The National tribune., 1895-07-25
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THE AMERICAN PEOPLES MONEY. BY 1g-
Mathis Donnelly, Published by Laird & Lee.
Chicago Price so cents.
Another book on finance. screaming for BIZ
metallism at the ratio of rs to l.
THE DRAGON OF wANTLEY. By Owen Wis
ter. Published by Lippncott, Philadelphia. For
sale by Brentano. Washington, ID. q. Price 80
cents.
Owen Wster's clever story has come out in
q new and very stylish dress, with plenty of
quaint illustrations. IL is the same bright,
jolly story and well adapted to whiting away a
Summer afternoon.
PRIVATE LETTERS OF A FRENCHwOMAN.
BY Aiadcmosclle Clare Foldarolles Published
by G. w. Dillingham;. New York.
series of short essays on men, women, BIZ.
cycles, old maids, and so forth.
Magazines and Notes.
Lenox and Stockbridge are thought of now
chiefly for their social prestige and fashionable
gaieties. But the prominent part these villages
have take in the literary history of the country
is shown by Henry Dwight Sedgwick, of Stock
bridge who contributes to the Midsummer Hol-
iday (Augus) Century chapter Of Reminis-
cences of Literary Berkshire. Mr.. Sedgwick is
nephew OF Catherine Maria Sedgwick, aud has
enjoyed the acquaintance of nearly every one of
the many notable literary men and women who
have visited Berkshire within the past half
century or more He brings together a cOllec-
ton of anecdotes and of genial gossip, never
before printed, about Fanny Kcmbe, Macready,
President Van Buren,. DIR. Charming, Rev.
Aaron Burr, q. p. T. James, aud many others.
The article is accompanied by portraits from
old prints and daguerTeOtypes, and by Harry
Fenn's drawings.
Little Men and Women. An illustrated maya
zine for young readers. Published by the
Alpha Publishing Company, Boston. Price 10
cents.
Miss Helen Hay, daughter of Col. John Hay,
of Washington, the poet and historian, will
have humorous poem IN the August number
of st. Nicholas Miss Hays verse is called The
Merry Mongoose. 1t is her first contribution to
the magazines
The August tMidsummer) number Of Frank
Leslic'S Popular Monthly easily takes the lead of
tho seasonable illustrated magazines. 1t ap-
pears in a handsome cover of appropriate
artistic design, which will be permanently re-
tanned. This new cover is embellished with a
portrait of the late Frank Leslie founder of the
magazine, and the father of illustrated periodi-
cal literature in America. An editorial article
on "The Traditions and Progress of Illustrative
Art says: Not only does the portrait OF Frank
Leslie adorn our cover page, but his enter
prsihg artistic impulse, exemplifed in the mot
to, Progress and the Spirit of the Age. has ami
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fulfilled in the current Midsummer number,
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of over hundred charming pictures, including
aful-page plate in colors, with wood-eugravings,
pen-drawings and halftones by the best artists
of this country and Europe. Published at New
York. Price % cents.
Batylaad. THE Baby's Own Magazine"
Published at Boston. Mass. Price so cents a
year.
The China Decorator for June has a beauti-
ful colored supplement- of a design for rose
plate. Published at 80 University Place, New
York. Price 80 cents.
Harry c. Jones, the artistic publisher, is out
with a new and most attractive venture. 1t is
The NcG GALAXY n monthly magazine, with the
best quality of literary matter, and illustrations
of unsurpassed beauty and artistic merit. The
first number is n daisy, and the succeeding ones
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Fifth Avenue, New York.
New Music.
Gamma, Delta, Psi Wales. By VIM. C. G.
Wright. composer of Swing Song. Fourth Regi-
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Published by Ignaz Fischer, Toledo, o. Price
30 cents.