Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1877-03-24
THE APRIL MAGAZINES.

THE APRIL MAGAZINES.
HARPER's MAGvzINE for April comes
to its host OF readers richly laden with
oven more than Its accustomed variety of
instructive and entertaining matter. The
leading article, by Harriet Prescott Spot
ford, is m eloquent history of Renais-
sance Decoration, rs applied b furniture,
illustrated with twenty. one superb on.
cravings. DR., A, l.. Gihon concludes
his beautifully illustrated paper on the
Atlantic Islands. Mary Treat contrib,
utes one Of her chapters of gossip about
birds, In another illustrated article. In
shoemaker and Naturalist" also illus,
trated. S, s. COnant give us o charming
narrative OF the adventures of Thomas
Edward, Il Scotch naturalist, and the sub
iect Of n recent biography by Smiles
DR., John W. Draper continues his very
interesting description Of remarkable eX'
perments made by him. In Fiction this
number Is one OF marked interest. BE,
sides the two best serial novels of the
seasonal Woman Halter" and "Erema.
there are four excellent short stories
Henry w. Longfellow contributes II po-
EN-, entitled "Vittoria Colonna." Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps is the author of nm
other poem, entitled "a Song Of the Gar
dem" The Editorial Departments m,
full of interesting matter on new themes
new books, new facts in science. the cur
rent events OF the month. and timely hui
mors. The Dramer is especially anus
ing, and contains seven illustrations.
WIDE AWAKE for April gives three
graceful contributions to Easter litera
turc. 1.-The Easter Festival" by j. New
ton Perkins, "A Love Lesson" by Mrs
I'urten with an exquisite illustration, ant
"a Story Retold," Il poem by Miss Poull
son with two dainty pictures. Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps contributes one OF her fin
est poems, AT the Party" finely illus
trated by Miss Humphrey. Miss Far,
man has funny piece of verse entitled
Mammals Spring Story" accompanied
by lovely moroccan of picture. Mrs
Helen Tracy Myers giver II valuable pa
per relative to "Sweeping the Carpet,
which we commend to all house-keepcrs
But the chief feature. to the little boys
and girls all over the country, subscri.
bers and non-subscribers 10 Vide Avake
is the article entitled 1.-The Society OF
Wide Awake Helpers" This Society ar.
ranged the Boston Dolls Fair last sea.
son, and in this article their work iol
1877, is laid out, with rules and prize.
list. Only $500 per annum. Ella Far.
man, Editor, ID. Lothrop Il Co., Publish.
ere, Boston.
THE GALAXY for April is especially
good. Henry James, Jr. writes very
clearly about the Theatre Francois. and
some of the people who acted in it. II
is one of the most readable magazine pa
pers of the month. There is short ac.
count of the way cigarettes are made in
Havana and it seems that two hundred
out of twenty-five hundred employees
are Chinese, for whom Is provided IL selt
crate dormitory, kitchen, and even bath
rooms. Charles WHY'S Elliott discus
ses the hard times in pungent and half
satirical way. "Sister St. Luke" and
the second paper on dramatic Careers. >
are both good; and "Saint Lambcrt's
Coal" poem by Margaret j. Preston,
will be particularly enjoyed. Richard
Grant White gives his view of English
traits. He thinks Englishmen are better
looking than Americans, but the Ameri-
can women, especially the young women,
are decidedly superior to their English
sisters. DR.. II. A. Coan writes about be-
ing born away from home, which has
drawbacks, provided one doesn't stay
away. There is good article on the
present condition of the South by j. l..
M. Curry, and the usual amount of sci
entiiic miscellany and literary criticism,
making Il very fresh and readable num-
Der Of this popularmonthly. New York :
Sheldon e. Co,
"TuE AMERICAN" is the title of new
illustrated paper published in New York.
1t is the size of Harper's Weekly and
numbers one and two received are well
illustrated and well printed The num-
bers contain II large variety of reading
suitable for all classes of persons. The
publishers say: In short, in spirit and
purpose, The american is American, and
will seek to make itself interesting to
Americans, and welcome in the home
circle" Its aim will be to ediiy rather
than to convince, and to entertain rather
than instruct and It's desire is to main
tain good understanding rather than an
ungenerous rivalry with its contempora-
ries. The responsibility and risk of the
undertaking we fully appreciate, but we
await the issue neither with undue anX-
iety nor unwarrantable hopes"
MEssRs. A. S. BARNES & Co. of New
York have just completed arrangements
for the publication of the Memoirs of p.
p. Bliss, the sweet singer, and victim of
Ashtabula. 1t is prepared by his friend
and companion, Major ID. w. Whittle,
of Chicago, with an introduction by ID.
l.. Moody. The work will contain steel
plate portraits of Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss and
their children.
The most popular song of the day is
Gathering Shells from the Sea Shore"
by Will. l.. Thompson. Lyon
& Healy of this city, have just given an
order for 5000 copies, and other dealers
are orderingit by the thousand.-Chicayo
Price, with beautiful illustrated
title page. 40 cents.
MIR. EDITOR: 1t beats all how
the people turn out when there is
going on at Simpsons of
the Waits River Hotel.
Friday the 10th of March was
the 3Oth anniversary of the mar
riage Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Simp-
son, of the said Waits River Hotel.
In the evening of that day, all the
neishbors, all the people and every
body else, to the round number of
lao souls, congragated at said hotel,
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