The Portland daily press., 1889-08-07
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Lie hdSdZlue OF ArL 1Or august letlDS Will
"contemporaneous human interest" The from
tispiece is an etching by NM. Masse and Withers
after painting, The Passing Salute, by Mr.. Tom
Graham, ScStch artist who has gained the at
tention OF London. The highest praise is given
to Mr.. j. S. Sargent's portrait OF Miss Terry as
Lady Macbeth. Mr.. George Moore, who is moth
Ing if not original, has something to say on Art
for the Villa giving blow to white marble statu-
airy as he passes by. Oh. Francois Daubigny is
the subject OF this months paper on The Barb-
zon Scnoo There Is fqil page engraving OF Sir
favorite of its painter, with reason. Maximili IN
is the subject Of f. Mabel Rocinson's paper on
Art Patrons. John Brown, the Craftsman, is dis
eussed by j. nj. Gray and illustrated by reproduc-
tions Of his own drawings. The most timely arti-
Gle in the magazine, and one that shows an ex-
trAordinary amount Of enterprise on the part of
the editor is an account by Prof. HerkoTer him.
self OF his only recently produced play at Bushey,
with Illustrations from his own pencil.
InIScribner's for August Is continued the very
interesting and instructive series Of letters on the
practical application Of Electricity. This month
President Henry Morton takes the reader with
him into the great factories where the dynamos
and glow-lamps are actually made and entertain
1ngly explains the processes. How to Feed
Railway is the attractive title under which Benja-
min Norton, second Vice President OF the Long
Island railway, describes the purchasing and sup
ply department OF large railway system. Rob-
ert Grant, an expert sportsman, describes the
great battle he had with tarpon on the Florida
coast. But perhaps the most appropriate article
for the season is Form in Lawn Tennis by James
Dwight NJ D.-a very high authority-who treats
OF the game from an entirely new point of view,
using Instantaneous photographs Of the Sears
basis of a more accurate analysis of the principal
strokes In the game than has been heretofore pos
oe on Te Two Has ana Mr.
venson adds a brilliant chapter to The Master of
Balantrae. There are four short stories by Bran
der Matthews, H. II: Boyesen. E. c. Martin and
George Parsons Lathrop, the last named writing
tale OF the future entitled The New Poverty,
which should interest the many readers of Mr..
story was written before the publication OF that
volume, and pictures the days when poverty will
be as much sought after as wealth nowis
genuine midsummer number is the Century
for August, with Its opening article on The
Stream of Pleasure-the river Thames by the
Pencils, husband and wife, who have written
about and infinitely pictured that gay resort for
boats and boaters. Mrs. Foote'S Afternoon at a
Ranch has also midsummer air; and all inland
vacationisIs will DE interested in Dr. Weir M tch-
ellis profusely illustrated article on The Poison Of
Serpents-a line of inquiry in which he has made
important discoveries. Remington, artist and
writer, describes with pen and pencil his outing
with the Cheyennes; and a group Of well known
wood-engravers-French, Kingsley, Closson and
Dayts-describe in their own language, and with
drawings and engravings by each. a wood en-
graver's camp on the Connecticut river, as well as
the methods Of the American school of wooden
portant than the chapters Of the Lincoln History,
which describe The Chicago Surrender, Couspira-
cies in the North, and Lincoln and the Churches.
In the last named chapter the authors discuss
Lincolns religious character and publish for the
first time document written by himself which
throws light on this subject. An interesting chap
ter In the KEENAN, series describes State Criminals
at the Kara mines. The frontispece Of the number
Is portrait Of Alfred Tenhyson from one OF Mrs.
with this portrait Rev. DR.. Van Dyke gives the re-
suits Of his study OF Tennvsons use OF the Bible,
b discussing the relation Of the Eng
interesting Of the Old Masters era Angellco) Is
presented in the Cole.Stillman series, engraved
from the originals by Mr.. Cole. Three full-page
engraylngs are given from the works of the IAN
gelicaP' painter.
Three artists join In tho principal poetlcal con-
tribution TO Harper's Magazine for August-Aus-
tin Dobson, who writes a Prologue and Epilogue,
and Edwin A. Abbey and Alfred Parsons who
evoke the spirit and intent of them in twelve
drawings. The two poems belong to The Quiet
Life, which is said TO be the title of forthcoming
book to be published by Messrs Harper s. Broth
ers. With his pencil Alfred Parsons also makes
of Wordsworth's sonnet How Sweet 1t Is poem
beautiful. If photography is TO be ranked as an
art, another writes for this number-George H.
Hepwor.h, who describes the experiences OF an
amateur photographer which are his own. Even
if photography Is not now to be ranked as an art
J. Wells Chapney looks with tempered enthusi-
asm into the FUTURE" when 1t may yet be acknow-
edged as Zone OF the finest of the graphic arts"
That Madame Tussaud once had rival in West
minister Abbey will be to many surprise that
will lead them TO read John Lilies Interesting
illustrated paper on the Westminster Efigies.
James Lane Allen writes on County Court Day in
Kentucky. and Louisa Parr upon The Fan, both
articles illustrated. Y. II. Adds tells of a dis
covery which she made in Mexico, and William
O. Prime pyDlaInS fs ya1ua N rt
E. wilkins contributes story called Gentle
Ghost, and M. q. McClelland another called
Constance Fenimore Woolson. and of A Little
Journey in the World, by Charles Dudley War
ner. complete the fiction Richard Z. Burton and
most important contributions are Theodore
Child's article on The Kremlin and Russian art,
and Deau Lichtenberger's essay on The Religious
Movement IN GERMANY,