The Dickinson press., 1895-08-03
LITERARY NOTES.


interest in the August Arena,-the
one that will surely be read from At
lantic to Pacifc-is Mrs. H. Garden
er's review of recent age.of-consent
legislation in the United States. She
deals with the bills that have been
introduced in the various states, and
gives the history of three bills passed
in New York, Arizona and Idaho,
raising the age to eighteen. Mrs.
Gardener bases this demand for full.
er protection to young girls, not upon
any moral or religious views, as these
vary, according to birth and training.
but upon the legal rights which are
recognized in property and citizen
ship.
From time to time ''The Century"
has printed number of separate ar
ticles on notable women, and to this
series in the August number will be
added biographical sketch by Isabel
F. Hapgood of one of the most inter-
esting women of her time, the late
Sophia kOvaleysky, a distinguished
Russian, who was professor of math-
ematics in the University of Stock
holm, and who, in life of great de.
votion to science, was not free from
the conflict Of her sex between the
domestic impulse and the longing for
a career. In this respect she resem.
bles Marie Bashkirtseff, though on a
higher plane. The arti clio is accom-.
panied by an interesting portrait.
Among his varied gifts, DR.. Holmes
had also very abundant humor. and
this helped to sweeten his life and to
broaden his influence. To the whole
United States he set an example of
kindliness and of gentleness, associ-
ated with sagacity and with strength.
He was the last to survive of the
great New England group of authors
Emerson, Longfellow, Hawthorne,
Whittier, Holmes, and Lowell, which
followed and in some ways surpassed,
the earlier group, Irving, Cooper, and
Bryant Prof. Brander Matthews in
August st. Nicholas.
Julian Ralph's papers on China are
concluded in the August Harper's
with descriptions of some 'Every- day
Scenes in China" including the nu-
merous and interesting water popula-
tion. Mr.. Wheldon's illustrations
for this installment number twenty,
and, it is safe to say, are the most in.
teresting ever made of Chinese peo-
pie and landscape. Six short stories
illustrated by Mr.. Wheldon, will ap-
pear in Harper's Magazine during the
autumn and winter.
The August (Midsummer) number
of Frank I4eslie's Popular Monthly
easily takes takes the lead of tho sea.
sonable illustrated magazines. Itap.
pears in handsome new cover, of ap.
propriate artistic design, which will
be permanently retained. This new
cover is embellished with portrait
of the late Frank Leslie, founder of
the magazine, and the father of illus
trated periodical literature in Ameri-
ca. An editorial article on ''The Ira
ditions and Progress of Illustrative
Art" says: "Not only does the portrait
of Frank Leslie adOrn our cover and
page, but his enterprising artistic i'm.
pulse, exemplified in the motto, Pro.
gress and the Spirit of the Age, has
animated the making Of this, as it
will of every future number of this
Justly acclaimed Monarch of the
Magazines
Special features of Harper's Maya.
zine for August, are Midsummer.
Nights Dream; Everyday Scenes in
China; Cracker Cowboys in Florida;
The German Struggle for Liberty;
Roundabout to Boston; Two Serials;
Four Short Stories; Personal Recol.
lecti0ns Of Joan of Arc; An Evangel
in Cyene, Editors Study; Editors
Drawer.
| Bill Nye expresses his opinion on
the subject of marrying on $50 a
month in the August Ladies' Home
Journal.
With the July number of tile Art
Amateur comes a charming landscape
"The End of the Day. by Robert j.
Wickenden, and an equally pretty
study of Golden Rod, by Paul De
Longpre. Among the numerous ar
ticles are "Hints about Sketching,' -
Drawing for Reproduction" Among
the Wild Flowers" "Palettes for
Fruit Painting" "The Decorative
Vines of Summer" "Water. Colors for
Mineral Painting" Hints on Furni-
ture and Woodwork" "Talks on EN-.
br0idery," and "Flowers and Plants
in the Home." All these articles are
splendidly illustrated. The artist for
the month is Robert J. Wickenden,
and there are three examples of his
, work shown. In "My Note Book
the editor devotes most of his atten.
tiOn to the present craze for "Old
English Masters" Price IS cents.
The first of Anthony Hopes new
, series of Zenda stories. in McClure's
Magazine for August, reciting a he.
! roic love passage between the beauti.
full Princess Orsa and brave Stephen
) the Smith, is most charming. "The