Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-05-23
Literary N0tcs.

"A \oMIANI'N t''t 1tl IL - ~
OlTIN.;.-With over 12O illus,r:,-
tions, the CosMoroL TAN for June
sets Il fast pace in the handicap
for magazine honors. The per
sonal clement enters largely into
Its composition. andan impression
of beautiful women Is the first re-
ccIvcd by the reader who TURNS its
pages. The fron,l>pircc is II por-
trait of Madame dc Pompaduur,
and pertains 10 :, bright Skrtci OF
Il summer spent in the home of
that famous woman 10y Amclic
Rivcs and her guests. Miss Julia
Magrudrr, the writer, WAS one of
those guests, and instantaneous
photographs arc used to illustrate
the scenes of IL delightful holiday
amidst unusual surroundings. y
pleasant insight into the attrac-
tivcneS> of Japanese women is
given III paper by Henry I.
Fincl>, illustrated by Il large num-
Der Of photographs OF prctt: "a
COS. The AIT article Of the month
describes the work of GuStHvr
Dorc. with elaborate cngravln@>
which illustrate very we'll the
masterpieces of that wonderful
artist. Thomas y. Conncrv, for
lncrly managing editor of the
Nc" York ij'oriI. gives interest
ing "reminiscences of The first work
of Stanley for that journal, anal Of
his nclghbor, Thomas \. Edison
S. G.. W. Benjamin, cX-Mini>tcr
to Persia, tells The true story Of
Moor Mahal. the Light of the Ia
rem, celebrated by Thomas Moore
IN Lailah RooI:h. This bit of
eastern biography is illustrated
from Oriental sources. The con
tincnt$ furnish material for the
June number. The European
contribution consists of 4 dcscrip-
ton Of 4 Mode! Municipality, nn
article we'll Wu!,li t..v attention OF
Americans intcrcstc,: ~ MUNICIPAL
government: the Wootwich Arse
nal, which Mr.. pcIhaN-Clintnn.
through influential lrlativc~. was
permitted to have Photographed
expressly for the Cp>M"rOLITAN:
and Il charming sketch Of Beau,
Hrummcll and his times. iIialmar
Iljortil Boycscn /, story is iIllstra-
ted by Ncnzcll. whose work on
Life has made him so wcll-known
the country over. The half-mil-
lion people who write for period
leads will lind matter Of great in
tcrCst in an article by Mr.. Frank
Howard Howe. for some time one
OF the editors of Il New York
monthly. Mr.. Howe gives hi
personal experiences of the nanu-
scripts of the ''Grcat tupubliSh-
ed, and offers much advice that
will be found useful. Perhaps
the most valuable article of the
number Is that contributed by /
Mr.. Abncr H. Frazer to the liter |
aturC of the farmers movement.
The Cosmopolitan prize of 500 for
the best article on 1.-THE needs of !
the farmer. his hours of labor. !
and the nntionnl legislation ncccS-
sary to his prosperity. was awar-
ICd by the judges to this gentle
man. The article itself brighten
ed BY Il series of cartoons by the
famous artists. Atwood of Bos-
ton and Dan Beard Of New York.
Do>AlIoE'S MoNriIrr MAGA-
IINE-tur .lunc, is an excellent
ANON" the contents we
notice articles on The House of
Savoy and the Pope: The Late
y lillian I. Sherman. General.
The Educn.i"nal Prohlom: Re
visiting !rrIniid: The Glory of
June: Anniversary OF the DiScov-
Try of America: I'd iona. an
IRISH Tale: Savings OF Cardinal
Newman: Rev. Michael Muffin.
'rIrst. Patriot. Poet \ Plea for
ely Girls: The Impolicy of
strikes: The Priests of IrcIand:
The Irish nj Bunker IIill. togc,h-
II with n great variety of other
II utter. - Il wear. 81 for six
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