and enriched with an unusual number of choice engravings. The appearance of this Midsummer Holiday Number has in past years been pronounced
and, in its literary and art attractions, the present issue is fully up to the high standard thus established.
Among the special features in this number are richly-illustrated papers on Steam Yachts; the Pilgrimage of the Zuni Indians to Boston; “The Borderlands of Surrey;” “Some English Artists and their Studios;” a portrait of Richard Wagner and an article, “How Wagner makes Operas” “The Lambs,” a burlesque tragedy in blank verse, by the author of “Confessions of a Frivolous Girl;” a story by Noah Brooks, “The Phantom Sailor,” etc.
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As musical culture increases it demands in musical instruments for home, church, or school, excellence in tone, tasteful workmanship, and durability.
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