The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-05-03
CURRENT LITERATURE.
The May Magazines.

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highly entertaining periodical, which |
has already won for itself an envable
place among the choicest magazines of
the day. 1t has been enlarged by six
teen pages in order to give space for
timely contributions, and also that the
excellent papers in the varied depart
ments, which are marked and very
valuable feature of this periodical, may
hereafter be printed in larger type, cor
responding to that in the body of the
magazine. Good as all previous mum.
bers are, the issue for May is The best
OF all; and this is saying much in view
OF the very high standard of excellence
WorMtngt0n's has already established
for itself.
THE frontispiece of the Magazine of
Art tor May is an original etching by
Percy Robertson called Shere.n The
delicate graduation of tone, the Just
massing OF light and shade, the tender
ness of the etched line-which is here
to be considered rather for it's tone value
than for itself as line-and the ap-
pointed assistance of the painter are all
employed with knowledge and effect,
and the result is plate which is alto
gether good of its kind. The opening
article of the number is devoted to
" British Etching and is by Frederick
Wedmore. 1t is fully illustrated. The
Illustrated Note Book contains a por-
trait of the late John Petite, r. A., and
other interesting matter. The foreign
and domestic notes are as full and read
able as ever. From Cassell Publishing
Company.
ALL teachers will be interested in an
article in the atlantic Monthly for May,
entitled "The English Question:" writ
ten by James Jay Greenough, for many
years teacher in one of the leading
schools fitting for Harvard University.
Other articles of great interest are
Henry Van Brunt's THE Columbian
Exposition and American Civiliza-
tom" Judge Cations Colts Sixty
Years Since in Chicago" Professor
Shaler's European Peasants as Immi-
grants" and Bliss Perry's " Hawthorne
at North Adams" There are also
papers by Captain A. II. Mahan, U. S.
N, Frank Bolles, Lafcadio Hearn, a
most charming article reminiscent of
Frances Anne Kemble by Henry Lee,
reviews of recent notable books, and
the usual Contributors Club, and Com
ment on New Books.
The many admirers of Rosa Nou-
Ghetto Carey will be gratifed to learn
that the complete novel in the MAY
number of LippincoNS is from her
facile and well-tried pen. Its title is
Mrs. Romney." James Cox fur
! nishes full and glowing account of
; New St. Louis" illustrated with cuts
of dozen of the huge buildings which
hauD 1ata1xr riC -, ~ 1
progressive city. John Bunting traces
the origin and history of The Society
of the Cincinnati" with the violent
objections which were raised in its
early days against its supposed aristo.
cratic character and dangerous tend.
eDcy. This article also is illustrated
M. Crofton, in Men of the Day." gives
sketches of William Morris, the poet
Archbishop Satolli and Secretary OF
War Lamont. The poetry of this mum
Der is by Louise Chandler Moulton
Dora Read Goodale, and Arthur d. F
Randolph.
THE many Sunday-school teachers
who are among the readers of the
Qutrer will be especially interested in
the opening article in the May number
I" A Sunday school Teachers Museum, ,
in which pen and pencil explain the
curios aud historical objects that arr
there gathered together. The serial
The Wilful Wiloughbys," comes t
an end in this number and the reade,
will be quite satisfied with the work
ing out of the plot. "Christ in tn,
Home" by the Rev. john Telford, fol
lows this, and then we come to one o
Mr.. Raymond Blathwayt's lively int!
views, this one with Mr., r. NJ Ballan
tyne, the well-knoWn author of books
o tor boys dealing with hunting and shoot
i ing and out-of-doors life generally
There is larger amount of fiction thar
S usual in this number, although there i
e the usual amount OF more serious mat
W ter. The " Short Arrows " 20 siraigh
e to the mark as ever. From Cassel
k Publishing Company.
Scribaer'S for May is distinctively al
% Exhibition number. 1t contains nearl,
II one-thlrd more matter than the regua
re numbers OF ScribRer'S, and the illustra
~ tons are OF extraordinary abundance
h. and richness, including twenty-five full
At pages, two of them in colors, the front
ispece being reproduction Of paste
. by Robert Blum. On its literary sid
h luis LAHlDlllOu uunDer SHOWS q isl U
n. contributors such as has never beer
brought together before in "a singh
issue of a magazine. In short, it i
believed that such list of artists ant
writers has never before appeared
uuder the cover of one magazine. Th
greatest care has been taken in tn
mechanical reproduction of the mum
Der, which has a specially designed
cover by Stanford White, who mad
the original cover of the magazine
1t is interesting to note that the origi
nal drawings, manuscripts, proofs, etc.
Of this Exhibition number are to be dis
played at the Chicago Exposition.
THE large number of pictures in tn
May Popular Science Monthly is tn
first feature TO attract attention. Tn
number opens with charming accoun
of " japanese Home Life" by DR.. W
Delano Eastlake, which has many char
acteristc illustrations. There is also
description of I" The OsWeuo State Nor