The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-06
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The frontispiece of St. Nicholas for March is an
exquisite engraving of "Baby Stuart" by 7.
johnson, from Van Dyck's well-known painting.
The first article San Ancient Haunt Of Plrates,'
contains an interesting description of journey
through the little known region where the cele-
brated Lafittes, Pierre and Jean, carried on their
priyateering. Ernest L. Thompson has contrib
uted a novel and attractive paper showing what
naturalist may read from Tracks in the Snow"
and the tracks are reproduced SO lhat lle reaasIs
may draw conclusions for themselves. Helen
Campbell tells an amusing story OF line ltoDart
Treasure" and shows how treasures may be hid
den where least expected. Frank II. stockton IN
the personally Conducted Series, gives his inn
pressioHs of THE People We Meet abroad, and
II. A. Ogden draws pictures Of them John DIM,
TRY in "Onatogas Sacrifice recounts legend
based upon Indian traditions of terrible man
eating bird. a carving of which was formerly upon
a elf near Alton, Illinois.
Lippincott's Magazine for March opens with
complete novel by Julia Magruder, "Honored in
the Breach, which is full of quiet, subdued in
terest with leasant touches Of hnmor and pathos.
A remarkably clever article by Max O'Rell is en-
titled "From My Letter-Box," and presents a
summary of the contents OF anonymous and other
letters received by the auil.or of "John Bull and
His Islaud' with humorous comments. "A Talk
with Presidents Son" 9 son being General
e. Carpenter is full OF historical interest in re-
gard to the inner workings of the Tyler admins
fration. The third instament OF Albion "; tour
gees with Gauge and Swallow" is sub-titled "A
Retainer in Cupid's Court" and turns upon an IN
terestng question Of marriage or nomarriage
There is nothing clustering about the March
number of The CULVER 1t sheds its benign in
fuence from the first page TO the last. The open
ing article describes "a New Mission Field
which does not look very attractive to the lay
reader but to the devoted men who are willing to
risk their lives for the sake % saving the souls Of
their fellows, there is something inspiring in the
very dangers to lie encountered. Edward Garrett
continues his papers on "The Salt of the Earth, 7
in which he gives sympathetic sketches of some
noble lives. 'AIaggies Watch" is story fol
young people, and is followed by paper more
interesting TO the0l0gians, on Three Transngur
ations." "Cleaning, the Corners" is suggestive
paper which more than one OF us might take IL
heart. .Some Remarkable Church Towers are
described with pen and pencil The Rev. Hugh
Macmillan in a carefully written paper, compares
Sound Minded Religion is a sketch of the life
and work OF the Rev. Hugh ST. Clair Peterson
one of Lonaon's most successful workers among
the poor.
The numbers of the Living Age for February
25th and March Sd contain Darwin's Life and
Letters, and Cabot's Life of Emerson, Quarterly
Personal Experiences of Bulgaria, and the Evolu
ton of Humor National; Home Rule in Norway
Nineteenth Century; A Jacobean Courtier, Fort
nightly Mary Stuart in Scotland, Blackwood; a
| Night i'll the Jungle. Macmillan; Some Wiccami
cal "Reminiscences, and The Romance OF History
| Bayard Temple Bar; Unser Fritz, Time; Thack
| eray's Brighton, All the Year Round; with A
| Tuinbler Of Milk, The Five Horseshoes and poe
| try.
The most interesting frontisplece, the Woman's
World has yet had is the portrait of Christina
Rossetti which accompanies the March number
1t is capital reproduction in fac smile of cray
on drawing by her brother, Dante Gabriel Ros
setti sympathetic criticism of Miss Rossettfs
poems, by Amy Levy, is the occasion of the por
trait. An allegory by Olive Schreiner, opens the
number This is followed by an interesting paper
entitled The Hermitage, an episode In the life o.
Jean Jacques Rousseau, by Frederick Macdonald
A paper ON Emigration bristles with suggestions
for money making by gentlewomen, and this /
followed by poem, called Legend OF the Blusl
Roses from the pen of Beatrice Crane. the talent
ed daughter of Walter Crane. MIR. Oscar Wildel
Literary and other Notes are more literary than
.other'' this month; The London and Pari'
Fashions fully illustrated. follow the editors
notes and are written in an entertaining, rathe
than technical manner
| The thing that will strike the American reade
| the first in the Magazine of AIT for March is
| short paper called Some Plain Words on Ameri
| can taste in Art. The American market, thi
| writer says. is simply flooded with the ''sweeping
of the Partisan studios" This "touch.and-go'
school is not particularly popular with American
buyers but they have no choice, the American
dealer preferring to sell French "sweepings" ex
clusively as he makes the biggest profit on them
English art is given the go-by in America and ma
tive talent rarely encouraged. The other articles
| OF this number are carefully prepared paper OF
'current art" profusely illustrated: The studies
| in English costume are continued. There is q
capital paper on The Progress OF English Art, BY
Ford Maddox Brown. There is one about Hell
micks Irish types and a review of Hamerton's
Saone, with illustrations from the book: The
most important paper Of the number is the one
on Auguste Rodin, by Claude Phillips