The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-08
CURRENT LITERATURE.
Magazines.

AN article that will be read with
great interest in every literary center
and refined circle in the East and West
is William Morton Payne's article,
"L 'terarv Chic CO." which opens the
New England Magazine for February.
The article is well illustrated with por-
traits of the leading men and women
in the literary world of Chic ,go. Her
bert M. Sylvester also contributes the
fourth article in the series on Eye
Romance of Casco Bay" and a sojourn
in the far off Azores is delightfully."- por-
trayed by Rose Dabney and Hester
Cunningham. Poetry and fiction
abound. Among the former Newton
Marshall Hall lays touching laurel at
the feet of Philip Bourke Marston, the
blind English poet. Frank Bailey Mil.
lard, the popular San Francisco jour
nalist, contributes strong social
study entitled "a Notch in Principal.
i,y." The magazine has a well de-
served reputation for being clean and
high in tone, as well as humane and
chaste in sentiment.
THE readers of the midwinter num-
Der of the Century will find as fronts
piece portrait of Tennyson which the
poet, Lady Tennyson and their son all
agreed in thinking the best portrait of
the laureate. Accompanying the por-
trait is an article by Rev. DR.. Henry
Van Dyke, on 1.-The Voice of Tenny-
son." with "reminiscences of visit 10
the poet during the past summer, with
critical comments on the significance
of his work. Other articles OF intere 81
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biography of Tomaso SAvini, with en-.
terlainiug incidents of his early pro-
fessional life. Probably the most not
able article of the current number is a
semi official paper by Pierre Botkine,
secretary of the Russian legation in
Washington, entitled "A Voice from
Russia" in which for the first time an
authoritative statement is made of the
attitude Of Russia toward its poit cal
prisoners and its Jewish population.
Other short articles on Columbus
Relics" Lincoln's Last Hours,"' g II :
form in Contested Election Cases"
etc., with short stories, poetry, and the
department, In Lighter Vein," go to
make up an exceptionally strong and
attractive number.
THE REVIEW OF REVIEWS is re-
markably successful in avoiding ruts.
From the nature of some of its depart
ments it might be thought probable that
this periodical would tend to monotony
but every number is a FIR sh surprise.
Each monthly issue is perfectly dis.
tinctive and succeeds in striking one OF
more key notes that seem to belong
peculiarly to the particular month oil
issue. Two great subjects seem to
dominate the February number; one is
the subject of American cities and theil
social and industrial functions, the
other the subject Of millionaires and
their possibilities Of usefulness. The
longest article of the current number is
a character sketch of Jay Gould by the
bril- liant London Journalist, w. T.
Stead. A large and fine portrait of ex
President Hayes forms the frontispiece
of the number. The engraving, evil
IDENTITY made after the death of Mr.
Hayes, shows the close record the Re
Uie,o keeps OF current events. The ar
ticle on " Municipal Gas Making" by
Prof. Edward w. B4mis, is another
pertinent and interesting feature
Every subject treated is free from the
DRY and dissertation, but is character
lid by solid, convincing and timely
facts.