Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-22
FEBRUARY MAGAZINES.
The Lsdaer aaenthly.

tents presents choice selection OF ar.
ticles, fiction, and miscellany. together
with the regular departments. The
more important contributions include
"A Little Folly" .fFor the Pretty
Girls" Portraits at the Loan Exhibi.
ton in New York Art NeedlewOrk,
and ''Seasonable and Spring Fashions
The Partisan.
The current number of the Partisan
contains several attractive illustrated
features, among which are noted
Rembrandt THE Paris Exposition
of 190O,' Poets of the North, "Medea, "
and French Opera in New York" This
number has many delightful shor,
stories by French writer's, and an in
stallment of the serial autobiography
Countess Potocka."
The Art Amateur.
The February Art Amateur is one Of
the most attractive numbers Of this al
ways excellent magazine that we have
noted for some time. From cover Ia
cover it is brimful of helpful
wide range of subjects. The
articles include: Japanese Cary
ing "Kit-Kat Club Drawing
for the Process Engraving" Animal
Painting" Flower Painting in Water
Color and Carpets and Rugs" The
several departments furnish much in
structive matter and add not little to
the general excellence of this issue.
Donahoe's Magazine
for February opens with an attractive
and interesting article on 1.-The Diplo-
matte Corps at Washington" by Vir-
ginia Tatnall Peacock. The article de-
scribes the various members of the
diplomatic corps. and with it's many
beautiful illustrations forms a notable
feature of this excellent number. Kate
Vannah. one Of Names brilliant writ
ers contributes some dainty sonnets
Katharine lyman Hinkson has note
worthy article on Robert Emmett, pro-
fusely illustrated. A fun-page portrait
Of the late Hon. Nelson Dingley ac-
companies an article on the "Dingley
Tariff" Fiction, poems and miscellany
complete an attractive issue
The Metropolitan Magazine.
The following partial list of the many
richly illustrated features which crowd
the pages of the February Metropolitan
Magazine will give faint idea of the
excellence and timeliness of its con-
tents: The Great Gateway to Ameri-
ca Gymnasium Work for Women"
THE Month in Theatricals," 1.-Two
American Opera Singers" Karl Bit
ter. Sculptor" Rapid Transit for New
York Mails" Winter Sports of the
Metropolis The Production of A
Modern Play" and New York's New
est Aristocratic Quarter"
The American Kitchen Magazine.
The February number of this valu-
able household monthly opens
with thoughtful article by
Mrs. II. NJ. Plunkett entitled
How Can Any Woman Become
Sanitarian?" G. B. Rice, NJ D., writes
Interestingly of "Curiosfties of Diet"
Give E. Dana contributes suggestive
article on Some Possibilities of the
Farm House. In Household Fuels
and Their Economic Uses" the value
of kindMng is discussed. Mrs. Lin
coins department furnishes number
of seasonable receipts. and the Febru-
AIRY menus afford many excellent sug.
gestions.
Gunton's Magazine.
A number of pertinent and timely ar
ticles. with The usual editorial depart
merits, make up the current issue of
Gunton's Magazine. The subjects dis
cussed at length. include: Prosperity
and Social Education "Improv-
ing Opinion on the Philippines"
Two Republics Events Worth
Noting ''Cuba's Industrial Prob
lems.'' The City Wilderness"
and Intelligent Taxation" In
the department devoted to "Distin-
guished Economists" a sketch of Fran
els A. Walker with portrait is given.
The Coming Age.
The second issue of the Coming Age
fully sustains the favorable impress
sion made by the initial number. It
presents an unusually long list of
strong. thoughtful papers and sketches,
among which are noted the following:
"reminiscences of Eminent Men and
Women of Europe" 1.-The Andean Re-
publics and Their Heroes in War and
Peace. The New Education" Some
Tendencies of Democracy in the United
States" True Versus False Educa-
tion." Count Tolstoi at Seventy" THE
Poems of Emerson" Some Charac-
terstics of Edward Bellamy." and Co
operation in England" The several
departments. notably Health and
Home" are brimful of helpful matter.
Self Culture.
The February number of Self Gull
ture fully sustains the claim of this
periodical to the title, "A Magazine of
knowledge" All matters of current
interest are ably treated, and in addi-
ton many noteworthy literary feat
| ures are given. Chief among the
many able papers presented are noted
Statistics and Popular Education
Commissions on TN Tariff and Mon
ey.' columbia University '.Sugges-
tons from the Life of Abraham Lin
| cOln.'' George Washington, 1.-The
Tsar and Universal Peace" "Portu-
| gals Place in Europe, 1.-The New Eng
! land Town Meeting. Jewish Charities
| of the United States" NO Sex Distinc-
ton in Literary Work" and "Educa-
ton and Culture
The GentleWomen.
Sarah Grand. author of THE Heav-
emily Twins" discusses the question.