The National tribune., 1883-05-24
THE MAGAZINES.

Harper's Magdsine for June is an admirable
number, richly and prOfusely illustrated Mrs.
H. b. Gustafson contributes to it an article
finely illustrated. on Lambeth Palace Colonel
Higginson continues his American History
series, under the title of The Hundred Years
War" " Indian Art in Metal and Wood " is
by j. l.. KipliDg, Curator of the Central Mu-
scum, Lahore, and Director of the Mayo School
of Art. Ernest Ingersoll contributes an article.
called The Home of Hiawatha." William @.
Wyekof has paper entitled Sunlight Mys-
teries." III. Sutherland Edwards contributes
the first of two papers on the Romanoffs Titus
Munson Coan, NJ. d., contributes very i'm
portant paper on Carlsbad waters. The new
novel, g. Castle in Spain" promises to be
wholesome and popular farce. Mrs SpofFord
contributes short story, " The Mount of Sor-
row." Charles Reade a humorous sketch en-
titled " Rus; :" and A Working Girl brief
but interesting story entitled An Esthetic
Idea" Poems are contributed by Annie Fields,
Miss A. A. Bassett, S. S. Conant, Geo. E. Mont
gomery and John 3. Tabb.
The June Century is a model number of this
model magazine. All the papers are of value,
the stories are bright and interesting, the
poetry clever, and the illustrations of more
than usual excellence. The first paper is on
Living English Seulptors," by Edward w.
GosSe, and it is followed by "At league Po-
teets," Part II, by Joel Chandler Harris; "On
the Training of Children's Voices" by Vim. L.
Tomlins with an introduction by Theodore
Thomas; three songs by John Vance Cheney;
'Father Junipero and His Work I'D, by H.
III. "On Severn's Last Sketch of Keats" by
Edith NJ. Thomas; 1.-THE Great South Gate"
by George W. Cable; "a Woman's Reason"
(VI,) by w. d. Howells; England and Ire
land" by James Bryce, NJ. p. The Core
spondenee of Carlyle and Emerson" by Henry
James, Jr.; "Split Zephyr" by Henry A. Beers;
=" The Native Element in American Fiction"
by James Herbert Morse, and number of
other contributions. The special departments
will also be found very readable.
The Vide Quake, for June, opens the seven
teenth volume of the magazine. It contains
two bright little poems, by Mary E. Wilkins;
two excellent stories" Bobette," by Mary L.
Edmunds, and "Kitty's Birthday" by Sarah
Orne Jewett, and the delightful serials, Ca
Clique John, the Yucatan story, by Fred. A. Ober;
Con Indiana Roads," by Mrs Catherwood,
and the fourth act of Mr.. Talbot'S White Noun
tain comedy, More than They Bargained
For" and the graphic picture serial, Through
Spain on Donkey Back" These are but half
the riches of the number, however; there is a
merry John Spicer lecture on Riding" by
Mrs. A. Nj. Diaz, and there is the first of Bright
Eyes Mrs. Tibbles) "Omaha Legends and
Tent-Stories," and there is French dialogue,
by Sophie Chester Johns, and Marion Harland's
Cookery for Beginners" and there is Tan
gles," and Miss Harris :" Little Biography" of
George Mcdonald, and much else that viii be
found interesting and instructive.
Demoresfs for June is embellished with very
finesteel engraving of GoodalPs famous picture,
"The Palm Offering" The literary features
are also striking. The opening article, Home,
Sweet Home, and its Author" is from the pen
of Virginia Whitcomb, and Lizzie T. sLewis
contributes an entertaining paper, which, like
the former, is profusely illustrated, on the
Home of the Tronbadours." Jennie June's
allow We Live in New York gives glimpse
of workingman's home; and the story " Ont
of the World" is continued. The shorter
stories are contributed by Jenny Burr, Dorothy
Holroyd, Miss E. B. Cheesborough, and Erie
Douglas; while among the poets Of this number