Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-09-16
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founded on De Miles drama Of the same
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written and treats Of labor and capital
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President Arthur receives cordial
tribute for his administration in "A
History Of the Last Quarter Century
now appearing In Scrihner. The author
says ia the Octobar issue "The
administration was distinguished as few
have been for ability, fairness, elevation
Of tone aud freedom from mean partisan
ship. He was extremely diligent,
ciloumspeot, considerable and Grm
In the September number of the
Nickel magazine are given six superb
reproductions of modern paintings aud
an interesting article by Mildred
Aldrich, Of Striking Novelties in the
Play house" for the coming season, with
portraits Of Julia Arthur, Sarah Bera-
hardt, Duae, Ellen Terry and others.
or the manuscripts left unpublished
by Robert Louis Stevenson at his death
| mot many, by the way) the first to
reach the public Is a collection of very
original Fables" IN the September
number Of MoClure's Magazine. In the
same number Anthony Hope relates
another adventure Of the ever charming
Princess Osra. an encounter In tho
forests Of Zenda with an attractive and
most courteous highwaYmen.
Godey's Magazine for September falls
Into the spirit OF the month and treats
Us 20 fine drawing OF Defender under
fun sail, by Parker Newton, on the cover,
and leading article on "rhe Pleasures
q Y achtlng" by Jesse Albert Locke
Very timely and able is Rupert Hughes's
article On the Cuban Revolution, a sub
jsot which has not before been presented
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and popular form
The enterprise displayed By the pub
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The September Home and Country,
New York, Is q workable picture gallery
Among other illustrations are individual
portraits OF thrty-eight beautiful
women which are taken from paintings In
tho Royal Gallery 40 Munich They com
prise tho "tayorites OF tho King, and it
Is said that Ludwig /, King Of Bavaria,
left no greater monument than this
l famous gallery-the counterpart Of which
can nowhere on the earJh be found
Certainly he was en- excellent Judge Of
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Toilettes, for October just Issued gives
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/ Tho gsntan,bar Arono opors With n
vivid description of the Wordy battle now
being waRed Ia the legislatures over the
agitation for raisng the age Of consent.
the facts are marshallod Ia order BY
Helen II Gardener. the well known aud
popular novelist, aud deal this month
with the arguments. rro and con on tho
recent legislation IN Nsbra5 ska, Colorado
aud Missouri, whore the age has been
materially raised.
Among the topics Of the times reviewed
IN the editorial department Of the
/ September Review % Reviews the recent
convention of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union in New York city,
Russia's abolition Of private saloons, the
Atlanta Exposition the dedication OF the
military park &c ChickamaugR, the
/ Mortified Conference, tho "New
Puritsnism" In politics, the massacros "a
China, the extent of the liberal reverse
in Great Britain. aud the Cuban revolu
| ton receive extended treatment
The September Forum sweeps over the
whole Geld Of oontemporaneous thought
| presenting It's readers with eleven timely
aud interesting articles by notable
writer's on a variety Of important topics
| Literature, politics, sociology, crimi D.
nology, economies, municipal reform
education, biography This number
begins volume Xxx and is In many
respects, one OF the most noteworthy
numbers over issued. The leader i.
contributed by Hon Theodore Rooso
velt president Of the Board OF Police
! Commissions, New York, who writes In
his usual vigorous style on "The
Enforcement Of Law" setting fort
clearly and unequivocally his position
with regard to the enforcement Of the
Excise Law IN New York, which She is
determined 20 enforcs without fear or
favor