Literary Notes

The February Number of Harper's Masrazlne will open brilliantly with an article on "The Coronation," written by Ricliard Harding Davis, and illustrated by R. Cantón Woodville. Both writer and artist wituessed the splendid cerenonies at Moscow from the standpoint of official visitors - Mr. Woodville with a royal comrnission from Queen Victoria, ind Mr. Davis as the representative of Harper's Magazine. Botli are at their )est in reproducing the gorgeous spectacle, and the result will stand as the final account of the most imposing state ceremony of modern times. To the same number Charles F. Luinmis will contribute the first of a series of timely articles on Mexico, the spirit of which is characterized in the title,"The Awakenng of a Nation." These papers are the result of a three months' journey undertaken for Harper's Magazine by Mr. Lummis the best American authority on the subject. They will be profusely illustrated from photographs taken exexpressly for this series by the author. During January Harper's Weekly will contain the flrst five installments of a new and powerful serial by Miss-Mary Wilkins, the etrongest novel she has yet written. Col. George E. Waring, Jr., will continue his valuable series on 'Street Cleaning in European Cities," ;he result of his recent tour of inspection abroad. Other articles announced are : "Boston's Watei Supply," an interestïng paper on the great reservoir to be coustructed for the Metropolitan Water Works, comprehensively illustrated ; and an illustrated article by Professor Holden on the Lick Observatory. The very hearty welcome which The Bookman from the very first received was as gratifying as it had been unexpected. The pres aocorded it most cordial and appreciative notices ; the public bought it and continued buying t. When, after a few months, its subscribers began to be numbered by the thousand, and when letters of commendation began to come to us from every section of the country, the existence of the magazine appeared to be its own best justification ; and from that day down to this, the number of its readers and subscribers has grown with every week. It has had to inake its way against somé little opposition. For a while, it was regarded by sotne persons as the proper thing to speak of it as only a "trade journal," but they long ago got bravely over that. It has once or twice been briskly criticised ; but these attacks were ouly one more proof of the reality of ïhe Bookman's influence ; and it has not infrequently received that most impressive kind of fiattery whirh takes the form of imitation. Altogether, its two years have been two years of steady growth, and the magazine this nionth completes its fourth volume witli every indication of permanence and prosperity. Francés Courtenay Baylor, whose story, "Juan and Juanita," is reinembered by all readers of St. Nicholas, beains a new serial in the February nuniber of that magazine. It is called "Miss Nina Barro w," and it tells of a little girl who alvvays had her own wav, aud what carne of it. It vvill be illustrated by Reginald B. Birch.