The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-23


The Modern Age, as usual carries full load
of literary goods that will crafty it's many
friends
Lippincotts for May contains an illustrated
article on the hill suburbs of Cincinnati, showing
the well-known features there.
The Continent contains an illustrated article
on ''The Arts of Decoration, in which valuable
suggestions are afforded on the subject named.
In Babyland the stories are about real chill
dren and told in their own language 1t is a
charming publication for the wee, little ones.
L. Lothrop e. Co., Boston
The Spectator (St. Louis) publishes the por-
trait of Mrs. Hattie Key Renard, nee Key, of
Washington, of Melun, France, where hel
husband, Captain Renard, is now stationed
Can anything be more delightful to children
who have learned to read than "Our Little Ones
and the Nursery" The pictures and rhymes
and childish tales have their attractions also fol
older readers.
The Magazine of Art for May presents some
fine wood cuts of Mr.. Dixons collection Of
modern paintings at his residence at Leeds
England. ION the Ribble," by Henry Dawson
is particularly fine, and ''Paddy's Mark" by
Erskine Nicol R. A, is good
Henry James's "En Provence" draws towards q
close, as also F. Marion Crawfords Roman
Singer" Other papers in this number are ''Wm.
H. Seward by Henry Cabot Lodge; Matthew
Arnold as a Poet by Harriet Waters Preston,
and two or three historical ARTICLES
The Keynote editorially lays bare the impos
tons put upon the public by the all too numer
GUS benefit, the raison d'etre of which would be
hard to give The Keynote discriminates in favor
of those directly connected with the stage, but
unquafedly condemns the universal and newt
able benefit to every ineonsequential hanger-on.
One of the best family papers is the Every
Other Saturday, a fortnightly paper. published
by Horace P. Chandler, At Devonshire street,
Boston. The subscription price is So per year,
and it is worth every cent of it. The contents
are exactly what sensible people want no trash
from sentimentalists, and no rubbish from super
educated beings.
The May Harper is number of unusual ex-
cellence The first illustrated article is on Kair-
wan, the sacred city, by A. F. Jackassy, which is
particularly timely Just now. Another article of
special interest is that on Kaiser William, with
fine portrait DR.. Roes splendid serial of
Mature" is continued, and there are the other
usual features of poem and story, of Easy Chair
and of Drawer.
The Century for May opens with an illustrated
article on the Salem of Nathaniel Hawthorne, by
his son, Julian, which is to be followed with 9TH
ers giving the locus of this rare American gen
1us An article on Dr. Henry Schliemann, with a
portrait, will be appreciated particularly here in
indianapolis, where the Doctor once lived. The
lighter features of the Century are good. Espe-
cially worthy of mention is the growing depart
ment of "Open Letters"
The Schools is the title of new monthly
magazine published in the interest of the
schools of the United States, by c. w. Brown
& Co., 1923 street, N W., Washington If it
may be judged by it's initial number, it will be
valuable to every teacher in the country.
The longer articles are we'll written