The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-11
THE MONTHS MAGAZINES.

"Trusts-the rush to industrial mo-
nopoly," is the title of a strong article
in the June Review of Reviews by By
ron w. Holt, in which the author gives
a comprehensive survey of the develop
ment Of business in this country and
the trusts now formed, and predicts
that I'VE must expect syndicates and
trusts to increase in size and extent as
fast as competent managers can be de-
Yeioped and as we can adjust ourselves
to new conditions" w. T. Stead writes
on "Oliver Cromwell and the national
church of England" c. w. Kindrick
tells of the progress the Mormons are
making in Mexico, and Leonora Beck
Ellis writes of the state as a farmer
showing the advantage of establishing
experiment stations. Current events and
periodical literature are reviewed at
length; a list of books for summer read
Ing. with pictures Of authors, will be
found valuable
The House Beautiful for June opens
with careful review of the recent ex-
hibitiOns of the Chicago Arts and Crafts
society. An article on some practice
designs is amply Illustrated with inte
rlor and exterior views. and "A talk
about colonial furniture" will be Of in
terest to every person of taste in this
direction, and so will a chatty article
on the buying of old furniture and brio
a-brac. Embroidery as applied TO ia
Bile linen is discussed suggestivelv. with
the view to popularizing common do
nestle animals and plants for decora-
tive designs and the pictures are good
ana numerous. This little magazine
deserves to be better known than il is
a portrait of Richard Whiteing tho|
author of mo. John Street - FORMS
the frontispiece Of the June Critic and
farther on there is a little bfogran b1,
Of MIR. Whiteing by himself. written in
whimsical vein. Sir Walter Resant
sets the Critic right with regard to his
po2k; me Pen and the Book; DR..
Etale book of "reminiscences Of James
Russell Lowell and His Friends {" is
treated to an article: Thackerav's con1
Ilbuuons to Punch with facsin,ilas Of
MS humorous drawings. is admfrabIa
ana so is discussion. with portrai+e
OF contemporary French noveIiste .
oardou and Richepiu and Charles NJ
oheldon. the author Of In His Stems "
!oIH the subject of discriminating ar
Lcies' ana N. Victor Maurel contrib
uteS a brief paper upon the uo11sico1
arama and its interpreters, which is nre-
seht6d in the original French and in
Ehg Llsh translation. There are Other
articles and poems. and a wealth of nic-
lures. VI PIC
The. salt lake of literature" is the
ute OF an amusing article. in which
s, author comes TO the conclusion that
the tears shed by all the theatre-eoers
IN all the theatres of all the cities in
an the world, in all ages past and
present, plus the sum of all the tears
shed by the readers of all the pathetic
literature ever published would make |
lake of dimensions quite equivalent 70
those of. Salt Lake. Utah" c. q. d
Roberts writes about Facts and his
tory Paine's monument at New Fo-
chelle with three pictures) and the
memorial Of Aubrey Beardslev. with |
-FOUR reproductions of his work. ere |
most interesting, and there are the |
usual correspondence and book reviews |
with a large array of timely illustra- |
tons.
Purchasers Of the June CULVER" will /
find in it illustrated articles on the Nov