St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-30


Harpers Magazine lor February opens
with Edwin A. ADbey'S superb iituStra-
tIons of Twelfth Night" accompanied
by Andrew Lang'S interesting and
scholarly comment upon the play. Thls
IS the ninth paper in the unrivaled Sc
ries of illustrations OF Shakespeare's
Comedies" The frOntIsplece is fine
engraving, printed in tints, from draw
ing by Mr.. Abbey, representing Nal
volio in the Dungeon" Mrs. Annie
Fields contributes delightful chapter
of personal "reminiscences OF Whittier
notes of his life and of his friendship"
which is accompanied by several Illus
trations and portraits. Rev John w.
Chadwick writes SiEllar chapter OF
"Reeollections of George William Cur
It's" which is illustrated with portraits
Of Mr.. Curtis at different periods of his
life. Julian Ralph's secoHd paper on the
South relates to New Orleans, our
Southern Capital.' and is brlmful OF
interesting and valuable information
concerning the social and commercial
features Of What must be acknowledged
as one oil the most remarkable cities of
this country. More than twenty illus
trations by W. [. Smedley supplement
Mr.. Ralph's graphic descriptions. The
story OF another remarkable city Is adj
mirably told in John B. Shipley's timely
article on ''Bristol in the Time of
Cabot" Itprcsents all interesting view
of Britain's former greatest seaport in
the days Of it's commercial supremacy.
and is admirably illustrated from phcto-
graphs and from drawings by several
artists. This number of the magazine
is also rich in fiction. The second in
stalment of A. Conan Doyle's great his
torical romance, 1.-The Refugees is
full of absorbing interest, and is appro-
priately illustrated with several
striking pictures drawn by L.
de ThuIstrup. Constance Fenimore
Wolson's new American novel. "Hor-
ace Chase" is also confined. Maurice
Kingsley contributes thrilling story of
ranch life Oh the lEeXan border, entitled
lilo juan" which is accompanied by
three characteristic illustrations by
Frederic Remington. The WomanIs
Exchange of Simpkinsville" is a de-
liehtful Southern story, written by Ruth
McEnery Stuart and illustrated by c. s;
Reinhart. ''Lide," a strikingiy original
character sketch, is by Robert G. Y.
Meyers. The poetry of the number in
cludes "The Red-bird." by Madison
Cawein, and a historical poem. ''L'Ordfe
de Bon-Temps," by William McLennan.
The Editors Study" by Charles Dud-
ley Warner, deals largely with some of
the most interesting features of the
Columbian exposition. 1.-The Editors
Drawer is introduced by all amusing
sketch by Thomas Nelson Page. entI
tied The Danger of Being Too Thor
ough."
The February number of the Literary
Northwest is one that we denziens of
this favored country should be proud or.
In its mechanical makeup. as to paper,
type and illustrations, it is fully up I'd
the standard of the older Eastern pub
LEGATIONS. The matter of its articles has
a peculiar claim on Us, because they tell
of the country about us and OF the people
whose courage and enterprise made this
section what it is. Edward Cheney
Gales article on the Rainy Lake
river, with its beautiful illustrations,
opens to our view that country made
classic TO our childish minds by stories of
voyageurs and trappers years ago. The
explanation of the origin OF the name of
the lake is comfort, for in the old
days, when we heard that name. the
picture called up by the poets lines,
'.AlI dav the ow-hung clouds have dropt
Their garnered fullness doxn:
!lday the cold gray msts have wrapt
Hill. valley grove and town.
always asserted itself when the Rainy
lake and its beautiful: calm river was
referred to.
In retrospect, Ala Walker Adams
gives US q long look c5ack to the times