The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-03-11

their friends Mrs. Clement in her "Art ana
Artists" paper writes Of the painter Titan and
a beautiful reproduction Of his famous portrait
of himself forms the frontlspece Illustration 10
the magazine The poet Wadsworth Is the con-
spicuous feature Of the "rrcasure.BoX,' ana the
"Letter.Bo contains full rcpor, from the
President OF the AgassA Association. The Illus
tratlons in the present nUmbcr are exceptionally
fine as well As unusually numerous.
WIDE AWAKE. d. Lothrop " Co., Boston
g.. 80 Year, Among the numerous tine pic
ures in the March number Charles Vokmar's
famous duck painting leads oil as frontisplece
Another fine picture is full page by Jessie NC
Dermott, and another by Curtis Shepherd. Bod
fish, also has three full. page drawings, lIlustra-
ting "Hannahs Snares," "A Saving Match
and the STORY Of Maple Sugar" There are po-
ems by Mrs. Margaret j. Preston Edgar raw
cett Mrs. VI. T. Butt, Clara Do'y Bates, ana
others; and half dozen OF stories, among when
the best are "rhe Sixpence OF Princess "A
Saving Match" and "Hannah's Shares" besides
the serials "Thclr Club and Ours" and From
the Hudson to the Neva." Among the solid ar
ticles, "To. Day." by Edward Everett Hale, and a
Sketch by Mrs. Arthur, are exceptionally good
reading; and to crown all comes the months
reading course for the Chautauqua Reading
Union, sparkling with "it aud wisdom. The
music of the number is by g. W Chadwick, ma
steal conductor Of the Cheek play .Edipus he
having set Miss Muoch's Mill Song to music.
THE SEASON The L. s. News Company, New
York So a year, This Is publication in the
STYLE Of lIarpcr's Ba,ar, but containing twice as
much matter, with many more illustrations, be.
sides colorcd fashion plates, pattern sheets, &cr
and printed cover. It's matter and Illustrations
seem to cover every want OF the dress maker, as
well as o: the housewife, whom especial pains
are taken TO instruct, not only how TO construct
garments SO a. to be handsome and fashionable,
but to do it economically. We know OF no other
publication Of it- kind that can claim to be its
superior.
The CoTTtGE HEARTH MAGAZINE. Boston.
81. 80 a year. The March number of this month
~ Is full Of good things, among which the new
story OF Geo Mcdonald o! course takes the lead
ing place. Other articles Of merit are Life in the
East, by Professor James Rosedae The Treas
ures Of Snow; Winter in the Northern Seas;
New Music The Fashions; Mothers and Young
Folks Departments, etc, all fully and beautiful
ly illustrated by more than twenty fine en-
cravings
OUR LITTLE ONES The Russell Publishing
Boston. $50 year, Delightful as
the Nursery was, and often as we had occasion to
praise 1t, its warmest friends must admit that 1t
has gained by being swallowed up in O,T Little
OncS, for this last is beyond dispute the finest
publication of its kind ever attempted in this
It's Illustrations are Of the highest or
der, aud we don't see how it would be possible
TO improve its reading matter to hit the taste of
the very fastidious class TO whom it caters
THE DELINEAToR. The Butterick Publishing
Company, New York. $50 year The March
number having arrived, the ladies can now 20
to work on their spring dresses, for
there Is no danger OF missing the fashions, now
the Deiinedor is at hand to post them.
hn7 af tho abnv" publications may be seen ut
the bookstore OF Osman IL Hapeman where ain.
gle copies are for sale and subscriptions received