Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-06
SCRiBNER'S FOR JULY.

Scribner's Magazine for July contains
several articles that are particularly
adapted 10 the neutrality-suspicious. that
interest people In early summer. The
leading article IL life ut the Athletic
Clubs" by Duncan Edwards. who was
famous college athlete ana has ~.
tanned Keen interest In every form Of
athletic sport. His article has the nd.
vantage Of being written by one who
las Il personal knowledge Of the clubs
which he describes. IN many large
cities. 1t II particularly full Of de.
scriptions Of outdoor life ut this season
Of the year. ut Travers Island. the Ores.
cent. the Orange. and other clubs that
have country Us well as city houses.
All lovers Of outdoor sport will be glad
that Mr.. Edwards favors the present
attitude Of the larger clubs In which
competitive sports ARE being sOftened
Into u general pursuit Of exercise. open.
air life. and good fellowship. The II.
Illustrations In this article are fuller
that have been ever attempted In II sin.
gle paper. numbering nearly forty, nnd
representing clubs from New York to
san Francisco.
Another very timely article Is Rob-
crt Grants discussion Of "The summer
Problem" IN his series "The Art Of Liy.
Ing" In which he answers the query
what II the good American to do with
himself or herself In the summer:" All
the bearing Of the questions Of hiring Il
cottage. boarding. living In hotel or
travelling are discussed with special ref.
erence to the necessities Of the man Of
family. There Is u particularly inter.
esting discussion Of the American sum.
mer Girl ana her relations to her moth.
er. which II full Of humOr and Of satire.
The Illustrations. by W. II. Hyde. IRE
among the very best In the series.
Then there II story Of commence.
ment ut girls college, by Miss Good.
loe. entitled. LAS Told by Her." with
three Of GibsOn's striking Illustrations.
Other short fiction In this number ~
1.-THE Price Of Romance" by Robert w.
lierrIck, u new writer, whose story "a
Question In Art" recently published IN
this magazine, attracted great deal OF
attention. There IL also u farcical rail.
road story, by Francis Lynde, entitled
AN Assisted Destiny"
Mrs. Humphrey Wards novelette,
"rhe Story Of Bessie COstrell." reaches
In this number most impressive con
clusion, which will convince all readers
that the author Is independent Of hel
philosophical acuteness) among the
very strongest writer's Of dramatic tic
ton OF the present day. This tale has
hardly n superfiuOus word ana moves
to Its conclusion with the impressive
ness Of great tragedy.
Under the striking title 1.-THE United
States VIII Pay" President Andrew,
reviews the financial policy of the Uni
ted States from resumption. and dis
cusses with great clearncss the silve
question as II confronted the cOuntr!
In 1873. Other topics In this interest
ing instalment Of the history are tn
panic of 1873, the Granger movement
and the Molly Maguires. II concludes
with the great railway strikes In Pitt,
burg and elsewhere In 1877.
The fad of the day for posters Is treat
ed In an article on Poster and Poster
Designing In England" by NJ. II. Spiel
mann, with a great many reproduC
lions of famous English posters by s,lcl
men as Iierkomer. Millais, Waite
Crane and Beardsley.
1.-The Amazing Marriage" by Georg
Meredith. records more Of the doing
al the already famous "Whitechale
Countess"
There Is In this number. also, an art
Gle on Kingsley, the engraver; an illus
,ratcd poem, by Mildred HOwell'
daughter of the novelist. and Otlie
poems by J. Russell Taylor, Hanna
Parker Kimball and Burr Wilton.