The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-12-05

the distinguished English artists nos
seti, Burne-Jones. and g. F. Watts.
Pierre Lott contributes an article
about Japanese Women" which is
very fully illustrated from paintings
by II. Humphrey Moore. The fiction
is appropriate to the holiday seaeon,
including numerous short stories by
our best authors. From first to last
all the departments have distinct
holiday flavor.
lScribner's Magazine for. December is
holiday number with special
bronze cover containing seven Illus
trated articles, in which remarkable
list of artists is represented, including
Robert Blum, Domenico Morelli, Har-
~ Furniss, Howard Pyle, A. F. Jacas-
sy, G. d. Gibson, w. L. Taylor, and
w. L. Metcalt. Among the contribu-
lions are Sir Edwin Arnold's first pa
per on Japan; Humphrey Wards de-
scription of the famous London picture
salesroom, known as "Christie's;" W..
III. Riding's picturesque account OF
Amy Robsart's country; A. F. Jacas-
sy's article OH great contemporary
artist-Domenico Morelli; and three
short stories, which in feeling and mo-
tive are especially suited to the Christ
mas season.
The Christmas edition of the Cos
n,opolitan contains q feature never he
fore attempted by any magazine, con-
sisting of l23 cartoons from the brush
of Dan Beard, the now famous artist,
who did such wonderful illustrations
in Mark Twain's book, 1.-THE Yankee
at the Court of King Ar thur"
These cartoons are placed at the
bottom of each page Of the magazine,
and take for their subject, christmas
during the Eighteen Centuries of the
Christian Era" with variations, show
ing the way In which we modern
Christians carry out some of the chief
texts of the Christian Gospel.
Above, and at each side of the page
is a quaint border, the whole effect
being novel and extremely pleasing,
and with the unusually varied table
of contents, will make such q Christ
mas number as Is worthy to 60 into
more than 100000 households.
Captain Charles King, U. s. A. COLI
tributes the complete novel to the De-
cember number of L,ppincott's Maya
zine. 1t is entitled San Army Portia"
and is characterized by that dash and
breezy style which make all of Cap
tain Kings stories such entertaining
reading. Several of the characters Of
one of the authors former successful
novels, 1.-TWO soldiers" make their re-
appearance in this new story. The
Army Portia" is r. charming young
girl who rescues her lover from the
tolls of designing william, and, by
showing that certain evidence was
manufactured, clears him before a
court-martial when everything points
to his speedy conviction. The manner
in which the public press is apt to
malign army officers without sufficient
investigation into the charges pre-
ferred is brought out in startling col
ors. The Army Portia" is one of the
very strongest stories that its prolific
author has yet written, and bids fair
to be one of the successes of the
season.
The December Century is more
"Chris tmasy" than is ususl with that
magazine, there being Christmas
story by Joel Chandler Harris, and a
Christmas poem by President Henry
Morton, of Stevens Institute, while
the editor in "Some Christmas Refiec-
tions" says that perhaps the readers
find as much of the true Christian
feeling in DIR. Abbotts article Can a
Nation Have a Religion" and in the
article on the Record of Virtue" as
in the more ostentibly Christmas "fea-
turesn of this number of the Century.
The fiction of this number includes
stories by Joel Chandler Harris, Eliz-
abeth Stuart Phelps-"Fourteen to
One" Ia true story; Richard Harding
Davis, and Maurice Thompson-"A
Pair of Old Boys" F. Hopkinson
Smiths Colonel Carter of Carriers
vile" is continued; and "Sister Dolo-
rosa," three-part story, by James
Lane Allen is begun. This is conf
panion story to Mr.. Aliens tragic
story of 1.-THE White Cowl."
The poetry of the number has moth
ing more striking than the half dozen
novel pieces entitled: "Some Boys"
by James Whitcomb Riley, and print
ed, with pictures by Kemble, in Brio
a-Brac.
The December number of The North
Aner7cdR Revie,D brings to O close the
15lst volume of that ancient and hon.
orable periodical, which still retains
the foremost place it has long held in
periodical literature. 1t is notable
issue, containing articles on timely
and intere sting topics by many dis
tipguished writer's.