The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-04-01
Literary News and Notes.

LAS Uetu ISttlNSQ iIolH INC publishers.
It maintains its high standard and thus
retains its last hold upon the boys and
girls Of America, who derive both instruc-
ton ana entertain me Mt from its pages
James Elvelson, publisher, Philadelphia
The American Kitchen Magazine for
March is trimming over with up to- date
articles relative to household matters
The subjects discussed include Curious
Charms for Butter making" my Talks
with the Captain" "Luncheons and
Teas Foods in Disease, IAN Exhibit
of Domestic Art and Science blouse
keeping in Boston Apartment ''The
Chemistry of Cooking and Cleaning" and
Experiments with Milk The depart
ments are filled with interesting matter
The March Arena has notable table of
contents, and the attractive manner in
which the matter is presented adds not a
little to the readers pleasure The num-
Der opens with an article of timely interest
by Hon. Josiah Quincy, entitled The
Development of American Cities 1.-The
Solidarity OF Town and Farm" The
Relation of Biology to Philosophy
"Women in Gutter journalism"
''Brains for the Young" Concerning a
National University,' and ''1he Anne
Man Refugees are few of the subjects
ably treated in this number.
second insta1ment of ''St. Ives, the
new Stevenson novel, confirms the opin-
ion started by the first, that in all the
long and varied lists of Stevenson's works
none is mole engaging than this, his last
creation. Besides this, the April Nc
Clu1e's offers, OF especially notable tic-
= ftYbtN MAC
laren; a story Of the real Western life of
to-day 10y Octave Thanet a mysterious
sea Story and another interesting chapter
of hiping's Captains Courageous.
Then, equaling the best of the fiction in
strange, dramatic incident and spirited
narrative, are three short, true railroad
stories told by Cy Warman, himself once
an engineer.
The first part of a remarkable book on
Oriental ceramic art has just appeared in
Baltimore. The publication is the result
OIL years of labor, and it is said to be one
of the most costly and superb books ever
printed in any country Only 800 copies
of it will be issued, and the estimated
cost OF the publication is $500, 900. The
plan of the book is to give history, COM
plete and exhaustive, of ceramic art in
the Far East and to illustrate this lavish
Iy by examples drawn wholly from the
collection of the late W. T. Walters of
Baltimore. He spent 40 years in collect
ing specimens Of Oriental potters' art,
and his collection numbers more than
A. 600. 1t is considered to be more typical
Of every variety of make of the porcelains
Of China, Corea ana Japan than any other
collection in tie world. The book when
it is completed will be in ten parts. DR..
BusheiPs letter press consists of IS chap
tiers. W. NJ. Lattan of New Y ork con-
tributes notes and an Introduction. There
are 437 pictures il black and white half
tone engraving, and ll6 full page colored
plates. Four artists worked for seven
years in MI. Walters home drawing and
coloIing the plates. Some of the repro
graph stones, on which photographers
worked for eight years
Harpers for April opens with 'Wash-
ington and the French Craze of 49,"
popular historical study by Professor
john Bach McMaster. The illustrations
including The tlontispiece in color, are by
Howard Pyle. archaeological Progress
OF the Century is the third of a series of
illustrated papers, 10y Henry Smith Will
lams, NJ. d., concerning modern contli-
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