The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-12
BOOK NOTICES.

"In the Shadow of the Alhambra; or,
the Last of the Moorish Kings" by w.
M. Greenlee, A. M M. D. S. B. New
man g. Co., publishers, Nashville, Tenn. :;
cloth 81 80. This is a volume of $50 pages,
elegantly bound and finished on the high
est style of typographical art. The work
is the portrayal of subject truly histori-
cal and intensely interesting. 1t is writ
ten by man who has given the best
years of his life to travel and study, and
who reaches in his narration of fiction
and facts an intelligent and appreciative
class. 1t is a historical romance. graphic
ally describing the wars between the
Christians and Moors.
Governments and Politicians, Ancient
and Modern by Charles Marcott. Pub
lished by Charles Marcott, 515 Nam
street, Kansas City. Cloth, 81 so. This
book is a political review of about forty
centuries, and explains the causes which
have ruined republics of past ages. 1t
also draws parallel between monarchies
and republics. Other subjects touched
upon are divorce, women's rights, ne
groes, the relation of church and state,
the American system of education, peri
odical stringencies, lynching and wide
range of kindred topics.
The Season, lady's illustrated
monthly magazine, published by the In
ternational News Company, SO and So
Duane street, New York, contains in its
March number colored plates of New
York and Paris fashions and a colored
plate of fancy costumes, besides its usual
sheet of outlines of full sized working
patterns for every costume it illustra ties.
The Literary Digest, published by the
Funk & Wagnalls Company, is and 20
Aston Place, N. Y, now embellishes its
pages with pictures from the leading
periodicals of this country and Europe.
The Digest is a weekly compendium of
the contemperaneous thought of the
world.
The February number of The Pansy,
published by the D. Lathrop Company,
Boston, Mass, contains an unusual
amount of good things for little folks.
The Pansy is now making speciality of
Christian Endeavor work.
MAGAZINES.
The February Arena is another nam
moth number of the great progressive
Review. 1t contains 164 pages and filled
with able papers, covering wide range
of topics of special interest to wide-awake
thinkers and earnest reformers. The
opening papers will interest all lovers of
Robert Browning's poetry as well as per
sons who appreciate broad but profound
religious thought. 1t is from the pen of
Rev. NJ. j. Savage, and is entitled ''Religi-
Gus Thought in Browning's Poetry" A
fine portrait of the poet forms the frontis-
piece of this issue 1.-THE Relation of the
Land Question to Other Reforms" by j.
II. Bellangee, is a thoughtful paper in The
Arena Series on the Land Question.
''The New Bible" by Washington Glad
den, d. D., is very valuable contribution
TO the literature of Higher Criticism. A
feature of this number is a profusely il
Illustrated symposium on Rational Dress
for Women" by number # eminent
American women. The Arena Publish
ing Company, Copley square, Boston,
Mass.
The February number Of the Cosmo-
politan is an exceptionally fine one. The
leading article is entitled "a Rejected
Manuscript" by A. S. Hardy, and very
interesting article it is. THE Designing
and Building of War Ship" by w. A
DObson, contains a vast amount of valu-
able information, and, in view of the fact
that our navy is now being built, is
timely. ASPECTS and Impressions of a
Plutocratic City" by w. D. Howells, will
be generally read with interest. There
are number of other excellent articles.
Cosmopolitan Magazine, SlXJh avenue ana
Eleventh street, New York
Munsey's Magazine for February, is the
most satisfactory that has yet been pub
lished. 1t is in line with its policy to
make the magazine better each succeed
ing issue. This time the illustrations
average better. They are picturesque
and neutrality-suspicious., veritable pic
tures-not indifferent illustra tons of
barnyard scenes and stone culverts, and
barren prairies and Jagged mountains,
and this sort of thing in which there is
nothing TO awaken a sense of pleasure or
human interest Frank A. Munsey 81 Co.,
Madison Square, New York.
The Idler, for February, is bright,
breezy and full OF interesting things The
articles are well written and the sub
lects are well calculated 20 attract
attention. The fiction is excellent and
the miscellany Of the best The Idler, So
and 81 Duane street, Now York.