The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-06
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Following the article on the late Laura Bridg-
September contains full and interesting account
Of Helen Keller, young girl who is also deaf,
dumb and blind The sketch is by Florence Howe
Hall, a daughter of DIR. Howe. Mary Hallock
Foote tells the sad story Of the The Lamb that
Couldn't Keep Up. Lieut. Hamilton gives a
bright and timely sketch of the modern method
OF defending coasts or harbors, and shows how
necessary such defenses have become as con-
sequence OF the development of the worlds ma.
yies. Eleanor q. Lewis contributes q short Illus
trated account of Dantes Beatrice, illustrated by
also by two portraits OF Dante-Civlletti's statue
and tracing from Giotto's fresco. Treadwell
Walden tells In brisk style some Adirondack
humorous little study OF boyish character Day
Among the Blackberres. Another strong humor-
Gus story Is By By ThSmas Janvler [.Iyory Back'')
great success, was abruptly discontinued
The numbers OF Littelrs Living Age for the
weeks ending August oath and 3Ist contain Old
Quarterly; How the Shah Travels In Persia, and
Goethe and the French Revolution, Fortnightly;
Phenlclan Aninities of Ithaca, by Mr.. Gladstone
Nineteenth Century; William Clifford, A French
mans Impressions Of London in the Seventh Cen
tury, and Land League Ballads, National; The
Cruise Of the Chrysalis "a Nineton YawD through
Holland, Freslond and on the Zuyder Zee, Black
Charles kirkpatrick Sharpe, TempleBar; A House
Beautiful, Leisure Hour; The National Sport of
Virginia, and Old College Days in Calcutta, Long
mans; Old Age, Spectator; Swordnsh Fishing,
Saturday Review; Concerning Cobwebs SWISS
Cross The Low Death Rate In London, Lancet;
CClaret, Universal Review, with installments Of
Sir Charles Danvers, and Mrs. Fenton: A Sketch
and poetry.
Wide Awake for September opens the new
serial by Susan Coolidge, a story for girls who
have their living to earn; it is called A Little
Knight Of Labor. The Peppers serial, by Mar
garet sidney, is full Of good times and exciting
happenings, as is usual with the Peppers house.
hold. An article that will be read with interest
relates to Maria Mitcheliat Yassar, and is writ
ten by one OF her old pupils. Miss Risley Seward
gives the last Of her Around the World Stories; it
Is entitled My Dinner at Kensington Palace-an
amusing glimpse Of Royalty: Madame M, de Mess-
mantle incident 10 the young life Of Mozart.
Lieut.. Loudon tells bright Indian story-The
Race Between Mr.. Deer and Mr.. Antelope.
An etching by that famous French etcher, p.
LIE Rat, forms the frontispiece of the September
number Of the Magazine of Art The etching is
of painting, In the Chimney Corner, by Adolf
Mcneil, a German artist when England admires
very much. The Barbizon School, series of
unusually interesting papers, is continued, Dau.
bigny still being the subject nnder discussion.
Mortimer Menpes, a popular English srtist, con-
tr butes paper on the Pointing Of Etchings,
which Is accompanied by chalk drawing of him.
self, which Is clever example Of the modern art
of reproduction. High Street. oxford, and Brace
nose College will interest all who know Englands
famous college tswn, and others for whom its
beauties are still in store.
Most of us know something about Chinese men
and women, but few OF us know anything about
Chinese girls We can learn a good deal, how.
ever, from an article on that subject which opens
the Culver for September. The author of How to
be Happy, Though Married has a, paper in this
followed by What is Myrrh? aquestion that is
answered by the author of the article. The Art
of Self Defense, which follows, does not relate to
Home Nursing is The title s Of valuable tIe rs
per, and is followed by q sketch, with pen and
pencil, of Quaker Mission in Madagascar.