The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
scribner.s Magazine for June.

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Scribncr's Magazine for June contin-
ues the notable series on 1.-THE Great
Streets of the World" and ocean Steam
shIns;' Francisque Sarcey being the
author Of the article on 1.-THE Boulevards
of Paris" and William H. Rideing con-
tributing the paper on Safety on the
Atlantic" The illustrations in both
groups continue to be very rich, and APP
propriately supplement the text, adding
to It's Significance and picturesqueness.
Another group of articIes-JLaG or
Practical Charisy-is represented in
this issue by a sympathetic and
often amusing account OF Boys
Clubs" The author, EverB Jansen
Wendell, has Tor a number of years
taken very active part IN the work
of these most charitable associations, and
writes from the fullest knowledge n
great personal interest in the clubs. ANA
teur photographers will find much to in
teresJ them in the article on Some Photo
graphs of Luminous Objects, with many
Illustrations reproduced directly from the
negatives by mechanical processes. The
fiction includes stories and sketches by I.
j.. Stimson, Bliss Perry and Maria Blunt.
There is also an essay on Moliere by An
drew Lang. with a striking portrait as
the frontispiece of the number: and acalm,
critical review on large lines OF SONS OF
the most significant features OF the Civil
War, viewed as illustrations of military
science aud strategy. The author, John
c.. Ropes, is one of the closest students of
military history in this country, and oDe
most fitted to treat the subject free from
personal prejudices.
The paper on 1.-THE Boulevards of Paris"
is by Sarcey. n of the most brilliant of
contemporary French journalists, and a
- - H. a@rna
and color of all that is characteristic in
Paris. He gives the life of the boulevards
from the opening of the cafes in the
morning TO the supDers after midnight,
when the theatres close. The restaurants.
the shops and the theatres. which are
most characteristic of the boulevards, are
brilliantly described. The Illustrations
are by G. Jeanniot, the distinguished
French artist
William H. Rideing shows in safety
on the Atlantic" how efficient aad in-
genious are the precautions which are
taken for the security of the passengers
on the great Transatlantic lines. SO effect
i've indeed that W. hundred thou
s nd cabin passengers were carried last
season between New York and Ea-
parts without a single serious
accident. MIR. Rideing's account of the
dangers against which the officers and
crew must b. continually on their guard
is vivid and most Observation-Disclosures
descriptions Of fogs. icebergs. and rocky
coasts. He tells of the many devices re-
Gently adopted to counterfeit all these
dangers, such as bulkheads,
water-tigh t compartments, twin screws,
double bottoms, etc.
Evert Jansen Wendelps account of
Boys Clubs. gives accurate information
as to the results of some of the more
notable Of these institutions in New
York. where they have iourished since
1873. They are entirely unsectarian and
appeal to the boys natural instincts for
Wholesome amusement and good company
If they are put within it's reach. They
are no longer experiments in New York,
but have been long enough successful to
produce definite results which are for the
first time given large publicity in this
article. Mr.. Herbert Denman illustrates
tie with akerches from life