Milford chronicle., 1888-04-06
FASHION QUARTERLY.

.Sitaao5ffdge g Czoklie5'S Quarterly for
spring 1888, has made its appearance with
the advent of the season. It is enbellished
with a frontispiece page of needlework de-
signs, printed i'll colOrs. 'Kitty's Fortune,
by +. w. Robinson, a well told short story
involving love and money prepares the way
for the long list of entertaining and instruc-
tive articles that make up the literary con-
tents of this magazine for ladies. The fash
ion matters are treated at great length, in
many pages Of gossip in which seasOnable
garments are illustrated and described. The
home dressmaker is instructed in the art Of
shocking in the method of cutting striped
goods in cutting and making corsage, and
in making a hand-woven cape. There IS
seasonable article on old-fashioned flowers,
that is profusely illustrated: and another on
the culture OF the lily of the valley. There
is an article giving good advice to nurses;
and another on the art of conversation, that
will be profitable to many, The home artist
has been considered in the preparation of
articles on painted jars, crosses made Of pith,
summer and winter pictures, and painting
tin to initiate stone and bronze. Nor has the
meedlewoman cause for complaint there
being many pages devoted to her specially ;
among the subjects being these; chair cover
and cushion, teaspoon basket, embroidered
table-cover, string netting, haveuese embroid-
cry and little folks work. The Craze Club
serial continues its discussion Of fashionable
fads, and Miss Juliet Corson presides over
the page devoted to kitchen matters. The
music pages of this issue contains Starlight
Night Waltz, " the work Of that popular COM
poser, p. Bucalossi. The latter part ofThe
magazine is given over to illustrating, describ-
ing, and pricing all kinds of dry goods; CON
shutting a complete guide to those who have
to shop by mail.
CLOSE OF THE CENTURY's 35th VOLUME.
The April number of The CeniWy-p closes
the thirty fifth half-yearly volume. The first
article is by Edward I. Wilson, the we'll
known photographer, and is descriptive of
the natural and other features of Palestine
From Dan to Beershebe. !" The article has
great number of illustrations, mainly from
photographs, aud will be of special interest
to the teachers and students of the Iuterna-
tional Sunday-School Lessons.
Theodore Roosevelt, in this number de-
scribes, with the aid of Mr., Reiuington's
well-informed pencil, that decidedly Ameri-
can institution, The Roundup" As Mr.
Remington have both participated in scenes
such as are here depicted, the paper in un-
usually vivid both in letter-press and illus
trations.
An illustrated article on "The American
Inventors Of the Telegraph" tells the inside
out the services rendered to the enterprise
by Alfred Vail. Mr.. Wallis extremely inipor-
taut connection with the invention is here
for the first time fully and authoritavely told
The article will be a surprise TO the larger
part of the public.
The present installmeut of the Life of Lin
coin is on ".rhe National Upspring' for the
preservation Of the Union; the political and
military relation Of Baltimore to the situation
is also fully described. A further chapter is
devoted to the condition Of things in Wash
ington itself at the outbreak Of the Rebellion
In the chapter on the city Of Washington
occurs a most pathetic passage describing
Lincolns anguish Of mind at the extraordi-
nary dangers menacing the country at the
capital.
Mr.. George Remnants article is on the Rus
sian Penal Code, the astonishing provisions
of which are here briefly explained. This
paper is the last of Mr. Kennans introduc-
tory series, and will be followed in the May
number by the first illustrated article in the
main series, which will give the results of
Tie CeNflyy'S expedition into Siberia.
Memoranda of the Civil War contains
short articles on The Opening Of the At
lanta Campaign, by Colonel William c. p
Breckenridge; "Kershaw's Brigade at Fred
ericksburg," by General J. B. Kershaw; an
extraordinary account Of 1.-THE Last Victim
of the War, " by Judge w. NJ. Dickson; an
unpublished letter by General Hooker on
the Charlottesville Campaign and note
on the Strength Of the Confederate Army at
Chickamauga.'