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The Century for December falls into the
current of the Christmas feeling with a
number of features. First of all, it has IL
beautiful and appropriate special cover.
In addition to this there are five full-pagc
cngravings ofpictures by American artists
on religious themes, besides a fronts
| piece Of q beautiful Madonna and Child"
by Dagnan- Bonverot. one of the choicest
| of the French artists. and a leader in the
tendency TO revive the Christian Scnt
mcnt in art. The American artists thus
contributing are Simmons, Du Mond.
Thaycr, Miss Macombrr, and BlaShticid.
the representative OF the last being his
Salon picture of 1880, Ringing the
| Christmas Bells" There are several
| poems and stories rejecting the Christ
mas feeling, and more or less relating to
the holidays. These include ''My Cousin
Fanny by Thomas Nelson Page; Their
| Christmas Meeting, by Florence Walters
| Snedcker: and discussions of The Effect
of Scientific Study upon Religious Beliefs.
by II. 5. Williams; and OF The Problem
of Poverty" by Washington GLADDEN.,
and subjects relating TO child-life. such
| as Some Tenement House Evils by
Lillian w. Belts: The Prevention Of
Blindness in Infants by Swan NJ. Bur
nett, aud a series of EoemS about children
entitled Some More Boys by James
Whitcomb Rilay, with Illustrations by
| kcmhlc.
The December ST Nicholas hasn't a dull
page in it. Howard Pyle has an illustrate
ed Revolutionary story, Mrs. Dodge a
TOT ching and beautiful bit of poetry in
spired by the Christmas season, and w. j
Henderson has Il novel account of a very
queer Christmas tree, made by sailors to
comfort Il little girl rescued at sea. t. NJ /.
| Chapman tells how they cut down the
giant trees OF California, in an article full
ly illustrated by striking pictures. Kirk
Munroe explains the meaning of railway
| signals. aud there are besides three or
four exciting and bright stories of advcn
lnrc. and one or two full of good humor or
| clever nonScncc.
llarpcr'S Magazine for December is Il
| superb Christmas number, uncNccllcd in
| the quality of its contributions and in the
beauty of It's illustrations. "opens with
an importan, descriptive article, "A new
| Light on the Chinese by Henry Burden
Mcdowell, fully illustrated by Theodore
WorcS. Among its many other striking
features is Il play by Mary e. Wilkins, en-
titled Giles Corey. Yocman.'' recalling
the tragedies attendant upon the strange
witchcraft delusion in Salem, Massachus-
clts. two hundred years ago. 1t is ad-
mirably supplemented by four full-page
Illustrations drawn by Howard Pyle. y
series of fine illustrations of the ballad Of
Lord Butcman.f drawn by William
Makepeacc Thackeray. and here publish
ed for the first time. will also attract
much attention. Mrs. Anne Thackeray
Richie in Il note of comment tells how
these drawings were discovered and how
they came into the possession of flarper's
Magazine.
The complete novel in Lippnco,t's
Magazine for December, Pcarce Amer
| son VIII, Is Ny SOlonel hicHdIu MIL
coin Johnson, and will be admitted to be
one of his finest productions. 1t has per-
haps less than his usual humor Though
Mr.. Fint's dealing with his Jaws on
page TO is unsurpassed), but it is Il solid
and conscientious piece OF work, aud u
most life like story of middle Georgia in
the old days. In the Journalist Series,
Major Moses p. Handy tells how ho was
present at tile surrender OF the Virginius,
having got ahead of all the other special
correspondents.
The December number Of the Forum is
notable for its literary articles. Mr.. W.
IL Mallock, writing on Are Scott, Dick :
ems and Thacleray Obsolete?" makes a
most entertaining study of these masters
| Of fla nd