The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31
and is an attractively written story Of

a is an attrSetiyely written story Of
Charming indeed Is the color picture
on the cover of Harper's Bazar for April,
where the clear-cut profile Of young
and daffodils in her hair. She looks the
very incarnation Of spring. Within the
covers, r. ". Cary.s beautiful drawing
for Through the Valley by Sarah
Guernsey Bradley will commend them-
selves to every reader.
w. H Everett Is the artist OF the
cover design Of the Scribner spring NUM-
Der which might be called Among the
Apple Boughs,''' so suggestive it Is OF the
emily cloahe khe orchard trees, The
frontispiece is one of Jules Guerln's color
reproductions to accompany e. Grant LIZ. La
Farge's article on The Cathedral or
illustrations for Henry Van Dykes story,
"s,ilverhonrs,' arc excellent. Frederick
Pererson's "Winter Gardens is most at
tractive in regard to text and illustra-
tive work.
The front spiece IN the April Harper
is a color drawing of Howard Pyle's
|illustrative OF James Branch {; g, ~
romance TN the Second l A,pril;t lie me ne
sue. The drawing Is q fine piece OF
color work, showing the figures OF the
Duke Of Ormskirls and the Due de
Puysange, las they sat In the Luxe $
ond Treaty Of Dover on April 10, l15o,
Tho attitude OF the figures. tho Duke
with his church warden ana re guy
sanEe with his fnger-tips carefully al
III sted his queue we'll be-ribboned his
velvet coat and satin waistcoat elabo- :
rately embroidered. strilingly eXempll-
fes the word-picture the author mas
| made Of them.
| story is enriched is likewise IN color,
and represents the duel between the
Duke of Ormskirls and IAchllle ,Caz ..lj
bandit of the Taunenfels who -, was !, a.:
| trying to carry off Madamoisellc clare
de Puysange, to, become his unwilling
|8bride. The first part Of the story gives
| the conversation which ensues after
the treaty referred to above Is slgned,
Puysange for the hand Of his sister
| Claire, Is accepted. Then the Duke res
turns to France, and Ormskirk later
goes to tho Puysange Chateu; IN Poic-
| not as q duke, but as John Bulmer, the
dukes friend. How he prospcred in
.his wooing how he came to fight q
duel. and Just where he Is left ut the
| April" Will he a matter OF interest FOR
the reader OF the current Harper to
solve,
Pussy willows and q robin redbreast
make Il distinct showing against tho
the April Bverybody's Magazine. The
! frontispIecc Is q drawing hy W. Her
bert Dunton to Illustrate 'The Harder
| Case" by Lucia Chamberlain, that Is
kind to have been written by Wo-
/ man. Carl Sydner's article on 1.-THE
| Growing Railway Death-Roll" Is one
that Will attract much attention.
Wy. q. Krieghoffs design for tho cover
! OF the April bohemian is symbolical OF
/ the spring goddess. blowing on her
|5pipes, surrounded by bluebirds and
this il issue are ssomne Women'Artlsls II
i ;Amoricn,', bY Charles II. Peters. and
"Here and There with$lts interesting
photographs Of people prominent as
Y stage artists.
first t. instailnent Of a. series by j j
Iora es, MegFa Ar On u, ,"rhe !, Glory q
tbmf oe lss nrtGle for ms month
/ Another interesting number IN this
issue appears under the caption OF
cart and Democracy" and Iswritten by
sprlng days draw one's thoughts r.
/ wealth Of color massed against the
foliage draws tho eye AT once once to TIL the
i covers of tho April issue OF tho Garden
Magazine. Inside the reading matter
and illustrations are alike for pleasure
and Instruction. 'The Gardeners Re-
minder "rested Planting Tables fol-
ing Bulb Beas,' proving of special
4 practical use and Information.
& Across the fields OF gold and green
4 reddening In tho glow of the wester-
ing sun. & little child strnys on the
4 SoYer design Of Sunset Magazine FOL