Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-06-27
LITERARY NOTES.

Lippincotts Magazine. 1t is en-
titled "The Picture Of Dorian Gray, -
and it is a story that every body will
want to read. Not only is Oscar
Wilde one of the most interesting
figures of the day, but he is re-
markably clever and original writer,
as he has shown himself to be in his
essays, poems, and short stories, aud
above all this, his first, novel. The
story is strikingly original i'm CON
ception, is strong in interest, and
fitted with a dramatic and tragic
climax. Wilde is man of such an
original and audacious turn of mind
that the commonplace is scarcely
possible to him, and so he has pro.
duccd a novel entirely out of the or
dinary ruts. 1t would be impossible
to give in few words an adequate
conception or criticism Of this dra.
matte story, and besides, every one
will want to read ard Judge it fo.
himself
The second instalmcnt OF Daudet's :
new story, Port Tauscon: the Last
Adventures of the illustrious Tar
tarin," will appear in the July num-
Der of Harper's Magazine. Readers
Of the opening chapters Of this mimi
table story, are, no doubt, impa-
tient to learn how the last of the
TarascOnians embarked on board
the Tootoopumpum, how they,
sailed by way of the Isthmus
OF SueZ across the Indian Seas, how
they arrived at Port Tarascon, and
what manner of reception awaited
them there. All these things and
many more will be told in the forth
coming chapters, which abound in
alternate droll aud tragic situations,
and in that species of humor Of
which Nj. Dautlet is so consummate
a master. The illustrations are in
every way equal to those which ac-
the first iustalnent of
the story. They are twenty-four in
and are from drawings 10y
the famous French artists Louis
f. de Myrbach, Luigi
Rossi, and Frederic Montenard.
FUNNY Well, | should say
so Look at the one in short lace
skirt to the knees, rubber boots, bare
arms, an immense mutf, straw hat,
and-a beard What is il?' Why,
that is a Modern Columbus in the
burlesque of that name given by
dramatic club of the celebrated Sew
enth regiment OF New York, which
has Just arrived" The pictures of
the siX-footers of the Seventh array
ed in feminine toggery are about the
funniest that have appeared in any
magizine for long time, The num-
ber also contains "A beautifully illus
trated article on the interior of Vice
President Morton's house, which is
full of suggestions for modern house
The article "Stanley's
Rescue of Emin,' profusely illustra-
ted, is also Of great interest at this
time; and 1.-THE House-Boat in
Waters" will give "A hint
10 many who are wandering how to
spend the summer. In fact the
whole magizine, from the handsome
in the front to the
'Spice Box" in the back, is artisti-
,ally and handsomely executed. 1t
IS wonderful how Demorest's Fam
ly Magazine has come to the front
N the past few years and now stands
m the forward rank of the great
Indeed, there is no 9TH
n magazine published that so nc
entertains every member
IF the family. Published by w. Jen-
lings Demorest. Is East lith street,
New York.
The Art Amateur continues TO .
its high reputation as a
PRACTICAL art magazine and TO take
he lead, as heretofore, in the .
pecial field it had created for itself. .
The June number in particular, Is
ull Of valuable and interesting
natter, from the title-page, with its
frontispiece, "A York
hire Terrier'-companion TO the
Scotch Terrier OF last month-to .
he correspondence columns ON its
inal pages, in which more in
is compressed, aud of a
more practical character, than is To
ound in any hand books of iu-
tructiou on the subject dealt with.
The articles In the body Of the
on the various arts Of
ihnh duu ilakaAlht-l t-lllNSlaAuEl bllt I.
water and china painting, wood
arriving, brass-hammering aud art
leedlework are here supplemented
~ such information on the special
points Of difficulty that may present
themselves To the student, as will
'nable him 20 attain satisfactory
iegree OF proficiency in those arts,
wen without the aid Of teacher.
4 feature of the magazine worthy
II mention il its colorcd plates,
which are ~ remarkable and
,teadily-increasing excellence, The
solor studies for the month are;
eNouisitcly dpliVatp