The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-05


the illustrated articles Of especial femi-
nine interest 10 one detailing authorita-
lively the newest fashions In stationary, IN
Visiting cards, ana In decorations Tor
wfiting paper and envelopes, and another
telling nst,n all about about making mary AntSi.
article by Robert J. Burdette on [" A
Market FIR Every thingn Is drolly Ill
umined by the humor of the author, and
1.-THE Womans' Edition" craze serves for
the groundwork of clever romance by
BESSIE Chandler. Julia Magruders' novel,
'The Violet" now reaching it's conclu-
sion, increases In interest, and presents
gibson Q american girl'-soon to dis
appear forever-at her very best.
That literary magazine and magazine OF
OF the most interesting and entertaining
numbers that have been issued OF this IL
Illustrated literary journal. Under "Chron.
icle and Comment" there are reproduce
tions OF the first Brownie drawing by Pal
mer Cox, done. 1851; of two rernsrka BILE
designs drawn for Stephen Cranes Black
RIDERS, OF Europeanized portrait of Poe;
then there are new portraits of l.. Dou-
gall, I he author OF "Beggars ALL" who
has just published a new story; of the
late Judge Hughes, OF Mrs. w. X. Clifford,
Harold Frederic, Grace King, Lafcadio
portrait OF Mary Anderson. stephen
Crane has a page f"Legends" embeIlish-
ed with ornamental design by a clever
young artist who promises to match his
genius In her art; and there Is an article
on MARK Twain as an Historical Novel
ist," with two rev portraits, as well as
many other interesting and timely
sketches.
In art matters the reproductions from
canvas, marble and bronze shown in The
Monthly illustrator and Hcme and Coun.
try for MAY, are mighty fine. The sub
jects number nearly one hundred and sre
well selected. "The Angel OF Death and
the Sculptor," by Daniel Chester French,
makes beautiful frontispiece, while the
'Statue OF Gen. Charles II. Deveps," by
Oliu l.. Warner, soon to be unveiled at
Boston. Mass, and "The Figure OF 'Vic-
tory, By 4. Wellington Rutkstuhl,
which will surmount the Soldiers Monu-
ment to be unveiled at Jamaica, N. y,
on May so, are in the highest art. The
issue has some first-class miscellany also.
Golf Is not an easy game to learn from
books, but in the absence of good profes-
sional instruction the young player must
have some knowledge OF the fundamen-
tai principles of the game IL he is to sue
ceed at oil. There are several Enligsh
and Scotch TEXTBOOKS on the subject, but
they are both expensive and inclined TO
be over technical. In Mr.. Sutphea's series
Of five papers on Golf begun In the Round
Table of April 2S, the attempt has been
made to present the theory of the game
as concisely and clearly as possible, the
different strokes being illustrated by in.
stantaneous photographs OF "Willie"
Dunn, the well known professional play
er.
The David like Philistine, which halls
from East Aurora, N. Y, gives good
variety OF Characteristic literature in it's
May issue. 1t opens with poem,
"Ananke, by Eugene X. White, on tbe
compensation OF the heretics;s Elbert
Hubbard follows with preachment en-.
titled "By,Rule OF Three" in which he
makes criticisms on the met hods OF teach-
Ing rhetoric at Harvard University John
Jerome Rooney has "a Sonnet of Hope";
Walter Black burn Harte contributes
short bundle Of notes on ''ShakesDears's
borrowings; G. w. Stevens writes an
amusing skit called "An Hour with
Caesar Augustus" giving the inside OF
Roman Politics from the humorous po ut
OF view. Elizabeth q. Cardozo and viii
liam b. Faville contribute pleasing verses.
and the East Aurora School of Philosophy
serves up its usual stew In "Sido Talks
with the Philistines
The "Storv OF an Amateur Revolution"
hya Johannesburg resident from the
Fortnightly Review 10 timely and in
forming article in the current Littell's
Living Age.
A waltz arrangement Of Paul Dresser's
song, "Just Tell Them That You Saw
Me" has been made by Theodore Il.
Morse. the well-known composer, aud
appears in the May number of Ev'ry
Month. The sOnp haa rea had vida NOM
ularity and was first published in one OF
the earlier numbers OF the magazine.