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The JANUARY MAGAZINES.

The January number OF Harper's Magazine
opens with a most interesting paper. ''In
Saohington's 8 Day. 4" a delightful article. de-
hghtfully illustrated by Howard Pyle. George
Wharton Edwards and other clever artists.
Julian Ralph gives ns something new in the
''story OF Miss p Csspar W. whitney writes
happily of life on snow shoes: Poultney Bigs-
low tells us more Of the German strnggia for
liberty: Elizabeth Robins PsnnelI writes
ohsrmingly Of Lopdons underground rail
ways: the occasional magazine article on the,
| Limited states Naval Academy" is furnished
by I. r. Loun sbury, and is no than usually
| informing, and altogether the number Is
| delightful companion. William Blacks
.'Briseis" and the Personal Reoollections
of Joan of Arc are continued.
Mr. +. Marion Crawford begins a series Of
articles on Rome IN the January Centur and
| tha Kaleidoscope" of this issue. with illus
| trations by Castaigne. Is about as delightful
as a real visit to the imperial city. The noxt
thing to seeing Rome is reading Crawford,
and next to that IL Castaigne's picture work.
The Life Of Napoleon successfully survives
the vanishing Of the Napoleon fad with the
| extraordinary wealth Of material it masses
| together for easy reading and reference.
Author Janvier and artist Loeb collaho rated
to furnish a charming impression ct Feast
| Day on the Rhine" Mrs. Wards and Mr..
Smiths continued stories continue TO con-
tinuo entertainingly and the whole number is
sumptuous. informing. Interesting and i'm
pIessive. as every number o. The Century is
expected To be.
N,r
| opens with the first Of series OF articles by
| 1t. Hon. William T.. Gladstone on "The Fu-
| ture Life and the Condition of Man Therein. Z"
the paper considering the future life.
timely paper Is that by Rev. Judson smith
| on foreign missions, AMI four experts con
| tribute information as to "war and Its Mod
| ern Instruments Marion Harlapd. Mrs.
Burton Harrison and Elizabeth 6islsnd engage
in ''studv in Husbands" That isn't all,
| either, that is in this excellent issue.
McClure's and Acrahsm Lincoln are synony.
nous just now. The January Mcclure fur
nishes a good deal OF absorbing interest about
| Lincoln. There are timely articles about
| Eugene Field, beautifully illustrated paper
| on q Century Of Painting" by artist Low.
another Zenda story, Murat Halstead's recol.
lections of tho defeat Of Blaine in 1884. and
much other entertaining and informing mat
| ter as is usual with McClures.
The Cosmopolitan for the arst month CT the
new year is a beautiful magazine, although
| the wilted young woman Of the cover suggests
| the opening of n book vf sentimental poetry.
The illustrations are particularly numerous
| and good even for this remarkable dino
| magazine. while the amazing variety OF
articles furnishes us everything from good
| story telling to q rapt study Of Georre Eliot
! and an informing article on submarine hoats
The English magazine. The Humanitarian.
| for January, edited by Victoria woodruff
Martin. contains interesting articles on cycle
riding for women. woman'sxiehts and social
ism under different titles. The Leading paper
| by Robert II. sherard, is an interview with
| SIR Waiter Besant as to his views on social
problems.
The art features in The Monthly illustrator
and Hom. and Country, for January, are en-
joyahle Among the contributions. "Jnno-
cence. from a painting by Charles Chaplin.
makes delightful froptispiece. Other full
page illustrations are: "A stormy Voyage. ="
from n drawing by c. McKnight Smith !;
Love Disarmed. - from painting by Leon
Perrault: "An Afternoon Calf and "A Love
Letter." from paintings by Paul Poetzsch: !:
Henry Ward Peecher." from an auto -pnoto
graph: miss Ellen Terry" from drawing
by j. Bernard Partridge. and "A iiar ging
From Jack -osk Limb" from an original
drawing by 4. J. Nicboll. The name OF Mr.
Henry Mann. well-known in Providence, IL
again identified with this number of the
magazine.
The Pocket Magazine prints in more per
manent form Rudyard Kipling story OF The
Dovil and the Deep Sea-" which appeared In
daily instalments In TnE NEWS. U. ". Cham
hers. Louise handler Mculton aud Others are
also contributors.
Romance" for ) cents for january takes
the premium for surplus production OF pretty
pictures over literary matter. IL - dainty
5.ccn:s worth.