The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-08
CURRENT MAGAZINES.

The illustrations in March st. Nicholas
make tie number unusually attractive.
Among them the representations of Antin-
Gus deserve mention, and the frontispiece,
"Under the Mistletoe." Interesting on
Washington as an Athlete" Lewis Fra
tiers "S~torm-bound Sparrows;o III. II.
Clark's Sailor Boy Dromios," and w. III.
elders "Downhill with q Vengeance"
The The two latter are stories Of adventure thrs
serial, 1.-The Bells of st. Anne" has the
same sympathetic touch in its descriptions
of Canadian life that rendered her recent
story In the Century SO attractive.
new publication from Boston is THE
Green Bag,n which. as its subtitle ex-
plains, is "a useless but entertaining maya
zine for lawyers" The leading contribu-
ton is an account of the Harvard Law
School by Louis ID. Brandeis. 1t is accom-
panied with portraits of some of the distin-
guished instructors. Other articles are
THE Whitechapel Tragedies Specific
Performance of Contracts" Causes Cele-
bres" and The Selden Society," A fine
portrait of C~hief-justice Fuller forms the
Horace w. Fuller, a Boston lawyer, and is
geographically attractive.
An etching of F~ortuny's picture of "The
Snake-Charmer" forms the frontispiece of
the March Magazine of Art. In art in the
Theater," Augustus Harris considers the
spectacular feature of stage representa-
tions. Mabel Robinson discourses of Art
P~atrons-the Begging Friars of Europe
A paper on Current Art" is accompanied
with illustrations from Alma Tadema. Al
fred East, Z. j. Poynter and l.. O.. Henley.
The Isle of Arran," Egyptian Textiles at
South Kensington, "TheP Portraits of Dante
Gabriel Rosseth," and illustrated journal
ism in England are the subjects of other
papers.
Recent numbers of Wide Awake have
contained a somewhat smaller proportion
of purely instructive literature than usual.
and are consequently regarded as more en-
joyable by juvenile readers, the fact, how
ever deplorable. being that stories without
a trace of q "lessOn" in them are far moro
enhancing to the youthful mind than solid
reading OF any sort. Susan Coolidge, :. 1:
T~rOwbridge, Margaret Sidney and Ernest
lngersoll are among the contributors to the
February issue, these names of. themselves
insuring good entertainment.
A fine portrait of Marion Harland forms
the f~rontispiece of the Home Maker" for
February. of which magazine she is editor.
Among the contributors are Harriet Pres
colt Spofford, Olive Thorne Miller, Kate
Epson Clark, Catherine Owen, Margaret
Sangster and ID. III. Goodale. This publica-
ton has many admirable features and q
wider scope than the ordinary domestic"
magazine.
The following music has been received
from George Willig g. Co., Baltimore:
Twilight Schottische." MAY Festival
March" "Mignonette Waltz" american
waitSes from "Mynheer JAM Lutte and
| Virginia." There is also an EMANCIPATION
March," to be performed by the Marine
Band at Washington on March 4.
Modern aesthetics of the Table" lily
giene in the HOme,n and Dieting Versus
Eating" are some of the practical subjects
considered in the February number of
"Dress," in addition to the usual space de-
voted to artistic garments. Jenness-Miller
Publishing Company, West O~ne-hundred-
and-twenty-tifth street, New York.
BELLA Demonia"is the curious title of the
complete novel ir March Lippincott. 1t is
written by Selma Delaro. Among other
contributions to the number are "Reminis-
cences of Edgar Allen Poe, by John Sartain;
How / Succeeded in Literature" and the
"~ApotheOsis of Travel" by c. ID. English.
Among the Inauguration music received
is EMANCIPATION Waltz by Clara Vesey
from Jordan Bros, Philadelphia. a"fsE 7