St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-27
IN THE MAGAZINES.

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IN The MAGAZINES.
The Doll's Dressmaker is the title of
unique juvenile magazine published
in New York by Jenny Wren" 1t
contains stories about dolls, pictures of
the bisque and waXen beauties, and pat
terms OF tiny garments for tiny mothers
to fashion. The editors announce their
object to be that of fitting the child,
through amusement. for the practical
duties of future motherhood"
the Critic, have acquired the controlling
Charles 4. Merrill. Joseph B. Glider
succeeds Mr.. Merrill in the presidency
OF the Critic company. Miss Glider and
her brother founded the Critic in jan
uary, 1881. and have always been its
editors. Since the beginning of the
present year the paper has appeared in
new dress of type, and illustrations
have been introduced to brighten up it's
pages. Literature Will continue to hold
the first place in its columns. bat an
effort will be made to reuder the paper
more attractive to the general reader
The Critics thirteenth year bids fair TO
be the most prosperous in its history.
Maria M. Vinton, A. NJ. NJ. D., has
paper in the February Mothers Nur-
sery Guide on "Baby's First Month"
. Wanamaker's Book News for Feb
ruary, Philadelphia, has, with excellent
inf
traits of j. NJ Barrie, Hubert II. Ban
croft, Constance f. Woolson and Anne
Reeve Aldrich.
Raymond Blathwayt, who has earned
the name of being the best ''inter-
viewer" III England, opens the March
number of the Culver with an illustrat-
ed interview with Dr.. Moon and an ac-
count of his work for the blind. 1t is
not inappropriate, perhaps. that Dr.
Moons ''star map for the blind" should
be one of the best things of its kind.
Richard Harding Davis departure for
Egypt is the subject for much comment
among the literary men of tie city.
''What hold Davis must have OH the
Harpersr' said a young writer to me
the other day. His luck is certainly
phenomenal. Though Mr.. Davis came
to this city but three years ago, he is
now editor of Harper's Weekly. one OF
the most successful writer's of short
stories in the country and great favor
ite in what is known as the best society
i'll New York. This is remarkable sue
cess for man under thirty, and it takes
great deal of character to endure it.
Mr.. Davis goes to Egypt as the guest Of
some wealthy New Workers. After
leaving the East he will proceed to
Paris, in order to prepare series Of
articles On that city for Harper's Maga-
zine From Paris he goes to India
that is, if he is not too tired-in order
to write the series of papers OIL that
country which Theodore Child was
about to prepare just before his death.
During his absence in Europe Mr.. Sin
clair will edit the Weekly.
Popular Science Monthly for March
will conclude Prof. Henderson's in
structive illustrated papers on the glass
industry, and will contain contributions
by Robert T. Hill on artesian waters
in the arid region, by John e. Rose on
the decrease of rural population, and
by Col. A. B. Ellis Oh the selling of re-
bellious subjects of the British crown
America and the West Indies.
Mrs. Amelie Rives ChanIer has been
so i'll during the past two months that
she has been obliged to abandon for a
time all literary work. She has, how
ever, already written three stories, one
of which is soon to appear i'll LIppin-
colts and the other in the New Peterson
Magazine, and the third is to be begun
in few weeks as serial i'll Town
Topics. Mrs. Chanler, though unable
10 write, still keeps up her reading and
study so far as her health Will permit.
She is soon to start for Southern Cali
fornia, where she expects to remain
about month, and where she hopes to
be restored to health and to resume her
literary undertakings.
Town Topics, which with its first
March issue becomes enlarged to thirty
two pages, announces arrangements for
short and serial stories from these
authors: Amelie Rives, Mary J. Hawker
e.Lance Falconer'D, f. Marion Craw-
ford, Jerome K. Jerome, Edgar Fawcett,
julian Hawthorne, Ambrose Bierce,
Hamlin Garland,s Paul Lindau, Catulle
Mendes. Francois Coppee. Anatole
France, etc.
The Current Literature Publishing
company in the March Short Stories
offer prizes for the best ghost story in
5000 words. and for story of college
life that must be written by an under
graduate.
The March number of The Forum will
contain, under the title of "a Study in
Al oiair cfrfIv
ymous article, showing the methods
school boards and other such bodies is
done by contractors and their agents.
Table Talk for the current month is
fully up to the mark of its high calling
which it has set as the guide and aid of
housekeepers and the cUetTicient Of
happy marriages and contented homes.
1t is published monthly at No. 1113
Chestnut street. Philadelphia.
Charles Scribner's Sons are to publish
an exhibition number of Scribuer's
Magazine simultaneously with the open
Ing of the exposition In Chicago. They
promise to make 1t as fine an example
of an American magazine as can be
produced. and they can be counted upon
10 keep their promise. The text is not
TO relate chiefly to the fair. but leading
writers and artists have been asked to
contribute what they themselves think
will best represent them.
March Gudey's. just issued. is a brill
liant international number. which in
augurates tue simultaneous English
edition. or this famoa5 ani progressive
y AniericstiI nIlgtZIflc. i 1yfoDrIately,