Evening journal., 1911-05-29

Along about June, when folks live
IN willow rocking chairs out on their
porohes. the magazines cater to the
summer mood. There is more space
given over TO fiction; illustrations
abound in cool. dark trout-pools bord-
cred by sweeping foliage; ocean
breezes blow through the advertise
menfs. and even the undertaking ar
tfcles are noticeably calmer and cool
er. Together with the splashing OF the
soda water fountains the June maga-
zines exert a cooling and restful in
fluence.
The Columbian.
Lively and absorbing stories arc
scattered through the June "Colum-
bian Magazine with a lavish hand.
"The Secret Name" is a new version Of
Russian travellers attacked by wolves:
~The Incorrieiblcs." The Man and the
Mask and "Under the Surface are
full Of heart interest Harold Mac
Grath's picturesque new novel, THE
Garnet from Bagdad,' dealing with
wornan's wiles in the purple cast opens
i'm The June number. and gives promise
of romance and adventure OF first mag
niude. A readable account of the sol
dier's life in Texas on the Mexican
border, is as interesting as the fiction.
and the Illustrated article on track and
field athletics viii attract all the men
readers
The American.
A number of people have picked up
the June American magazine from the
reviewers desk. and have without cN-
ception exclaimed, isn't that cum
ning?" The remark refers TO the chiv-
alrous cover design by Mary e. Sigs-
bee. who will be pleasantly remem-
bercd as a former member OF the VIII
mington group of artists. There are
some attractive pen and ink iliustra-
tions in the magazine by w. j. Duncan
and ]. Scott Williams. The stories in
tho number are not only interesting
but they arc original in idea, some
thing rare with magazine stories. "Ac-
cording to His Lights" an internation-
al episode. and the serial. THE Secret
Garden" BY Frances Hodgson Burnett
are the most notable OF the fiction. The
fans will he pleased with Hugh $. Full
1erton's vivid disclosure of the duties
and difficulties OF umpires and man
ayers For the more serious there Is a
tariff talk by Ida Tarbell and a paper
on British Columbia.
Hampton's.
Robert w Chambers, in the June
Hampton's takes a story with the novel
viewpoint that the new woman has
nearly won her way.and established a
woman's world: but of course love
triumphs over science. or il would be
neither nature nor Chambers. THE
Big Mitten." Is also a new woman
story. but one that viii delight the
heart of any suffragist "The Daugh-
ter of Dream" and "A Case of Stage
Fright" arc other good tales. A-plen-
tifully illustrated paper ON Maude
Adams adds greatly TO the charm OF
tho June number. Mexico and build
ings that are death proof as well as
firoproof are two other timely matters
dealt with
Smart Set.
The June Smart Set man and maid
have been dressed il stylish costumes,
and the entering edge of Illustration
is to be observed in the tinted front
ispiece The months novelette,, when
Woman Proposes" by Anne Warner, Is
a breezy stofy OF a rich voman's
fnesse to win a poor but desirable
young mar This FIRST issue under th'
management of Mr. Thayer is ono o.
o tfIp ocHf this clever magazine mas pu
out i'm several years. There are hos
of good stories. intorspersed witt
poems and jokes. Historic Might
have Beens" is an amusing page, ano
Nathan continues TO find new ways OF
making dramatic criticisms entertain
ing reading
Woman's Home Companion.
The June Woman's Home Compan-
ion is interesting and useful In great
variety Of ways. One Of its splendid
features. particularly entertaining and
valuable at the present time, is a de-
scription of a large number of safe
and sane" celebrations of the Fourth
of July which actually took place last
year. These reports are full OF ideas
and suggestions which, as fast as they
arc put into effect, will save legs, arms