New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-02
SOME MAY MAGAZINES.

noner nv Mr. Bernard ii. Becker on '" Lace
Making at Nottingham" pleasantly opens INC
Enosh Illustrated Magazine. The engravlnes accom-
panying this article are excellent as are .ioSo
which enliven paper on "Ihe industries Vi tho
English Lake District" the continuation OF Mrs
Muloch.Craiks Unsenthental Journey" and
noem by Mr.. Gosse The text. however, is some
what less interesting to Americans than that Oh
preceding numbers Mrs. Craiks tireSome relation
of her journey in Cornwall grows drearier and ap-
parently more perfunctory with each number
Mr. Thomas Hardy. In his capital short story III
terlopers at the KNAPP" illustrates the coupieV'
He who will not when nc may
When he viii. he shall have nay.
Those young writer's who care to learn how 10 ',li
n pointed story without going into elaborate de-
tails ought TO study this specimen from MI haruS
collection. The author of "John IhSesah'
disappointing as poet and Mr.. G6sses verses
have little of the divine art save ther measure
and their Jingle In truth, the fountains OIL poetry
are running very dry these days both IN Ehsi"nu
and America. ,, :; T1o
Mr. Whipple's paper on Matthew Arnold III Inc
North american ReriGC is vigorous ana amusing
criticism of the English wrter-a PHI Oh o''to'
severity lightly gilded with compliment Oonuo'
scens:on in the form of suporciiousness, he says
more or less irdects Arnold's ablest writings Inc
heart of his being is not thoroughly sound ana
strong. Something langud, disconnected, dlssat-
;sfed something which makes the impression OF
certain subtle feline resentment at the MONACO
knowledgment of his own claims TO emlhehce 10
observable in the inmOst recesses OF MS moral
nature. compassionate contempt LOT olhei
minds appears to be necessary condition OF any
dissatisfaction he may find in contemplating MS
own This ungracious quality too OFTEN taxes inc
form of condescension which exasperales ai'ho
those who agree and those who disagree Win MN
in matters of literary, political, ana Iheoioecai
discussion. Now the Almighty may very properly
condescend to the human beings he has created
but He is the only being who has right to condo
scend-except. il seems Mr.. Matthew Arnold; and
the latter uses the privilege at times in a fashion
which makes us regret that the exception wash his
favor"
The Overland Monthly iudiciously preserves local
favor. and if not brilliant isalways entertaining
In the May number is paper advocating the re-
neal of the Restriction Act, and declaring that the
objection to the presence of Chinese III Call1ornla
is more imaginary and sentimental than real. Inc
writer asserts that the influence OF the Chlnese
laborers so far from being degrading is gooo that
they are models of sobriety, industry and economy
and that all the hue ana cry against them arose
from their coming into conflict in the labor market
with other foreigners to whom had been granted
the rights of citizenship and whose sole obJectoh
to the Chlnaman was that he would WORK cheaper
than they could afford to. "Outside of san Fran
cisco and Oakland" he says there is not ana never
has been much opposition to the presence OF Chinese
ne laborers by any class. All recognized and ac-
ouiesced in their presence as necessity"
Mr. David Graham Adee has in The On'ted SsTmce
q sympathetic paper on Honolulu. lie emphatlcany
contradicts the assertion that the Hawaiian Islands
were ever the scene of cannibalsm and more thah
hints that civilization has been anything rather
than a blessing to the gentle and innocent natives
who once inhabited them, and who, in the short
space of a century under white influences, nave
diminished from 4OO,O0 to paltry 10000.
Lonomaas Magazine, like its brother The English
JUpstrated is this month better adapted to English
than American tastes Mr.. Stevenson's "Old
Mortality" is to tell the truth, very Door stun; MI
Freeman's paper on French and English Towns
has q better claim to attention.; and there Is
short story which is the best thing in the number
Mrs Oliphant's mystery in &" Madam" Is too elabo-
rate and agonizing.
Among many entertaining papers in Inc magazine
Of .4m0icda History the most attractive Is that III
which Mr. John Esten Cooke discusses the virginia
Declaration OF Independence and describes the men
who advocated it. The illustrations OF the number
are admirable.
The Nav ST. Nicholas, with It's handsome cover, us
mixture Of prose and verse, and It's fascinating
mixtures more than maintains its charm Miss
AlcOttS NANA4S'ANAN'-i
Mr.. Trow bridge begins a serial which promises TO
be a mine OF pleasure to its young readers.
Fcar months ago The Apdor0' Kerier sprang into
being as one of the best religious periodicals pub
lished IN this country, and 1t has been steadily
growing better ever since. The May number Is
filed with attractive features, among which may
be mentioned an article on Dr.. Arnolds relation to
the Oxford movement by Edwin d. Mead. This
article dsposes of Mr.. Mozey's sighting estimate
of Arnold in his " "reminiscences" Mr.. Mead shows
that Arnold not only thoroughly understood tile
significance OF the Oxford movement but that he
was one of its most effective opponents. Professor
Egbert C.. smyth's article on Baptism in the
Teaching and in Early Christian Art is a note
worthy contribution to current topic of ecclesias-
zeal discussion. The editorial article on the re-
certion accorded to the new Congregational Greed
reflects accurately the prevailing sentiment con-
corning that document. The Rece'o appeals to
large and growing constituency IN the ranks OF
orthodoxy and has doubtless come TO stay.