The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-23
Current &iterature.
March Magazines.

march magazines.
HARPER's MAGAZINE contains the
opening chapters of w. d. Howells'
new novel, "a World of Chance"
Judging from this installment alone,
the story promises to outrival in inter.
est anything hitherto written by that
distinguished author. Julian Ralph
contributes graphic article on The
Capitals of the Northwest "--meauing
the twin cities of Minnesota and the
twin lake ports, Duluth and Superior
in which he gives some surprising 6g-
ures regarding the phenomenal growth
and prosperity of these cities. In
another article, entitled Talking Mus
quash (which article is superbly il
Illustrated from drawings by Reming-
ton-the same writer concludes his
wonderfully entertaining description of
the Hudson Bay country and the fur
trading industry of the Northwest.
Edward Anthony Bradford writes an
able and trenchant article on "America
for the Americans" William McLen-
nan, in the unique dialect of the
French Canadian habitdnt, tells the
story of "Jonnie Rawson and Chunky
Peters," which is illustrated by Rein
hart. NJ. DeBlowiz in another chap
ter of his memoirs, entitled " Alfonzo
XII. proclaimed King of Spain," gives
characteristic account of a remark
able feat of journalism, which led to
his appointment as chief correspond
ent of the London Times in Paris.
Constance Fenimore Woolson con.
tributes an Italian story, Dorothy"
which is appropriately illustrated from
drawings by G. S. Reinhart.
THE COSMOPOLITAN opens with an
article on the Cologne cathedral, by
Elizabeth Bisland, who recently mar
ried New York lawyer. The paper is
beautifully illustrated from photographs.
Adam Badeau, the ex-consul general to
London, contributes some personal
"reminiscences of one of the grand
danes of England at whose house he
was an habituary, under the title of
Strawberry Hill and the Countess
Waldergrave," and gives the later his
tory of the favorite residence of Horace
Walpole and its distinguished owner.
M. H. de Young, commissioner of the
Worlds Fair from California, has a
most interesting article on expositions,
sketching the history of their rise and
progressive development, and proving,
as far as bald statistics can, that the
Chicago fair will surpass all preceding
ones. Mrs. Seas Mexican study is a
gem of crystalized observation and
color. Charles E.. l.. Wingate gives
one of his careful and pleasant studies
of the history of the stage in Fair
Imogeu upon the Stage" The other
papers in this number, are " A Night
with Leopard" serio-comic adven-
ture in Ceylon; Political Cartoons of
Tenniel, the great cartoonist of Punch;
and paper by the editor on the prob,
lem of " Aerial Navigation" which the
Cosmopolitan has set itself to solve if it
can. The departments are continued
by DIR. Hale and Brander Matthews.
THE NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE
opens with pleasant paper, "Recol-
lections of Louisa May Alcott," by
Mrs. Maria Porter. M. Lamont Brown
furnishes fine wood engraving of
Miss Alcott in her twenties as front
ispiece, and the article is finely illus
trated by May Alcott Neriker, the sis
ter of Miss Alcott, 10. Ii. Hatfield and
Louis A. Holman. An article that will
be read with considerable curiosity is
Harvard Clubs and Club Life" by
William Dana circuit. Il gives the his
tory of all the different college societies,
and an account of their peculiar Gus
toms and social aims and rites. 1t is
well illustrated. A number of the lead
ing characters in the club theatricals
are presented in costume. Isaac Bas-
sett Choate contributes an interesting
paper on "America in Early Ltera-
ture." Henry Cleveland Wood, writ
ing of NEGRO Camp Melodies" pre-
serves many of these old-folk songs, now
being forgotten. Walter Blackburn
Harte, in gossip on Literary Advis-
ers," tells the truth about this class of
literary frauds who prosper upon the
vanity of incapable scribblers. Edwin
d. Mead considers the CHILEAN Ques-
ton from common sense point of
view. Mira Clarke Parsons and Mary
j. Garland furnish two stories, and the
names of Clinton Scollard, Bessie
Chandler, and Philip Bourke Marston
are among the poets who contribute to
the number.
The POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY
has varied and attractive table of
contents. First comes the fifteenth of
DR.. Andrew ID. Whites New Chap.
tiers in the Warfare of Science" deal
ing with astronomy. In the series on
American Industries" there is a
fully-illustrated paper on the organ, by