The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-05-11
MAGAZINES AND NOTES.

MAGAZINES AND NOTES.
William Howe Downes. the well known art
critic of the Boston Transcript describes and
comments highly upon the exhibit of New
England art ut the Worlds Fair in the Neo
England Magazine for May. The article is beau
tiiully illustrated with examples of the ex-
hibitors' best work, and will be widely read in
every art coterie in the country. Walter G..
Richardson, U. s. Navy, gives an account Of
| the Life and Work at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Nd, which is fully illustrated from
photographs taken specially for the article
Arthur c. GrissOm contributes very clever and
pathetic short story, "a Professional Lover" It
is well illustrated By Vesper L. George.
The certainty of an approach of cholera to
the shores of the United States is discussed in
The Engineering Magazine by DIR. d. 3. ST. John
| Roosa President of the New York Academy of
Medicine-not with view of creating any
alarm but rather, by explaining the nature of
this disease, to allay any fears which may be
felt by the public In his opinion the COM
bined knowledge of the medical and engineer
ing professions renders cholera less difficult to
control nowadays than the grip and many
other diseases
The Cosmopolitan scores a success In prOduc-
ing in its May number, almost simultaneously
with the daily newspapers, an elaborate deserip-
ton Of Prof. Gray's marvellous invention, the
Telautograph, which reproduces the hand
writing or the work of the artist, sinultane-
ousy, thousands of miles distant from the place
where the writer or artist is sitting.
In 50. Nicholas for May, Mrs. &. '. Janison,
who is the author of Lady Jane" begins
new serial. Lady Jane" was one of the most
popular stories ST. Nicholas has ever printed,
and is still on sale in book form. The new
story is called Tionette's Philip" and is, like
its predecessor, a story OF New Orleans.
al WI
monthly reading of Table Talk. The May
number is just out and like its predecessors it
| must be indispensable to those who are inter-
asted III all gastronomic questions and In their
dining rooms and kitchens. 1t is like a ray of
sunshine thrown upon the eVer-Yexing prob
lem of housekeeping. -u--5,.5 on
An important article of special interest at
the present time The Bering Sea Ques-
tion +" has been written for the May number of
the North american Review by Hon. B. F.
Tracy, ex-Secretary of the Navy. Gen. Tracy
makes powerful and almost unanswerable
statement of the legal grounds on which the
American claim rests.
The Pdasy for May has a fine picture of
James Russell Lowell, and gives good view of
Mr.. LowelPs study. IL has another equally
good portrait of William Cullen Bryant These
pictures accompany the American Literature
Papers, which are excellent reading and adapt
cd especially to the apprehension of the
young people. The stories aud articles which
make up the table of contents are we'll up to
the standard of this exemplary publication,
and the Pansy Society of Christian Endeavor
continues its popularity with all classes of
readers.
The May number of Jenness Miller Illustrated
! Monthly devotes considerable space to short
| stories. Countess Annie de MOntaigu has an
elaborate article on The Rose Gardens of the
| World. Happiness in Childhood Under Our
| Evening Lamp; Latest Fashions; WOman's
| Future, by Lady Florence Dixie; Jennie Lind's
| First Music Lesson How Women May be
| Wanted, and Girls of Yesterday and To-day,
| are some of the other attractive features.
| Contents of The Arena for May The Amer
lean School of Sculpture Evolution of Christi
| anity Prior TO DIR. Abbott; Woman Wage
| Farmers; Suicides and Modern Civilization;
| How to Introduce the Initiative aud Referen-
dunn Railway Tariff: Some Economic Features
| of Public Libraries; Industrial Schools III the
| Netherlands; The Brotherhood of Christian
| Unity; Practical Theosophy Four Strange
| True Stories; In the Tribunal of Literary
| Criticism; The Answered Prayer; Editor ial ;
| Room for the Soul of Man; Books of the Day.
| Published at Boston, Mass. Price 30 cents.
| LippeHcOttS Magazine for May contains Mrs.
Romney," complete novel, by Rosa Nouchette
| Carey, author of Not Like Other Girls, Queen
| les Whim, etc. Besides this it has quantity
! of interesting literary matter, abundantly illus
| trated Published at Philadelphia. Price %
cents.
! The large number of pictures in the May
! Popular Science Monthly is the first feature to
arrest attention. The number opens with q
i charming account of Japanese Home Life. by
| Dr. w. Delano Eastlake, which has many char
aeteristic Illustrations Prof. Byron ID. Hal
| sted contributes an illustrated article On the
practical subject. Decay in the Apple Barrel.
| The able argument by Herbe Spencer on The
| Inadeauacy of Natural Selection is continued
| do
the Cultivation of Humane Ideas and Feelings.
| P. Z. NJ. Berthelot recOunts The Discovery of
| Alcohol and Distillation. How Science is Help
ing the Farmer is told by Prof. c. S. Plumb.
| Outing for May is as pure and refreshing as
| the shades and breezes of the woods and waters
| it loves so well As usual, the number is finely
! illustrated. Some of the contents are: How
| the Major Learned to Fish, by Jno. +.
/ Guuckel: Jack Rabbit Chase, by Belle
| Hunt Queens of the Trotting Track; How to
| Catch the Willy Trout, by II. Prescott Beach
! I.enz's World Tour Awheel; Through Erin
Awheel (eontinued), by Grace E. Denison; A
| ChamOis Hunt, by A. Ranger The Modern
| Single Handed Cruiser, by c. B. Vaux.
The May Century will contain one of the most
! strikingly- illustrated articles which that maya
| zine has ever printed. 1t is a suggestive paper
| by Mrs. Van Rensselaer, on how to the
| Worlds Fair to the best advantage, and the
engravings which are from drawings by the
| French artist Castaigne reveal the poetry of
| the buildings and the beauty of their surround
! ings in a way that has not yet been shown.
/ The originals of these illustrations will be in
/ the Cent,uy'S exhibit at the Fair.
| Pleasant Prospects for Summer Travellers.
| The Providence and Stonington Steamship
! Company resumed passenger service on May l
| on the popular Providence Line, between New
| York aud Providence direct, Worcester and all
/ Northern points, and during the Summer the
/ elegant steamers Cincinnati aud Massachusetts
/ will be in commission.
These steamers among the latter day
wonder in naval architecture. They steered
! by steam. lighted by electricity, and have the
most modern appliances for the safety of pas
sengers. With the excellent cuisine and tie
delightful orchestra trip through the sound
| over this line is always enjoyable.