The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-07
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The Culver for June opens with a paper on
Wesley in Seven dials, giving an account of the
work done in that notorious quarter of London by
the great divine. The Salvation of the Cana
ante, is theological paper by Dean Chad
wick Wick. A few pages. further on is the
nTst OF a. series of papers on Mission
MOrK at the Universities, Cambridge being
given the second paper on Some Bible paS are
and string of Pearls of Christian Song: betweer,
s and Two comes an account Of his Experiences
a Il savage People, by Rev. S. j. Whitmee
The Rev. X. II. Lowell writes Of JOYOUS Chris.
tlans, while the author of Joshua Padgett writes
ham Gs elEigs r woy ~, aaaWay pr Cunning
and we are given an excellent likeness of the
learned I'm and reverend traveller The fourth paper
III lhe series on The Salt of the Earth is reached
and Particular Providences, are discussed nv
REV. Dr. Tryon Edwards, of Detroit.
Inc Uses OF Drawing Room forms the initial
number OF the Woman's World for June. The
Records of Fallen Dynasty, by Violet Fame
follows this, and gives some interesting anecdotes
In connection with Prince Charles Edward Stuart
rms paper is fully Illustrated from old paintings
and portrait of Prince Charles disguised as
betty Burke, forms the fr0ntispiece of the num-
per: Other interesting articles are Something
ABOUT Needle Women, Modern Greek Poets with
portraits OF the most important of them, ST.
George the Chevalier, by the late DIR. Anna Kings
lord, paper on Smoking and Mr.. Johnston's
The numbers of the Living Age for the weeks
ending May 9th and Goth contain Kasper Hau-
ser, Quarterly; "reminiscences of Cardinal MAJ
arin, Westminster; Islam and Civilization, Con.
temporary; Hymns and Hymnals and Among
the Islands OF the South Pacific: Fiji, Blackwood;
Marlno Faliero, and Diekens's characters and
their prototypes, Temple Bar: The Topographic
cal Instinct in Animals, and Ruskn's Forge,
Leisure Hour; Matthew Arnold, Reality and
and d Tn Ssys the Tin Soldier
Boyish Freaks, Chambers's; Mr. Matthew
Arnold's Earliest publication, Athenaum; Scien-
Death OF Matthew Arnold, and Elements and
Meta Elements, Times; with The Polruan Ferry
boat, The Hermit of De Croisc, and poetry
Harper's for June opens with Mr. p r. Bow
ker's second paper on London as a Literary Cen
tire, with novleists for his especial subject
Sketches of Capri,by Miss Mary L. Vandyke, gives
many charming glimpses of life and scenery in
that beautiful island In The Central State Rob,
err Lay, " s. q. s., gives full description in
Guiding valuable statistics of Kansas. There is
much notion offered for summer reading thrty-
three pages being given up to complete story hy
Henry James. This is called Two Countries and
mas several line Illustrations BY Reinhart, which
add 70 the charm OF the text William Blacks In
Far Loehaber Is continued and its interest still
grows. Mr Howells, in the opening chapters of
ms new serial Annie kilburn, deliniates the COM
ing home of the heroine to her native town, or
phaned and not yet very young, after living wears
abroad. The authors art was never seen TO bet
ter advantage than so far in this story The noe.
try In this number is charming. H. A. Abbey H.
illustrates Barbara Aliens Cruelty with four snien
did sketches, and Alfred Parsons furnishes a
full-page drawing for Wordsworth's sonnet, Life
with Yon Lambs.
The frontispiece of the June Wide Awake is a
game of Polo, by the artist Childe Hassam, and a
description of the origin and progress of the game
is found fnrthur on. Margaret Sidney (Mrs. ID.
Lothropl contributes one of her pleasing stories,
called Euranias Boys. Two new serial stories
are begun in this number, Double Roses, by Mrs.
Sherwood, and Plucky Smalls: His Story by
Mary Bradford CrOwingsheld. The Wild White
Cattle of England by Amanda b. Harris has a
reproduction of Landseer's painting of the cattle
at Chilingham. There are many other good sto-
ries, sketches and poems, among the latter the
most charming being Rosina's Kitten, by Mrs. L.
Sayazza. The number Is an excellent one, but
this magazine.