketch of the late Frank Holl, II. A., by
nj. III: Spielmann. This sketch is accompanied
by full page portrait of Mr.. Holl from the orig
paper written and illustrated by Walter Crane,
which all art students will find valuable. Ken
about and described, and then we come to sec
ond paper on the famous Kepplestone Collection,
fully Illustrated.
The November Century begins the 37th volume
and nineteenth year OF the magazine; and the
number is made notable by the beginning Of sew
eral new series, or magazine features" The
most important Of these is the first instalment Of
The Century Gallery of Old Masters, engraved by
I. Cole, and described by W. j. Stillman and by
Mr.. Cole himself. The engrayings in this series
were made in the presence of the original pictures
themselves; they are actual copies and unique in
the history of art; for such careful copies have
never before been made on wood. Another series
begun in this number is Mr.. Cables Strange True
Stories OF Louisiana latter a preface by Mr.
Cable himself comes the extraordinary story of
The Young Aunt with White Hair, from an old
French manuscript. The Romance Of Dolard, by
Mrs. Catherw00d, illustrated by Mr.. Sandman,
has two prefaces. one by Mr. Parkman, the histo-
rlan anu one by the author. Mrs. Catherwood is
a. new e: ,; author and has as broken new ground.oana-
Foote'S Pictures of the Far West, a fullpage en-
craving, Is given in this number. Among the
leading contributions are ntere sting inStallments
of the Life of Lincoln and of George Remnants
important articles on the Siberian Exile System.
Murat Halstead has paper on Gravelotte Wit
tions. DIR. Lyman Abbott has a timely and
thoughtful essay. on the present tendency Of re-
lgi0us thought throughout the world, under the
suggestive title Of The New Reformation.
The Culver for November opens with an
Illustrated article describing An East End Free
Library. This is followed by the last installment
OF the delightful serial In Her Own Right. An
Hour with the Friends at Jordans is an ilustrat-
ed paper just what its title indicates. A pretty
poem, The Seasons Change. comes before a pa
per entitled Christ; The Gentle Worker, by Rev.
Geo. Brooks. Part second and last of The Old
Harvest Gladness by Margaret Haycrait. True
Manhood Is discussed by the Rev, Henry Allon,
WHICH dDle essay is followed DV a 0eSCrlDtlOn of
An Ancient Cathedral City in Wales.
The Lower st. Lawrence is tho title of the first
article in the November number of Harpers. A
Museum of the History Of Paris is an interesting
description of the Hotel Carnavalet in the French
capital, long the home ef Madame de Sevigne. 1t
is written by Theodore Child, who knows Paris
as few native Parisians know it. Elk-huntng
In the Rocky Mountains contains the views of G.
o. Shields about this famous sport, together with
accounts Of several incidents of the chase after
elks. Boats on the Tagus, by Tristram Ellis, de-
scribes the picturesque craft that dot the waters
Of this Portuguese river and harbor. The fiction
in the number compris es the closing chapters of
William Blacks In Far Lochaber and William D.
Howells Annie Kilburn, both of which end pleas
antly. Pink Villa is an illustrated story by
Miss Woolson, and ranks with the best OF her
short stories. The New Orleans Bench and Bar
in 1928 is sketch of the brilliant lawyers and
luriStS OF Louisiana over sixty years ago, as
Charles Gayarre remembers them. Richard
Wheatley's article in the New York Real Estate
description of one of the great businesses in New
Elizabeth Robins Pennell, begun in September, is
the incidents, and the general effect of the contri-
button are OF equal excellence with its predeces-
ScriDner's for November is notable number
made so by the article entitled From Gravelotte
to Sedan, a posthumous work of General sheri-
dan. An excellent engraving of General sheri-
dan, made from the last photograph taken, is the
frontispiece OF the magazine. The article Is fully
illustrated with pictures of the most famous bat
ties and men of the Franco-Prussian war. Next
after this article is large full page engraving of
Matthew Arnold, followed by a study of his life
and work, by Augustine Birrel. The very inter-
estng series of railroad articles is continued this
month by description of the Everyday Life of
Railroad Men, written by B. B. Adams, Jr. Les
ter Wallack's second paper on Memories of the
Last Fifty Years will be read by every one who is
interested in the drama. w. G. Brounel dis
courses on the manners of the French in continu-
alton of his study in French Traits. Robert Louis
Stevenson is conspicuous in this as he has been in
all the recent numbers of Scribner's contributing
sketch Of Scotch Life. The Marter of Ba,lantrae
and some Randi m Memories on the Edncation OF
an Engineer. The problem of seeking winter
climate for the invalid Is studied by Signal Oicer
A. w. Greely in an article illustrated by charts
and fortified by statistics of observations The
novel First Harvests comes to an end, somewhat
happily after the turmois of Wall street dsas-
ter. Arlo Bates contributes a story entitled
Barnum Vests Extravaganza, relating the story
Of young author and the way he came to sue
ssrs Ise q me fot ol Mssng Ships by John
ing sailor. Zoe Dana Uunderhill, Henry Shelton
Sanford, Jr., and Mrs James 7. Fields furnish the
poetry.
The November number Of woman's World
edited by Oscar Wilde, presents an interesting
array Of reading from able writers, who treat Of
such subjects as The Fallacy of the Equality of
Women, Elementary School Teaching as Profess
sion, The Latest Fashions with an interesting
historical study of the life Of Pompean Lady
and an elaborate description of the Lace Makers
Ing historical sketch of Mary Stuart and Mary
Seton. Throughout the magazine is fully and
handsomely Illustrated,