The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-02

4 epiOducc, Win Cne peculiar skill OF THIS
consummate draughtsman, the "Merry
England" Of .Falstaff'sn time. Six com
plete stories follow the merry Wives" on
the programme. Rev. Henry Van Dyke,
IN his paper on "Ths Flight into
Egypt" considers this episode from the
boyhood Of Christ as it is recorded In the
evangelists, embellished in later years bv
myth and legend. and then interpreted in
masterpieces OF medieval and modern art.
In "0ratorlo and Drama" Rev. n.
new departure" which is nothing
less than the reconciliation of church and
stage in new art form, the Sacred Music
Drama Of the future. The holiday festival
celebrated in this number comes to a close
with Christmas sermon on Fraternity, ~
and an after-service utterance on news
paper truthfulness, by George William
Curtis.
The December Century opens with a
series of unpublished letters written By the
Duke OF Wellington, in his very last days,
to young married lady of England. These
letters present the Iron Duke in a very at
tractive light-amiable and unpretending.
The personal interest" is very strongly
continued in Joseph Jefferson's autobiogra-
phy, which this month covers wide ground,
ana goes into the most amusing details con-
corning "barn-storming in Mississippi"
Mr.. Charles Barnard'S illustrated article on
The New Croton Aqueduct" is the
first full account Of that marvel
GUS and unique engineering work
The two celebrated French painters.
Alfred Stevens and Gervex, give pictures
OF their Paris Panorama of the Nineteenth
Century" and tell how they came to con-
struct the work, and their method of put
ting 1t on the canvas. Prof. Fisher begins
his striking papers in this nu nber on 1.-THE
Nature and Method of Revelation" taking
up at once the subject of Revelation and
the Bible" The chapters of the Lincoln life
deal with the fall of Richmond and Lin
coins visit TO the abandoned capital. The
Century Company, Union Square, New
York
Scribner's Magazine for December is q
holiday number Of striking beauty and at
Effectiveness in its illustrations and the text
of the articles will appeal to the fancy and
sympathy of readers rather than to their
desire for instruction in practical affairs.
With theexception of the fourth installment
of Harold Frederic's serial, each article is
complete in this issue. The contents include
sympathetic study of life in the
poorest quarters of New York's tenemenrs
vigorous end paper, sure to provoke
discussion, by Edward j. Phelps, ESQ.
ex- minister to England, a genial and dis
terminating view OF the whole field of
american humorous drawing, by j. A.
Mitchell, the founder aud editor of Life.
another story by Mr.. II. G. burner, editor
PucH, whose 'Aadoc Pine" and Squire
will he racaIiod viud nd 1ints' issues
account of some characteristic Breton
festivals; and a sunny picture of life and
eccentric character on some of the least
trequented OF the Bahama Islands. Charles
Scrloners Sons, New York
The editor of ST NicboJns deservee tho
beartv tbanLs of oil lovo.s Of Thoo,,o,o-,
Co. < -. - ~ -,l.'o No' "y
0ne mas secureu from MIS- hitchle an ac-
count of THE Boyhood of Thackeray, "
Illustrated by fac stnltteS Of drawings and
letters not hitherto published, and also by
the frontlsplece to the magazine. Miss
Ewell tells story of early Virginia his
tory, an incident of the Indian massacre,
strongly illustrated by Birch. Mr.. Tneo-
dore Roosevelt extracts from the diary of
his brother, experiences in Buffalo Hunt
ing, which Will be enjoyed by all boys
ments then 1v;tb much intarast;noT tert f
his own. This being an authentic account
will be found to give the right mingling OF
romance with reality, and Is not likely tt
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girls, May bartietts Stepmother, and
waite. lamps second 1901 Dali artlcle Is
oHereu 10 young men as oounter-attrac'
t LION. Inc verse Is unusually attractive.
Inc century company, Union square.
The author of "Agnes Surriage.n Mr..
Edwin Tassettar Rvnner onans tha Dacen-
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IntprQCf
ana especially TO Tue student OF Oid Boston.
of Granesn tavern one Of the most famous
New England hostelries of the last century,
and Mr.. Bynner gives an amusing
account OF tne various events
wnicn tooK place "lgnlh i1s nos
pieapie waIls; FroI. N. o. onaIer,
OF OF harvard coilege, contributes paper on
Scnool VACATIONS ana Mr. william