The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-04-09
Literary Notes.


Mr.. I. Cole, the engraver, has prob
+ ably never produced more beautiful ex-
ample of the Wood-engrayer's art than
/ the fronrspiece of the Century Magazine
/ for April The subject Is Mr.. George De
/ Forest Brush's "Mother and Child. Sc
owned by MIR. Montgomery Sears of lsos-
/ ton. \ very diverting story in this mum
/ Der is by Mrs. Elisabeth Pullen. of Port
/ land, formerly known "a Elisabeth
/ Cavazza. 1t is entitled Aunt selma of
/ The Boston Daily Phonograph." and re-
ates the humorous adventures of "a
member of the staff Of that ne" spaper in
endeavoring to take the place of the
woman's column.
I he author-artst is no longer a phe-
nOmenou. He is. indeed. becoming com
mon since Mr.. Du Maurier made him
famous. Husband and wife have also
worked successfully in allied arts, ride
Mr.. and Mrs. Pencil. whose papers of
European travel are familiar To Ameri-
can readers. a sympathy is evident be-
tween author and artist in this case,
which is not always apparent in illustrat-
ed stories and articles. The same
sympathy is shown in story of Paris
student life, by T.. a. Alexander. in the
April Harper's, to which John W.
Alexander contributes The illustrations.
Mr.. Alexander's work j. well known ;
that of his wife comparatively unknown {;
yet her story, THE Voice of Authority"
shows accurate observation, "A happy
knack of description. and sense of
humOr which make her story entirely
worthy of the pictures that accompany
it.
The Bombarament Of Chicago is the
| title OF a story by Montgomery Schuy Ter
that appeared in uarper's Weekly for
April lth. 1t is illustrated by IA double
page drawing by Iogbaum. The same
number of the Weekly contains an IL
lustratcd article on the present status of
English Influence in Egypt. and the
reason OF the movement against the
Dervishcs
The British magazines and reviews
| contain great deal OF interesting and
Instructive matter of which no reader
can afford 20 be ignorant. II is the mis-
sion of I.ltteii's Living Age To select the
very best of all this literature and serve
it fresh to its readers every week. This
thin, modest, fawn covered weekly
volume of 81 pages, is IN fact the largest
AZ well as the richest of American maya
zines. 4 single years issues aggregate
1928 donble-column pageS, forming four
octave volumes OF 81 pages eacll-more
than double that of the most pretentlous
monthly, and its quality is Is good Il, its
quantity is abundant.
Our American Old Masters" was the
title of an Interesting article published
in the New England Magazine three or
four months ago. This Is followed in
the April nunler Of the magazine just
our by an article by the same authors.
Mr.. William II. DoWncs and Nj. Frank
+. Robinson. ''Iatcr American Masters, d"
devoted chiefly "a thu leading American
painters who are noN al work. II Is "a
most comprehensive article taking up
lhe NE and Wof" "l every American
pnnter OF importance. aud enriched by
hue portraits ot AbheA, Nhlstl'r
Nlnslo", Homer. Enneklug, Neddcr,
Low, sargent anu thr rest. The article
VIII be eagerly read IN all art circles.
The great Ice Of Virginia series, in
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, is
continued in the March number with II
picturesque and Superbly illustrated pa
per devoted to Major General Henry
Lee. Other illustrated articles in
the March Frank Ieslie's are: 'The
New South, - by the Hon John Y. Fos-
ter; in old Virginia." by Kate Mason
Rowland: ~ Winter in Lombardy," by
Lena l.. Pepper; "Woman's Work and
| Illustrations" bv Alvin $. Southworth ;