The Portland daily press., 1888-07-06
MAGAZINE NOTICES.


Every month shows a decided Improvement in
ticularly interesting. While maintaining its high
literary standing, preference is given to the class
Of matter which is appropriate for summer read
ing. Wilfred Patterson has wcll-written and
finely -illustrated article ON the famous Walters
Art Collections; DIR. Allan McLane Hamilton, the
eminent brain specialist contributes an entertain
ing paper on Spiritualism and Like Decisions in
which are many statements that Spirituasts will
not like TO read inasmuch as the doctor evidently
considers them OF unsound mind. Among other
things, this paper shows how chemicals may be
used in producing spirit pictures.
Lppncotts Magazine for July opens with a
novel of mystery and adventure called The Yellow
Snake, by VIM Henry Bishop, author Of Det-
mold, and other popular novels. Judge Tourgee's
series of legal novelettes. With Gauge and Swal-
low, is continued by thrilling story entitled A
Bill of Discovery. My Experiences as an Adven-
ventures. by an author who signs herself 2, is a
charming bit Of gossipy autobiography describing
the misadventures and makeshifts and yet the
delights well, in the life Of literary bohent-
enne Our Friends and Foes among the Toad
stools, by Charles McIlvaine, will open the eyes
Of many readers to the virtues and uses of des-
pissed and humble parasite. Louise Imogen
Quincy has little essay, Case Of Weakness for
the First Person Singular, full of her bright and
breezy humor. There are three poems, Desire, by
Ada Nichols Man, Ultimate Failure. a sonnet by
IA. q.
Charlotte Fiske Bates ~ X
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Geo. +. watts, winch opens tne magazine OF Art
for July. Mr.. Mortimer Menpes continues his
Personal Views of Japanese art writing, and Illus
trating with equal facility. I. E. Hodgson has
carefully prepared paper on Old Arts and Modern
Thoughts, while ". II. Spielmann discusses mod
ern art This latter article is illustrated with re-
productions of solomon j. Solomon's Nobe, and a
The entertaininp naners ON he Foresa " Fon
tainebleau are continued There is curious
study Oh me Srown, us GrowIn and Develop
and his iess familisr nnrtraits bv Erad n Eitton
eani,eman we'll versed in b;crensona ni'1 rhs
na,ser is ill,,stratad with }rn,
curious nnfamiliar nortraifs some we're sletcheS
the former paintings.
inS SUBJECT oh INC conuiioh oi the LONDON poor
10 one that seems to be uppermost Just now and
the July Culver gives space to discuss one phase
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interesting papers are devoted to pews. Follow
ing ruls paper u one III me DIsine truth Of the
Hymn Tunes Among the more strjctIy tneoInci.
cal papers are Wherefore Raised, by Rev p B.
Ss and ns the aSse ne hes Geo BROOKS
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Casselrs Family Magazine for July opens with
the first chapters OF new serial by Kate Eyrs.
the nonnlar anthor of A stem in the DarL ~ :.
called For the Good ~ the Fam,lv and q or.n =
briskly and well. AL at Lloyds is the title az an
enterta,nine naner descrjntlve az Ilovd,s faroons