St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-11
IN THE MAGAZINES.

quaint pictures of the Inhabitants, as
An informal chat a5ou;
Jolian viii be of interest to
art students VINO may desire to 20
abroad. The designs for Easter novel
ties are just in season. and artistic and
delicate as possible Its columns of Art
Gossip" will put artists and art lovers in
touch with art eenters IN the older East
ern cities The department of ''Home
Decoration contains many valuable
suggestions to house decorators. In
this department IS given this month a
plan OF a moderate priced house aud
plans for the detailed treatment OF its
different rocms, In both decoration and
furnishing. Articles on china painting.
water colors, charcoal sketehing. and
artistic embroidery were begun in the
January number, and are continued in
this one. Beside the pages of art news
and instruction that this magazine
gives. 1t presents 20 its readers every
month plate OF patterns for china
painting and embroidery, and any OF
these are worth the price OF its SubScrip-
ton. With the ADril number comes =
delicious little picture by Mary 4. Lath-
barry IN water coiOrs. called The Lit
tie triar." IL is a beautiful child's face
under a gray monks cowl. The rose
bud lips are pressed closely together
10 help the chubby hands keep the
bowl of soup, for some sick pensiOner,
presumably. from stopping over. The
brown eyes look out at you in the most
WinSome way, as il begging you 10 no
tice how very staid and demure lit
tie girl can be when ION mercy's err
ramds bent" symphony in purple Is
rather vague. but pretty. Water color
sketches by Hubert iierkomer are also
10 be found in this number.
The Literary Northwest. the new st.
Paul monthly, appears for It's second
month. and more than meets the prom
Use the first number made for it. The
Introductory article is by Coy. Mer-
riam, who is really in danger OF being
classed with the popular writers OF the
day. He treats OF the paTdOning power
III way that will receive the attention
OF cOnsiderate refOrmeTs. Ii is fol-
lowed By "ileT Foreign Husband by
Mrs. Julia A. 4. Wood. very charm
ing story. An idealist," by Lily a.
Lang, flows in smooth and ripDling
verses. "A Christian Socialist" by
Rev. Thomas O6OTman, professor
NAAAAhAAA AtlAf ~ otA - VA 0oAN kAHNA .
and indicates the breadth OF thought 10
which this publication is open. Then
follows "A Star Sonnet" by f.. H.
Chase; Municipal Corporations, by
Charles Bura Bronson; The Elizabeth
Hall. London" by Hon. lgnatius Don
nelley; Walt Whitman" by Rev. ).
NJ. Crothers; The Women of To-day"
by l.. ID. Ventura; "A Quantoah Hills
Pilgrimage" by Margaret j. Evans !:
April" by Edwin Ellis; ''Some At
moSpheric Phenomena. by G. f. Van
Maauen; lice Flower by kristOfeT
Jansen; John Fisk H." by +. NJ.
Brooks; "A Studio In Paris, by Grace
l.. Mckinstry. with the usual local and
other editorial notes
One of the features OF the April
Home Journal Curtis Publishing COM
pany, Philadelplia) is the first oil the
series of articles by Mrs. Gladstone
The number opens with a fuil-page
Illustration by w. IL. Gibson of an cx-
ceilent poem by Eugene Field entitled
The Singing Gods Acre" Mrs. Regi-
nald de koven has timely article on
Social Life in Chicago" Ethel
Mackenzie Mckenna contributes Il
sketch, with portrait. OF Miss Helen
Gladstone. and Miss Brady the second
OF her interesting papers on The
Queens OF Westminster Abbey. Fred
eriek Dolman writes OF visit 10 Fanny
Kemble; Grace Greenwood writes OF
when | Was a Giri;" Ella Wheeler
Wilcox OF "rhe Girl Who Brags" and
Wolslan Dixey OF Mistaken Literary
Success" Mrs. Beecher continues her
"reminiscences of her gifted husband,
and Or. Talmage, Mrs. BOttOme, Rob
ert j. Burdette and Ruth Ashmore
write of Easter: II. II. Battles OF Flow
ers in Our Homes ana Palmer Cox
gives page OF his inimitabe Brown
les" Mrs. Malon has seven illustrated
Easter fashion articles.
The April number OF Romance
contains seventeen complete stories of
the highest character and liyelicst in
terest. A remarkable proportion OF
famous writers iigups among their au-
thors. 1t Is theOryof this periodical
that the genius OF every great writer
should be made TO contribute to the
eXamplIfieatiOn oil the theory In this
ISIS ue. This periodical is issued by Ro-
nance Publishing company. Clinton
Hail, Astor Place, New York. The
price IS % cents per copy; $3.50 per
year.
The May Issue Of the Californian
Illustrated Magazine will be a notable
one. Among the illustrated articles is
the Press Of San Francisco" Illus
trated by photographs taken by the
Californian showing each editOT-in. chief
IN his editorial room; The National
Guard" by Gen. G. G. Allen; hand
somelv illustrated paper on the glaciers
of America; "The Ball Fight" No. 3
of the Nicaragua canal series, by Con
sui General Merry; THE Opium TIat-
tic. hy Rev. +. j. Masters: the iilustra-
tons for this article are the most novel
ever seen In America. and were taken
by force. As the artists OF the Cali
fornian and detectives rushed into the
dens. the lights were put out. but the
fash light was sprung and tbs picture
taken before the astOnished smokers
could recover; Palm Valley" by
George Hamln Fitch; ''Napa Valley"
Lord TcnuysoU; short stories. poems,
make the number Of especial interest
Mrs. Rorers magazine for April Is
filed with good Things in the way OF
cookery as well as with other subjects
pertaining to the domain OF the house
wife. Table Talk stands alone in its
peculiar field. There is no publication
that could take its place, and none that
the prudent housewife could so i'll af-
ford to do without. For 81 Il year she
cah bid defiance 10 the multitude Of
veXatlOus problems that will intrnde
ihems selves in the way Of the inex-
parieuced housewife, and sometimes OF
the experienced one. The magazine is
Published by the Table Talk Publishing
lib Chestnut street, phila-
delpiiia
The monthly magazine. Music. pub
lshed at Chicago. announces increased
attractions in the future. The practi-
cal teacher will receive more attention
than hitherto. and the Harmony Les
sons to a Child" carried through ten
lessons. Miss Helen A Clarke will con-
tinue her very interesting articles upon
Music in the Poets" and the ground
of poeticai interest will be further
trenehed upon in two articles upon
The kalevala, the epic OF Finland, by
Anna Cox Stephens. John .. Van
Gieve has III pre- paratIon two articles,
"Wagners Influence Upon the Art of
aud the ''Modetn Orchestra,
and tile Principles of IoHaI Celebration
as Related to Emotional Expression"
c. r. Cady has in preparation an article
upon "A Rational System of Study
l. n EsffT.,r.e. mill -. Iao.rf fro,.,