The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-05

Frederic R~emingtcn's story in Harper of
.Bear-chasing in the Rocky Mountains Is
told in the Illustrations, which. 1t is need
less to say, are spirited. The text, however,
is not less interesting.
The recreation number of the Outlook
is a thing of beauty. Among other pleasing
features 1t contains some beautiful repro
auctions of amateur Photographic work, for
which it recently offered a series OF prizes.
Mrs. Candace Wheeler, who has been
known to a portion Of the public as a pro-
moter of art embroideries. has tried her
hand at story-writing. The Horoscope of
Two Portraits" in Harper. IS constructed
gests the thought that the writer would be
wise to resume her original role.
In his Pail Mall Magazine Mr.. Aston is
giving his English patrons an object les
son in illustration. this feature of the publ
cation being in advance Of anything Of the
kind in other English periodicals, though
ii Is not equal to the best American work
in black and white. Some color work. how
ever. which appears In each number, Is adj
mirable. SIS
The Engineering Magazine for July de-
votes itself entirely to railroads, principles
Of management. legislative regulation, cleo
tricity as a motive power. advance in Sc
%curities. and the car-building industry be-
ing some of the topics discussed. The au-
thor of each paper is a man especially
qualified to treat Of his theme, and the
number is. therefore, a valuable one.
In the July Midi ontinent Uouisville)
Mrs. Emma Carleton has a description of
the pictures of the Chicago artists exhibit
ton. The article is Illustrated by some ex-
cellent reproductions of works exhibited.
A poem by Miss Evaleen. Stein is in the
same number. This magazine is constantly
improving its literary character, and shows
advertising indications OF being a financial
crranoCS and fharofnrQ a nQrnanRn1 lnSIl-
tuition.
Thomas Hardy's Hearts Insurgent," now
running as a serial in Harper is. by no
means. equal in power to Tess" In fact.
it drags a little and the reader grows weary
of the love of the hero and
heroine and their shily-shallying when all
obstacles to their marriage are removed.
1t seems also that the author is hardly true
TO feminine nature when he makes the hero
inc. who is not represented as a woman Of
advanced views" so careless OF conven-
tionalities.
Mrs. Humphrey Wards STORY OF Bessie
Costrelr' reaches it's inevitably tragic and
unpleasant end in the July Scribner. 1t is
a study of an ignorant woman who sue
cumbed to the temptation to steal and was
so overcome with shame when her crime
was discovered by her painfully pious and
puritanical husband that she sui
eide. 1t is, no doubt, a true representation
or the mental ana mOfat action Oh n woman
of the class described. but the portrayal is
not edifying. AS a mere work Of art 1t may
be interesting, but further than that seems
TO serve no good purpose Mrs. Ward seems
constitutionally unable to take a cheerful
view of life.
The Critic has collected all the matter
it has published from time to time concern
ing Trilby. and issued it in a little papmhlet
called ''Trilbyana; the Rise and Progress Of
a Popular Novel; People Of sufficiently
stable opinions to have retained their origi-
nal liking for the book In spite OF the much
foolish discourse concerning ii will file the
pamphlet away with the volume and read
II a long time hence when the name has
been forgotten by the multitude. 1t con-
tains a portrait OF Du Maurier.
Among the many pleasing features OF the
new literary journal. the Bookmanr Is a
series of graceful essays on Books and
Culture by Hamilton w. Mabie. Mr.. Ma
bic Ii one Of the few living Americans who
has mastered the art OF essay writing.
Among the original contributions to the
June number Of the Bookman il q biograph-
ical sketch Of James Lane Allen, by Nancy