The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-15
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

The leading feature in Lippincott's for January
is a novel by NJ. Elliot Seawell entitled Hale
Wesson, the name of a county sea. in Virginia.
The story relates to Virginia life, which is paint
ed In warm colors, with numerous figures well
delineated. The style is good, the incidents va
RED and the characters interesting and carefully
drawn. r. III. Stoddard furnishes a sketch OF
Poe. drawn from bis personal knowledge, inter-
course and experience. He prefers the poets
minor productions to his more ambitious per-
ormances. Charlotte Adams describes Literary
Society as it was seen by her in New York on her
first introduction to it. We cannot commend her
experience Of it, or herself as she appears in the
recital, which is In style indicative Of neither
Vein Of and brayado foreSn y ~
w0manhood. Such writing ought not to be en-
couraged In our magazines. The Capture and
eventful chapter of American history, and will
not fail to attract attention. Six Days In the Life
Of an ex!Teacher. with brief Poems, Monthly Cos
sip with Queries Answered, Book Talk, and
Every Days Record, bringing many historical
facts and occurrences to remembrance, with Cur
rent Notes, make up this sprighily numberof the
Lippncott
Two articles in Harper's Magazine for January
are sure to provoke discussion. The Clergy and
the Times, by Archdeacon Mackay-Smirh, lays
hold of the important question of how the churches
are affected by present tendencies. The other
article referred 10 deals with perennial subject
Of discussion; but the mass of Indifferent contri-
buttons to the literature upon the Irish Question
does not spoil peoples appetite for such valua-
BILE essay as Mr.. Commissioner Mac Cartby, Dub
lin, has written upon Manufacturing Industry In
Ireland. One Of the most entertaining articles
in the Number is The Ancient City of WHISKY by
W. W. Thomas, Jr. Mr.. Thomas gives charm
ing account, woven OF history, legend and obser-
walton, of this city which was once the worlds
market on the island of Cortland in the Baltic
Sea. The article is finely illustrated by T. ue
Thllstrup Two interesting features of the
Number are Gen. Lew. wallace's powerful
historical drama, "Commodus," illustrated by j.
r. Weguelin in his best manner, and the first in
stalmeDt OF Constance Fenimore Woolson's new
novel. Jupiter Lights, which promises to be
substantial advance even upon her former works.
F. c. Beach, Phi. B., ex-President Of the Society Of
Amateur Photographers, New York City, writes
an interesting paper upon Modern Amateur Pho
Biography. Russian Bronzes. by Charles Cook,
Is prefaced by a valuable Characterization OF Rus
sian art as whole. Excellent illustrations sup
plement the text. Charles Dudley Warner can
create interest in any subject which he touches;
Of itself. the reader has right TO expect some
thing extraordinarily good No one will be dis
appointed in his Comments on Kentucky, which
is perhaps the most entertaining Of his series Of
papers on the West. Every one must admire the
exquisite technique Of Graham r. Tomson's Bal
lad Of the Bird-bride. The three accompanying
selves. h. p. Wells writes Of The Beaver with
the enthusiasm of a true sportsman, and A. B.
Frost and L. youtel display something OF the same
spirit In the Illustrations to the article Professor
A. 8. Hill, OF Harvard, has pleasing essay on
Colloquiat English. Isabel's Story, by Annie
Porter. Is the short fiction OF the number.