The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-29
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The December Magazines.


FROM d. Appleton e. Co., New York,
has been received "A Woman of
Forty" by Esme Stuart. 1t is a more
than ordinarily brilliant story, with
realistic, intense style, an underlying
current of humor tn 1t holds the closest
attention of the reader, ard gives evil
dence that it has few superiors in ami
mated narrative and virility of style.
FROM Richmond, Croscup 81 Co.,
New York, has been received 4" An
Unknown Heroine" by Hon. l.. E.
Chittenden, author OF " Personal Rem
iniscences" AS its title indicates, it is
a story of the civil war, and combiues
command of Incident and movement
with rare power of analysis and oh
servation. II is volume that should
have place in every representative
American library.
THIS number of Godey's Magazine
is a most attractive one. Theo ora
B. Wilson has the complete story. 1t is
called Love Conquers," and is vigor-
Gus, healthy and strong. The illustra-
tons are by Florence X. Upton. Rose
Coghlan writes about" Personal Requi-
sites of the Stage" which all inter
ested in the modern drama should read.
Margaret Lem IN tells about A Flying
Trip to Florida" Florence Hull has a
charming short story called Apple
b ossoms," Olive Thorne Miller wIi;es
about The Doves Doings," and the
poems are BY Frank Demster Sherman,
Ednah Proctor Clarke, Edward W.
Barnard aud others. All the depart.
ments are up 10 their standards and the
two exquisite wateT-cOlor portraits are
of Mrs. John Bloodgood, Jr., and Miss
Angelica Schuyler Crosby, of New
York.
WHAT would he large body of Amer
lean readers do without the familiar
and ever-we come LittetlS Living Ages
With it one has all that he needs of tor
eign periodical Recommendations it he
goes hating. Approaching near the
close of its fftieth, year it oses,none Of
is former vigor and ability, but is as
full Of life, as rich in character, as cor
rect in taste, as during any period Of
its existence. Late issues contain pa
rers Of marked value; timely, enter
tanning and instructive. Lines by
Tom Sheridan" with the usual fiction,
always good, and poetry, always read
able, complete a number which the
reader must remember is but one of
fifty two almost all equally good, and
some better, which 90 to make up a
years subscription, and all this for
only IS a year.
THE complete novel in Lippincot's
is "S-rgeant Gee U.s." by Captain
Charles King l. is one of his most
interesting tales of army life and In
dian fighting in the wild West, and
makes new .parlure in having pri-
vate aud foreigner for its hero. The
tenth and last OF Lippincotts Notable
Stories, " When Hester Came" will be
found TO be one of the very best, as il
is the longest, of the series. 1t is BY
an entirely new and very promising
writer, Mrs. Bride Neill Taylor, o
Texas. j. N. Ingram gives the history
of THE Australian Rabbit-Plague.'
Wilton Tournier tells " How to Cult
vate the Body" Edgar FAwcett write;
of Literary Popularity" and M. Crot
ton concludes his series. Z" Men of tht
Day,n with sketches of Professor Hux'
ley and Luigi Arditi. The poetry o
the number is contributed by Mere,
Hart, Margaret Gilman George, anc
Mamie Filzhugh Macleau.
In he Artists Exhibition of 1893 a
the New York Academy of Design
there was exhibited al oil-painting b,
j. J.. G. Ferris, entitled "Sweet Char
ity." lis richness Of coloring com
manded Instant attention, while tn
lesson it taught was 50 impressive tina
one naturally returned TO 1t for secont
view. lie subject is young lady o
colonial times who is on an errald t
one of the poorer families of the town
She has a sensible, charming face
which expresses with remarkable 6del
ity the sentiment of her errand. Their
is not home that this charming pie
ture will not ornament. 1t must b
seen to be appreciated. "Sweet Char
ity" was purchased by the publisher
of The Youths Companion and ha
been reproduced in colors in large size
145 X p. 1t will be sent to all new sui
scrlbers to The Companion who sen
S175 for years subscription, and tn
paper will also be sent free from th
time the subscription is received
January, 1894, and for full year troI
tndl udlCs W - dhuaiy1 AOoo' bio VI
includes the double souvenir number
published at Thanksgiving, Christine
and New YEARS.. Address, "Th
Youths Companion" Boston, Mass.
THE illustrated articles are an impol
tant feature in the Popular Scien
Monthly. The number opens with a
account by President Jordan, of Stal
ford University, of the behavior of
South Sea monkey in the various su
roundings of human civilization. 1t
called The Story of Bob and is
delightful mixture of scientific observ
ton and comical incident. Several
Bob's most interesting feats are show
in pictures. The " Modern War We
sells of the United States Navy" a
described by W. A. Dobson, the
means of defense and offense being fu
explained. The article is illustrate
with views of the cruiser New Yor
the moniio Miantonomoh, and 9th
.,al.,