The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-27
SEPTEMBER MAGAZINES.

The magazines just at hand show no
drop from what might be assumed TO be
the top notch OF "your moneys WORTH"
the "midsummer number Indeed,
they appear to have started of again
from the attractiveness OF what have
come TO be the special issues for the mid
summer season, with promises OF con.
tnued upward movement with the fad
issues TO anot her climax at Christmastide.
Certainly nothing could be more
abundant and satisfying In periodical
literature than the new Harpers. "Tom
Sawyer, Detective" Mark Twsin's novel
ette, is concluded in the September issue.
The unwinding OF the tangle OF the open
ing chapters Is hardly SO interesting as
the making OF the tangle, but 1t is
clever sort OF story. although il may be
doubted IL IL will add anything TO the
reputation.of the author. However, it Is
but a trviaiity. The reputation OF the
author could weather much less inter-
esting story. Professor Woodrow Wipslow
furnish hes another George Washington
character skeIch-"First in Peace''-
as delightful as anything that
was ever written about the
imposing man. "a Summer Among Cliff
Dwellers I" is interesting, in forming and
on sold Silver' another treating OF the
"Musicsl Celebrities of Vienna" are in
the nature of rich treats to the reader.
That very excellent tale "Two Moruons
from Muddlety," with It's handsome illus
trations is concluded in this issue and
the way is now clear for the new ssrial
by Du Maurier. "The Marian" which
begins In the October issue. The current
Harper's Magazine has an unusually
readable variety OF short stories-un-
usually fine even for this magazine-and
one OF the most interesting papers in the
table of contents tells OF the 'art of driv-
ing" in way that makes the reader
feel that while everything that could be
said on that subject might have been
thought to he said before, but it really
bad not been and now is.
An illuminated panel OF exquisite color
ing and drawing is the ope2ing ilustra-
tlon in Scribuer's Magazine for Septem-
ber. 1t is one of four, the work OF
Artist Blashfield, designed for decoration
OF piano for Mrs. George w. Childs
Drexel, and illustrating allegorically
music. The panel reproduced In this
issue Is dramatic music" and the
other three arc to appear in succeed
ing issues of Scribner's. The compo-
sition is superb ami the color
work gives fetching touch
Of novelty to magazine make up. The
story OF the revived OIympian games Is
told once again, complete, rounded, fin
ished and exquisitely illustrated, tho
charm OF the reporting being as fresh as
II the games themselves were only yester-
day. Professor Matthews pays fine
tribute To the late II. Z. BuDner, which
gives US a satisfactory lea OF the talent
and loveablo character of the man. The
second instalment OF "0n the Trail Ot
Don Quixote' Is OF interest, and esrec-
tally attractive is the real novelty Il
vierge's picture work. The British Ma
tional Portrait Gallery is descrirei,
with reproductions of some OF tho pictures
and busts In ii not familiar TO the
general reader. There is n little fiction
and a couple OF readable and beautifully
illustrated outing articles. Mr.. Bsrrie's
"Sentimentsl Tommy" continues, and
we'll there il nothing now running IN
any OF the periodicals quite so interest
ing. Next months Scribners will give
us amor & other good things Mr. Bunner's
last story end an article on the prospoc-
tive government of Greater New York.
The Cosmopolitan for Septembe her Is
radiant. Ex-Minister Chatteld- Taylor
adds "Granads and the Alhainhr TO
his spanish sketches; Norman Kerr, NJ.
d., writes OF the "'Disease OF Inehr;ety";
william Ellory Curtis furnishes an un-
pu blished essay on "Honor" by Aaron
Burr, written when he was ltudent at
Princeton, from the autograph collection
oI MAYOR John Boyd Thatcher of Al
bany; Mrs. Lew Wallace writes Of the
late W. W. Story, the sculptor, End Ca
mill, Fiammarion OF "Ihe Wonderful
New Eye oi Scieuee'-the Photographic
retina as developed expressly for astrono-
mical research. OF lighter literature,
the storytelling pages, there are some
mighty entertaining contributions, while,
as usual. tho illustrations of the maga.
zine ere numerous, excelIspf sud sttrse-
lively ASSORTED.