The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-05-24
LITERATURE.
A Review Of the Late Publ
cations.
GLINPSES AT THE MAGAZINES.
Afshanistan and the AnglO-Russiar
Dispute-Harper's-The Atlantic
North American Review.
Harper's Magazine.

Harper's Magazine for June is in every
way strong and entertaining number
The frontispiece is remarkably good
engraving by w. B. Closson from G. F
Watts painting, "Paolo and Fran
eesca," illustrating an article by F. D
NiIlet on the Watts Exhibition, in
which the writer asks and answers the
significant question. what shall oul
artists paint?"
This number contains the sixth part
ST Miss Woolson's interesting novel
East Angels, and the concluding part
Of st the Red Glove" illustrated by
c. S. Reinhaft. We are promised in the
Jaly number the first part of a new
novel by w. D. Howells, entitled Indian
Summer"
Mr., Millet's quaint and entertain
ing Baltic sketches are concluded with
rarnbles in Jutland and Vierlande, illus
Srated from drawings by the author and
Z. Swain Clifford.
The number is especially rich In
illustrated articles on American sub
iects. No brighter magazine sketch has
ever been published than Mrs. Alice
wellington Rollins Ladies Day at the
Ranch" lin Kansas,) illustrated by Mr..
and Mrs. r. Swain Clifford. Knoxville
In the Olden Time" by Edmund Kirke,
IS a Well-written sketch of much histori-
cal value, and entirely novel in its por
sraiture of frontier life in the Southwest.
The central figure of the sketch is John
Sewer, the old Indian-fghter ana "the
rear guard of the Revolution" The
illustrations of the article are from
drawings from Howard Pyle. Bogota-
She capital of the United States OF
Golombia-is the subject of an interest
ing sketch by Lieutenant H. R. Lemly,
Il. S. A.-fnely illustrated.
T. T. Zogbaum contributes paper,
effectively illustrated from his own
drawings, entitled "a Night with the
Germans" describing the military
nAaneuvres of the German army in its
fhuringian encampment = sketch
similar to those previously contributed
by the same writer on French and Eng
Hsh manRuvreS.
Austin Dobson contributes a poem.
$40 June Rose" beautifully illustrat-
ed by Alfred Parsons.
A novelette,, entitled 1.-The Secret of |
the Sea-" by Brander Matthews, Is a |
very striking and dramatic story. A
humorous sketch is contributed by |
Mary Tucker Magill, entitled "A |
Georgian at the Opera" i
Among the important articles of the |
aumber are English in Schools by |
Professor A. S. Hill, and " How Earth
luakes are Caused" by Richard A.
Proctor. 4prOpOS of the recent discus
son concerning Margaret Fuller, some /
"reminiscences of that remarkable |
woman, in communication from Mrs.
Rebecca B. Spring, are very timely and |
!
June Days" is very striking piece I
Of work by a new Kentuckian poet, |
Robert Burns Wilson. Other poems,
besides those already mentioned, are
contributed by Joel Benton and Louise
Chandler Moulton.
Mr.. George William Curtis, in the |
Editors Easy Chair, discusses the nature
Of newspaper pictures of life, the acting
Of Henry Irving, the evil spell upon our
geography of classic nomenclature, and I
the abuses of interviewing. The other
Editorial Departments are filed with
timely and interesting matter In the
DrGwer Charles Dudley Warner writes
OF literature as fashion, and among
his selections is particularly character /
sstlc poem by Charles Follen Adams,
entitled Mothers Doughnuts."
New York: Harper & Brothers; Salt
Lake: James DIVER