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

"Graad Opera in Its Formative State"
Is the leading article of the april NO
MANS HOME COMPANlON.'
Meycrpccrs great opera, tho Prophet
lis reviewed 1t private rehearsal and
public performance by John Gilmer
Speed. and the artist, Howard Chandler
Cilristy, who with text and illustration
iniEaIc the reader into the mysteries Of
an operate performance. Quite appro-
pyiate.y, too; the personality of Calve.
the famous prima donna, is described in
this number. The coming OF the Easter
season is hcralded by 4 yarielg of feat
urcs with an article discussing Easter
observance in foreign: countries, a variety
OF suggestions for entertaining an Easter
party and u practical paper on making
appropriate Easter gifts, together with
a -tBallad of the Barren lISiSier, py
Clinton tSrol!ard. Newell Dwight Hills.
the popular pastor Of Henry Ward Beech
cr's old chrch, writes OF the Aca1efe-
snents of the Nineteenth Century The
concluding paper on Social Life In the
United States Navy" is bright and in
forming. While Mrs. Burton Harrison,s
picturesque romance. "Chatcausay.
reaches a most absorbing stage.
No one .ylro attempts TO keep in touch
with the import and work of our national
life, month by month. can afford TO miss
GRAMS MAGAZINE from The library
table. l1or March this wide-awakc e%-
/, ,,onerIt OF Amercanism and Expansion
contains some unusually salient articles
on themes Of immediate moment our
Foreign Trade and its Possibilities, by
C. u. Allen, n. M: american Liberty"
by Justice Harlan, United States Su-
1rcme Court; american Expansion,
by Editor Murray-Aaron; The Trans
lsthmian Canals" by Editor Clare;
-.Certain Resources of Puerto Rico by
Herbert M Wilson, u. S. Geological Sur
Vey. with articles OF a more general
though of equal interest, the usual maGa-
zine departments, and MIR. A Logan s
ssprit.htly, 1ree-iance Gissdp .ln Washing
ton Corridors make up : table of con-
tents that it is hard 10 speak too highly
OF.
The April ATLANTIC opens with An
.Acadian Easter. series OF striking
ayrics by Francis Sherman. commemora-
sire of the fate OF castle La Tour and its
fudr commander Easter, Sunday 80
Years ago. George T. Parker. U. S. Con-
sui at Birmingham, Eng, gives an inside
view by an experienced observer of the
character and weaknesses Of our Con-
ssular System. w. J. Stillman in his
Autobiography describes his art studies
and his experiences at Paris NWhiie
wanting FOR a Hungarian call TO arms
(which never came, followed by his artis-
tic and camping life in the Adirondacks
nfter dis return to America. Henry
1.oon,is Nelson continues his political
summary with an article on The Coming
Eompaign.
AS a Comic Chesterfield, John Buchan
sketches entertainingly the eccentric Earl
of Ruchan. w. s iiarwood, in Co-opera-
iion in the West, treats Of the creameries
a. AZ, oh, Nf,,ty =
scribcS The Forests OF the Yosemite Park,
and under the title, ~ Great Modern
sSsa-dard," Sylvester Baxter reviews the
literary achievements of IATnlando Pala-
clio Valdos Mrs Lucy CrumD contributes
an interesting sketch of The Children
OF Louis MIL, and the Perp.exioa of
College President, by One of the Guild.
As q valuable and startling exposition of
ahe difficulties under which the heads
or .1lost Of our collegiate Institutions Ia
dor. licnly James furnishes Maud-Evelyn
70 delightful story, while other short
stories, sketches and poems. together
with a brilliant Ruskin symposium in
shc Contributors Club, complete the num-
Der.
The April CENTURY is rich in pictorial
illustration, Its special art features nclud-
tng froutispiecc engraved by Cole. a
rulI-pace rlatc Of III. o. Tanners painting
Tho Annuncation'': Castaigne's Paris
pictures. ana Du Mend's decorative treat
rnent of 1.-THE Groves of Pan, a poem,
e,y Clarence Urmy. Questionable Paris"
As Brought rividly before the reader by
Richard Whi,eing's pen and Castaigne's
pencil NJ Worth's explanation OF now
: Gashions were started, under the Second
Empire, is che OF the titblts or this paper.
Lovers of travel and adventure vii, turn
~, Srils,pyp'S of s.'Nhp Great =
est Wonder in the Chinese WorldS: to
r. Talbot ISelly-s .'Cut--of-the- Way Places
in Egypt with illustrations by the
author. and 10 the first instalInent OF
Benjamin Woods true tale of The Hard
ships of 4 Reptiler." The same class of
readers will he drawn TO The kentuck-
TAM a timely study Of a type. by John
Gi,ner Speed Lovers of letters. on the
other hand, will find their account in
Drowning in Asolo.'' by Katharine c.
Bronson. or kindred interest is an
unpublished letter of Tennyson TO an
old bricklarer in a western State, who
had Known The Laureate In his chile
hood Mr., Morley treats chiefly. this
unorth, OF the crisis OF 1911 ana Cron,-
wells attitude therein. IN DR. Weir
Mitchel's ''Dr. North and His Friends
young woman. with a beautiful! vnice.
the heroine is introduced-a beautiful
Duicc-Piji Family" is sympathetic stn6y
of unari..osc,s. by Justine lnGerson. with
pictures drawn from life. w. s. Har-
wood writes OF The Success of the Gov
eminent Telegraph in England" and
Charles barnard of '.Thc industrial Rev
olution of tale Powcr-Tool.' Fiction in
the form OF short stories bears the famil-
1ar names of Cu-,iclia Atwood Pratt
Alhic Carter Gnod!oe, and Ellis Parker
Butler Tho frontispiece Is I. Coles
engraving Of Constabie's THE Thames"
FRANK LESLIE'S POPULAR
MONTHLY for April is replete
with timely interest and pictorial
Beauty. Tho variety OF lis con-
enrts is indicated by = glance at the list
OF literary contributors. which includes
G,tch distinguished Names as Nonsignor
Seton. joaquin Miller. DR.. w. a. Croffut
stephen Crane. Eserton C.ssie. GsorEe
Julaan Zolnay. Martha McCulluoch VIII
tamG, Fritz Morris and Joanna r. Mich
0e1s. 1donsiEnor Seton. the eminent Scot
QllDrAnsarican prelate and vel! known
4 Gskho1bo essayist. who was for many
49, r member OF the Vatican house