The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-13
Literary News and Notes.


Babyhood for February contains an in
structive article on the many varieties of
'Sore Throat and much other medical
matter OF interest to young mothers, such
as ''Menus for Children Under Five, 1.-The
Care of the Teeth,'' REMEDIES for Ma
larial Fever,' etc. Many valuable sug-
gestions will be found in the departments
of ''Mothers' Parliament and Nursery
Occupations and Pastmes. 81 year.
Babyhood Pub. Co., Beekman Street,
New York.
Georgia Pulsifer Porter says, in the
Bangor Daily News: 81 wonder if the
readers of this column are familiar with
The American Kitchen Magazine. The
issue for February, like all of the num-
bers of this magazine, is replete with in
formation that every housekeeper should
know. Those who have had the pleasure
of listening to Mrs. Mary j. Lincoln, au-
thor of the famous cook book, will be
more than ever interested in this maya
zine; for Mrs. Lincoln is one of the edi-
tors of The American Kitchen The
Journal joins in this commentator
The Youths Companion begins the New
ear with several noteworthy changes,
"iiith lhtiutt VIC USE VI ldIStI-IdC6u
type, the addition of departments devoted
to Current Events and Scientific Items
and the enlargement and extended scope
of the Editorial department.. The char
acter of The Companion is and will be,
unchanged. Three generations of young
people have approved it. Three genera
tons OF American parents have learned to
| trust it. Its ability to entertain its read
| ers of all ages will be maintained and pro-
NOTED by the same enterprise and thought
full care that have governed its columns
during the many years i'll which it has
sought the confidence and the favor of the
public.
In 1884 Eugene Field wrote a story
which he called 1.-THE Werewolf" When
it was finished he laid it aside and
year afterward entirely rewrote it. In
1886 he again took it up and revised it,
and during the nine years between that
| time and his death in November last, he
reWrote it eight times His last revision
pleased him and he decided to print it,
But death came too suddenly, and the
story was found unpublished, among his
effects. Mrs Field, concluding to have
the story appear, gave it to the editor of
The Ladies Home Journal, in which
magazine all of Mr.. Fields work, outside
of his newspaper articles, was presented
to the public. The story will be printed
in the next issue of the Journal, striking
ly illustrated by Mr.. Howard Pyle.
The January issues of Littelrs Living
Age contain many papers of more than
usual interest and value. Among others
may be mentioned ''Lord Salisbury by
Augustin Filon; ''Matthew Arnold in his
Letters" by Alfred Austin: ''kaShmirn
by Sir Lepel Griffin; ''The Air Car, or
Man Lifting Kite by Lieut.. B. Baden
Powell; "Corea and the Siberian Rail
way 'Muscat'' by J. Theodore Bent;
''ln the Wild West of China,'' by Alicia
Bewicke Little. "1920," from the Con
temporary Review, is a thoughtful fore
cast of the future growth and Importance
in the world of the Anglican race, and
furnishes much food for thought. Fiction
is we'll represented by short stories from
the pens of NJ. B. Hardie, John Habber-
ton, [. Hooper, etc. page of the best
current poetry accompanies each number.
The Art Amateur for February has for |
one of its color plates charming Amer
lean landscape, ION the Mohawk Noon"
by Edward Gay, A. n. A. The other
color plate is "Sprays of Violets,' by
Patty Thum. While simple IN execution, |
both are very attractive, and the student
will find the suggestions given in the |
magazine for copying them in oil, water
colors, and pastel thoroughly practical. |
In the additional eight pages of supple |
ment are working designs for the decora-
ton of china, wood carving and for gen
eral painting and embroidery. The mag
azine itself, as usual abounds with good
things for the mere lover of art as well as
the artist. Trunks of trees are given for
winter study; there are articles on Marine
Painting Fan Painting, and Elementary
Drawing. ''What Shall be the First Les
son in China Painting is considered and
1.-The Treatment of Roses on China"
Wood carving, Embroidery, and Interior
Decoration are practically treated. The
illustrations are exceptionally fine, among
them being the Portrait of Marie Antoin-
cite after Nigee Lebrun, Angelica kautf
mann after Sir Joshua Reynolds, figure
studies in crayon 10y Henri Lehman and
Jules Lefebvre, Delft Tile Decorations by
Charles Nolkmar and a sea view, which
all draughtsmen should study by Max
Claude. All the leading art exhibitions
of the month receive careful and critical
notice, and there are, as usual, some use
full illustrated hints on Heraldry 30
cents. Montague Marks, Publisher, %
Union Square, New York