St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-28
IN THE MAGAZINES.


$780," by Constance Fenimore Woolson.
DIR. John c. Van Dyke contributes to
the same number all appreciative article
on 1.-THE Art Students League of New
York"-the ''pluckiest art school in the
world"-relating its brief history and
describing its methods and purposes.
Ten illustrations drawn by pupils of the
school accompany the article. Mont
gomery Schuyler's "GlimpSes of West
ern Architecture" third paper includes
his impressions of the architecture of
st. Paul and Minneapolis, with views of
a number of characteristic buildings in
these cities. Frank d. Millet, in "a
Courier's Ride" relates the story of an
adventure in Bulgaria while serving as
war correspondent in the Russo-TurkiSh
war of 1877. Walter Besant's paper on
London describes the life of the COM
mon people in the Plantagenet period
their trades, occupations, amusements,
festivals. home life and is by far the
most interesting chapter of this series
that has yet been published. 1t is ap-
proprlately illustrated from drawings by
Harry Fem and ii. d. Nichols. Among
other important articles are the
Letters of Charles Dickens to
Wilkie Collins Second install
ment), edited by Laurence Hutton,
and popular and highly interesting
article on Common Sense in Surgery"
written by Helen ii. Gardener. The
fiction of the number includes the con-
tinuation of George du Maurier's peter
1boetson," the conclusion of Mr.. How
elPs IAN Imperative Duty; a striking
short story, entitled IA Legend of So
NORA" by Hildegarde Hawthorne; and
IAN Unfinished Story" by Richard
Harding Davis, remarkable piece of
literary conception, which will appeal
to the advocates of realism in fiction 10
less than to the lovers of romanticiSm.
''Mr. Beecher as Knew Him" is an
attractive title, ana under it Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher begins her series of per
SOnal "reminiscences OF her husband in
the October Ladies' Home Journal. In
a delightfully."- frank manner she tells of
her first meeting with Mr.. Beecher and
how he looked; their courtship and en-
| gagement; how he earned his engage
ment ring; his first sermon, and early
religious beliefs. The October Journal
| is absolutely crowded with good things
! Major Mckinley has his wife sketched
for the first time in print, with portrait,
in the series of Unknown Wives
of Well Known Men," the domes-
tic tendencies of New York's social
leaders are described in Society
Women as Housekeepers; :" Henry
Clews, the New York banker, tells
about "The Making and Saving of
Money" Maria Parloa starts her new
domestic department, as does Foster
Coates his boys page; Ella Wheeler
Wilcox discusses Social Slave Mar
kets;" Susan Coolidge, Mrs, A. d. II.
Whitney and Kate Tannstt Woods each
have a story; ITO Entertain Evening
Parties" is treated fully by six writers
Talmage writes very happily, and, al
together, the October journal is the
strongest number ever issued of this
| marvellous periodical, which has now
reached circulation of ZOO, 900 copies
each month. One dollar a year, or 10
cents single number. Published in
Philadelphia by the Curtis Publishing
company.
In an interesting article in the Oeto-
Der Scribner on THE Biography of the
Oyster" whose life history we have
hardly before properly appreciated,
Edward l.. Wilson, the well-known
traveller and photographer, gives the
following figures as representing the
work of but one of the important cen
tiers of the oyster Industry, 1.-The Della
ware Bay and Maurice River Cove Oys-
ter Association" of New Jersey. In the
fall of the year, when the business
is at its height, from thirty to
each one carrying away 100 sacks or
barrels of oysters averaging 1000 oys-
tiers. Thus from 100000 to 1000, 600
oysters are shipped daily.
Among the stories in the same maya
zine, in addition to StevensOn's delight
fully humorous and adventurous
''Wrecker," are Captain Black" by
Charles E. Carryl ian unusually clever
detective story, and ''Clytie," by DR..
Ernst Schottky This last, a story of
old Roman life and art, was suggested
to the author by the famous bust. lie
has infused into his work remarkable
degree OF classical feeling and expressed
1t with rare grace of style.
The commotion made by the article
on Gen. Sherman in a recent number of
the Atlantic is quite likely to be re-
peated and intensified by an article on
Gen. Thomas in the October number.
1t is by Col. Henry Stone, who was a
member of Gen. Thomas staff; and,
with natural pride, he eXtols the genius
and achievements of his chief, but not
hey ond the approval of those who were
in the best position TO Judge OF the sim
gular greatness of Gen. Thomas char
acter and the Importance of the work
he did during the war. The article con-
talnS some structures upon other officers
who were very high in the service, and
is not likely to escape criticism.
The DardanelleS incident has called
fresh attention to the danger to the
peace of Europe given by Russo Turk
ish relations. The historian, Edward
A. Freeman, who is perhaps the best
Informed student of the Eastern cues
ton in the world, is preparing an article
for The Forum on the peace of Europe,
i'll which he will set forth the delicate
relations of all the European govern
nentS to one another regarding this
danger point
The August and September double
number of Poet Lore contains a Dor
trait of Ernst Won Wildenbruch and a
blank verse translation of his drama,
Harold" which deals with Britain be-
fore and during the Norman conquest.
short paper on the first production of
king john" and Why the Tempest Is
Short" are intere sting matter. and the
sketch of the author of Harold is very
acceptable.
A new feature has just been intro
duced in the New England Magazine.
1t is, "In Corner at DodSley's,'' a Cos
sip about writer's and books by Walter
Blackburn Harte, which is as frank and
unconventional in tone as any of the po-
litical articles from his pen that have
made his name familiar.
The October Century will contain a
frontispiece portrait of Rudyard Kip
ling and an article on his work by Ed
mund GOsse. Mr.. Gosse says that Kip
ling was born in Bombay in Christmas
week, 1865, and is therefore only in his
twenty-siXth year.
The Fortunes of Toby Trafford," j.
L. Trowbridge's latest serial, is finished
in the October st. Nicholas. Other