Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-20
Literary Notes.

W'sde h.Cake for April begins with
I burst OF Easter beauty and HOPE.
The frontispiece, 10y W. l.. Tay lOr,
Easter Offerings" embodies the
spirit If youth ami bloom and glal-
ness, whIle Er. ButterTOrth'sp pretty
story, ''rhe Pilgrims Easter Lily"
will be peuIsed with much pleasure.
v. J. Rhees Of the Smithsonian In
siitutiOu, under the title, whats
Iu a Name2" gives a brief history OF
the English founder Of the famous
institution at Washington, with
three portraits OF SmithsOn. 1.-The
Difficulties Of a Darling" by Mrs.
LIB. Walford, is an amusing sketch
OF the way little sister proved her
devotion. elbow Simon and Slncho
PanZa helped the Revolution" is
first-rate true historical story by
Olive Risley Seward. "Work
and Play" 10y Mrs. Fremont, is
another true story Oi this number,
showing delicate wOman's bust
ness energy and success. "Nervy's
Wicked Summer" 10y Lucia Chase
Bell. is the kind Of thing the chill
dren read regularly. "The Fugitives
OF French Cross is a pathetic
Arcadian chal ter by Grace Dean
Mcleod. Mn. Sallie Joy White has
second article on Newspaper
Workers" written for girls who in
tend to become Journalists" Mrs.
Frances 4. Humphrey has pretty
Open-air PAPER on "Fhe English
Primrjse.'' Air. Stoddard's serial,
"Gid Granger, Is a capital item.
The young hero and heroine Of Mrs.
CatherwOOd's new serial, Ebony and
BAN have won the interest Of
hosts OF readers. The poems OF the
number are ny Edith NJ. Thomas
AMI Harriet Prescott Spofiord aud
Emile POulSsOn; the illustrations
for Mrs. Spodori's are beautiful and
include a full-page of the famous
DOnati comet. "Aen and Things"
is delightfully."- readable, full Of orig
inal anecdote and "reminiscences.
Hide ArGke is published 10y ID.
LOthrOp Company, Boston, Mass.
The April number Of Frank les
hes Popular Monthly contains fully
n dozen deliberately illustrated ar
ticles, any Of which is worth buying
the magazine for. "The Senate and
its Leaders, il discus. ed in bright,
cosby style 10y Frederick >. Daniel,
ami nearly a score Of portraits and
views accompany the text. VIM.
Hosea BallOu describes the
Tennessee Blue grass region
and its thoroughbred horses,
together with the historic homes
Of Presidents Polk and An
drew jackson. The wonders Of
Eiison's perfected phonOgraph and
graphOphOne are brilliantly set forth
in Arthur V. AhbOtt's paper en-
titled "a Voice from the Pas"
with the best pictures that have
ever been published in connection
with this subject. An excellent ac-
count OF the Union League Club OF
Chicago, with its pliatial new
home, is furnished by Lieutenant
Bassett. Alfred II. Gurnsey's series
Of historical papers on Frederick
the Great is continued; Sophie
WOrthington gives picturesque
''NoteS on Nuremberg" Andrew
>. Fuller studies ''The Domestic
Life Of Prehistoric Americans" In
their pOttery-ware; the celebration
Of the new Constitution Of Japan j.
illustrated and described IN an in
teresting letter; and the history Of
"The Umbrella" is as entertaining
as il is seasonahle. The short stories
and poems Of the number are by
&, -.--sF.ru sVafrrGf,.s-
Lucy Hooper, Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
Charles Henry Webb, Frances B.
Curry, and Others The magazine
is published at ITO Fifth Avenue,
New y oIk.
A book which has excited con-
siderable attention during the last
few months is entitled s'Marie
Bashkirtsefi, )" published by Cassell
& Co, OF lc4 o, Fourth Avenue,
New York. 1t purports to be the
diary of a young Russian artist, and
is certainly very unique prOduc-
ton. 1t has already commanded an
extensive sale, and has been not
inaptly described by Mr.. Glad
stone. the great English statesman,
as 50 book without a parallel"
s.Marie Bashkirtsef' is issued
as a number Of the POPULAR semi
monthly ''Sunshine'' series, by
Messrs. Cassell. Its price Is 50
cents.
One Of the novel features Of mex
Summers meeting OF the Chautau-
qua Assembly is the training school
for University extension lecturers.
The design Of the school is 10 secure
and train corps Of lecturers for
University extension work. Among
those who will assist in the work
Of this training school are some Of
the test public speakers Of the day.
Further information may be obtain
ed from Frederick Starr, NewHaven,
Conn. Registrar Chsutauqua Uni
versity.
Ba5ytaHd for April opens with a
picture representing the "Little
Housskeeper,- and the number is
also studded with many other anus
sn.- fflttz4 -offonc The rpadfnT Il as