The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-09

ing this story. very fifty, is q sketch en-
titled .The Editor-in-chief." by that vet
eran editor. Col. A. X. Mcclure. of the
Philadelphia Times. A pathetic short story
called 1.-The Triumph Of Mogley" is by
Robert Nelson Stephens. Frederic nj. Bird
makes a reasonable protest against the
constant reference to the young girl. by
fiction writer's when the word girl ex-
presses the idea. A sketch of Agnes Hunt
ington, eulogy of Sidney " oollet. a paper
on 1.-The Decline Of Politeness." poems by
James Whitcomb Riley. Albert Payson
Terhune and others 90 20 make MP an es-
pecially interesting number. A hne por-
piece of the number.
A modern suggestion of one love gone
and one returning Is found in THE Young
Widow one Of Alfred Stevens's Frenchy
paintings utilized as the frOntisDlece in the
Magazine Of Art for January. The model
who impersonated one of those charming
female creatures while Stevens traced her
on his canvas was the picture of French
woe, which should not be COMPOUNDED with
the style of woe pictured by erotic novel
lists. Whether or not the class
of demure young. widows" generally
TO S' have s0n IoVs peeDins from 0 benestS
the Japanese decked pistobe I'm my. young
widows boudolr,n artists will probably APP
plaud the idea. How would the young
widows ever deserve the appellatlon
charming" If some such heresy were not
continually lurking somewhere in the i'm
mediate vicinity of eachf This number is
All especially illuminated work, being ex-
tra in dimensions and made MP Of a num-
Der of selections interesting to the fra
GLIDING papers on the mystery of Holbein's
ambassadors" and on political cartoons.
"Wsr Artists and War Pictures" are treat
ed by Hilary Skinner. and 1.-The Dulwich
strong. A full page engraving OF Il. +.
BrentnalPs christian and the Eyangel-
lst" furnishes not bad study of dramatic
poses.
Scribner's Magazine INDUCES in q little
pardonable self graduation in it's January
issue. this number beginning the sixth
year and eleventh volume of the period
lcal. 1t announces q circulation of more
than 140 900 copies monthly. Special feat
ures during the coming year will include q
series of papers on the Door in the great
cities of the world, rapid transit articles.
discussions of important waterways
like the Nicaragua canal and the water
route from Chicago TO the ocean, and ont
of-dOor papers. Among the interesting
contributions to the current number 10 an
ILLUSTRATED 8rtlCt6 Oh TarlS bntabeT8 anu
concerts, by w. +. Apthorp. William A.
Coffin gives the first of q series of papers
on american Illustration of Today the
chapter being devoted to Elihu Vedder,
Kenyon Cox and Will II. Low. Another
feature to interest artists is Some Unpub-
lished correspondence of Washington ALI
stOu." The fiction and verse of the num-
Der are of average merit.
The New England Magazine for January
has a biographical article on Phillips
Brooks, carefully prepared by Julius HI.
Ward. and profusely illustrated with por-
traits of himself. his instructors. pictures
of his home, his study, church, etc. Prof
c. M. Woodward has an illustrated article
relating to the history, growth and present
standing of the city of ST. Louis. "Bes-
cOnsfeld Terraces" group of aristocratic
residences in the city of Boston, are de-
scribed by John Waterman. Winfield s.
Nevins adds another installment of his
"Stories of Salem Witchcraft" Short
stories are "A Salem Witch" by Edith
Mary Norris and THE Yellow Wallpaper
the latter Q realistic study of the growth OF
what was first mere nervousness into actual
insanity, by Charlotte Perkins Stetson.
The sermon on Abraham Lincoln preached
by Phillips Brooks in Philadel phia, in 1865,
Is republished in this number.