The Portland daily press., 1891-11-24
MAGAZINE NOTICES,

Short Stories, the monthly magazine de-
voted to the best fiction of every country
and language. is a triumph of artistic edit
ing. The stories ares chosen and grouped
In manner to set each. other off to the
best advantage. No volume of collected
stories by a single author can rival the va
ried charm of this magazine in its every
number. The December Short Stories
contains nineteen tales. among which the
works of Mr.. Rudyard Kipling, "Sidney
Luska." and Mr.. Arthur Quiller Couch.
t nsr rfench nm M Sarpeta and NJ Jules
Serao and the Lombard lady who signs
herself Neera, and Senior Beniczky-Baiza
OF sSpaln are represented. The famous
story chose for the month is Sir Walter
Scott's Wandering Willie's Tale. AS lit
erary training In the fine art Of fiction and
as an agreeable entertainment for aleisure
hour, Short Stories is thoroughly commen-
daDle. New York: Current Literatnre
Company; Portland: N. G, Fessenden.
The Andover Review for November does
not fall below its usual high standard of
excellence. The PARTICLES of interest to all
readers are ~ Shop Girls and Their
Wages. The treatment of the subject is
exhaustive, and should be considered by
all women. as well as men, and especially
by all working women, whether their work
is in shops. or elsewhere. The reading
will give all such many new ideas, and i'm
part knowledge which will afford them
much protection. ~ The Education of
the Indians. The writer recognizes the
good work already done, and praises this
schools at Hampton and Carlisle, but he
argues f0rcibly in favor of a more general
system, one that will keep the scholars at
subject is also ably and fully presented and
will give new impulse to the progress of
the good work. The Theological Essays
relate ~ to the Preaching of the Gospel
% Conservative Apologetics. Both these
papers are able and instructive, especially
to clergymen.
The December number of Lippincott's
Magazine is special Southern number;
all the contributions are from we'll known
Southern authors. The complete novel Is
written by T. G. De Leon, author of Creole
and Puritan, The Puritan's Daughter, etc,
and is stirring tale Of the Civil War, en-
titled A Fair Blockade Breaker. 1t is we'll
known that some of the most daring block
ade-b breakers during the war were South
ern women. Mr.. DeLeon makes one of
these women, beautiful and brave girl,
the heroine of his story. The tale is re-
plete with exciting adventures, and has a
dash and go about it which insures Its
success. Thomas Nelson Page has an ex-
haustive review of Literature in the Sonth
Since the War. Richard Malcolm John
SION contributes one of his characteristic
georgia stories, A Moccasin among the
hoDDys, and Miss Sara M. Handy has an
interesting paper upon Negro Supersti.
IONS. one OF the most interesting features
OF this number Is an interview with Col.
John X. Fellows. Col. Fellows brings his
strong legal mind to bear upon the New
Orleans lynching, and justifes the killing
OF the members of the Malta gang on the
grounds that, as the law comes from the
people, they had right to carry out the
punishment which it requires to be melted
out against such offenders. Frances Cour-
tenay Baylor contributes an article called
On House Furnishing which speaks some
plain truths that deserve hearing.
For the first time in its history the Maya
zine of Art gives its readers colored
frontispiece. 1t is an experiment and a
success. The process lis called Chrome
typogravure, and is the same as is used In
the Paris Figaro Illustre. A BREEZY Day.
by 81. E. Detmold, is the picture chosen for
this color printing, and lit lends itself ad-
mirably to the art. The opening article of
the number Is the Mystery of Holbein's
Ambassadors: A fSolutlon, by W. Fred
Dickes. 1t is fully illustrated land very in
geniously reasoned. Where to Draw the
Line: A Word to Students is an interest
Ing and valuable paper, containing also a
nff hn or
X. A. A page is given to reproduction
OF w. 81. Y. Titcomb's Primitive Metho-
dists, painting which received third
medal In last years Salon. In paper on
Inc collection of Mr.. Alexander Hender-
son, Mr.. Walter Shaw Sparrow, the writer
PIX days Of the Creation, which are repro
them.
Inc useful applications of science are es-
pecially prominent in The Popular Science
monthly for December. First comes cop
iously illustrated paper, by Edwin A. Bar
Der, on The Rise of the Pottery Industry,
In the series On American Industries. In
this are described the undertakings of the |
early American potters, with figures of |
some OF their ware, and of the apparatus |
used in making 1t. Mr.. P. d. Ross con-
tributes a description of the Type-casting |
Machines just coming into use, which bid |
fair to revolutionize the printing trade.
Prof G. L. Goodale'S address on the Posi- |
billties Of Economic Botany is concluded |
the topics considered being fruit, timbeIs,
fodder-plants, etc. There is an able essay |
BY Prof. F. P. Evans on Progress and Per-
tectibility In the Lower Animals while |
Or. Wesley Mills has practical article In
Ine same field on The Training Of Dogs,
which is illustrated with pictures of num-
o {I OF champion hunting-dogs. Rev. j.
". Quim6y gives striking exhoItation to
breathe Pure Air. The last of Prof. Fred
ITCH stars illustrated dress articles,
ms month. In the Lost Volcanoes of
connecticut Prof. w. M. Davis gives the
evidence of former fierv nnthreahs 4ha4