St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-04
IN THE MAGAZINES.

for the story, but for the fact it demon
strates-that In the world of news
paperdom lies vast field of fiction
comparatively untried. The training of
the daily newspaper is essentially the
discipline for the writer of short stories,
and it Is toward the short story that
modern fiction unquestionably tends.
The ability to relate only essential
facts is taught by nothing else so
we'll as by the merciless blue
pencil. "The Passing of Major Kilgore"
is newspaper story. pure and simple.
So accurate is its local colOring that
every newspaper writer will at once
recognize it. Its types-the Old Man,
the City Editor, the Police Reporter, the
Dramatic Critic-are delig htfully true
to life, and of the workings of city
daily 1t gives broad and suggestive
view. The author is undoubtedly a
writer of newspaper training. Agnes
Huntington'S face is the frontispiece of
the Issue, aud an interesting sketch of
the singer is given. Throughout the
magazine is exceedingly readable.
The announcement that Mr.. Howeils
will leave Harper'S Magazine to take
editorial charge of the Cosmopolitan on
March l calls attention to the process of
building up the staff of great maya
zine. Probably in no monthly has the
evolution been so distinctly under the
eyes of the public as in the case of the
Cosmopolitan. The first step after its
editorial control was assumed by John
BriSben Walker YVES to add to it Ed
ward Everett Hale, who took charge of a
department called Social Problems"
subjects concerning which the greatest
number of people are thinking today.
Mr.. Hale. who is student, fair-mind-
eG man, thorough American and a
man of broad sympathies, has filed this
position in way to attract the atten-
ton not only of this country, but of
leading European journals. Some
lished called The Review of Current
Events" To take charge of this, man
was needed who should be familiar not
only with the great events of the past
thirty years, but who knew personally
the leading men of both the United
States ana Europe, who could interpret
motives and policies. Murat Halstead
accepted this position with the distinct
understanding that his monthly review
should be philosophical and never
partisan. The next step in the history
of the Cosmopolitan was the placing of
the review of the intellectual movement
of the month IN the hands of Brander
Matthews, who for some time has been
recognized as one of the two or three
ablest critics in the United States.
Finally came the acceptance of the
editorship, conformity with Mr.. Walker.
by William Dean Howells. MIR. How
ellis, who is recognized universally
as the foremost American of letters,
upon the expiration of his contract with
Harper Brothers, on the 1st of March
fol ir.h ftaxaA inin c<NFo
aZlne which promises to exercise share
of influence with the reading classes of
the United States. His entire services
will be given to the Cosmopolitan, and
everything he writes will appear in that
magazine during the continuance of his
editOrship.
A valuable article by the Rev. DR.. W.
S. Rainsford on the charitable work of
the rich among the poor IN New York is
published in the current number of
Harper's Weekly. Another interesting
feature of the number is an illustrated
paper on the utilization of Niagara
Falls as mechanical force for the op-
Grafton of machinery, with views of
some Of the works constructed for that
purpose.
This weeks number of HaYper's
Bazaar contains, among other attractive
features, bright and timely story by
Kate Epson Clark, entitled ''The
Quest of the Christmas Angel" and a
highly interesting article on Certain
Splendid Entertainments" by Mrs.
John Sherwood. Thomas Hardy's Sc
rial story, Tess of the D'Ubervilles, is
concluded. and there is a rich variety of
articles on Christmas, GU domestic econ
Omy and on the current fashions.
The Christmas number of the House
keeper is laden with things of especial
interest to women at home. ''Her De-
clsion," by Mrs. Effie w. Merriman.
The busy editor of the magazine. grows
in interest i'll this, the fourth chapter.
The other short stories are readable.
The fashion notes are suited to the de
mands of housekeepers with whom
econOmyiS as much a necessity as a
virtue. All housekeepers will be in
tereSted in the letters from other wom-
en-, which are simple and helpful. Mrs.
Merriman is to be congratulated on both
the subject matter of the issue and its
admirable arrangement.
1t has long been accepted 9S an I'M
fixed principle that is is every woman's
duty to appear as beautiful as she can;
but, alas for the sex, most women see
beauty through the spectacleS of Dame
Fashion, and not with the true eyes of
the artist. Mrs. JenneSS-Miller has
made it her work 10 reconcile fashion
and beauty, and to place perfect health
as the supremest of things beautiful.
The Jenness-Miller Quarterly contains
some fashion plates which, while
offending Dame Fashion in no way, are
artistically beautiful. and, better than
all, seem healthful and comfortable
The literary features of the magaz zine
are excellent. and the exposition of the
philosophy of physical culture clear and
forcible.
The first page of the New York
Ledger contains well-eXecuted por-
trait of Amelia E. Barr, and an autobio-
graphical sketch of that noted novel
ist The fiction of the number is not
deep, but entertaining.
Current Literature, as ever, is mine
of delight. Julian Hawthorne discusses
at length school of literature. Gossip
of Authors and Writers devotes space to
Owen Meredith, and quotes from his
whimsical bit of verse, News" Guene-
,yere's bitter monologue, the most nota-
BILE thing in Richard Hovey's "Launce-
lot and GueEevere," is quoted in Verse
from Books and Magazines. From Arch
deacon Farrar's Darkness apdl Dawn"
1.-The Fiat of Ambition" is given. Ward
McAllister writes of Joining the Four
Hundred" in the New York World, ana
is quoted. "a Sledge Ride in Gaicia,"
from 'TheOphiluS PiSarenko." by Won
Sacher-Masoch. is the famous chapter
OF famous book reprinted. The rest
of the issue is taste of the cream of
the days literature.
The current number of the Art ANA
teur, in its four colored plates, is an adj
mirable example of the perfection to
which color-prnting is carried. There
is charming winter landscape in
Bruce Cranes best vein, with an ac-
companying colored plate showing the
first painting of the picture, an excel
lent hint to water colorists. The con-
tents of the issue are of especial value
to amateurs, and the colored plates
promised during the year will undoubt-
eddy be extremely desirable.
Periodicals Received.