The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30
Literary News and Notes.

Both those who are advocates of spell
ing reform and those who are not will
find much matter for thought as well
as entertainment in Brander Mathews
article entitled LAS to American Spell
ing, which appears in the July number
of Harper's Magazine.
The literary ladies of Bangor propose
to send ule protrait OF Mrs Frances L.
Mace, Mime favorite poetess, formerly
of that city, now of san jose, CAL, to be
placed on exhibition at the Worlds En-
position. a committee has been appoint
ed to carry the proposition into effect.
Peterson for July is beautifully illus
trated, and the literary matter is as good
as it is varied. 'Thro9morton HaSgett.
by Julian Hawthorne, is the best short
story he has ever written. Howard Seely
begins an exciting Texan romance, "Held
Up at san Angelo, and there is also a
hne portrait of this popular novelist. In
''Homely Hints Matte Dyer Britts gives
numerous sensible and helpful suggestions
10 Aousekeepels. The fashion and needle
W0ik dcpal tnont> are as usual useful and
helpful.
Harper Magazine Ion July contains sew
eral timely articles on Subjects OF national
and patriotic interest and hence will be
especially acceptable To American readers.
1t viii also bc remarkable tor the number
and quality OF its illustrations. representing
The work vi many vi tine most famous
American and English artists. The ster-
ling character Of its literature is Indicated
by the names OF some OF its contributors
such rs James Russell Lowell. Andrew
Lang, Thomas Bailey AldIich. Brandcr
Mathews, William Dean lIowells, Eliza
beth >todda Mary t. wilkins and
others.
y dainty title book is Miss Matilda
AlcLambeal Van DOM" 10y Elizabeth
cummings. The little girl with this i'm
posing lame was not lacking in character
enough 10 support it, though the burden
OF the honor to which she was born did
not always sit lightly on her young Shout
delS, She had exalted ideas OF the dignity
II the distinguished families which she
represented in her small person, and strove
70 live up to the requirements imposed
Qpun her bv the claims of long descent.
If you have folks, she said, you
must behave SO they won t be hurt in their
feelings, if they should ever look down at
Jon out OF Heaven" Being an exceed
irgly original child, full Of quaint tancies
~ her own, the little maid found it hard
10 square her life by the line and plummet
If her staid. prim, conventional elders,
and her odd little ways and speeches are
decidedly piquant and amusing. Il mo.
10th, - cents. Boston: D, Lothrop Com
pany,
italian Child Life on Maretta's Good
Times, 10y Marietta Ambrosi, IS a true
story Of the life of an Italian girl. 1t
-akes up the simple details OF the home,
lie little games and plays which, with
tlue dramatic genius, Marietta was always
which children assist i'll Italy, such a,
helping to raise and care for silkworIns,
selling cocoons, making card-caSes. port
tolius, etc: the fete days, the religious
ceremonies. and all the various novel fea-
lures OF the life Of a peasant child i'll sun
ny Italy. The writer who has made her
home i'll America for many years is we'll
known in different art circles, and has
many friends in her adopted country
But that her heart clngs to the land of
lei birth, where she had so many good
Zines, is plainly To he read between the
ines Her style OF description is unstud-
led and colloquial, and one can almost
fancy her sitting i'll the midst OF a group
0t young people, and with sparkling eyes
and animated gestures describing her
early lie under the blue Italian skies.
Emo, - cents. Boston: ID. Lothrop
Company.