The Republican journal., 1895-12-26
Literary news and Notes.

The prospectus Of The Atlantic Mon thly
is published in another column. The
magazine needs no commentator.
The January Atlantic contains the
opening chapters Of three part story by
r.. j. Stimson. 1t is entitled s'Pilate
GOld,' and deals with incidents Of early
Boston commercial life.
Conspicuous among the contents of the
January Atlantic is story by Sarah Orne
Jewett. The scene is laid in Maine, which
she picturesquely calls ''The Country of
the Pointed Frs
An imprinted diary Of Hawthorne opens
the January issue Of the Atlantic for the
new year. 1t gives charming glimpse Of
the great romancer's early life in Boston
while weigher and gauger at that port.
McClure's magazine for January will
contain selection Of Eugene Field s
best-known child poems, illustrated with
portraits, from Mr.. Fields own collection,
Of the real children to whom the poems re-
late. There will also be an article on
Fields friendships among children. illus
trated with portraits Of Field, including
the last taken before his death.
In the December number of The Forum
President De Witt Hyde of Bowdoin Col
lege writes on 1.-The Pilgrim Principle
and the Pilgrim Heritage presenting
statistics to show that of nearly i, 900
families residing in Plymouth County,
Massachusetts, more than 1000 Tor 40
per cent. contain no adults who attend
any church regularly-a startling condi-
ton for a county which was once the
home OF the Puritans.
There is no more fitting design for the
Christmas time than tie star-s'The
Guiding Star Of the East with its out
stretching rays, which The Youths Com
panion adopted for its Christmas cover.
The contents Of This Holiday Number are
a treasure house of the best and brightest
OF story, history, anecdote, humor, etc
Fit y two Companions cost only 81.
ExPresident Harr ison receives a larger
sum for his articles on s.This Country of
Ours which lie is writing for The La
dies Home journal, than has been paid to
any public man in America for magazine
work Of a similar nature His first arti
Gle, in the Christmas number of the
Journal, sold over 100, 600 extra copies of
the magazine, Of which 725, 600 copies
We're printed as a first edition.
4 new biography of George Washing
ton, by Professor Woodrow Wilson. Of
Princeton, will be feature of Harper
Magazine during 1896 The first paper,
in the January number, treats of the CON
dtions Of the colonies, with especial ref
erence to Virginia at the time of Wash
ington's birth. The papersis fully illus
trated with the earliest known portrait of
Washington five drawings by Howard
Pyle. and other pictures.
Thousands of persons to whom the
name of the Smithsonian Institution is
familiar, but who know little or nothing
OF its origin, will be glad to read the ac-
count of this establishment which DR..
Henry Darlington Bolton is to give in Ap-
pletons' Popular Science Monthly for
January and February Both articles
will be illustrated, the nrst containing
views OF the exterior and interior Of the
building, together with portraits Of
Smithson and the three secretaries which
the Insti tuition has had.
The Christmas number Of s"The Art
Amateur is replete with valuable practi-
Cal material in every department Of art
work, and contains special articles suited
to the season. The picture Of the old
INiNlSi, WIlSi 10 lI1S NCdl Tue attraction
of the news stands throughout the coun-
try, is from the famous picture by j. q.
Brown, entitled "a Sad Heart. but a
Merry Tune Even more valuable to
the Art Student is the striking study Of
"Fleu1- de- Lis" in water colors. by
Frieda NJ. Redmond, shown IN progressive
stages Of painting, like the companion
panel of american Beauty Roses,M is
sued with the October number. Examples
OF decoration in the supplements are nu-
merous and seasonabe-china painters
and wood carvers especially are given
rare treat. In the letter press, among
countless good things, the story OF Lady
Emma Hamilton, with the portrait BY
Romney, is alphabetically, and briefly
told, .The Study of Human Expression
deals with a subject of universal interest,
and the article on Teaching the Child to
Draw will attract not only teachers, but
every mother in the land 1t is not easy
to imagine more suitable holiday pres
ent for an artistic friend than years
subscription to this sterling magazine
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