The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-13
THE MAGAZINES.

The Century Company has Just issued a
new Napoleon poster. Last July the Cen
fury Company Instituted a poster contest
In Paris. Through Boussod, Valadon q Co,
three prlzes, OF l.000 francs, 40 francs, and
$50 francs. were offered for the three best
poster designs to represent Napoleon at
some stage OF his career between Austen
iitZ and Waterloo. No less than twenty
two designs were submitted by the foremost
artists IN poster work, and the three emin-
ent painters who consented to serve as
judges, Mess4eurs Gerome, Detallle and Vi
bert. unanimously gave first place TO the
design submitted by Lucien Metiyet This
Is the one that - now reproduced as "a post
er. IL represent Napoleon In his imperial
robes. erm!ne-lined and powdered with the
golden bees. Upon his head Is the laurel
wreath. one hand holds a sccpter with the
golden eagle. and the other a sword. At
his feet is the imperial eagle, with out
stretched wings. In silhouette are shown
the pyramids and the monuments OF Paris.
Family outlined on the distant clouds are
phantom hosts with banners streaming. Be
low are two small vignettes. one the sun
Of promise at Austerhtz, the other the
blood-rea sun OF disaster setting at Wa
tsrloo
The artists who have shared IN making
My Pet Subject by Arthur Hoeber. in
the Monthly Illustrator and Home and
Country, for January. On interesting
study for other artists and thing Of
beauty TO those who admire talent. have
succeeded We'll. The originals Of the IL
lustrations, the subjects being thirteen in
number. are by twelve different artists,
as follows. Everyday Folks" from
drawing hy Mare Lucas: THE Oldest m
hahiJant." from a drawing By c. r. Dus-
enbury. Ny Lady Fair" from a painting
by Charles Won Saltzs; ~ Stormy Voy-
age" by c. Mcknight Smith: "A Stolen
HT7..H. Ff-.-e n~-n~
Drake, The Bend OF the River" from a
drawing by II. Irving Marlatt. a Noble
building With the sun over It." from a
drawing by Ora Coltman: by the Old
Mtll.' from painting BY Emma LAM
PERT. ON the Lake" from a drawing bv
q. '. Schubert; "A Southern Landscape"
and Sunrise from the Mountain" from
drawings by Ms. II, T, Estahrook: THE
Huckleberry lot" from a drawing Nv
Mary Read sherman. ard "A Forest In
terror" from a drawing by l. p Latirner.
Among the special articles In the Janu-
ary number OF Current Literature are
The Carnelite Nun" a dramatic scene
f0om r. Marion Crawfor3's latest novel.
The Heart OF OLD Hickory" quaint
humorous sketch ~ VIII Allen prcrn-
Eooie. an excellent bird s-eys view OF the
religion O. Ccnfucius. given IN a series Of
excerpts from Oriental ssgcs selected BY
Fanny Mack Lothrup, the wei-knovrn
compiler; The Ride by Night" q thrill
Ing military story by Edward w. Thom-
sen.
Romance has become E scent magazine
ot toT'y-etSht pages. and each number
VIII contain rot less than sixty Ulustrz-
tons. Much attention viii De paid 70 Sci
enuuc matters aBd amateur Photography.
AAe nFst edition OF the January No
C-are $ S3.eQ coples-an increase az
ll5t"8 - three months. u is easy TO IN
1eTsiano these great strides IN ctrcula-
tea when one has read. "A this number
ias EemA4 A-a.s story - Lincoln - the