The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-17
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

Gibbs Brothers & Moran, of New York. are the
publishers Of convenient Route and Reference
Book of the United States and the Dominion ar
ranged for the convenience of travelling men
Lists of towns with statistics relating to their
business are given, together with State maps
showing air line routes with distances and rates
For carrying in the pocket the book is bound in
flexible covers.
In the May number of The Magazine of Art
Mr.. w. M. Rossetti gives the first of a series Of
papers on the Portraits Of Robert Browning
There are five portraits OF Browning and one Of
his wife. We have him in all styles and all stages
of beard, from the fringe under the chin to the
full beard and mustache. The most attractive Of
the lot is that by Field Talfourd, made in 1859
and now in the possession of Edmund GOsse. Mr..
Rossetti writes very Interestingly of Browning,
his acquaintance with whom dates back to 1853.
Another article interesting to lovers of Browning
VIII be found in this number. 1t is on Hamelin:
anG Is Il By s. T5e as
trations are furnished by Thomas Macquoid, r. /.
Newlyn and the Newlyn School is description
a sort of English Brittany. Modern Venetian
Glass and Its Manufacture shows what beautiful
work can be done in these degenerate days. The
Passion of Our Lord as Depicted at the National
Gallery gives some good reproductions from the
old masters.
Harper's Magazine for May contains the first
complete account of an absolutely unique episode
In the history of our national credit. Between
twelve O'Clock on certain Friday in 1862 and
four O'Clock a. m. on the following Monday L. 4.
Chlttenden, at that time the Register of the
Treasury, signed twelve thousand five hundred
bonds. He tells how he accomplished the feat,
and explains the important interests involved.
Theodore Child opens the Number with Some
Modern French Painters stating clearly the dis
tinguishIng traits Of contemporary French artists,
and, with the help of elaborate engravings giving
an exposition of the new art influence initiated by
Corot, Millet and Courbet. Paul Renouard sup
PIGMENTS the biographical details of the article
with portraits of MN. Puvis de Chavannes, j. C.
CaZln Alme Morot. Dagnan. Bouveret, and Henri
Lerole.. Professor S. II. Butcher LID. of the
University OF Edinburgh, contributes an article on
Inc Gr1idIon t Oh mumor denying the possibility
strictly Darwinian principles, and suggesting a
provisional hypothesis by which the origin Of hu-
theory. Quaint historic imaginlngs are the twenty.
six drawings in which Howard Pyle makes visible
lin Stevens in his paper on Old New YORK Tsy-
erns, william Sharp, in an illustrated paper en-
titled Through Bush and Fern, describes the CON
tradictions aud vaccinations OF the fauna and flora
In "the Oldest land In the world.'
The May number of Lippincott's Magazine con.
tains novelette, by Bret Harte entitled A Sappho
of Green Springs. The story, is one of the
brightest and cleverest products of Mr.. Harte's
brilliant pen. Lafcadio Hearn, whose genius Is
beginning to be widely recognized, contributes to
the same number a powerful and romantic study
entitled Karma. Mrs. Bloomfield Moore, who en-
joyed long and intimate friendship with Brown
ing gives number Of valuable and interesting
personal "reminiscences In an article upon Robert
Browning. An article Of timely interest is Subsi
dies and Shipping by Henry w. Raymond. This
is a powerful plea for subsidies for our merchant
marine marine. The Iclcle, charming little comedy in
rhyme, is contributed by Edgar EaWCaff A
Thing Enskyed is the title of bright story with
very original plot written by Francis Livingston.
One OF the most interesting literary relics that has
appeared Tor many long day is Leaves from the
ID o. frederick Cozzens edited by Arthur
ving, dhackeray, Bryant, and other famous CON
InP aries number OF amusing plumbers and
ones Foot In IT, by William Shepherd. Julian
hawtnorhe gives some excellent and practical
hints regarding physical exercise under he baad
of Some Physiological Revelations. George Nor.
ley writes OF 5nakespeare's Birthday and of the
celebrated festivals held on that day. Prof. w