The Mankato free press., 1900-02-23
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LITERARY. NOTES.

BE- The Self Culture magazine for Feb
ruary shows no diminution in the rapid
strides it has been making to the fore.
front of the magazine world during the
many months past. Its new cover is a
genuine work of art, and its pages do
not belle its exterior. Thoroughly
healthy in tone and free from sensa.
tional illustration or reading-matter it
is par excellence the magazine for the
family Its contents are, moreover. so
varied in character and of such intense
interest that all classes of readers must
find within it's covers several articles
which appeal particularly to their in
dividual tastes OF its eighteen prin-
cipal articles no fewer than twelve deal
with strictly American readers.
The topics editorially treated in the
American Monthly Review of Reviews
for February are the Nicaragua Canal
proposition now before Congress- the
Canadian and Erie Canal projects,
underground transit in New York and
elsewhere, the currency and business
situation, the treasury and the banks,
the popular election of Senators, Mr.
Beveridge's speech in the Senate on the
Philippine question, our tariff policy in
Puerto Rico and Cuba, the meaning of
neutrality" in the Boer war, and the
strength and weakness of the Boer
position. -
The Eclectic magazine for February
opens with Robert Buchanan's scathing
criticism of Rudyaru Kipling, entitled
The Voice of The Hooligan' which
will be found very trenchant and di-
yerting bit of writing, whether one
agrees with its views Of Kipling or not
A brilliant description of Singapore
and Hong Kong as seen by an unusually
acute French observer is tranlated from
the French of Andre Bellesort, whose
recent account of "a Week in the
Philippines" attracted so mach atten.
tion. There is another instalment of
Lady Broome's delightful "Colonial
Memories and other timely and in
teresting essays and sketches, a story
or two, bits of verse, and selections
from new books, with notes on books
and authors complete the list of its con-
tents. The Living Age Company,
Boston. 3f 3ttjf..r GJtg H
McCalTs magazine for March has a
photo engraving of Miss Mary Manner
ing, the beautiful English actress, on
the front cover. This number contains
three colored plates, the first one a
handsome walking costume also the
usual array of fine illustrations of pat
terms of artistic designs ETC. Other
matter of interest to the feminine
readers is found in Cold Weather and
the Complexion, Improving the figure,
The Richest Women in the World,
Beauty find Charm, Character Told by
the Lips, and other articles. It is pub
lished at so cents year with a
free pattern to each subscriber, by the
Mccall Company 1873 to 146 West 14th
Street, New York City.
The Designer for March presents to
the feminine public most tempting
array of fashions and millinery de-
picted in black and white and in color.
Nearly hundred patterns are illus
trated, and in addition there are numer-
Gus helpful hints for the dressmaker
and seamstreSs, not least among which
is the illustrated series Points on
Dressmaking, . this months instalment
treating of Insertions and Edgings." ;"
Aside from the fashion department this
number of The Designer contains a
page Of household hints entitled "All
Around the House" another on the
cooking of Fish and Shell-fsh." The
fiction department contains an install
ment of a continued story, The Evolu
tion of a Contented Woman" short
story for adults ga Society Re-
porter" another for little folks, 1.-THE
Wilful Rabbit" and a little parlor
comedy. "A General Misunderstand-
ing" The Standard Fashion company
now presents so cents in Standard pat
terms free with every yearly subscrip-