Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-01-27
THE FEBRUARY MAGAZINES.

come tOSether as usual, anu us usual III
SO are full of bright things. The pic
lures in Scribner's Monthly are unusual
ly good in this number, especially those
which accompany the paper entitleC
:" Trout Fishing in the Rangeley Lakes,
by Edward Seymour. The other illus
trated papers are "a Winter on the Nile,
by George B. McClellrn, and "White of
Selborne," by f. S. Nadal both are goot
but are, perhaps, little over-shadowed
by the article on the speckled beauties
of the brook. General McClellan's pa
per is followed by a poem by Laura w.
johnson, entitled 1.-The Outcast," and
this by DR.. Hollands story of nicholas
Minturn." Lovers of music will be
pleased to find next "a Morning with
Sir Julius Benedict" by Kate Field, ant
in the the latter part of the magazine
"Traditional Music of the French Pyre.
nees," by Nena Sturges. Botanists will
read Mrs. S. B. Herrick's " Microscope
Among the Flowers" with delight, ant
those interested in theology will natural
ly turn to Tyron Edwards's 8" How Dc
l Know What Is the Bible?" The short
stories, "How Mr.. Storm Met His Desti
n.y." by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, ant
Farmer Bassett's Romance" by Sake
Holm, are as good as they should be
considering who are their authors, {
statement which is really warm praise
although it does not sound like it.
HARpER's. Mr.. Writ Skies our Con.
sui in Wales, has written clever paper
entitled "On the Taft" and it appears
in the February number of Harper's, ac'
companied by many pictures and max
ing a pleasant beginning for the maya
zine. The other illustrated articles are
g The Log Book of the savannah" by
Dr. H. G. Bolton; "And who was Blen-
nerhasset P" by j. S. G. Abbott; Bar.
does" by A. H. Guernsey. Mr.. Mon.
cure Conway's sketch of William Lovett
is accompanied by portrait apparently
taken from photograph, and conveying
a far less vivid idea than Mr.. Conway s
description. "Noel Brewster's Secret -
a story by G. Welch-Mason, has three
pictures and is very good. The serial
stories are full of life and movement in
this number, and even "Garth" takes q
long stride on the way to completion
l.
W1DE-AwAKE. The February Vide
Awake makes its appearance as punctu-
ally as if it were grown up, and looking
if early rising agreed with it as well as
it supposed to agree with young per-
sons generally. 1t contains an illus
trated description of the Dolls Fair p
a pretty poem by Mrs. Wilson, entitled
"a Little Child's Fancies :" a "Poet's
Home" paper, which has Edgar Fawcett
for it's subject; the second number of
"Child Marian Abroad" by w. M. F.
Round chapters of the "Quinnebasset
Girls" and "Good-for- Nothing Polly >"
"The Pink Parrot and the Gray Boy" by
the editor. and many other interesting
papers, the best of which is Fannie Ro-
per Feudge's "Visit to the Birthplace of
the Siamese Twins" Published by d.
Lothrop & Co., at 5000 per year.
The NURSERY. The February num-
Der of the Nursery is&l of delightful
things for its small readers. The pic
lures, which are always pretty and APP
propriate, the stories ever simple and
childlike, are all within the comprehen-
sion of the little ones, while the page of
large print designed as reading lesson
for beginners is invaluable. Put this lit
tie magazine in the hands of the children
just as soon as they are old enough to
amuse themselves with it, and a love for
book, and the most rapid progress in
reading is sure to follow.
ST. NICHOLAS, published by Scribner
& Co., N. Y, should follow Wide-AWake,
or can be enjoyed by children of that age
though little better fitted for those lit
tie older, from twelve to fifteen. This
is just brim full of the very
best of good things. As children expect
a variety of the best things from the pc
riodical visits of Santa Claus, so they
watch eagerly for the rich treasures this
namesake of his in the literary
world is sure to bring. The February
sustains the high character of
this unequalled publication for children.
1t has an unusually excellent table of
contents, while the engravings and typo
graphy of the magazine is beyond criti-
cism.