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Show BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE Hi Blackwood for June, republished by the Lc-onarJ Scott l'libliahiny Co., -11 Barclay itreet, N. Y., containB um1;1 folbws: l A Woninn-Hater part I. ln Caltleron'd Moorish Plays. K 1895: Tu9 Lady Candidate, con-, tr elusion. Devious Rambles with a Definite T Object. fr Winter in a Northumbrian Water- ": ing-place. b The Royal Academy. 'v Her Miajeaty's Opposition. Another volume is now completed, ' and this, the closing number, yivts promise of good things yet to come, (1 It opens with a serial called "Tho a Wotnan-Hater." The parson to n Tyhom this epithet is applied is intro- duced to us as the escort ol three 11 ladieB, who oro traveling on the c continent. There is another gentle- man with the party, who would be ' called an accomplished coquette if ho 1 were ft lady. A very Bhort sketch of the condi- ' tion of Spain in tha fifteenth century, ' puts us in a position to understand 1 - "Calderon'i Moorish Flays," two ol which, ''Love after Death," and Blj "The Love of Oomez Arias," r l1 described and quoted. Ul 1895 The Lady Candidate," is ended. She loses the election, hut 1 wins what she had set her heart upon. c "Devious Rambles with a Definite n Object." The discussion of what the "definite object'' may poaaibly be is so lengthy, that we rejoice when the . ramble gels fairly started. Having 11 reached the Netherlands, his descrip- tions increase in interest. 11 "Winter ina Northumbrian Water- r ing-place" describes the experience of an invalid who wns ordered to -Northumberland in midwinter. Il was pleasing to be told by the laud- i lady when lodgings were engaged, that "gentlefolks brought their own cooks, and all she placet! at their disposal dis-posal was her kitchen," and to find I that servants, plate, bedding, table j linen, and many other things had to t be supplied by the lodger. The i village of Redburumoutii wan chosen 1 for headquarters, and the writer describes des-cribes several excursions made to places of interest in the neighbor- i hood. i Quite a long article is devoted lo a ; criticism of of Royal Academy exhibition, exhibi-tion, and special mention in made of a number of pictures by Millais, Leighton, Alma Tadema, and other well-known artists. In conclusion, there is the political article, "Her Majesty's Opposition," in which the queen's new title and the Winslow case come in lor a notice. The periodicals reprinted by The Leonard Scott Publishing Co. (41 Barclay, street, N. Y.) are as follows: The London Quarter) 'y, Kdtnliunh , Westminister, and British Quarterly, Ilevietrs, and Blackicood' s Majazine. Price, $4 a year for any one, or only : $15 for all, and the poslsgu is prepaid pre-paid by tho publishers. |