Literary Notes

A beautiful etching, '-Waiting," from the painting by Sir J. D. Linton, usher in The Magazine of Art für the new year. The opening artii-le i a sketch of the Flemiab pain ter, Fernand Khuopff, by Waker Shaw-Sparrow. He appears to be a versatile genius and not without originality. "The Walls of Stambonl" is a paper wriiten and illustrated by Tristram El I ia ami capitally reprodoced by sun-ligtit and graver. A coníimiation of Claude Phillips's papers on "The Modern Schools of Painting and Scalp ture" comes next and is illustrated with one full-page picture and olhers of lesa siie. "Tne Englisb School of Miniatura Art" provea the cleverness of the artists who did the delicate vok, no' only by argument, hut by reproductionR from the miniatures themselves. $3.50 a year. Cassell Publishing Compunv, New York. The twenty-fifrh volume of the Magazine of American History is opened with a most attractive January number. The variad coutributions to this periodical are always timely and chosen with consummate taste and discretion. The leading illustrated paper for the month, from the ready pen of the editor, is entitled, John Ericsson, the Builder of the Monitor," and one of the very best portraits extant ofthegreat inventor, to whose genius our country owe; so mach, forrns the frontispiece to the new volume. The second article following, "The Blandensburg Duelling Ground," near Washington, written by Milton T. Adkins, is also handsomely illustrated, and like the sketch of Ericsson is of national and popular interest. For the last twenty-three years, the Overland Monihly has been the leading magazine of the Pacific Coast. For the coming year many new and attractive features are offered. The January Overland contains: A story of Transition, by F. I. Vassault, introducing the series of illustrated articles upon the iijdustries of the coast, by a desrription of the traneition from the mining to the fruit-growing period in the old mining región of Auburn. Among the holiday fiction are stories appropriate to the season, by Charles Dwight Willard, W. S. Hutchinson, Flora B. Harris, and others. $4.00 a year. Overland Pub. Co, San Francisco, Cal. ' "The fancy took me to go to Noto," says Mr. Percival Lowell, "ín his paper on "Noto: An Unexplored Corner of Japan;" and where Noto is, and how he went there, is not only the subject of the opening article in the January Atlantic but is to be the subject of several articles which are to follow. Charles Worcester Clark writes about "Compulsory Arbitration." Professor Royce has a long paper on Hegel, Adolphe Cohn writes about "Boulangism," and Mr. HenryCbarles Lea indicates the "Lesson of the FViMiylvama Jtlwtion.', Houghton, Miülin & Co., Boston An illustrated edition of Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare's Comedies, with copious notes by Dr. William J. Rolfe, is announced as nearly ready for publication by Harper et Brothers. It fbrms the fourth volume of Dr. Rolfe's series of English Classics for School Reading, and is designed to be of service not only as a supplementary reading-book, but as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare for thoee who are old enough :o begin the Btudy in earnBSt. Harper & Brothers, New York. Among the January number of inonthly publications, the current issue of the Jenncss-MilUr Magazine is perhaps the most attractive to women. It is really a holiday number, rendered handsome and artistic by many elabórate illustrations. The subjects, nearly twenty in number, are of a very high standard, and many noveliies are presented. 2 50 a year. Jenness-Miller Pub. Co., New York.