Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-05
CURRENT LIrERIpURE.

brac Is group Of carnations In color { ute
tempting to lady fingers. There Is p,eca
Of music, THE Caila Lily" and, OF cJulss,
n Christmas story which ends very pre'tily.
Ineto are other stories, among which "Plr
tha World TO Judge" is wei worth readlas.
A years subscription to Pearson would Ia
an acceptable holidays. TO d lady ftieai,
THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY tor Decem-
Der is an Immensely good nnmbsr. Il
opens with an article on 1.-THE Descendants
of PaI@ctth!G Man In America by DIR.
Abbott, watch, In addition to It's ethnologi-
cRl valu9, possesses enhancing local N.
terest. In it wa are told OF the prehistoric
man who, IN the distant long ago 81 the
great ice eSe, nayigated the waters OF ths
ancient Delaware river aud bay, while the
seal and waltus disported therein; willie
FISH ia couutless thousands stemmed It's
floods, ana geese and ducks \ myrtSds
rested npon thestreain or toamed through
ths bordering reaches Of upland 10 ast stu
pA9plei by lN nlIs.Odor, rue mo3se, tbs
eiE tna re nIer he bison and the ext iact
great beaver. Inn bones OF the masl1don
ana tho 1pn0s anI wsapons OF thl pioneer
Deiaware4F, ylns Side by sida 3eep doTn
III she gfArEis dap0aits by the iilbds from
the melting les shoe 8, bear Witness u tha
yalot of the hunter who trode ha sod Of
this State WAJn the world was many thou
sands. II not millions, of years younger
than now.
"Tne Evolution OF Glass Bottle" by
Prof O lanfotd Henderson, Is a very in
tataeting aad instructive chapter ON glass
making. IntPlan Words on the Woman
Question" Grant Alien shows that the
trleat api highest aim OF woman, II the
race II - an&u-e and progress i4 ami will
continue . be how to I'LL most noby and
nseiully the sphere of wtfehood and mother.
hooi.
New r Eases OF the Chinese Problem"
/ Wiiari n, tarwe.l, brings food for dis
i qItetGlW "A argues that instead Of hay
I ing solved the problem, we have hsrily yet
4 b qua ID understand Its magnitude. His
4 facts AMI reasoning even raise he question
/ WHISTLER Americans. llke Polyue4iun7, are
I t0rei 70 retire before the ifrepreesibe
Inertia OF rhlions oil these people who,
is"iH4 from starvation at nome nni
I hROtuated 10 bathaIuus modes 81 punish
Lnsnt, are not to he kHps out Of this or any
country by such, TO them, tttGirS matters
rs threats Of imTrls pument or by any
deterrent modes mid enough to CONNIE I'D
they nave enttenehed themselves In what
was originally the hear OF San Francisco,
aud the whites have vacated that quarter OF
tins city. There they hari, u forelsa eLe.
mout IN m American city; oWuiuS no
allegiance 10 tha rule or the civl 1ization OF
the municipality, but pursuing their own
EFSctsce5 ana governed by thtir own laws
UHere IS much other mister Of interest IN
this number Of the MObilty Tor instance
tha ratet uGeH to rock imprisoned toahs IL
Victor LHpOrte's article on Suspension q
Vitality "a Animals" puhiishei b. d
Appleton CO., ], and Bond street, New
iork, 5u esnts a number; If per year.
The Christmas number OF HARrRR's dis-
plays noticeable lack Of heavy. exlgeRni
articles. Everything Is sparkling aat
CHEEKY. one misses, however, Mr.. Howells
customary farce. 30 far as ths present
number Il concerned, ibis popular writer
sealnB taking Il rest. Ha contents hlmaI
with few ariet notes in Ills study, what
have scarcely the ineis!va vig1c and origin
J atty OF last years at tha same tune. Ihas
were lmoug the best aud most enltghtsngt
OF ChrtstmS3 sermons. Rtig tho magazine:
ARE i.ke tho preachers" L j. no 9bsosutet!
! inevitable that the areat festivals Ind then
quita 10 ,aae,
"Ins FllSht Into Egypt" however, u Ii
a perfect }a rd win tue season. II - wei
Illustrated ind wriftGn III d spirit OF tend II
ast reverence tor init walcl Is the etetnG
9 fquui4ti9L 0f all Chrtstma5ss. The gseUl
j nat g9AIth Of illustration, coupled Wit
mlst Gacafl descriptive meantime !
. lyEsaei upon hir. Theodore Child
9 54ern i lin Art" Whatever b6 II
gsglta, 20 freely aimitted as painting, 4
hete pte 4tel the Madonna OF "
Q tt7ifuiI Gatfe4iral has the FAEnestnsss an
n rIaArlty Of Hi Oh Italiau masterpiece
Withmbre tlItn ita rlchiulnes5 Of lifs. III
. tae rest, the number deals largely in abU
4 sf5tist, one q which, "lhe Golden We
T., ding has tha touches al AlmDr AMI