Evening journal., 1897-05-04
RECENT LITERATURE.


A beautiful cover in nine colors. from
q design by Gorguet, the distinguished
French artist. gives promise of the
bright and Spring-like contents of the
May number of Scribner's Magazine II |
launches a new kind of college article
not history of the institution, but a
reminiscent and djscursive account of
Undergraduate Life old and new, |
which is always The College in the |
minds of its graduates. Edward S. Mar |
tin, one of the founders of the Lam |
poon and graduate of n, opens the |
series with Harvard. He traces the
evolution of Harvard social life from |
the old days of "class feeling" to the
present day when the elective system \
and 500 men in a class have made the
old unity of life and interest impossi- |
bic. His account Of the career of a |
typical Boston boy on his way through |
the social mazes of Harvard is not only
amusing, but of great value as pic
ture Of real student life. The abundant
illustrations are made from actual
scenes by an artist who was taken into
college life and saw it at first hand.
Special features In Current Litera-
ture for May are illustrated articles in
addition to the presence of pictures in
some of the regular departments. In
the Editors Symposium Mr. Gable
gives his readers more of patriotism
thanof mere literature. "CreteandCuba,
1.-THE Patriotism of ldeas.' and Cos
mopolitan Patriotism" being some of
the subjects he discusses. The fiction.
aside from the clever selections in the
Sketcn Book. is represented by extracts
qI-f a ~ rnUnT1f ufI1tIf-
cations, Ibsen's play, John Gabriel
Borkman. and Olive Schreiner'sTroope
Peter Halket, Of Mashonaland.
The May issue of Godey's Magazine
is notable for many special articles of
timely interest. The leading contrlbu-
ton is Washington Favorites" by
Carolyn Halsted and gives a brief
sketch of the prominent society ladies
of the capital. The photographs which
accompany the article are very attrac-
tive. "a Eulogy of the Vaudeville"
covers the recent developments which
have marked the dramatic stage, and
calls attention TO much that Is worth
considering. The article rs illustrated
with beautiful pictures of prominent
actors, and Is very timely. The lead
ing fiction piece OF the issue Is "a Flor
entine Rose" by Anna w. Young. an
Intensely dramtic tale OF ambition and
cruel wrong There are six other in
teresting tales In the issue, and five ex-
celent poems.
The May number of McClure's Maga-
zine is especially abundant and inter-
esting in the matter Of portraits of fa-
nous people. An article that every
body Will read with eager interest is
Ray Stannard Bakers account of the
pursuit and capture of Booth. Mr..
Baker is relative of Colonel H. c. Ba-
ker and Lieutenant l.. b. Baker the
two men who, as government detec-
tiyes, We're specially charged with the
pursuit and capture, and who them
selves disposed Of Booths body. The
paper Is based upOn information de-
rived by the writer directly from them
and it gives, undoubtedly. the fullest
and most accurate account of Booths
last days and~death that has yet ap-
peared.
The c2ar-like rule exercised by
Speaker Reed has been the occasion OF
much comment and criticism Of late
Endowed with a plentitude of power
beside which the president of the
United States seems mean and insight.
ilcant, Mr.. Reed is to-day the autocraf
of Congress. The threatening danger
OF this oneman power is clearly anC
forcibly indicaed in an article in tn,
May Forum from the pen Of Henry
Lichheld West, an authority on ma
tional politics Senator Hoar's articl,
in the April Forum defending the Sen
ate from the charge of degeneracy hai
aroused a storm of dissenting criticism
a vigorous and effective reply to tn,
senator by Charles II. Miller editor o.
the New York Times. appears In tn,
May issue of the Forum
An who remember Stephen Bonsali
brilliant services last Winter as Cubai
war correspondent of the New Yorl
Herald viii be interested in his state
ment Of THE Real Condition Of Cub,
To-day" which appears in the May Re
view of Reviews. This is the latest au
thentic summing-up of the Cuban situ
alton that has been given to the press
and II should be read by al who car
to know the facts-horrible as many O
them are-connected with the heroi
struggle for liberty which Gomez an,
his brave compatriots are making. MI
Bonsals article gives us a realizin
sense of the truth that we have an Ar
menia at our very doors
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