St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-04
IN THE MAGAZINES.


all kinds of artistic work In the art
jority of the sculptors. whose decorative
and monumental work for the worlds
fair SO far as seen has already given
great satisfaction, are Americans by
birth and education. Many useful
hints are given in this number for sum-
mer home decorations that will be in:
valuable to those lucky people who
own cottages at the lakes. Each month
the Art interchange gives two or three
colossal plates that are fauitless, artist
icaliy speaking. and many pages of
designs for work, SO that students far
from art centers are no longer at loss
for good models. and to the influence of
the art magazines more than anything
else we owe the disappearance of those
highly eoiored monstrositles that few
years ago represented all that the great
middle class knew of artistic form and
coloring.
The complete novel in Lippincott's
Magazine for July. white Heron" is
10y NJ. q. MeCleiland, and one of the
quaintest and most cheerful mountain
stories that writer has yet given her
readers. The tale opens with charm
ing legend of the Cherokee Indians.
about long-hidden treasure cave,
which the hero is destined to mend his
ways in tracing. The work progresses
with greater interest to the reader since
Jack Give pursues at the same time the
equally absorbing task of making love
amid attractive surroundings. which
the author knows and lets one feel so
well. In the Journalist Series, Max de
Lipman recounts 1.-The Newspaper
Illustrators Story" with the
help of numerous illustrations.
In the Athletic Series, w. T. Stephens
contributes an illustrated article on
Canoe Lite" "Peary's North Green
land Expedition and the Relief is well
and Interestingly covered by those au-
thOrities OH the expedition. W.. E.
Hughes and Benjamin Sharp. Gertrude
Anterior contributes short but clever
essay on Geographical Fiction" Agnes
Repplier talks about the "Trials of a
Publisher in her naturally readable
style. Robert Burns Wilson gives an
Interesting review of Waltman Barbe's
volume of poems, 'Ashes and Incense"
Joel Benton tells of IAN Old Boston
Magazine" established in 1912. and ed
tied by Nathan Hale Jr. The depart
ment ''As 1t Seems" disc uses the, re-
ception OF Julien Gordon's work abroad,
excess of cerebratiOn, and Mr.. Nye's
remedy. genius and labor, the gift of
The Overland Monthly for June is a
fine number in both fact and fiction.
The difficult subject of volcanic cycles
i'll the great crater, Kilauea, Hawaii,
has been treated in an easy, graceful,
yet correct and scientific manner by
May l.. Cheney, who went down into
the crater, where but few women have
ever gone. that two days afterward was
covered with molten lava. The illus
tratiOns of this article are new, excellent
and varied, producing longing to
spend the summer among the wonders
of the volcanic islands. Another Ha-
wailan sketch of nj. H. Blossoms, The
Treasue Cave on Oahu, supplements
this volcano article well. Hawaiian
matters are well represented in the
Overland nowadays.
The illustrated article on "Track Ath-
leties in California" by Philip H..
Weaver Jr., is the most elaborate and
careful treatment as whole ever pub
lished. 1t shows that the California
boys are III the race. Schifferstein, of
the Olympic club, equals Cary, of Prince
toms great 10-second run for 100 yards.
Morrow, of the University of California.
with record of 100 feet l inch, throws
the hammer farther than t'inlay, OF
Harvard, LOT feet ~ inches. The Cali
fornia runners have not yet reached the
Eastern standard. though they make a
creditable showing. The illustrations
in this article are carefully selected to
show the characteristics of the several
champions, and are full of life. The
whole article breatheS of the free air of
outdoor sport.
Mrs. Jenness-Mlller's Illustrated
q Monthly is just such magazine as you
would expect it to be after that bright
RI t,Ntf Nf
progress and good looks tell of her
methods and beliefs. the correctness of
which her own perennial good looks
amply prove. The July number COLI
tains articles from the pens of such
writer's as Foster Coates, George
Augustus Sala, Mabel Jenness and
Prof. Z. V. Riley.
The little magazine. Two Tales, comes
every week with two stories from our
most popular writer's. This week we
have one of Octave Thanet's character
istic Arkansas stories. Under the
touch of her sympathetic hand the
pathos that underIie most human lives
look at you with pleading eyes. while
the courage that gilds and glorities the
self-sacritice of the humble people OF
whom she tells STRENGTHENS ones hope
for humanity. The other Story is by
McCulloch Williams, and is bright and
airy, as its name, "PeaS- Blossom"
would suggest.
The Jniy number of Romance is Pc
culfarly suited to the season. An old
time Fourth-Of-July story by Helen Lee
Sargent is one OF its features, and tales
mohd About, Alphonse Daudet, Henri
Paget and Ernest D'Hervilly figure
among its contents. There are also
striking original sketches by Lieut..
j. H. Scott, Annie w. Sanborn and
A. G.Canfield. Romance is distinguished
for its excellent humorous stories, and
several appear most appropriately in
this hot-weather number. a half-dOzen
graceful love stories vie with them in
amusement and interest. Two ghost
stories, several thrilling narratives of
adventure, the exquisite pathos of The
Siege of Berlin" and the delicate droll-
cry of 1.-The Wizard of Plaisance," COM
hine to make the whole issue one of ex-
traOrdinarys merit and attractiveness.
fhe magazine is issued by Romance
Publishing company, Clinton hall, AstOr
place, New York. The price is 2o cents
number; subscriptions, $3.50 a year.
The usual complement of good things
is to be found in the July number of
Current Literature. In spite of the fact
that the season drives most of the
magazines INTO the realm or nctlOn. 1t
will be seen that the scientific depart
ment has demanded more space than
usual and offers an enticing array of in.
teresting things for those who are
practically inclined, among which are
to be found articles upon the curiosities
of the depths of the sea. the wonderful
buildings of Chicago, the little men and
giants of the world as measured in
inches, and so on. The sportsman will
be delighted with the account of the
Jew fish, gamey monster of the Pacific
coast. while lovers OF art will note with
pleasure the account of the discovery of
the tomb of Aristotle. These are but
a 1.-THE Of the articles of the month,
which appeal to the taste of the general
reader or the person who wishes to
keep pace with the latest phases of
research and thought.
Under the title of fredericksburg
in South jersey" in Outing for July.
John Clifford describes the WATERWAYS