Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-04-04
An Easter Magazine.

Probably no two words in the English lang
uage 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 De
Lane, Mrs. Burton Harrison and Sarah Orne
Jtwctt. "The Burning QuestOm Of Domestic
Service" is treated intelligently and interest
ingly by the Countess Of Aberdeen. Jessie
Bartlett Davis, the wciI-EnOWn cCutraltO Of the
"BOstOnians," contributes a valuable article on
the "Uscs Of a COntTaltU Voice." Mrs. Burton
Harrison speaks of the department Of "The
WeEBred Girl Abroad" and her travel re-
quiremcmts Kate GrecnaWay, whose quaint
pictures have never before appeared in the
pages of a magazine, is represented bya page
of April children, whose histories are delight
fully told III rhyme by Laura Z. Richards.
''Ihe Story of VivacOuS Grip is the title of a
new, bright novelette, of girl-life today which
Grace Stuart Reid begins and Frank o. Small
illustrates. John Kenkrick Bangs is rreSist-
IDLY funny in The Paradise Club" and Josiah
Aliens Wife is pathetcally humorous in her
new tWO-part story called "The Earthquake of
Eighteen Eighty-three." The vigorous pen of
DR.. Parlihurst is most evident in his definition
Of "The true Mission OF Woman The editor
discusses with much force three serious sub
jects, "Making Marriage PTOblem,' "Taking
Things for Granted" and "Frittering away our
Time" "The Personality OF Charming Writ
err who is Kate kDougas Wiggin, is most
charmngly pictured and described by Emma
| b. Kaufman. Easter brides, Easter hosteSses
and Easter students are remembered by Isabel
A. Mallon, Mrs w. f. Peck and Jane Searle.
A beautiful page, "A Revival of Spangle Work."
| is daintily illustrated. Laying Out Small
Country Place" is the attractive title of a very
practical article by Elisabeth Bisland. The
cover Of this April Journal is reproduction Of
two of c. ID. GibsOn's most stylish and charm
ing girls, and all through the issue is the fresh
ness and daintness of springtime and Easter
days. This ideal magazine is sold for ten cents
a number and one dollar a year by The Curtis
Publishing Company, of Philadelphia.
The April number of the North American
! Review presents its readers a varied and inter-
esting table of contents. In "a Last Tribute"
| EX-Speaker Reed criticises the workings OF the
late Fifty-third Congress from a republican
point of view; Admiral 7. III. COlomb, OF the
Royal Navy, predicts "The Future Of the Tor
pedO in War" 1. Zangwill describes "The Po-
sitiOn of Judaism" and in "Nagging Women
A Reply" DR.. Cyrus Edison saysa few last
words on topic which, originally started by
him in the Review, has attracted wide notice.
An important paper is furnished on "The Grow
ing Greatness of the Pacific" by the Hawaiian
Minister at Washington, Hon. Lorrin A. Thrus-
ton, who throws strong light upon the COM
mercial development at present going on among
the nations bordering on the Pacific. "The
Physician and the Social Question" is treated
by Paul Gibier, M. D., and George U. Croker
asks "Does Fire Insurance Cost too Much?"
Hon. Hannis Taylor, United States minister to
Spain, writes upon "The Outlook for Parlia-
mentary Government" while the fourth in
stallment of the personal History of the Sc C
ond Empire" by Albdrt ID. Vandam, deals this
month with "the Marriage of the Emperor"
Other subjects discussed are "Hypnotism and
Justice" by II. Merriman Steele, of Johns Hop
kins University, 1.-THE Conditions of Gold Pro
duction," by +. A. Richard; "a Word About
and "The Evolution of the Irish Farmer" by
George Henry Bassett