The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-04-01
Magazine Notices,

In Harper's Magazine for April
thepew series OF papers by 5. &
BENJAMIN. on American Art is CON
iinued- the subject this month being
American sculpture, with wonderful
engrayings, representing works by
Powers, Crawford, Randolph, Rogers,
Gould, Ward, Story, Simmons, Rine-
hart, Miss Hosmer. Palmer, 0'Dono-
van, Thompson, John Rogers, and
Hartley. Powers is represented by
his"Eye before the FALL Waul by
lis most recent and npblest work,
the Statue of Washington; and
0'DoDovan, one of our youngest
sculptors, by his bust of Page.
L Abbey contributes a beautiful page
Illustration of Robert Hendricks POI
EN-, ITO Bed of Tulips
Colonel Waring, in the second of
his Tyrol papers, describes the Gus
toms of the Tyrolese, and the charms
Of Innsbruck and Bolzen, the metro-
politan centres respectively of North
aud South Tyrol. The illustrations
are novel and beautiful. aba 90
( Helen S. Conant in an Illustrated
paper entitled s.pictnresque Edin-
burgh," presents In q fascinating
style the historical and romantic as
sociations of the old town. By the
way of contrast, this is followed by
Frank H. Taylor,s Street Scenes in
Havana with characteristic illustra.
lions. ~ ~
Nearer home is the. subject of the
Philadelphia Zoo, charmingly treated
by Mrs. NJ. Rowland, with sixteen
illustrations.
Olive Logan contributes an exceed.
ingly interesting article in a seri-
comic vein on the Ancestry of Brud-
dur Bones" with seventeen pictures,
which in connection with the text,
convey in a pleasing manner a vasi
amount Of musical information.
The illustrated story for this mum,
Der Is a beautiful tale, "Cor Cordi
um,D BY Mrs. i. w. Campney. Their,
is also q somewhat humorous. bu
significant, story, entitled "How
Able NApril Preached for Nr
Smith.
The principle literary contribution
to the number is R. Ii. Stoddard'i
admirable paper. on the late Richard
Henry Dana. In paper entitled
THE practical interrogation Of Ma
ture," Dr.'J. w. Draper, admits tn,
reader to his Laboratory, and show
by what processes he reached some o
the important results already set be
fore the public in his Scientific Me
moirs."
Mrs. A. B. Blake, writes intelli
gently of "ChUrch Music in Amer
ca, pointing out its defects and sug
costing remedies, showing that il
resources for good sacred music ar
accessible in the works of Englis
and Continental composers.
More interesting than all these pi
pers probably 10 large class {
country readers, will be Mr. E. ]
Roe's article, "a Kitchen Garden
imparting practical suggestions as [
the most important features of Ii
subject.
IA collection. of letters written b
DR.. Samuel Latham Mitchell to h
wife from Washington, while he ",
there as Representative and Senat,
from New York QS0I-l8l3) an
hitherto unpublished, care full of il
teresting descriptions of the prom
ncnt men, and cof fhe exciting soci
and public events of that day.
The Editors Easy Chair gives q
unusual prominence to musical an
theatrical gossip. The Lfterai
Record Is fun and critical, with di
ordinations; The Scientifc Reco,
contains a vast amount of novel ar
interesting matter in its field; al
the DraWer, with its Astounding got
humor, closes a humber Of great al
varied interest.