The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-02-02
LITER AIRY NOTES.

Prof. Sloane's Life of Napoleon in
the February Century deals with the
romantic meeting Of the emperor and
Queen Louise of Prussia at T1ls1t. IL
is accompanied by a striking picture by
Myrbach of 1.-The Incident Of the Rose,
whereby the queen, by her beauty and
graciousness, vainiy sought to gain the
city Of Magdeburg from Napoleon.
The Photographic Times for Feoru-
ary contains a number Of articles in
teresting not only to the Photographic
amateur and professional, but also TO
the scientists and the lover of science.
Prof Charles F. Hines contributes an
excellent article on Electrical DIS =!
charges investigated by means of
Stereoscopic Photography, with re-
markedly interesting photograph.
An autobiographic paper by Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps in McClure's Magazine
for February gives a picture of Emer-
son as the author saw him and heard
him talk in her fathers house at An
dover in the days before the war. 1t
also describes life in a girls school
of that period. and the authors de-
spair over ''Mathema tics with big
NJ" and contrasting pleasures in stud
les not in the prescribed Curriculum
Godey's Magazine for February ap-
pears in a beautiful and original cover
by F. C. RANSOM quaint Japanesque
conception for st. Valentines Day.
Most striking amoug the contents is a
profusely illustrated article on the IA
nous museum freaks Cleveland Moi
felt tells some Of the richest stories
about the late Eugene Field; and
among the interesting articles are
Studio Life in Paris" what the BIZ
cycle Does for the Muscles" and a de-
Scription of how the deaf are taught
speech and speech-reading.
The new Frank Leslie's Pleasant
Hours for Boys and Girls improves
with every number. That of Febru-
airy is the best yet; 1t is full of good
things for young people. Oliver Optic
starts the number with an interesting
Washington's Birthday Story. An ar
ticle that every reader Of juvenile lit
erature will enjoy is "Favorits Story
Writers for Young People" by Frank
Lee Farnell in which are described the
methods of work of oliver Optic, Ed
ward S. Ellis, Nora Perry, j. T. Strow-
bridge and Susan Coolidge; finely illus
trated with the latest portraits.
The Century company has arranged
with General Horace Porter for the
publication in the Century Magazine Of
his personal "reminiscences of General
Grant during the war. The papers
consist of General Porter's memoirs in
the line of duty as his staff officer,
and as a friend who shared his con-
fdence to the end of his life. From
the beginning of the intimacy General
/ Porter made notes of important con-
versations bearing on military acts,
and of the recollections and anecdotes
which, contrary to his reputation as a
silent man, were characteristic of
Grants moments of relaxation.
The February number of The Fo-
rum (Which, by the way, closes the
| first decade of the Forums existence)
is, in many respects, a notable num-
| Der. The Venezuela crisis naturally
forms the leading feature of the num-
ber being thoroughly discussed from
different points of view by three dis
| tinguished writer's. Theodore S. Wool
sey, Hon Oscar S. Strauss, and Mr.
Isaac L. Rice. Other articles in the Feb
ruary Forum are: "The Stage from a,
| Clergymans Standpoint" by Rev
Thomas P. Hughes. rector of the Pro-
testant Episcopal church of the Holy
Sepulchre, New York City; and The
Heine-Fountain Controversy" by Will
liam SteinWay
Writing of 1.-THE Conservative Wo-
man. in February Ladies' Home Jour
nal, Ruth Ashmore, considering her
'as a companion" pays her this pretty
tribute: She is the woman who with
her husband and her sons is the best
companion. She surrounds herself, I'M
consciously, with a spiritual atmo5-
phere that is a rest to the weary, es-
pecially to the weary man. She is not
a bigot. She is in sympathy with
whatever work the man may be do
ing; in many ways she may help him
with 1t, but when ne has thrown of
the trammels of labor he finds in her
all the sweetness, all the rest and all
the happiness that can be given by a
woman who sets her life so that it is
like perfect music unto perfect
words %
In Harper's Magazine for February,
R. Cation Woodville's striking picture,
Peasant Rebels" indicates the sail
ent feature of Poultney Bigelow's story
of "The German Struggle for Liberty
as the story of a Peoples War "The
New Baltimore" is contributed by
Stephen Bonsal, jr, who brings into
bold relief the social aspects of life in
one Of the most attractive of cities.
Numerous illustrations for the article.
mainly from drawings by Harry Fem.
ably supplement the writer's vigorous
ueSCi iptloH. theodore Roosevelt tells
the story of "St. Glars Defeat a
century ago. The author has made a
careful study of this disastrous cam
paign, awaiting himself of material not
hitherto used. or which, at least has
not before received proper attention.
The Midwinter Century holds its own
with its notable predecessors. Among
the articles of special interest are
Pope Leo XIII and his Household.
by Marion Crawford, a personal ac-
count Of the daily life of the rnna a.