The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-31
THE MAGAZINES.

SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE for April in
addition to articles Ut travel adventure
and art. by Walter y. Wychoff, John FOX.
edwin Lord Weeks and others, contains
six short stories. three of them by ne"
writer's and three by writers " mo :, IN IN
is familiar in this magazine OF its art
side this number is also rich ana varied.
1t has a colored cover. by torlnger. 1t
contains eight pages of illustrations pE
Frederic Dorr Steele, reproduced IN col
or in a. novel way to illustrate the story
Of a blue Ribbon Horse. Inc irontls-
piece, which is q very delicate pen,aho,7
ink drawing by ePeiXottos is reproollceu
with a tint: Edwin Lord Weeks, the tray
eler and artist, contributes a very elao-
ora tie illustrated article on Two Cen
tres of Moorish Art which reveals his
wonderful skill as a painter OF orlent .l
Christy, Iohn, Will II. Low and Henry
McCarter Altogether. both in the beau
ty and richness of its illustration ana IN
the variety of its contents. TINS is
spring number of extraordinary attrac-
tiveness.
In variety and value of contents the
April number of MCLURE'S MAGA-
ZINE is a notable number. A vivid light
is thrown on the actual moral status or
the police in New York city by josiah
Tlynt's article, :" York.; Dishonest
City Ida NJ. Tarbeil tells Of The Dis
article of strongest interest and. too, or
) historical Importance walks and Talks
with Tolstoy, by Andrew D. White, Am
picture of the great, Russian genius
''Ploughing" by Martha McCullocll-Nil-
liams. describes with delightful sympathy
Z. day among fields and burrows in the
matter of striking excellence: An install
ment of '.Nim'' by Rudyartl l\ipling: u
story Of amusing imagination. in child
life, by Josephine Dodge Daskan: "a Dill
Of, Wall jc.i
Edwin Lefevre; and other stories The
illustrations are remarkably abundant
and of great merit. Among the artists
who contribute are lIdwin LORD 1o Mee Ks
son Lowell. =. Radcliffe Dugmore, #. \.
Cory. Frederick Dorr Steele and ". +.
Leigh.
AZINE opens with a complete novel, as
usual. This month it is a stirring detec-
tive story by Mrs. Schuyler Crownin-
shield, wife of Admiral CroWnlnshield'
which keeps the reader guessing up to
the final pages Cyrus Townsend Bradys
College Tale Fourth in the series takes
up the seasonable subject of hazins at
Annapolis is cn,,sa RI IIar, ln'Ir y
. Francis Cribblc. a leading English au-
thor is "a really brilliant little romance
Adachi kinnoSlIkc. the American-Japa
csc who writes such beautiful love-ta'es
OF his native country. contributes "A
Chcrry-Bud in q Foreign Hand. The
Last Sonata" by Clinton Dangcrfield, is
a story of gold mining in the West. short
but thrilling. OF timely papers there are
two: Bees in Royal Bonnets." by Felix
L. Oswald. NJ. d. a timely anecdotic ar
ticIe on the subject of royal peculiarl-
ciety," by Eben E. Rexford. giving prac-
teal suggestions for lettering. by united
effort. the appearance of outdoor sur
roundings. Charles G; D.: Roberts con,
.lrbs pipers Of the Pools: Madison Ca
vein. sonnet, 1.-The Bluehrd; Florence
Earle Coates. a slad welcome to spring
called "Persephone,: and and E Edmund Vance
earle ]. Blenner supplies study Of
beautiful head for the cover of AinsIee's
for April. The main article by Edwin
TonpaS 9 and is Illustrated 1svishiy,
!Chinese Chidren's Blocks by l. I.
Headland, and Queer Uses of Common
Things by Maro of su.nerand are
steristic of Ainslee's. Iron and Steel,
by William ]. Hampton, is Il dramatic
picture Of these enormous twin indus
tries, with copious Illustration. John
Knapp, is a character. sketch Of the
mountain explorer, .enlivened by inter-
estin:; anecdotes bearing on the life Of
uniquely notable man.. G.. Sheridan Dow
eli. in "a Glance at Australia conveys
much useful information without tcdum,
and furnishes some picturesque photo
Besides there are good stories by Joe
LINCOLN r. Ottolengui, Thomas +. Mont
ford, Will Z. Comfort. Arthur Henry and
an excellent tale of Ohio life. The Elone-
ment." by Eugene Wood Topics of the
Theatre plentifully Illustrated. conclude
the interesting Easter number OF this
magazine.
Richard Harding Davis THE Princess
sAline'' in dramatized form, illustrated by
Charles Dana Gibson. is a feature of the
April Ladies' Home Journal !. The Beau
tiful fJewess Who Was Called the Prin-
cess OF Her People. and The Lovers Of
a Cheerful Giver'' are two other articles
of: interest in the same iasue. Miss Girls