The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-08
JULY MAGAZINES.

Intelligence, formerly the Metaphysical
Magazine, is devoted to the advanced
thought of the age, scientific, philosophical,
psychic and occult" Among the topics
discussed in it's July issue are The Unseen
World" The Rationale of Astroogy,"
consciousness, Conscience and Being, y
and THE Philosophy of the Divine Man.
The Month, the literary periodical pub
lshed by Jeanette Glider and her brother,
contains in it's July issue contributions by
Andrew Lang, DR. w. j. Rolfe, Henry B..
Fuller, Isabel McDougall, Christine Ter
hume Herrick and Gerald Stanley Lee.
There are numerous portraits of literary
and other celebrities and the usual re-
views of book lore
The July magazine number of the OUT
look Is something of a Geneva number, for
it publishes two illustrated articles which
have that Swiss city as a subject. One is
on THE Higher Life of Geneva" and its
treatment is similar to that already given
by the Outlook to London, Paris, and to
several American cities Some magazine
writer complained lately that there We're
no longer any American eSsayistS, but Mr..
Hamilton w. Mabie, in the outlook, men
tons six with much admiration, and counts
an additional half-dozen in the list. Mr.,
Mabie is himself one of the best of the
American essayists..
The Decorator and Furnisher, which Of
fers in each number suggestions and de-
ing, has something to say of the period
known in decorative lore as the French re-
naissance. THE different periods of the
French Renaissance are known by the
name of the king reigning in these differ
ent periods, and are as follows: Francis |,
15l5-I559 Henri 154S1lSs FTa anc I'll
1S5aSS Ga anrS 7 5SSg14 LoS ehry XIII III
16l0-1643; Louis XIV, 1643-1715. The epoch
comprising the reign Of Francis and the
reign. of Louis XIV Is known as the SIX
teenth century. or FRENCH renaissance,
and the epoch Of Louis XIV has been hand
ed down to posterity as the seventeenth
century, or age of Louis Quatorze. The
French renaissance became a national
style. and for two hundred years was the
only style to which a rich and intelligent
nation and a legion of artists and masters
dedicated their genius and intelligence"
In the Forum Frances NJ. Abbott asks
the question, Have Americans any social
standards? ?" and concludes, after an elabo-
rate presentation of the case, that they
have not, but adds: IF we, as republicans,
have no social standards, it is because we
have abjured those which are associated
with some of the forms of medieval OPP
preston, and have not yet arrived at de-
gree of culture and dignity which enables
US to establish standards of our own. But
as q democracy if it be permanent, must
be ever working toward that state of ideal
justice which Will distribute the really good
things of life impartially among all it's
members we may hope that the time will
come when America shall have social
standards because everybody will be in So
ciety." Other topics discussed in the
Forum are: The Powers and the Graeco-
Turkish War The Rights of Foreigners
in Turkey" ''Nonpartisanship in Municipal
Government" Mayor Strong's Expert
ment in New York THE Mckinley Adj
ministration and Prosperity" why Spain
Has Failed in Cuba" johannes Brahms, -
"A Radical Defect in Our Civi-service
Law" Sugar Bounties and Their Infu-
ence.' The Evolution of the Educational
Ideal" William Wordsworth" and Vic
torian Greater Britain and It's Future"
In a talk with Prof w. S. B. Mathews,
in the Chicago magazine, Music, Miss Ella
Russell says: The English language is
just as easy as anything else to sing. l have
sung in English opera and know. At first
refused to sing in English. but the Carl
Rosa Opera Company had been after me
for years. so finally accepted an offer and
after 1 had sung with that company one
month / had a repertoire of three operas
in English. and 1 simply said TO myself
what nonsense to say il was difficult.
once refused 81 900 a week to come over
here with Mrs Thurber's opera company
to sing English, and | wouldn't entertain
the idea. / thought it was impossible to
sing in English. but now / find it just as
easy to sing as anything else And why