The Republican journal., 1897-07-22
Literary News and Notes.

Literary News and Notes.
The Forest and Stream Publishing Co. :,
New York, announce "Canoe Cruising
and Camping, by Perry D. Frazar, and
"Nursing VS.. Dosing,'' manual of car
ing for the dog, by S. T. Hammond,
author of ''Dog Training VS.. Breaking"
Harper Brothers published July 9th
1.-THE People for Whom Shakespeare
Wrote,' by Charles Dudley Warner; Eye
Spy" series of delightful studies in out
door life, written and illustrated by the
William Hamilton Gibson; Gin Simpkins-
ville," a collection of short stories, by
Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart; and 1.-THE
Story of the Rhineg DID," by Anna Alice
Chaplin.
The American Kitchen Magazine for
July opens with an entertaining and in
structive article on "Home Making for
One" The article is replete with prac-
teal suggestions. The laundry receives
no little attention in the series of articles
on ''The Chemistry of Cooking and Clean
ing" "Twelve Days on German Steam
err is the subject of a delightful paper
| by Mrs. Mary J. Lincoln. Other articles
of note are Southern Recipes - "Poison
Gus Ice Cream and Fruits and Vege-
/ table Foods.''
Harper's Magazine for August will be
particularly strong in fiction, with short
stories by Frederic Remington, Owen
| Wister, Mary Hartwell Catherwood Bliss
| Perry, Mary NJ Mears, Mary Berr Chap
man and Alice Duer, and with the second
iDstalment of ''The kentuckians,' by
John Fox, Jr. A notable feature of the
number will be an article on "The Inaug-
uration," by Richard Harding Davis
similar in character to the vivid descrip-
ton of 1.-THE Coronation of the Gar, -
which Mr.. Davis published in the maya
| zine a few months ago.
Subjects of national Importance receive
able treatment in the current number of
Gunton's Magazine, that progressive ex-
ponent of practical economies and polit-
ical science. The subjects discussed are
as follows: PHILOSOPHY of Protection, -
Borrowing Sound Opinion on Trusts, ;"
dangers of a Wrong Point of View, !"
''Strikes in JAPAN "Trade and Training
in Germany, ''''Is Cheapness an Evil" and
''Milestones of Freedom" The depart
ments Editorial Crucible,'' Economics
in the Magazines" and Book Reviews, -
| dlt d PROMINENT ledluIG.
The progress which has been made in
recent years in the art of illustrating is
shown at it's best and fullest in the cur
rent number of the Metropolitan Maya
zine. The full page illustrations given
are almost without number and are re-
markable for their beauty and excellence.
The table of contents includes Robert
G.Ingersoll,'' 1.-The Making of Stage Prop
critics, - Military Ballooning,' can Ar
fist of the Weird - ''The Leading Minia-
turists,'' ''New York Summer Amuse-
ments,' and 1.-THE Art Work of Mrs. Ken
yon Cox All the articles are copously
illustrated.
When Justin Mccarthy began ga His
tory of Our Own Time he was so we'll
known as a journalist and novelist OF
ability that one of the London publishers
is said to have made contract with him
for the work. Before finishing it, how
ever, Mr.. Mccarthy had become very
conspicuously indie ntified with the Home
Rule cause, then very unpopular in Eng
land, and on his Offering the MS. for pub
LEGATION, it was rejected on the ground
Irish nationalist would not sell. Mr.. Nc
|
house of Chatto & Windus, and received
for it twice the sum he had previously
agreed to accept! 1t is reputed to be the
most popular history published since
Macaulay's ''England'' appeared.
''The Red Bridge Neighborhood," a
brilliant novel of New England life, by
Maria Louise Pool, was begun in Harper s
Bazaar ofJuly 10th, and will continue dur
ing the rest of the year. Miss Pool
peculiar knowledge of New England rural
life, and her skill in depicting strongly
marked types of character, are shown te
I great advantage in this remarkable story,
which has been finely illustrated by Cliff
ford Carleton. Other features of the
month will be ''What Women are Doing il
New England" by Helen Leah Reed
can Everyday Story" by Virginia Var
de Water; and London Cries and Street
Scenes" by Emma j. Gray. "The Out
door Woman will treat of summer pleas
ures for women, notably golf, bicycling
and otler vacation sports. An article or
"Summer Desserts will be of interest te
housekeepers.