St. Paul daily globe., 1891-09-07
IN THE MAGAZINES.

IN THE MAGAZINES.
The Review of Reviews for Sep
tembeI equals any preceding issue of
that lively periodical i'm the number and
interest of its contemporary portraits.
No other periodical in the world can
compare with tin the range and the
tlmellneSS of its portrait gallery. Thus,
the September number will give fine
portraits of the late James Russell
Lowell; the late George Jones, of the
New York Times; Mr.. Clarkson, the
new chief of the Republican party or
ganization; Mr.. Watterson, the Dem
ocratlc Warwick; series of portraits
OF the editors and great cartoonIstS who
have been connected withLondonPunch.
which has just celebrated its fiftieth
anniversary; the president of the Swiss
republic, which is this month celebrat-
ing its six-hundredth anniversary the
queen of the Sandwich Islands, together
with the most prominent men of her
Kingdom; large and fine portrait of
MIR. Pillsbury, of Minneapolis, the great
miller; pictures of Professors Adler,
Toy and Adams, who conducted the
recent summer school of Ethics and
Economics at Plymouth, Mass. fine
full-length portrait of the Young crown
prince or Italy, now on his travels; the
faces of Prince Albert and his bride,
Princess Louise, and various other con-
temporary celebrities, both men and
women.
The followers of Mr.. Bellamy, and
others who are disposed to take up
some form of national ownership of the
railroads as solution of our railroad
problem, will find some interesting
reading in Benjamin Reece's paper en-
titled "Why the State Should Not Own
the Railroads." in the September num-
ber Of the Engineering Magazine, New
York. Mr.. Reece is a civil engineer by
profession, and a practical railroad man
of many years experience; and, writ
ing from the standpoint of one who
knows, he shows clearly that nothing
but evil could result from national con-
troll of the railroads. 1t Is an exceed
ingly interesting paper, and perhaps
the strongest contribution that has ever
been made to the literature Of the ques-
tIon..
Solid and substantial, yet bright and
sparkling as usual, is the September
number of Fashion and Fancy. The
romantic and interesting serial story.
"Mount Saint Michel" tale of ola
France, begun in this number, brings
yividly before our minds one of the
tory. The short story. "Clare's Mistake"
by E. A. Wore, is a dainty piece of work.
This magazine is renowned for the eX-
cellence of its original poetry. Two of
the pieces are: Repentance, by one
OF the most famous writers in the coun-
try, and the "Sea Maiden's Song"
Letters of High State and Ceremony"
is an article brimful of information, at
once interesting and hard to find, while,
as usual, the very important depart
ments of Fashion" ''HousehOld,"
Fancy Work. Society on Dts About
Women." Literary and Art Gossip"
are thoroughly useful and practical.
As was expected, the greatest interest
has been exhibited in the new story by
Amelie Rives, which was begun In the
August number of the Cosmopolitan.
The second part appears i'll the Septem-
Der number and the story Will close in
the following issue.
The September issue of the Cosmo-
politan Magazine is ''wonan's num-
Der" so far as the authorship of its arti-
cleS is concerned, but the general inter
est or the periodical is sustained by the
variety and timeliness of the topics
treated. The opening article, OH Edou-
ard Detaille, is by Lady Dixie, and is
profusely and beautifully illustrated
artists most noteworthy paintings. "a
Forgotten City, by Eleanor Lewis. is
romantic description of the ruins of
Soluntum. the Sicilian Pompeii, embel-
llshed with photographs. ''Malmaison
in the Market" by Mary Bacon Ford,
describes the waning fortunes of the
house celebrated for the residence there
of the ill-fated Empress Josephine.
Julia Hayes Percy describes the Ladies'
New York club in an entertaining ar
ticle, to which Harry Fem has con-
tributed illustrations. Elizabeth Bis
land writes of Tattersall's. the great
London horse market, and the
family who have given it name
well contributes "The Romance
of Count Konigsmark." the titled ad-
venturer for whom the wife of George
|. OF England spent thirty years IN
prison; and the Countess Ella Norrai-
kow writes of "Woman's Share in Rus
sian Nihilism,o her article being illus
trated with portraits of many fair con-
spirators. There are besides papers on
the Evolution Of the Society Journal"
by Mrs. Roger A. Pryor; Society
Women as Authors" by Anna Vernon
Dorsey; a pretty story, "Il Mandolin
lSta," by Daisy O'Brien, and verses by
Katherine Grosjean, Mrs. Charles B.
Foote and Susan Hartley SWEET, all the
important articles being literally illus
trated.
University extension articles describ-
ing the methods of this great mission
airy movement In the interest of learn
ing, occupy thirty of the eighty-six
pages of September Book News (Phila-
delphIa). Practical talks on the study
of geometry, botany and constitutional
politics, with lists OF the needed books
are also given.
The literary features of the magazine
are up to the standard, the notes, re-
views and descriptive price list and the
''books announced being full Of infor-
nation of books just published and to
come. The,frontispiece portrait and
biographical sketch are of FrancisPaIk-
man, the eminent American historian.
The Century Magazine for September
opens with another of the articles which
have made the publication famous, ell
titled "a Winter Journey Through ST.
beria." by George Kennan. A. G. Fer
ris contributes long article full of
re miniscences, "To California in 1S49
Through Mexico.' The illustrations
are by Remington. "Elder Marston's
Reyivap is the title of a strong and
we'll written story by LIE Roy Arm
strong. Frank Stockton continues 1.-The
Squirrel Inn" in his usual vein. The
Faith Doctor" still continues, with an
installment of unusual interest. "a
Painters Paradise" and Italian Old
Masters are interesting to art lovers
The rest of the magazine is excellent,
and contains articles of current in
terest.
Dragging Her Anchor" by Carrie
Elake Morgan, is concluded in the Sep
tember Overland. 1t is a story of re-
markable strength and promise. Trout
gins the magazine. "a Foine MAN. is
the title of clever character sketch by
E. p. fl. Andrew. Sibbold writes of the
Greek and Russian churches in very
interesting and instructive way. LET