The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-01

second installmcnt of John Uri Lloyd's
serial, ..stringtown on the Pike"
The opening article in the Easter num-
Der of THE LADIES HOME JOUR-
NAIL is a description of the choir boys
:, England, written in Julian Raipn's
comes Rudyard IlipinS's new animal
story 1.-THE ELEPHANTS Child" William
Perrine writes OF '.The Mysteries of the
Century, Charles N. Harser describes
me Easter performance of ''The Messiah
by the Swedish colony at LindsborS. in
central Kansas. TIC leading editorial
articles are The Ease With Which We
Marry by Edward Box. and The
American Woman in the Market Place"
az an American mo.ncr. The special
feature in Illustration is the double page
Of ls>,dscape Photographic, being the ilrst
in Luther l.. Holden's series Through
Picturesque America"
The April number Of MC1L'RES
MAGAZINE may appropriately be call
ed the STORY NUMBER since .t ,v...-.ns
"A Story of the Frontier Railroad and
the Palms. The Story Of Lawyer Who
became Prisoner "a Story of News
paper and Political Life, "a Story of
Scientific Miscalculation," and "a Sto-
ry of the Pacific Coast Other features
are 1.-THE American Invasion OF China.
in which Mr. William Barclay Parsons,
chief engineer of the Americana China De-
vclopment Company, sums up the result
OF his recent commercial explorations
into the most secluded parts of China,
and Walter Wellnan's most interesting
description of his experience in house
building and housekeeping under the
shadow of the North Pole Earl Mayo
describes the Russian ice-breaker .Er-
mack and her wonderful achievements,
and the photographs add interest to the
description. Scientists, especially, will
enjoy the story Of Huxley's early strug-
giles TO win a livelihood by science, told
largely in MS own. letters, hitherto un-
published. DR.. Watson's Life of the
Master is continued, and the illustra-
lions by Linson, reproduced in color,
are most attractive. The cover is design
ed by Albert Herter. and is a sugges-
ton of Sweet Spring, full Of sweet days
and roses"
The opening article in the April COS
MOPOLIT.tN,' is Orrin E. Dunlap's de-
scription Of "NiaEara in Winter, most
abundantiy illustrated from photographs
Mary Dawson touches a responsive chord
in the heart of the American woman
when she writes of the funny little vel
low babies of Chinatown. Henry Ridge
~ Evans has a biographical sketch OF
Robert Hundn-coniurer. author and
Ambassador" and Paul Leicester Ford
in STRAY Leaves from u Traitors Life,
throws new light upon the career of Ben
edict Arnold. May Irwin writes OF ''Ihe
Business of the Stage as a Career" and
Harry Thurston Peck investigates the
Native Titles in the United States.
MEN, Women and Events" is most
interesting department, containing short
articles on timely topics from the pens
of vell-known men and women.
One of the curious things about the
etllods of modern war correspondence Is
well shown in the April SCRTBNER'S,
where II. J. WinGiIan's article or the
battle of Nlagersfo7ttein appears richly
illustrated with photographs which were
Developed, printed, and engraved thou-
sands of miles from the battlefield. En-
nest Seton-Thompson, author of wild
Animals ! have Known describes the
life and adventures Of curious little
animal Of the southwest, known at The
this animal story with his own sketches
Henry Van Dyke contributes story of
life on the St Lawrence river. Those who
expect to visit Paris this season will be
particularly interested in Miss Tarbell'S
article on 1.-The Charm OF Paris Thee
dcre Roosevelt describes the lust cam
paiSns of Cromwell: those against the
Irish and the Scotch THE amazing love
story of Tommy and G1iZel" reaches
one of its most interesting climaXes in
this number. and Edith Wharton's move
lctte. The Touchstone" is concluded
w. C. Brownell the art critic writes of
John Ruskin and Russell Sturgis also
takes him for a text in the Field of Art.
The beautiful cover design is by c. A.
Hinton, and is executed in brilliant colors
The April number of THE CRITIC has
for its frontispiece a portrait OF Nine EN-
ma Eames reproduced from photograph
by f. w Histed. This is an accompani-
ment to an article on the opera season
b. Richard Aldrich. which is illustrated
with portraits of Mines. Calve, Sembrch,
and Nordica and NJ. Alvarez. This num-
Der of The Critic is CONSPICUOUS as con-
tanning the opening pages of novelette,
by tn. Benton (A1me. BlanC called AT
Gross Purposes" Among the notable con-
tribu.ions to this number are: The Lost
tfr1inc,e: a "Reminiscences of 1890 by
Mrs. Mary II. a. Allen: a review of
Miss Mary Johnstons ITO Have and
TO Hold by Cornella Atwood Pratt:
an amusing essay or The Unmanaseab1e
by Arthur Rnsell Tay
lor-a new writer; together with pos
tbuu,ous story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
called 1.-The Ghost of DR.. Harris re-
printed from the Nineteenth Century.