Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-29

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IL there " one subject moro than an
other In which American girls aud
women are interested duriAg the sum
mer months Is 10 lawn tennis. and no
one moro competent To discuss the sub.
jsct can be found than Misc Mable Ia
monde Cahill. the lady champion 1t the
United States. Who contributes q vaiu-
able article on The Art cf EAyinv
Good Tennis" 20 the June Ladies' Homo
Journal. Mr.. willard Spsnssr adds at
trsctiveness To the nunbet by an ex-
quisite song. "A Dream - Love-" the
frrt composition which hc has given Ia
the public since his sucfcssful comic
opera u Tho Littie Tycopn-"
Madame RoscIy.--By Mile. v. Noun
lot Published by Cassell 4 Co This
Ia a TRANSLATION from the French Of Mile.
v. Mouniot, who IN the author IL several
entertaining bookA MuSe. Rosrly, =
young lady of rare qualities of mind
and soul. marrics . noble gentleman
much older than herself. who WAS tho
father II two children. . girl u ii and
q boy oe d. Since the death Of their
mother the children and the homo of
Charles Roscly had been under the care
Of Nine. Aarcien. the grandmother.
The writing secms natural enough 10 be
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The first issue Of McClure's Magazine
Is a surprise in many ways. The cover
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Low. and. unlike the covers Of most new
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Another surprise in the magazine is its
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rivals Then. it is very fully illustrated.
This first issue contains ninety five pict-
ures and fourteen different articles. In
its Typography the magazine is extreme
ly fortunate. Ii has clearly printed,
readable page.
Even more important than Colum-
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man." says Mrs. Potter Palmer. presi-
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the front page Of Frank Lcsiie's Popu-
lar Monthly for June. The beautifully
illustrated article on "Woman's Work
at the Worlds Fair" by Isabel Nc
Dougall. which follows. is a revcla ton
in this regard. Of which every Am erican
has right to be proud.
One Of the pretty romances that How
from the facile pen and active brain OF
Florence Marryatt is "Rarson Jones"
published by the Cassell company. The
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Dodd. Mead 4 Co. have just issued
The Tragedy Of Wild River Valley" by
Martha Finley, author OF Signing the
Contract" The book is written in that
charming style Of which the author is
own and that with the free, not to say
lavish Interpretation Of dialect dialogues,
ones interest is kept instinct from the
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liz in q volume which is valuable at
cession to any library table. Eaton a
Lyon.
The June Arena in a mammoth num-
Der. Ii is probably the largest maya
zine ever published as u monthly issue
Of a review. containing one hundred and
sixty four pages, Of which one hundred
ard forty four are in the body IL the
magazine. and twenty pages are care
fully written book reviews by such we'll
known critics as Rev. w. III. Thomas,
-. d., 81 Chicago. Helen Campbell.
Hattie c. Flower. Hamiin Garland and
tbs editor Of the Arena.
The Work Of Western Authors, forms
today the most distinctive and original
feature in American literature. The juno
New Peterson. will be made up IL con
tributions by some of the best known
writer's from Chicago 10 the Pacific
coast. together with specimens of the
work of the most promising among the
neS poets. romancers and essayists.
The articles in the June Forum are
unusually valuable and interesting
Judge Thomas NJ. Cooley. the eminent
iurist. leads this number with an i'm
pressive recital IL Grave Obstacles 10
Hawaiian Annexation" and the ssRsv.
Gilbert Reid. missionary 10 China
personally known 10 the Chinese prime
minister, writes on ''Chinas View ii
Chinese Exclusion"
With the June number Worthingtou' :
Illustrated Magazine completes its first
volume under the most favorable aus
pieces. Its Table of Contents. printed
with this number shows remarkable
variety ~ timely topics most 1t which
will be- % more than temporary value
and the names ~ contributors are such
- would do credit 10 any magazine ten
times its age.
The latest literary sensation in Eng
land IL a novel with the singular title II
The Heavenly Twins" IN three vol.
ume-, by Miss Sarah Grand. author Il
"Ideala." etc. etc. Part ~ this inter
eating novel issued some time since by
The CasseIl Publishing Company. Nex
York. il now out - print. Part III Is
now IN press and val he ready ia Few