The Washington critic., 1888-02-11
A NEW DEPARTURE.
The First Appearance of Aiagazin,
with Coiored Ifiustrstions-yha
Its Manager Has TO say
[New Iork Times.1

Tho appearance of anything new and
striking, and especially anything that
marks a new era In Illustrated Magazine
literature, is certain TO cause universal
comment. When, therefore, the C0smo-
politdn Magazine, in its February issue,
Just out, appeared with colored illustra-
tions in the body of the magazine, thing
which has never been known before in all
the history of magazines, IL has naturally
attracted great attention, and been the
subject of conversation in society circles,
at clubs, and upon the street. So inn
portant has the subject seemed that re-
porter Of this paper called at the office Of
the Cosmopolitan, 30 Park Row, New York,
and desired to see Mr.. Schlicht the man
ager. The gentleman gave the writer an
'Do you propose, Mr.. Schlioht, making
the colored illustrations q regular feature
of the Cosmopolitan ?" M
1--WE certainly do was the reply. "And
we are positive II will prove great fea-
ture. II is a wholly original idea with
u.s. and we have been overwhelmed with
compliments. The article ON the Ballet
in Paris in this February number with
the artistic colored illustrations, has natf
urally attracted great attention."
What gave you the idea of this new
departure, Mr.; Schlicht2n
COuCclNeu ~ bOlue tlluS blnCtt iunO|
have been studying up the subject very
carefully. Something oYera year ago was
abroad in the interests of the Sohlicht Ss
Field Company, to form companies i'm
England, France and Germany, for in
Producing our labor-saving Office devices,
At that time gave some attention 70 lit
erature and art matters although, to tell
the truth, ! was so nearly dead from ma
lariaIthat at times could scarcely hold up
my head. 1fyou have ever attempted to do,
business or any kind ofcreatiye work when
afflicted with the horrors of malaria, you
can realize what / endured | consulted
some of the best doctors in England and
they failed TO assist me at all. Then
went on the Continent to Berlin. j was
even worse there. 1t seemed to me that 1
would never be able to do business again,
or take any real interest in life; and so, to
make a long story short, / returned to
America. The day | landed in New. York,
friend invited me to his home to dinner. !
He saw my wretched condition, and de-
clared that he had something he was GER
tain would positively cure it.. More to
please my friend than anything else, /
took some of his remedy, and to my sur
prise, / slept well that night. You can
well imagine that continued to take 1t
the next day and in brief, within one
| month from that time, l was entirely
| cured of malaria in Its worst form, wholly
! by the use Of Duily's Pure Malt Whiskey
mo quinine, no drugs. During all this
| time was encouraged to continue its use
| by my wife, who is firm believer
| in Temperance, as indeed / am myself,
| and, in fact, my wife purchased it by the
| dozen for me. When / recovered / felt
| like a new man.. and l have persuaded
| numbers of my friends to try the same
means for restoring their health, and the
results have been able TO achieve, in
popular magazine that it is, and assisting
in carrying the business of the 5chlicht e
Field Company to its present enormous
proportions, is largely due to my renewed
4 health"
"And you find the public take readily
to artistic colored illustrations in your
magazine, do you, Mr.. SchlicE.I,A
"Unquestionably. The C%Bpoiitdu
Magazine has been success froUN Nhe start,
as, indeed, its popular literaNfe, filling a
field distinctly, its own, perhaps midway
between the daily papers and the moro
antiquated magazine entities 1t TO. But
believe our feature of colored illustrations
illsweep the country, and mark a dis
tihct era in magazine literature"
Thanking Mr.. Schlicht for his courtesy
and information, the writer withdrew, fully
satisfied that both the Cosmopolitan and
Mr.. Schlicht have indeed, hit upon some
of those happy discoveries which both
interest and please the people, and help
the world IS progress.