Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-16
MARCH MAGAZINES.
Harper's Magazine.

Rich in noteworthy features of gen.
eral interest is the March Harper's
Magazine. 1t opens with a critical
comment on king Richard H." by
Algeron c. Swinburne. Illustrated by
notable drawings by Edwin A. Abbey.
Julian Ralph is represented by a read
able article on Our Tyrol and Its
Types" illustrated by drawings by
Clarence F. Underwood. Equally in
teresting are the articles America the
Cradle of Asia" Stewart Culin; "a
People from the East" Norman Dun
can; THE Dutch Founding of New
York" Thomas A. Janvier; Recent
Discoveries in the Forum" Giacomo
Boni; and Hampstead Arthur Col
ton. But it is in the matter of fiction
that Harper's is pre-eminent, and the
March number presents a delightful
feast, including seven short stories,
and an installment of Mrs. Ward 5
popular novel, Lady Roses Daugh-
ter The short stories are as fol-
lows: After the Wedding" Gilmore
Elliott Peake; THE Failure" Theo-
dosia Garrison; ''Buondelmonte.
Maurice Hewlett; "Miiady," Ruth
McEnery Stuart; His Price" Mar
garet Sutton Briscoe; The Facing
Down of Polk Dillard," Alice Mac
Gowan; and "A Private Aquarium"
Herman Whitaker. Poems and the
always readable literary departments
complete this splendid number
Garper- & Brothers, New York;.
Country Life in America.
The March number of Country Life
in America is a notable one. 1t is
called the Gardening Manual and is
double number of about 100 pages.
The illustrations which accompany
nearly all of the many articles and
sketches are superb. The various de-
partments of gardening are covered
by timely and practical articles, writ
ten by experts. The editor, Prof. l..
H. Bailey, writes of THE Home Gar
den." William Berbeck describes how
he made "A japanese Garden in an
American Yard" Warren H. Man
nine explains How to Make a Formal
Garden" Two especially valuable con-
tributions are 1.-THE Home Vegetable
Garden" T. Grenier: and "A Garden
Twenty Feet Square," by Katherine E.
Mcgee. The subject of school gardens
is discussed at some length in an arti-
Gle by the editor on THE New Move
ment." and "A Successful School
Garden" by Miss Jean e. Davis. The
editor gives many timely hints in his
article on Spring Work" w. c.
Egan has delightful article on why
and How / Made My Country Home"
Other contributions of value are:
wild Flowers for the Home Win
dow" MY Backyard Fruit Garden"
THE Home Raspberry Garden" and
"How to Save a Tree in the Road
Doubleday Page & Co., "a Union
Square, New York;.
Woman's Home Companion.
The March Womans Home Compan-
ion brings with it a breath of spring.
Ernest Harold Baynes has pleasing
article. profusely illustrated, on
Early Wild Flowers" There are also
five pages devoted to the spring fash
ions, and in the household departments
are articles on spring cleaning, gar
dening, etc. In this number appear
the opening chapters of Eden PHIL |
potts serial, THE Farm of the Dag
ger" The concluding chapters are
given OIL IIle cACTllIlo Coii-
nected with THE Flight of Fenella."
Another fiction contribution is a
charming story, entitled, 1.-THE Steer
age Passenger" by Frederick NJ. |
Smith. This number is noteworthy in |
the matter of special features, among |
which are no.ed: How Modern Science |
Proves the Bible True, What the |
Baptists are Doing to Better Man. |
kind How a Great City is Kept |
Clean" and Della, Daughter of
Mary" The regular departments !
were never more interesting and help
full than this month, and go far towards
making this magazine such a faVorite
with the feminine world.
Harper's Bazaar.
Entertainment and instruction are
happily united in the March Harper's
Bazaar which presents its many read
ers with an inviting table of contents
made up of fiction, poetry, special ar
ticles, fashion reviews and numerous
papers on household topics 1.-The Day
When Everything Goes Wrong" is the
title of the opening article by Marion
Foster Washburne, illustrated by the
delightful drawings of F. Y. Cory.
Merington contributes an