The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-03
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MAGAZINES.
The August Magazine of american HIS
tory is a rich midsummer number 1t opens
with the first part of a delightful article on
The Spartans of Paris" by Gen. Meredith
Read, K. G. C. R.. frightened with graphic
sketches Of personal characteristics aud
illustrated with portraits of literary ce-
lebrlteS of France, whose works are familiar
to every intelligent reader in America. An
excellent picture of the great editor and
author, NJ. Arsene Houssaye. forms a well
come frontisplece to the number. THE
Fifteenth State" by John l.. Heaton, gives
information of exceptional interest in re-
latiOn to the settlement of kentucky, Show
ing how the mountain barriers were passed,
and that race course was established IN
40, so early that one man was shot by
Indians while speeding his horse upon it.
There are many other valuable articles.
as Broadway, Now York.
The Cosmopolitan for August has an ex-
cellent table of contents The opening
chapters of Amelie Rives new story are on
in it. A cablegram announces that she has
sailed for this country. After nearly two
years of silence the new story of Miss RiveS
will be received with the greatest interest
by those who enjoyed her earlier work.
Married, Travelled aRd in every way ma
tured. her latest production is said to be
worthy of the talent which gave such great
promise. The scene is laid in Paris where
The author has been living for two years,
and the heroine is a Virginia girl who is
studying music abroad with a negro ser
want for a chaperone. The story has been
illustrated by Kate Greatorex, one of the
most promising of American painters in
Paris, and a charming portrait Of Mrs
Rives Is the frOntispiece of the magazine.
The Cosmopolitan, Fifth avenue, Broadway
and Twenty fifth street New York.
Among the more attractive articles in
st. Nicholas for August are the following:
1.-The Crowned Children of Europe" by
Charles K. Backus, an account Of Will
helmina Of Holland, Alphonso of Spain,
and Prince Alexander of Servia, with pho
tOgraphs "Plain Truths About Hunting ;"
one of those articles by Julian Ralph which
say well what everybody who knows about
a subject wishes would be well said va
cation DAYS." a story told in letters,
and illustrated by Mrs. Foote's
strongly individual pictures; and THE
Story of My Life" wherein Saleh Bin Os-
man, Stanley's Zanzibar boy, is made to
tell his own story By means of a shorthand
report. Other good things are Charles r.
Talbot's yachting story, Four Sides to a
Triangle" illustrated by W. II. Drake an
other ''Swlmming-hole Story" by Walter
Storrs Bigelow; "Some Incidents of Stan
ley's Expedition" by e. J. GIave, and THE
Story Of the Century Cat" by Mary f.
Honeyman. The Century Company, Union
Square, New Y ork.
A good and timely table of contents,
especially adaptable to midsummer reading,
is presented by the NetO England Magazine
for August. Col. Albert Clarke, the secre.
tary of the Home Market Club of Boston,
opens the number with bright and in
structive account of the state of VerIn ont,
past and present, giving pen pictures of al
the leading men of the state. 1t is attract
lively illustrated, and its information is i'm
parted in light and easily digestIble form
IA Side Issue of the Campaign" is a clever
little story by Mary E. Brush, a name
new in literature. Charles Lewis Stat
terry says something worth the saying in an
original and piquant fashion, in "a Rene
dy for American Philistinism. ;" 1.-THE Birth
place Hannibal Hamlin" is q little de-
scriptive sketch of Paris, Me-, especially
interesting at this time, when the recent
death of the old statesman is so fresh in the
memory of the people. 1t is by Charles E.
Waterman, fellow ownsman of Hamlin's
William Howe Downes contributes finely
illustrated paper on THE Literature of the
White Mountains" New England Maya
zine, Sc Federal street, Boston.
The character sketch in the August num-
Der of the ReUielU of ReuietCs deals with his
royal highness the Prince of Wales in a very
direct manner. w. T. Stead, the writer of
the sketch, has unquestionably earned his
reputation for being the most outspoken
ana fearless journalist in England. This
latest article, brief advance extracts from
which were given TO the news associations
and have appeared in the newspapers of
both England and America, is q political
discussion of the greatest Importance. Ii
is unnecessary to say that it is full of live in
terest The article is prefaced
with q remarkable collsction
OF cartoons from the comic
papers of the whole world dealing with the
Prince Of Wales and the recent scandals in
which he has been involved. The portrait of
the prince forms fine frontispiece to this
number of the magazine Among other
timely articles in the Review of Rerie,Cs for
August is one entitled Cromwell and the
Independents" Each number of the Re-
UieIC of ReUteICS consains an extended list
of portraits Of men and women of contem-
porary interest, and the August number is
quite up to the standard in this respect. The
Review of Reviews, ID Astor Place, New
York.
The Century for August has a double
frontispiece consisting of portraits of the
Emperor and Empress of Germany to &C
company candidly written paper of per-
sonal interest, by Poultney Bigelow on the
German Emperor, being a sketch of the first
three years Of his reign, in which, in gen
eral, a favorable view is taken of the
new emperor, whom the writer considers a
successful business manager of practical
political corporation" The artist Penneli
contributes another illustrated paper on
"Plsy in Providence" the subjects being
"The Grand Arrival of the Bulls" aud THE
Ferrade," in the neighborhood of Aries.
Mr.. Pennelrs vivid narrative Is accent
uated by sparkling and picturesque little
sketches. Another artist contributor who
supplies word-pietures as well as sketches is
George Wharton Edwards, who in "Mogla-
shen" gives a humorous character study
which is the first of short series of
''thumb-nail sketches" To the California
series Willard B. Farwell contributes
paper on the Cape Horn route, SO largely
employed by the Argonauts in the early
days of lS49, his narrative being the record
Of cooperative mining ASSOCIATION which
sailed in the Edward Everett. Adapting it
self to the summer season, the Century pre-
SCENTS four short stories-"The White
Crown" by Herbert d. Ward 1.-The Little
Renault," by Mary Hsrtwell Catherwood;