The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
LITERARY NOTES.

valuable work by W. Hamilton Glib
son, soon to be published by Harper 4
Brothers, Thirty native food varieties,
easily recognizable by their marked
Municipalities, have been selected by
Mr.. Gibson for depletion and descrip-
tion in these pages. and simple rules
are given for the Identification Of pois-
onous speciea There are to be thirty
FULLY colored plates and fifty-seven
other illustrations in black and white
by the author.
Unlike Constance Fenimore Wool
sons previous works, which We're
strongly American in the choice of
subjects, the volume entitled The
Front Yard, and Other Italian Stories, !"
describes foreign scenes and portrays
many European types of character.
But these stories have Miss Woolson' 8
quality. and the fact that they, to-
gether with the two volumes an.
uounced by the Harpers to follow be-
fore the year is out, stand for the au-
thor's first efforts i'll field new to
her, will add zest TO the public desire
for them.
The leading article in the Septem-
Der Harper's will give the impressions
received by Mr.. Richard Harding
Davis during recent overland jour
ney in Honduras. undertaken for Har-
per's Magazine and Harper's Weekly.
The title is Three Gringos in Afri-
Ca" and the paper will be attractively
illustrated. Besides Honduras, Mr..
Davis travels included Nicaragua and
Venezuela. and other things he saw in
this interesting quarter will be told in
subsequent numbers.
A capital feature of Harper's Weekly
les of humorous papers entitled "A
House Boat on the Styx," written by
John kendrick Bangs and illustrated
by Peter Newell. Adventures and
cow creations in the lower world are
the themes attacked by this brace OF
humorous talents, and the attention OF
the defunct persons whose doings and
be desired.
The September Current Literature
shows no sign Of the midsummer dull.
! ness; it is bright, breezy, marvellous a:
ever. Whether one wishes sentiment
pathos, tragedy, humor, realism, enter
tainment, or information he will
have each and all, to minister to any
mood. FoIty-tive departments, al
ably edited, makes synopsis of con
tents difficult. Fanny Mack Lothrop
whose editorial taste as "a compiler i
attracting attention. has collection o
Historic Portraits i'll Sonnet; sim
mons's Remuneration is delicious hu-
morous sketch. Aiding in an Escap.
is dramatic scene. Her Sister
Sweetheart Is page Of woman's auti
biography told without reserve. At /
Cowboys Funeral is bit Of rugged
and honest pathos, and so the list run
on. A better electric magazine thar
Current Literature it would be Difficult
: TO make.
, "Compulsion in Child Training" il
the subject which the Rev. Charles II
! Parkhurst, D. D.. discusses wisely anc
we'll in the September Ladies HON,
Journal. His article is ably supple
mented by Edward W. Bok's excellen
editorial ON "Our Schools and Gu
Teachers" The Woman Who Paint
Cats" is the striking title Of a full
page devoted to Madame Henrietta
Ronner, the celebrated cat painter
several copies Of her most celebrated
pictures being given. The Men VIII
! Write Our Comic Operas" are repre-
sented by portraits and sketches o
The Composer Of Wang "Th,
s Composer Of Robin Hood and 9TH,
Composer Of Princess Bonnie. Grace
full in theme and melodious in con
struction is Mr.. Robert Coverely's son,
Loves Reflections" written exclu
sivelv for this issue Of the Journal
Grace Greenwood writes Of the Mar
Who Most Influenced Me-" Amelia
E. Barr Of Conversation at the Din
ner Table," and Frank r. Stockton
Lore Before Breakfast" comes to
happy conclusion. Mrs. Mallon'
The Early Winter Bonnets," anc
silk and Wooden Bodices" are daint
lily illustrated by Abby f. Underwood
as are Party Dresses for Children,
by w. Granville Smith, and THE
Early Autumn Coats" by Frank O.
Small. Women who love dainty
needlework will be delighted with
Helen Mar Adams Greek Embroid
cry Designs" and Mrs. Barnes Bruce
"A Bridal Table Set" Altogethe,
this attractive issue. which goes out
with a cover especially designed by
Mr.. c. d. Gibson, is worth ten times
its price Of ten cents. The Ladies
Home Journal Is published by the Cur.
tbs Publishing Company, Of Phila
delphia. for ten cents per number and
one dollar per year.
The current number Of the Illus.
. trated American opens with a brilliant
pictorial article on Heine and the
Heine statue refused by Germany and
accepted by New York. In Famous
American Duels" Henry Austin tells
Of an encounter between two Revoln.
tionary heroes and gives Major Andre
parody in rhyme on the event. THE
First Car that Crossed Niagara" by
L. c. b.. is very interesting. Perhaps
the most curious article is "A Sermon
From the Matterhorn," signed c. H.
which are the initials Of DR.. Park.
hurst. This is a mixture Of pictorial
description, earnest appeal and sting
ing satire. and sounds very much like
DR.. Parkhurst. The Broom Squire, u
by s. Barring Gould, weaves a still
closer web Of interest around the reader.
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