The Indianapolis journal., 1903-06-15

relates to the duty OF the Christians OF
America to the Russian jew. being an ac-
count OF the Easter massacre OF 1893 By
w. G. Stiles
Harpers Weekly for June Is contains
two pages OF photographs the sub
ject OF the recent disastrous cyclone at
Gainesville. Ca. which graphically illus
trate the extent OF the ruin wrought by
the tornado. The same issue contains, also,
some strikingly interesting pictures Of the
Hooded districts of Topeka and Kansas
City.
The July Century will have for it's frontis-
piece a new wood engraving by Timothy
Cole. the ''Menippus." by Velasquez. The
original hangs in the Salon de Velasquez OF
the Prado Museum. in Madrid and Tim
othy Coles reproduction, said 10 be one or
his finest blocks, will be the seventh in
The Century's series Of "Old Spanish Mas
ters."
Mrs Emma Carleton contributes 10 the
June number OF the House Beautiful
pleasing study, Charles Dickens as
Background Artist" Other articles are
THE Evolution OF a Living Room "A
Thatched Bungalow" principles OF Home
Decoration" ''Chippendales Chairs Or
der and Disorder In the Home etc. II Is
a most attractive periodical
Dodd, Mead & Co. have in preparation
for fall publication THE ',ustace Dia-
umes. with a number of Illustrations This
will be the last Of the set OF Barsetshire
and parliamentary novels. The same house
has also i'm press George Barr Mccutch-
cons novel, ''The Sherrods." the scenes
of which are in Clay county. Illinois.
Charles Scribner's Sons are TO publish inn
| mediately James Anthony Froude's My
Relations with Carlyle" which is just now
exciting so much talk in London. II was
| written years ago by Froude and privately
| circulated. 1t has now been published by
ton Brownies introduction to New Letters
| and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle, re-
! Gently brought out by John Lane
The fortieth anniversary OF the battle OF
Gettysburg occurs this July. and In the
| July issue of Scribner's Magazine Gen
John b. Gordon, one Of the most distin-
! guished survivors of the conflict on the
| Confederate SIDE Will describe the great
| fight. giving his deliberate conclusions as
| TO the causes of Lees defeat General Cor
don says that all these years have not
| shaken his belief that If General Lees or
ders had all been carried out with alacrity
the victory would have been his
In July there will be eight short sto-
ries and a serial i'm Leslie's Monthly. be-
sides four or five interesting articles. This
| list of articles includes account Of tie
traffic in wild beasts, the heroic story OF
an exploring trip through an unknown part
| of Venezuela, a sketch OF that famous from
tier Judge. Isaac b. Parker, and a study OF
| the vessels known as ocean tramps
book said to be of unusual strength and
attraction has just been published by the
Lothrop Publishing Company. of Boston.
1t is called "A Parish of Two and the
authors are II. G. McVickor. a well-known
| New York society man. and Percy Collins,
| the latter the pen name OF well-known
| clergyman. The story is told in an ex-
| change of letters between clubman and a
clergyman.
The Nut Grower (Poulan, Ga.) is little
magazine devoted exclusively to the nut
growing industry. and i'm addition to the
| publication of such matter monthly
| ports and records the work Of the National
Nut Growers Association will as an in
| dependent journal, have carefully prepared
| editorials designed TO influence the indus
| try to follow safe and profitable lines. and
| original articles by able and practical grow
| ers.
poems by Nora Perry who know little, IL
anything. of the author. They will there
fore find especial interest in article
contributed by Caroline Ticknor to the June
| number of the Lamp telling of the life and
| characteristics of this New England singer,
| whose career was ended all TOO soon. In
| the same number j. Nj. Bullock writes of
| THE Chances for Americans In English
Journalism" Among the illustrations is a
new portrait of Edith Wharton.
|
so early as the seventeenth century three
color printing was i'm process. the master
of the art being Jacob c. lie Blon. Ger
man, whose pioneer work in this field is
equal to much Of the best work done to-day.
An article in the international Studio for
| June shows a colored reproduction of his
| famous '.Narcissus." together with a num-
| ber of black-and-whites OF other famous
plates by the same artist. The chief crit
| icism against the International Studio as
| a magazine for the American art world is
its too scanty notice of the progress OF the
arts in the United States. This Is 10 be
remedied very shortly by considerable
increase in the number of pages devoted
to the subject. 1t is probable that the en-
| larged American portion will commence
with the September number
The Burlington Magazine, the very elab-
orate art monthly published In London for
connoisseurs." is being handled I'm this coun-
try by Samuel Buckley & Co.. 100 William
street, New York city. The April number.
just at hand the second number issued. sets
forth the high aims of the periodical in an
| opening editorial article. One OF these pur-
| poses is to set forth the principles OF art
| as practiced by the early masters. and thus
check monotony and eccentricity, both OK
| which are characteristic of much modern
| work by men who have not learned how TO
| avoid these faults. Other contents of the
issue are THE Pageants of Richard Beau
| ChdIip. ne E<soiuhlOh Vi VI anu -
| oration I'm English Silver Plate, Three
Unpublished Italian Portraits" Hans
Sebald Benham and New Catalogue or
| His Works" THE Early Painters OF the
Netherlands" !" Notes on Various Works Of
Art (notably Holbein's), ''Clffords Inn."
New Acquisitions at the National Mu-
scum" also photography and correspond
| ence. The illustrations are numerous and
| of fine quality. The magazine Is a real con-
| tribution to art literature, and should be
| within the reach not so much of beginners,
| but of those students of art who wish to
know what is best and why IL Is so.