The Portland daily press., 1892-02-01

ers,'' and the frontispiece is a photogra-
vure from one of his most beautiful por-
traits. The original of this is supposed
to have been Miss Jane Faden, the artist 8
sister-in-law There are several repro
| ductions from his best known crayons IN
this article. artistic Homes" is the
title of page by Reginald Blomtield
which shows us some of the best WORK
of modern English architects, and it Will
| be read and it's illustrations studied with
special interest just now while the exhl-
bition of the Architects League in New
York is attracting so much attention.
| Two Winter Exhibitions invite the pen
of Frederick Wedmore, the Royal Socle-
| ty of British Artists, and the institute
| of Painters in Oil Colors. They are pro-
fusely and admirably illustrated. Book
Edge Decorations suggest a new field for
the decorative artist. Dives is the name
given to the poem by Cosmo Monkhouse,
which with Illustrations by ". Hatherell,
R. l., covers two pages. The second
paper on The Dulwich Gallery with
reproductions from its rarest treasures
is given.
The most timely article in the Febru-
ary Century is the one written by Mr.. c.
C. Buel, assistant editor of the maga-
zine, which records the results of per-
sonal investigation by him, in behalf of
the readers of The Century, into the
history, methods, and designs of a just
now notorious institution. The title of
paper is The Degradation of a
State; or, the Charitable Career
of the Louisiana Lottery. This number
is also made notable by posthumous
story by Wolcott Balestier, who is the CO.
author with Mr. Kipling OF The Nanlahka.
Captain Francis V. Green, late of the
regular army, who now holds a commits
sion as major in the militia, contributes
an important illustrated paper on The
National Guard; and in Open letters
General A. V. Kautz offers plan OF
making the regular army serve as a
school for officers of volunteers with
view to the national defense; Lieutenant
E. K. Evans puts in plea for A National
Militia. In the same number The Maui
ahka is continued, also DR.. S. Weir
Mitchelrs characteristics, the text being
enriched by some original poems, and
there are short stories by Mrs. Burton
Harrison, author of The Anglomaniacs,
and by the new Southern writer, Mrs.
Virginia Frazer Boyle. Apropos Of
Washington's Birthday, Mr.. Charles
Henry Hart, of Philadelphia, has an
illustrated paper giving hitherto unpub-
lished portraits Of General and Mrs.
Washington, and Nelly Custis. DR..
Wheatleys concluding paper on The
" - rnslx,
ted by group of five artists, and con-
tains information on this very timely and
interesting subject never before gathered
together There are Poems by Frank,
Dempster Sherman, Clinton Scollard,
Richard E. Burton, Bessie Chandler,
Katherine Lee Bates, Charles ]. O'Mally
and others.
Harper's Magazine for February con-
tains the beginning Of a remarkably at
tractive series of papers describing a
canoe voyage in 1891 down the Danube,
From the Black Forest to the Black Sea.
The first article of the series is written
by Poultney Bigelow, and superbly illus
trated from drawings made, during the
voyage, by Alfred Parsons and F. D.
Millett Julian Ralph contributes to
this number another of his entertaining
papers on the great Northwest, and I'M
der the somewhat enigmatical title of A
Skin for Skin, describes the fur-trading
industries of British North America and
the operations of the once powerful Hud-
son Bay Company. Another paper of
peculiar historic as well as local interest
is all account of the Old shipping Mer-
chants of New York, written by George
w. Sheldon, and appropriately illustrat-
ed from drawings by G. d. Gibson and F.
H. Schell and from paintings by Eaton
and Nagle. A valuable article on The
Royal Danish Theatre, illustrated by
Hans Tegner and others, is contributed
by William Archer. The very interest
ING series of Personal recollections of
Nathaniel Hawthorne, by Horatio Bridge
is continued In the department of
fiction this number offers the following
unexampled attractions: the new play by
Amelie Rives, Athelwold, tragedy in
five acts, beautifully illustrated by Mary
L. Cow; the Little Maid at the Door,
story of the New England witchcraft de-
lusion, by Mary E. Wilkins, illustrated
Dy hOWdru Tylo' Mdfle, duouicl u
William McLennans inimitable French
Canadian sketches, illustrated by G. S
Reinhart: and Fin de Steele, a delight
fully entertaining character sketch by
Robert c. V. Meyers. John Hay con-
tributes poem, Night in Venice, which
is accompanied by superb frontispiece
illustration drawn by W. T. Smedley.
The February number of the Culver
begins with an illustrated paper on The
Gospel in the Open Air, by G. Holden
Pike, and is at once followed by the
serial Through Devious Ways. More in
the line of Sunday reading is Solomon: a
Spiritual Failure, which will furnish
the Bible student with much food for
thought. The Same Sweet Tune is the
name of story in three chapters which
will appeal to all the young lady readers
of this magazine, while Tools and Work
men Among the Woods will find its
readers among the young men. [ Am
Come is thought for the New Year,
which it will be well to turn over in ones
mind. On Knowing Scripture from a
Child is an address to young people
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