St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-28
IN THE MAGAZINES.

The initial article in the New England
Magazine for April is OH ''rhe Surpliced
Boy Choirs in America" by s. B. Whit
ney. the Organist and choir master of
the famous Church of the Advent of
Boston. The article deals with the
growth Of fine choral music in Ameri-
can churches, and is beautifully illus
trated. Miss Helen Leah Reed contrib
utes an interesting article on ''Women'S
Work at the Harvard Observatory"
which is fully illustrated by photo
graphs taken at the observatory. Allen
Eastman Cross. in poem called
HE Was Good to the Poor" pays
ming. 1t is accompanied by portrait
of this prince OF good words and deeds.
j. FL. Wilson contributes little paper
OH ..,fhe Micmac Festival in Cape Bre-
ton," which from his description is
picturesque occurrence we'll worth see
ing. Edward G. Mason writes vafu-
able article on "The Early Visitors to
Chicago" which at this time attracts
many not usually interested in hlstor-
ical research. Winfield S. Nevins con-
cludes his series. s'Stories of Salem
Witchcraft" Walter Blackburn Harte,
in Progress and Poetry" claims that
worthy of the poets; he also gives
careful estimate of the work OF
James Whitcomb Riley. Rev. William Ii.
Savage in goSsipy antiquarian strain
gives the ANNALS of an Old Parish''-
Watertown, Mass. The article is finely
illustrated by Valerian Grlbayedoff,
Charles Ell. Woodbury., Sears Gallagher,
Louis A. Holman. 10 Ell. Hatfield, M.
Lamont Brown, A. Howe and James
Hall. George Ethelbert Walsh contrib
uteS good story called "a Summer
Wooing," and other stories are con-
tributed by Ethel Davis and May l..
Adams. Minna Irving, Charles Gordon
Rogers, Celia Parker Woolley, Gertrude
and others contribute poems. The
number is an especially strong one in
poetry. The omnibus department of
| light, humorous verse is very bright and
entertaining.
The late Prof. Edward A. Freeman,
the eminent English historian, wrote
for The Forum an photographed es
| say wherein he reviewed the growth of
| his own opinions OIL political and liter
airy subjects. This contribution from
| his pen, which is not only one Of the
latest that he wrote, but also one of the
most interesting productions of his
| long, active career, will be published in
| the April number of The Forum under
| the title of "a Review of My Opinions"
| The April number of The Forum Will
contain a group of articles on ''The
| Crisis of the Democratic Party" to
| which Hon. William l.. Wilson, Fred
| eric Il. Coudert and Matthew Hale con-
| tribute.
| With the April plumber the Co5mo-
| politan completes it's twelfth volume in
a manner worthy the wide and growing
| popularity of this magazine. The Cos
| mopoitan is the most superbly Illus
| trated of the mOnthlies.and the pictorial
| establishment OF the April number is
rather above the average. The leading
| article is OIL 'Genoa-the Home of Col
| umbus," written by Murat HaIstead,
who recently visited the city, and Illus
| trated from photographs of all the prin
clpal relics Of the great navigator which
| remain in Genoa. "A Romance of Old
| Shoes" by Miss Elsie Anderson de
| Wolfe, exhibits the best of the remark
| able historical collection at Cluny. Tor
pedoes in Coast Defense" is the
| title of timely paper by Lieut.. A.
| M. D'Armit, of the United States army,
| with photographs and drawings by j.
| O. Davidson. Wallace Woods treats of
Homes Of the Renaissance" in an
I illustrated paper, and William FL. Ride
ing is the author of a delightful writ
| ten and profusely illustrated article on
| "Fhe Crew of Transatlantic Liner"
| 1.-The Marriage of American Women to
| German Noblemen" is discussed by
| Elizabeth Won Wedel. an American who
! is now the wife OF titled subject of
| the kaiser. Other papers are THE
| Theater of Today" by Cora Maynard;
1.-Two English Men of Letters" by
Brander Matthews; "All Sorts and Con-
ditlons of Men," by Edward Everett
Hale; "a Living Opal" by Ernest
Ingersoll, and "Count Leo Toll
stoi," a description of the
| family life of the great Russian
novelist and reformer, by friend of his
| family. Besides all these attractions,
the April Cosmopolitan is rich in fiction
| and poetry. "The Rancho of Heavenly
| Rest' is vigorous sketch of the South
| west, full of action and local color. Its
writer is Forbes Heermans, the author
of ''Thirteen" and more stories. The
| illustrations are by Irving II. WiIes.
princess Ratazanoff," by Casimir NJ.
Podgorski, is characteristic tale of
Russian court life in the days of the
| Gar Paul l. Frederic Remington has
| illustrated delightfully."- 1.-The Rustic
Dance" poem by Irving Bachelor.
and other verses have been written for
| this number by George Macdonald,
| Katherine Lee Bates, Charlotte l..
Seaver and Sarah Nj. B. Plat.
Mrs. Gladstone. the wife of the ia
nous British statesman, in the first of
her articles, "Hints From a Mothers
Life" gives much valuable advice in
the April Ladies' Home journal, which
comes promptly to its hundreds of
thousands of readers in dainty Easter
cover of pink. The magazine opens
with a full-page illustration by w.
Hamilton Gibson of an exquisite poem
by Eugene Field, entitled 1.-The Sing
Ing i'll God's-Acre." The poem only
serves to intensity interest in John
Ballantyne's delightful sketch, with
photograph of the poets wife, in the Sc
rieS of unknown Wives of Well
Known Men," Mrs. Reginald de
Koyen, daughter of Senator Far
well, follows with a timely article on
"S0cial Life in Chicago" Mrs. de Koven
writes entertainlngly upon subject
which, as the daughter of millionaire
senator, and wife of one of the most tai
ented of the younger men of her native
city, she has had special facilities for
studying Ethel Mackenzie McKenna
contributes a sketch, with portrait, of
Miss Helen Gladstone, and Miss Brad
ley the second of her interesting papers
on 1.-THE Queens of Westminster Alb
bey." Frederick Dolman writes of
visit to Fanny Kemble, the woman
whom more than half a century ago was
known the world over as poet, actress,
dramatiSt and critic, and who now in
her English home is spending her decIIn-
ing days almost by the world forgotten.
Grace Greenwood writes of when Was
Girl;" Ella Wheeler Wilcox of 1.-THE
Girl Who Brags." and Wolstan DixeY
of Mistaken Literary Success" Mrs.
Beecher continues her "reminiscences of
her gifted husband. and DR.. Talmage,
Mrs. Bottome, Robert j. Burdette and
Ruth Ashmore write of Easter. Foster
Coates talks to boys about training birds
and animals: FL. FL. Battles of "Flow-
ers in Our Homes" and Palmer Cox
gives page of his inimitable Brownies.
Mrs. MaIlon has several illustrated
Easter fashion articles, and EbeD Rex