Literary Notes

The Magazine of Art for May is made particularly timely by au account of tlie M-iry Jane Morgan colleotion of pictures by Charles ile Kay, wliich is ülustra'ed by eiiffravinirs from HB( of the mosl notable pictuiesiii the cnllectiou. The frontispiece of the nombei ao admirable engMvlug by. Vaagllng, ofMUlel, "Gatherin? Beïns," which brougbt one of the hiliest prices of the sale. A wonderful Constable is also re-produced, a picture which, IÍ we remember rightly, brought some $7,000. Delaorolxsa "Tiger and Serpent" is Riven, and so are Albert Ryder'8 "The ResurrectloB," Dornau - Bouveret's exquisite "The Orphao in Cbnrcn," and Corot's "The Word Gatherer's." The opening artlole of the nnmber is on "Benjamin Dlsraell, Eirl Beaoonsfield. It is written by Geor'e getntsfeury, and illustrated with ro-productionsof Millias' portrait. Boshln's portrait bust, a pafe of caricatures and a sketch made by MrHarry FarnlM of tlie Prisoner during liis last appearance in the commons. Disraeli's face was i god-send to the '.iricaturist. It leut Itself to any sort of distortion, and still prt'sei ved tiie ilkeness as the page that acompaiiics Mr. Saintsbubury'i article shows. Cassell & Company, 35 ceuts a copy, $3.50 a yenr. Harper's Magazine lor May ii in every way a stront nuinber. The frontigpieoe is an engraviiiK by Closson from "Faith," a painting by E. Arniitngc, I{. A„ one of the illustrations for nu aitlcle by William II. luifcrsoll entitled " J'ortraits of our Saviour" - a beaiitilully illnslrali-d paper on a subject cspecially interestini; to the Chiistian reader aml to the art-ltudenU The d amber o pens wl tb an ratertainlng description of the " fashlonable arrangeinents," that make ap wbat is known ai "The Londoo Season " - Illnstrated. The 8econd part of Mr. ('liarles Dudley Warner'sitory, " Their Pilgrlmage,1 Ulocated in the Catskills. This isa tCory of suiiimer life at Amerloan pteagare-resorti Passing from tiiis m Mr. Blackmore'a novel "Spring Haven." the readsi canuot fa il to be dellghtod witli the aothor'a ouaint and charming di scrlptlon of English country lili'. K. F. Zogbaum contributes another of bia Interesting military papers, entitled " With the lilueeoats on the Border," ïlliiMialid (rum h is own drawlnga Wm. HmniltoB Olbonln"8p Hcwilched " OOlltrlbutei an t-xijuisite bitof fancy blanded with scienlilic lUffgMtlon, and ilústrale. 1 in ti is happiest style. Miss Woolson's novel, " East Angels," is concluded. The lecond purt ot Mrs. Craik's "Kiug Arthur, Not a Love Story," will be read witli intense interest by every mother who has peruted the previous chapters. Mr. Curtis, in the Easy Chair, discuises the dethrooement of Italian Opera in New fork, glret an iuteresting retrospect of Columbia college, and payï a graceful tribute to the lata John is. Oough.