The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-06
THE APRIL MAGAZINES.
A Novel Story Without Words in the
Current Century.
Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer Suggests
Some Unique Plans for Christian
Work in The New England.


The April magazines are particularly
attractive and interesting. The century
Magazine introduces an entirely new
feature by printing story that ls toid
wholly in pictures. The artist Is
Andre Castaigne and the scenes
represented are typical experiences OF
emigrants from the old world. Mark
Twain's "Pudd'nhead Wilson" and Mary
llalock Foote'S "Cmur dAlene"
are continued, while the fields
OF adventure, biography, science,
health, history and art receive
their share OF attention in my First and
Last Balloon Ascension" by Robert V. V.
Sewell; "a Summer Month in n Welsh
Village" susan Nichols Carter; Hunting
an Abandoned Farm in Connecticut"
Life at Barbizon," Pierre Millet; "Mat-
thew Arnold" Florence Earle Coates GA
Comet Finder" Frank w. Mack;
c cout Of sight, Out of. Of Mind.
Of Tibet W. Wood'yillo ssi' Rockhiii;
and "Old Dutch Masters" by Timothy
Cole. +. Marion Crawfords Goods of
India" and "The Wild Flowers of English
Speech in America, nby Edward Eggleston,
are extremely interesting papers, while
the stories and poems are OF noticeble
merit.
Tmr >cESTrRr MAoAzsr; Century Com
The people OF Rhode Island will be par
ticuiarly interested in "a Parlor Confer
ence,p Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer's story in
the New England Magazine for April.
While it may not appeal TO some extreme
~ conservative Christians II presents
suggestions that might be used to advan-
tan l.xr "A Inn inn hQf
anxious 10 reach the young people
and save them from temptations. 1.-The
New England Fisheries" by George A.
Rich; the biographical oketch of Henry
w. Paine, by William Mathews; "Henry
Irving's Influence on the American Stage"
by William II. w. Ball aud the install
ment of Mrs. Partington's memoirs are
all of interest.
TnE NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE; Warren +.
Kellogg Boston Mass.
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The current number OF the Pail Mall
Magazine is of unusual merit. The illus
trations are excellent ana every article is
interesting, the stories, which are some
what in the realistic order, being exceed
ingly fascinating. The table OF contents
Is as follows: "a Twilight Song" Alfred
Austin; :" Fra Angelica at San Marco"
Grant Allen; "Twice Won," Alice
Comyns Carr; "Gorillas and Chimpan-
gees" X. l.. Garner; "Tne Curious Story
of an Aide -de-C Camp" Guy Boothby;
Johnston; IAN Imaginative Woman"
Thomas Hardy; "The Tollemacbes OF Hell
mingham," Arthur III. Beavan; "Lord Or
mont and His Aminta," George
Meredith; ''The Decline and
Fall OF Napoleon" General viscount
Wolseley; .'rhe COMMANDMENTS Duel"
Albert Delpit; "Wor& and Wages w. ii.
MalIock; "Winter Dreams" Caroline
Creyke; "Pomona's Travels,' Frank II.
Stockton, and Without Prejudice" by !.
Zangwille.
THE PAIL MALL MAGAZINE. London: The
international News Company, New York.
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The Easter number Of Home and Couu-
try is a tribute TO the printer and artist,
as well as TO the editor and contributors.
Tse Te stories sno ond light ss ss
merit while the deeper articles
such as Railroad Depredations," by
Edwin +. Droops; discriminating the
Buffalo, Nathaniel Estes; "The Sheik's
Daughter" General Vladimir Alex
enc sndroviteh ), Butnlini r "Belgium's
erhe Development Of Pottery" Albert
Winstead, and others are all interesting
and many of them are excellently illus
trated. The table of contents, in fact, Is
seasonable and varied enough TO please
every taste.
HoME AND COUNTRY: New York, Joseph
W. Kay.
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McClure's Magazine for April Is de-
light TO everyone who reads il. Emile
Zola, Ellen Terry and Rev. DIR. Parkhurst
are the three persons who are honored
with special articles, while Professor
Henry Drummond Andrew Car
negie and Ellen Terry are presented
in the Human Document de-
partment. "Ebb Tide" by Stevenson and
Osbourne is continued, while w. Clark
Russell and Robert Barr have entertain
ing short stories. DR.. Farrar's "Christ-
anity True and False," Il. 6. Coats
poisonous Snakes Of India" and James
y. Wilson's Actual Experience Under
Fire" make up the excellent number.
McciuREs MAGAZINE: New York, $. S
Mcclure.
Blue and Gray for April is in an attrac-
tive magazine that ought 10 be generally
read, its reduced price, 10 cents, bring
ing it within the reach of everyone.
The illustrations are perfect and the
articles are we'll written and entertain
ing, the special subject this month being
"fhe sugar Plantations OF Louis lana, y
by Octavia DoCkery; "Fredericksburg
aud The Army OF the Potomac" Mai W.
II. Mills; 'lu Memory of tho Kearsarge,"
J. W. Norton Jr., and Nathan Hale, the
Patriot and Martyr" c. NJ. Holloway
Blue AND GRAY; Tho Patriotic American
Company. Philadelphia, Ia.
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