The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-01
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Cynthia E. Cleveland. The American
News Company, New York. Paper, 25c.
This is a thrilling realistic story of the
United States Army, and it is told with a
good deal of skill.
WAR "REMINISCENCES. By A. Monteiro,
surgeon OF Mosbys command. c. N. Will
liams printer, Richmond, Va. Paper, Soc.
This little volume contains accounts of
some remarkably stirring scenes. 1t is very
interesting reading.
SOCIETY AS HAVE FOUND Ir-By Ward
McAllister. Cassell Publishing Company,
Nos. 1O4 and 100 Fourth avenue, New York.
Cloth, 81. This book has already been so
generally advertised by the criticisms on it
and its author that 1t is unnecessary to call
further attention to it.
THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH
EMPIRE-By an English premier. The
Minerva Publishing Company, No. 10 West
Twenty third street, New York Paper, 50
cents. This is one of the Minerva series of
stories, and Is a very stirring one. 1t is
well written, and is well worth reading.
MAGAZINES.
BelfordS for December contains an
excellent table of contents. Its serial is
entitled Christmas Cross-purposes, and a
Christmas Episode" and a very good serial
it is. There are several short stories of
merit, and editorials that will attract atten-
ton. The reviews and the humorous
articles are noticeable for their excellence.
Belford Company, New York.
Mr.. Stockton's serial, "The House of
Martha" goes on merrily in the Atlantic
for December. The Atlantic is fortunate
in securing so clever q serial for the new
year. With its short stories from Rudyard
Kipling and Henry James, its papers by Mr.
Lowell and Francis Parkman, and the
hitherto unpublished letters from Charles
and Mary Lamb, 1891 will be a red-letter
year for the magazine. Houghton, Mifflin
q Co., Boston.
The Forum for Deem Der has eleven
articles and all of them are first-class.
There is one by William NJ. Spinger on
"City Growth and Party Politics" which
contains some new thoughts, and Andrew
u. Whites article on "The Cove nmen of
American Cities" will hardly fail to be
appreciated. "Does China Menace the
World4" is an article by President a. P.
Martin that is sure to attract attention.
Andrew Lang has given some Notes on
Ghosts" that are very readable. The Forum
Publishing Company, 253 Fifth avenue, New
York.
The December number of st. Nicholas
has for frontspiece Rembrandt's wonderful
portrait of himself, engraved by T. John
son. The portrait is referred to in Mrs
Dodges account of Holland and its strange
features There are to be two of these
papers, and it is the first which here ap-
pears under the name "The Land of Pluck"
fully Illustrated by new drawings made
expressly by George Wharton Edwards.
New and old readers of "Hans Brinker"
will welcome these sketches gladly. An
other important contribution is 1.-THE Story
of the Golden Fleece" retold for American
boys and girls, by Andrew Lang. with illus
tration by Birch-this number containing
the introduction only. Among the shorter
stories. Joaquin Miller has an exciting tale
of his own early life, just after the discovery
of gold in Idaho. The Century Company,
New York.
The December number OF Scribner is
very good one "Japonica," written by
Sir Edwin Arnold and illustrated by Rob-
ert Blum, will enlighten many people as to
the manners and customs Of these eastern
folk. By William H. Rideing there is de-
lightful contribution about Amy Robsart,
Kenilworth and Warwick" Any one who
who have not, will be interested in the &C
count of the great London auction rooms,
"Christie's," by Humphrey Ward. "Nea-
politan Art-Morreili" is the title of a
paper by A. F. Jacassy. and there are
verses y Richard Henry Stoddard, j. II.
Morse and Duncan Campbell Scott The
short stories are: my Disreputable
Friend, Mr.. Reagan" by Rebecca Harding
Davis: "As the Sparks Fly Upward by
George A. Hubbard, and THE Plumb Id
iot," by Octave Thanet. Charles Serb
ner's Sons, New York.
Hdrpers Magazine for December is
superb Christmas number. 1t opens with
las You Like It.. the third of the series of
articles on the comedies of Shakespeare.
Charles Dudley Warner, in All article en-
titled 1.-THE Winter of Our Content re-
lates many interesting facts regarding the
climatic Influences of southern California.
Theodore Child writer concerning "a Pre-
Raphaelite Mansionn-the famous Levland
residence in London-and describes the ert
treasures which it contains. "A speaking
Ghost" a dialect story by Annie Trumbull
Slosson, and "Jim's Little Woman" by
Sarah Orne Jewett will be read with inter
est. Tue editorial departments have a dis
tinctive holiday flavor. George William
Curtis, discoursing upon tue delightsome
character of the modern Christmas, argues
that the enjoyment of true pleasure is not
only a christian privilege but religious
duty. William Dean Bowels describes
Christmas dream. Charles Dudley Warner
disc ,urses upon TIE pleasures Of giving. and
pleads for the exercise Of good Judgment in