Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-03-30
Editors Table.

THE LADY's FRIEND FOR APRIL.-The April
number of this beautiful magazine makes its APP
pearance in pretty tint Of Spring green, edged
with clear white lace-cuol and refreshing to the
eye. Its contents are grateful to the spirit.
"Lili," the finely engraved Steel Plate, is n
charmu. and unique picture OF Il mountain
maiden, with the birds and other innocent crea-
turcs docking lovingly about her, drawn by some
secret attraction. The Coored Fashion Plate is
elegant rs usual, ''Sprlng Flowers" pleasant
scene, aud there is an abundance of captivating
designs for costumes and hair-drc>sing. The
music is CLONE, Sweet Home" In literary mat
ter this magazine maintains its well established
superiority. There is an illustrated story by NJ.
c. Pyle, and one by Millie W. Carpenter. The
fascinating serial Of "Quecn Coquetta' is con-
cluded and Mrs. Woods novel, "Within the
Maze" certainly one of her best so far, deepens
with every number in mystery and absorbing in
;erest. Price, 81 year Four copies. Sc. Eight
copies (and one gratis), Sl2.00. "The Lady,
Friend" and ''The Saturday Evening POST 81.
Published by Deacon IL Peterson, Philadelphia.
Single copies for sale by all News Dealers, and
by the Publishers, price 20 cents.
SCRIBNER's PoR APRu.-A half dozen illus
trated articles, an unusual number of short stU-
ries, several bright essays and sketches, two or
three papers of special interest TO scholars, and
sOme excellent poems, make the April number of
SCRIDSER's not only popularity attractive, but
really valuable. The leading article, beautifully
illustrated, is descriptive of the great United
States Navy Yard at Mare Island, California.
'Curiositcs of Plant Lie is an entertaining pa
per Oh Natural History, with n number of strk-
ing illustrations. Prof. Schclc de We're writes
sketchily, and with the aid of pictures, of the
Eauh's Hidden Treasures : and Amos &. Dra-
per, himself an inmate of the institution. de-
scribCs The Silent College ut Washiugton.'
ApropOs of Easter, we find graphic account, by
Eugene Schuyler, of the Russian observance o:
the feast ; also a thoughtful aud characteristic
poem by Mrs. \. ID. T. Whitney. Awakened
Japan is the title Of a brief and timely paper by
Noah Brooks, u writer unusually well Informed
on japanese matters. The three short stories
are especially readable. They are The Mullen
willie Mystery" by young Hawthorne with the
Falsc Prophet; 4 Mormon Wife's Story by
Mrs. Ratlcnspcrger and the Haunted Closet,
10y Mrs. Weiss. There is a suggestive and touch
ing little paper on The Boy john Warner 5
Backlog Studies-lN.' are juicy and delicious
as usual. These papers have attraI ed wide at
tention, and constitute one of tnc most attractive
features of the Monthly. Shall We Say is Be
ing Buit'' is Il spirited and scholarly essay in
the field of grammatical controversy, by Fitted
ward Hall, Of Oxford University aud in an able
and eloquent paper DR.. Tayrr Lewis defends the
belief in The One Human Race in opposition
to the theories of race before Adam. Among
the poems, Margaret j. Preston's Hero of the
Commune should not be overlooked.
In the Editorial departments DR.. Holland ex-
presses some decided opinions on a Heresy OF
Art 'Hcpworth aud Heterodoxy,' The Illinois
Temperance Law aud "rhe General and his
Friends In the 'Old Cabinet there is talk
about THE Smut of Real Work. Our Friends
Portfolio Playing with the Passons,' studies,
and The Sculptor and the Statuettc.' In the de-
partments of Home aud Society," and Culture
and Progress Abroad aud AT Home are papers
! on The Art Museum musical matters, and new
books. The Etchings show how Peter Green
emulated the Grand Dukes career in the Buffalo
/ Hunt.