The Dickinson press., 1895-03-30
LiterauN Notices..

Literary Netloes.
Arthur Symons contributes to the
April Harper's a brilliant paper on
'sVenice in Easter,' with illustrations
from sketches made on the ground
Or was 1t on the water!-by. Guy
Rose.
From the beginning of his &C.
quaintance with Franklin q mutual
respect and a deep affection sprang
up between them. The wise Frank
lin saw ut a glance what manner of
man Paul Jones was, and in one
noble sentence described him better /
than many volum es could: "For Capt.
Paul Jones ever loved close fighting"
Molly Elliot Seawell in the Century
for April.
Encouraged by the hearty welcome
given to those two American poems,
Longfellow, in 1858, published a
third, "The Courtship of Miles Stand.
ish." In this he told no pathetic
tale of parted lovers, nor did he draw
the quaint lore of the red man; he
took his story from the annals of his
own ancestors, the sturdy founders
of New England. AS it happened,
he himself (like his fellow-poet, Bry.
ant) was a direct descendan tof John
Alden and Priscilla, the Puritan
maiden, whose wooing he narrated.
"The Courtship of Miles Standish" is
only less popular than its predeces'
sors, "Evangeline'' and "Hiawatha";
all three have been taken to heart
by the American people. all were
composed during the brightest years
of the poets life, when his family
were growing up about him. when he
was in the full possession of his pow
ers, and had already achieved fame.
Prof. Brander Matthews in April
St. Nicholas.
Probably no two words in the Eng.
lish language are more misused and
abused than 'lady" and "woman,"
and there is much wisdom, therefore,
in a popular discussion Of the proper
usage of the words, such as is given
in the April Ladies' Home Journal,
by Margaret Deland, Mrs. Burton
Harrison and Sarah Orne Jewett /.
"The Burning Question of Domestic
Service is treated in%telligently and
interestingly by the Countess of
Aberdeen. The cover of this April
Journal is a reproduction Of two of
G. d. Gibson's most stylish and
charming girls, and all through the
issue is the freshness and daintiness
of springtime and Easter days. This
ideal magazine is sold for ten cents
a numbers and one dollar a year by
The Curtis Publishing Company of
Philadelphia.
McClure's Magazine for April: Por.
trait of Geo. Du Maurier; The Author
of Trilby; Recollections of Captain
Wilkie; The Wind at Sea; Napoleon
Bonaparte; The Pollock Diamond
Robbery; H m Documents"
Tammany; "Where Ignorance Is
Bliss; The Bank of England; After.
wards; The Pierre Lott of Private
Life.
We have received from the Inter
Ocean advance copies of their new
series Of Art Supplements to be giver
free with their Sunday issue. The,
show the highest excellence in thu
art Of lithography, and the subjects
are an evidence Of the elevated tast,
of the publisher. This magnificent
gift Of the Inter Ocean cannot b.
duplicated by any newspaper pub
Usher.
For spring wear, the Norfolk JACKIE
will again be the favorite, being uset
as a distinct garment, or as a compo
nent of tailor costumes. In thes'
jackets. the three box pleats, to con
form with the present taste, arr
made, both back and front, to fall be
low the belt in a full short skirt style
thus producing the fiaring effect
which is SO much sought after
When they are made up Of cloth TO
wear with various gowns silk is gen
orally used for the belt. It is as
serted that sleeves will be as large al
ever, if not larger. AS for skirts the,
Fare more and more faring at the bet
tom, showing the gradual widening
from the hips to the foot.-From Nc
Dowell Magazines. published at
West 14th Street, New York.