The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-20
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HARpER's MAGAZINE, Harper Il Bros,
New York 81 year, Every new number
of IIarper's seems To be made more attractive
than its predecessor by the steadily increasing
excellence of it, illustrations. Blu, The con
tents of the April numher are as noteworthy
as the pictures They open with the first of II
series of papers by Mr. and Mrs Lille on sub
iccts of English literary and historical interest,
the present being devoted Music and Musi-
clans in England" The common idea that
the English people have no soul tor music ~
met bv the fact that nevertheless no contnen-
tai city is so full ~ London Of the very best
masical performances from November oJune.
Mrs. Ella Rodman Church gives US glimpses
ofthe charms of Chester Valley, Pennsylvania
and reminds US of its historic interest In con
necton with Valley Forge-A series of queer,
antique pictures, fifty illustrate finely written
article by Ernest Ingersoll on the ancient city
of Santa Fc, New Mexico. Miss Cloud, in II
vivid account Of an Irish fishing village, duly
illustrated gives us an inkling of the horrors
OF tilc pTtStDt IuIiiut III iIlihNc'
8. II. NJ. Byers, with the aid Of numerous pic
turesQuc illustrations, charmingly describes the
| Upper or Swiss Rhine region seldom visited
by tourists. Lucca della Robbla and his school
are made the subject of finely illustrated art
artclc-Mary Treat, under the head Of Home
Studies, tells us, with the aid OF number Of
fine pictures, many things We never knew or
thought Of aboat creatures and insects we see
every day, among which are notably the tiger
and turret spider. Mr. William G. Prime con.
tributes an interesting illustrated paper on
wood engraving; and +. W. Latimcr contrib,
utes an admirable translation uf remarkable
poem by Il newly arisen French star, Francis
Coppcc. fiction, the number contains, be-
sides the serial novels white Wings" and
MARY Anerlcy," two excellent short stories ;
"Mr. Withcrlons Romance" humorous
sketch, by PhGbc Yates Pember, and "An Eas
ter Card" beautiful tale, by Virginia W.
Johnson-Among the unillustrated articles Is
a well written one by L. H. Derby on our navy
exposing its weakness and offering suggestions
tor its abililation, ard graceful and in.
structive one by Mrs. A. b. Blake on Madri
gals The Editorial Departments furnish u
large amount of delightful reading on current
topics, recent books, etc.
LITTEIL's LIVING AGE. Llttcll Il Co., .Bos
ton 80 year, The numbers for the week
ending March 9th and 18th contain the follow
ing articles:
The Grand Dukes of Tuscany, Westminster
The Beginnings of Greek Sculpture, Fos-
nightly; The Present Conditions OF Art: Nine
tenth Century; The New Fiction, Contempt
rary; A White Rajah, Backwood; The Exilcs
of Siberia, Argosy My Baby or My Dogs
How Far is Common Sense Attractive. Ser.
mons by Drs. Martneau and Llddon, and
Learning to Write, Spectator; with instruments
of"Cclia, an Idyll," and Bush Life in Queens
land" and the usual amount of poetry.
serial stories by Mrs Ohphant and the au
thor Of dorothy Fox have been recently be-
gun, and the publishers present to new sub
scribers for 1880 the six numbers OF 1879
which contain the opening chapters Of both.
ANDREWS BAZAAR. (W. 7, Andrews, Tri-
bune Building, New York. 81 year, The
March number fully sustaIns the high repua
ton Of this publication and will be eagerly
welcomed by the ladies 1t presents in perfect
taste everything worth knowing about fashion
and its changes, while its literary features are
of the highest grade. The lady of fashion, the
mothers and the children of the household
each and all, will find something useful and
entertaining IN its columns. Beautifully print
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cry detail, 1J.dretrs' Bazaar is emphatically the
Fashion and Family Journal of America.
Single copies for sale and subscriptions re-.
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