The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-11-27
HOLIDAY MAGAZINES.

The Christmas number of Scribner's Mag
azine contains tan illustrated articles, in
which is represented soms of the best work
of we'll known artists, including L. Mar
chetti. Albert Moore, Howard Pyle, Z. H,
Blashtield, +. Hopkinson Smith, Herbert
Denman and Victor Perard. Following
the precedent of previous Christmas issues,
there ia IN abundance OF short fiction.
There are a poetic legend of the first Christ
mas tree entitled "The Oak of Geismar,"
by Henry van Dyke; a stirring tale Of the
Franco Prussian war, IA charge for
France" by John Heard, jr., with iilustra-
tons by Marchstti, the eminent French
artist and pupil of Detaille; IN artists story
Of "Espero GorRoni, Gondolier," by F.
Hopkinson Smith, with the authors own
illustrations; another of George A. Hib-
bard's charming short stories. entitled "a
Fresh-water Romance" a tale of the great
lakes, the interest Of which centers about
an old propeller; and "a Little Captive
Maid" by Sarah Orne Jawett, which is the
story of a CHEEKY Irish girl, whose service
made easy the last years of an old New
England sea captain. This installment OF
Mr.. Stevenson's story, 1.-The Wrecker,' de-
scribes wildly a voyage on the Pacific, and
the arrival at the deserted island and the
wreck around which the action of the story
moves. In addition to this notable fiction,
is an appreciative article on Albert Moore,
the English painter, who passed fifty years
of age without recognition by the Royal
academy. and yet has achieved q unique
position with artists and critics for the
original quality OF his work. The most
richly illustrated article in the number is
"Afoat on tho Nile," by Mr.. and Mrs. L.
H. Blashtield, which describes the voyage
in a dahabeeyeh from Cairo to the Cataract,
illustrated by Mr.. Blashtield's own sketches.
Among the poems is Thomas Bailey AL
drich's beautiful tribute to Lowell.
The New England Magazine for Deem
cember opens with an interesting studv of
Canadian journalism, by Walter Blackburn
Harte. II is al article that will attract
journalists and laymen in every corner of
America, and it will appeal to the former
more especially from the fact that the
writer is a newspaper man and knows the
difficulties Of the craft from the inside.
Mr.. Harte's remarks, SIN q Corner at
Dodsley's," on the tendencies of contem-
porary literature to dispense altogether
with literary men. will also interest and
amuse Journalists and literateurs. Her
bert D. Ward contributes a very clever,
artistic story, full Of humor and quiet
pathos, called "Only an Incident" 1t is
finely illustrated by 10. H. Hatfield, a
young artist of great promise. Pen Pic
tures of the Bosphorus'' is a c~leve.ly writ
ton study of impreusionism in words. nv
Alfred D. F. Hamlin. 1t is beautifully
illustrated with photographs and pen-and-
ink sketches made upon the spot. An IN
tere sting series of articles under the
caption of 'Stoties Of Salem Witch
craft" is begun in this num-
Der. 1t is by Winfield =. Nevins, a writer
who is saturated with the history and tradi-
tions of old Salem. 1t is we'll illustrated
by Charles A. Eastman and others. The
illustrations are becoming thiokly strewn
through the New England Magazines arti-
Giles, and are becoming a feature of the
magazine. One OF Lille B.. Chance
Wyman's appealing anti-slavery articles
called "Black and White" with reminis-
cences Of Lucy Stone, has a place IN this
number. Charles Lewis Slattery writes in
a gossippy strain of old Bowdoin college,
and it's famouss students and professors, r..
II. Farnham pays a fine poetic tribute TO
Parnell. Francis Dana contributes a bright
little story somewhat in the manner of
Stockton, called the "%rrapping of the
Widow Rose" and there arc good poems by
Julie M. Lippman, Ernest Rhys, Henry
Cleveland Wood and Marion +. Guild.