The morning call., 1892-02-28
Magazine and Other Notes.

stories are we'll written and pleasing. Of
fered by the Bancroft Company.
Magazine and Other Notes.
The March number of 1.-THE Ladies'
Home journal preserves most admirably
the excellence which this magazine has ac-
customed its many readers to expect. 1t is
filled with articles that cannot fail to in
terest the iair ones. The place of honor
given in this issue Is devoted to an interest
ing and beautifully illustrated article by
Ada Chester Bond, entitled "A Royal Re-
cluse," which deals with the life OF seclu-
sion led by the eX-Empress Eugenie at
Marlborough, England. In this number
Winnie, daughter of the late jefferson
Davis, presents strong argument in favor
OF American training for American girls,
while Mrs. Frank Leslie and Henri Junus
Browne answer with decided negatives the
accusing question, "Are Our Girls Too In
dependents"
In the March number of 'Lippncotts
Magazine" the complete story, which is a
feature of each issue, is "a Soldiers Sc
cret," tale Of military life written by
Captain Charles King, who, among the
many American writers, alone has the
secret OF correctly and interestingly describ-
ing military life. This story Is one Of the
Sioux war Of 1890, and it is as interesting
as it is thrilling. In the journalistic series
published in this number, a. e. WatrOus
udHul6S Lil0 new SDdDtT man as COUuQ8QG,
and in this he contends that editors and
reporters have singular gift of keeping
secrets which it would be money in their
pockets to publish. a number Of other
articles make this issue very entertaining
one.
The military man will be interested in the
article in the March number of United
Service" by Lieutenant A. S. Frost, Twenty
fifth United States Infantry, on "Recent
nd -
the general adoption Of smOkeless powder
and small-calibeTed rifles and their effect
UPON the roles Of the three arms. Mrs.
Larent ThOmpsOn's "A Forgotten Ameri-
can HCmOrist," referring to Lieutenant
George II. Derby Of the typographical engi-
neers C'Ph9nix" and "Squibob ~ is re-
printed from the Army and Navy Quar-
terly."
The March number of "Scribner's Maya
zine" is an unusually bright one, containing
great number of articles, all of which are
Of interest to all readers. One Of the arti-
cles, Speed in Locomotives" is discussed
by a'group of notable railway authorities;
another is the third and last on American Il
Illustrations of to-day. There is a very III
teresting paper on Paris theaters and con-
certs by w. +. ApthOrp, the musical critic
of the Boston Transcript" " Scribner's"
is now published in Great Britain as we'll as
in the United States.
Among many carefully considered articles
that are presented in the March number OF
THE North American Review" is one by
DR.. Cyrus Edison, Chief Medical Inspector
of the Health Department of New York,
who asks the question, DO we live too
faSt?" W. S. Holman, the great objector,
offers rejoinder to ex-Speaker Reed on the
subject Of the disbursement Of public
moneys, Hon. William NJ. Springer, Chair
man Of the Committee on Ways aud Means,
has an article of unusual interest to the
commercial world.
In the March number of 1.-THE Californian
Illustrated Magazine" the frontspece is a
splendid hali-tone picture Of Mount ST.
Elias, 1900 feet high, the highest mountain
in North America. This is followed by the
leading article, THE Lunar Crater Copper
nicus.' written by Professor +. S. Holden
and illustrated with several photographs
taken at the Lick Observatory. The navy
In California is the subject of a very inter-
esting sketch, and dozen or more other arti-
Giles are resting, entertaining and in
StTuctlve.
The brilliant panorama of metropolitan
Life in Winter, from Tnanksgl wing to EaS-
ter, is presented in tie attractively Illus
trated article, which is the leading one. in
the March number of Frank Leslie's Pop
ular Monthly" In the same issue Caroline
Catherine Washburn writes a picturesque
Florida town, Key West. while the UuiVer-
sty Of the city of New York is VivaciOusly
described by an undergraduate Of that yeu-
cradle institution.
Harper's Magazine for March, like the
many numbers that have preceded il, is one
that is brimful Of exceedingly interesting
and instructive articles, the first Of which
is an illustrated one by Julian Ralph, illus
tTating and describing the Hudson Bay
(To,, nm, 49, fr-- l.
Forest TO the Black Sea" and London in
the Days of George ii !" are highly enter
tanning articles.
"Ihe Domestic Monthly" is made up in
the issue for March OF a great deal that will
be of value to the ladies who desire to keep
themselves advised as TO what is most
fashionable at this time. The fashion
plates are good, and the descriptive matter
that accompanies them very cOmpTehen-
siye. This periodical, as usual, presents
number of well-wrtten literary sketches.
MIS- Schuyler Van Rensselaer, has written
an article on St. PauPS Cathedral, which is
to appear in the March number of The
Century" The paper is an important one
because of St Paui's prominence as one of
the great churches Of the Renaissance period
in England. The writer argues in this paper
that a dome is the noblest crown that a city
can bear.
In the January issue of THE American
Antiquarian and Oriental Journal" Stephen
ID. Peet the editor, has a very instructive
paper ON the water cult among the mound
builders. while j. 4. MCLEAN has paper
on pre- Columbian discovery Of America.
In the same issue the Antiquities of Brit
ish Columbia" are presented by James
Deans.
The March number of "St. Nicholas" con-
tains splendid collection of articles, many
of them illustrated, that will please the
young, who always anXiously look for the
arrival of this highly instructive and inter
estng periodical.
New Music.
s. w. Straub & Co. of Chicago have just
published new song that is bound to be-
come popular. 1t is entitled MY Jennie
Smelling Peas" words and music by the
senior member Of the publishing firm 1t is
a pretty little story in verse, the melody is
catchy and the chorus is superb.