The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-11
THE MAGAZINES.

No other publishing house sends out three
such publications as Hdrpcr's xonthiy 1occsiae
Hosp1's Weekly and Hurprs Bd-or, and II the
fame Of Harper & Brothers rested solely on the
merits OF this trio, 1t still would overshadow all
others From the beginning they have con-
tanned the best that could be secured. In every
field Of literature, and their illustrations have
been . school OF art Always ably edited. they
have been free from any faint Of scnsationalisn.
and reflected the highest thought on every sub
& The Macosias Tor March 10 No. go, the tenth
Issue IN the forty-rst year, and in all that time
s DO Would reoT
than can Be given . single magazine, but some
OF the leading features deserve special mention.
H,on nnd @
without its illustrations, which give views OF
buildings made memorable by associations of
s ensv. hume Smoiiss; S9rns, esrsyis De
speare's Comedy Of Error. reviewed by
Andrew Lang, and illustrated by Edwin. A.
81 sree the Sv
company OF capable actors, for 1t preserves In
tangible form scenes and Impressions
s sss' ads all sss.,er wn sss
extinguished. .sThe Argentine Capital and
1.-The Chinese Leak" are timely articles. and
well illustrated. american Leads q Whist,
and Their History is paper that will hold the
closest attention OF devotees of the leading game
with cards. Charles Egbert Craddock, the lead
ing woman novelist OF America, IS al ner best In
1.-The Stranger Peoples Country" and Brandef
Matthews gives one OF his gem-iike stories, en-
titled "In the vestibuie Limited" The poetry
of the number and the editorial departments are
what they are always in HarpeyG
H0pers Weekly for February 2 has two
douhle-page illustrations OF scenes from the
funeral pageants of General Sherman and Ad-
mirai Porter one being q supplement-. scenes
from the St Clair river tunnel at Port Huron,
and portraits from the great dog show are given
among the many pictures, and in 'SDogs OF High
Degree, by John Gilmer speed, There is n wealth
OF In information about mans truest friend that Is
not too technical for the general reader. Eva
Wilder McGlasson writes a story entitled IAN
Outline in Cmber" that will please, If ii does
bring thought of tears at the end. The new
cover on the Weekly il q boon. 1t not only pre-
serves the outside pages but it banishes adyer-
tisements from the body OF the paper and gives
more room for reading, and as the advertise
menfs, which are always worth reading, are re-
tanned, 1t Is gain all around.
There are fashion magazines aud papers for
women almost without number, but there is no
weekly to be compared with Hcrper's Bear .or
the queens OF American homes. Passing over
the question of authority in styles. with the
premise that what the editor OF the B1.ar says
IL correct may be taken without hesitation, the
critical papers, personal and literary notes,
poems and stories, and the many beautiful en-
cravings, make q weekly feast that once enjoyed
can never be foregone with contentment The
serial now in course OF publication IL Walter
BeSant's est. Katherine's by the Tower and
the authors name Is sufficient guarantee of its
power and charm OF style.