Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-04-03
APRIL MAGAZINES.
The Presidential Centennial

1t is noticeable to what a large extent ar
tcles connected with the centennial Of
the Inauguration of Washington, OF
our first President, absorb space in
the leading American magazines for the
month. In two of them at least. they form
BY far the most readable and attractive
portions In the magazine of Ameri-
can History, (7i3 Broadway, New York }
Mrs. Lamb has an elaborate article on Wash
ington, and some of his contemporaries fully
illustrated; there is also an account of the
De Peyster portrait. "Reminiscences of the
city of Washington, poem on Washington,
his letters on agriculture 10 Sir lhn Sin
clair, and numerous other subjects. The
general character Of this magazine is also
well kept up.
The Century, Union Square, New York .
calls its April issue Washington Inaugural
ton Centennial Number" the opening and
four following articles being devoted TO this
subject. These are The Inauguration of
Washington by Clarence Winthrop Bowen
Washington at Mount Vernon after the
Revolution, and in New York in 1889. by
Mrs. Burton Harrison original portraits of
Washington, BY Charles Henry Hart. and 4
Century of Constitutional Interpretation by
John Bach McMaster. These articles
are all able and contain wealth of illus
tration-no less than seventy seven portraits,
views, autographs, plans, facslmlles and en-
cravings accompanying them-being indeed
an interesting study in themselves. While
these articles take up good deal of space.
the remainder of the number is up 10 the
usual high average. Among the contrlou-
tors are George KEENAN,. Mary ilallock
Foote, W. j. Stllman, John Hay, Col Hig-
ginson and many others of the usual Cen
tury staff -363 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Two articles in the Cosmopolitan relate to
the Presidential Centennial. They are the
Inauguration of the first President at New
York in 1883, by Charles Frank +. Dove
and the Real George Washington by Frank
g. Carpenter. The former is illustrated by
three very good engravings. Besides the
above there are in the magazine ten illustrated
articles of very interesting nature, one of
which is devoted to Edison and his work,
another to the Nihilists of New York
and third to description of
the underground estates of the Duke of
Portland at Welbec Abbey, England. Among
the contributors to this number of the Cos
mopolitan are Edward Everett Hale, NJ. ID.
Conway, Richard Henry Stoddard, David
ker, .Ouiia," and others of our best maya
ziusts. Franklin Square, New Ork
Harpers opens with copy of the Gibbe-
charming portrait of WASH Ston from the
celebrated painting by Gilbert Stuart, as a
frontispiece, the leading article being an ac-
count of Washingtons Inauguration from
the pen of John Bach McMaden, author of
the history of the people of the United
States. This is accompanied by seven
spirited engravings. NJ. d. Conway con.
tributes an historical sketch, footprints in
Northumberland The chief illustrated
articles in the number are
Partisan Capes by Theodore
Child; Tangier and Morocco, by Benz amn
Constant; Flying under Water, by John r..
Coryell; Norway and its People (conclusion) g,
by Bjornstierne Bjornson, and an account
of Abbousford. an unpublished Ms. by Sir
Walter Scott. Dudley Warler's new story
is commenced and there is an attractive
variety of short story, poem and serials from
leading writers.