St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-26
IN THE MAGAZINES.

N complete novel in the October
Lippincott's is a welcome addition TO
the entertaining series of modern
novels the magazine offers. 1t is 'rThe
Kiss of Gold" by Miss Kate Jordan.
1t deals with the fortunes and INSIDE
| .meanorS of a young writer, whose sud-
| den success was attended with tempta-
ton too strong for his integrity. The
tale is illustrated throughout. Under the
title, "Hearing My Requiem" George
Alfred Townsend ("Gath''), the we'll
known newspaper correspondent, mar
rates a curious incident In his profess
Cox gives a history Of that well-estab-
lished institution, the Carnival at ST.
Louis, and a full and interesting ac-
count of the liberal preparations which
are to make it especially memorable
Fthis fall. This paper is illustrated by
six full-page plates. Edwin Checkiey,
whose portrait precedes his article, con-
tinues the Athletic Series with a lively
plea for his favorite science of Muscle
Building"
A portrait of the veteran poet and
journalist, Richard Henry %Stoddard,
heads his "reminiscences of the late
James Russell Lowell.
Sigmund j. Cauffman furnishes a
fully illustrated account of certain mon
uments and remains, little known to the
ordinary tourist. of "Old Paris"
In Men of the Day. Nj. Crofton
gives free and vivid sketches of G. a.
Sala, Sir f. Leighton. Camille Flamma-
rion, and. for home subjects, Speaker
Crisp and Gen. R. A. Pryor. This is a
new department.
LAS 1t SEEMS discusses the vexed
question of rOmance VS.. realism in its
present aspects.
There is an illustrated short story,
eat the Stage Door," by Robert NJ.
Stephens. The poetry of the number is
by Margaret j. Preston. Helen Marion
Burnside and John b. Tabb-besides a
striking dialect PIECE; "Ihe prayer
Pearson.
The September numberO of the Annals
! of the American Academy of Political
and Social Science contains an article
| of interest to bankers in particular, and
business men in general, Oh the 'Inf1u-
ence on Business of the Independent
Treasury" II shows what vital ami
dangerous defects there are in the sub
treasury system. The author IS Prot.
David Kinley, of the University of Wis
conSin. The other important articlesin
this number are The Economic Causes
vi MoIal IoSIeSo, Ny iloi' ~ az
ten, of the University Of Pennsylvania;
Sir William Temple on the Origin and
Nature of Government" by L. |. Her
riott; preventive Legislation in Rela-
ton to Crime" by G. FL. Reeve. and
.Sidgwick,s Elements of Politics. by
James II. Robinson. There are, besides
these articles. the usual book reviews
and personal notes.
Harper's Weekly, published Sept. Z,
has a frOnt-page portrait or George
William Curtis. for thirty years its ec-
itor. Mr.. Curtis life and work are the
subject of extended comment, w. d.
Howells contributing a sympathetic
sketch. Cairo" in the great cities
series, is discussedby Camille Pelletaye.
and fifteen Illustrations accompany the
text. A full-page series of sketches of
| the athletic tournament of the British
| army at Aldershot is drawn by Fred
/ erick Remington, who also contributes
a description of the event. "A CHI
cago Poo Room on Sunday" is
ing by Il. de Thulstrup, and Frank
o. Small is the artist of a page of
| sketches illustrating Gloucester's cele-
bration of its W. hundred and fftieth
anniversary. The fiction of the num-
Der includes ''Scotty's Day Off" by
| Robert G.. V. Movers, and "Old Banjo
and Banjo's Bob" a sketch i'll dialect.
Other interesting articles in this num-
Der are 1.-The Brown Segmental Wire
Gun" by Lieut.. Fred de T.. Cloth, late
of the French navy; "Out-of-I0wn Sta
tons of the New York Yacht Club" by
Lieut.. }. d. Jerold Kelley; The Cres-
cent Athletic Club of Brooklyn;"
sfGymkana Races at Rockaway," and
'.Madame Blavatsky's Shrine"
Harper's Bazaar for Sept. 10 is attract
! i've in illustrations and in he variety
| and timeliness of its text. Helen Mar
| shall North's series of articles On My
Lady Spinster' is continued by a dis
| cussion Of IA Place in the World for
Single Women" and Miss Creevey gives
some interesting information regarding
lichens in her series on Botany as a
| Recreation." Autumn fashions IN hats
| and gowns are described and illustrated,
the front page being occupied by a
| picture of "A Worth Evening Dress"
The fiction includes chapters of wolf
enberg," by William Black; and The
Ivory Gate" by Walter Besant, and a
short story by Bessie Chandler.
The October Short Stories shows to no
less advantage than the preceding num-
bers, and the evident intention OF the
editors of this magazine to provide its
| readers with clean yetiDterestipg fiction
Is highly to be commended. Among the
stories given we would mention The
| Palace of Poverty" a striking effort of
| the Imagination, whose author wins the
monthly prize; also a very odd and
| amusing tale of Chinese life. called ''The
| Mourning Fam" by JudithGautier. Other
features are: ''Takeu by Surprise"
one of Anstey's amusing sketches;
THAT Friend of Sylvia's," a love story
by Grant Allen; "a Successful Expert
! ment," by James Payne; The judy
| ment of Kama" tragic story of life
| among the Coolies on the island of Trim
| idad. There is Furthermore reprinted
| one of the old aud famous BlackwOOd
| stories called 1.-The Metempsychosis,"
being the strange and alarming expert
| ences of a student at one of the German
universities.
With a page of pretty Luncheons
| and Dainty Teas" a special paper on
Changes in Fashionable Stationery"
by Ada Chester Bond, and an article By
Mrs A. q. Lewis on ..Children's Par
ties. Fetes and Froiics," the October
Ladies' Home Journal opens attract
iyely and well. Marguerite Merineton
gives a sketch, with portrait, of Mar
| garet Deland, the author of "John
| Ward. Preacher" and Mrs. Mallon
writes entertainingly of the personality
and home life of 1.-The Duchess" the
author of phyllis" and ''Molly Bawn."
In the series of ''Clever Daughters
of Clever Men," Aimee Raymond, the
talented daughter of the late Henry j.
RAYMOND, the well-known editor. is
pictured and pleasantly written of. as is
| the wife of Oscar Wilde in the series of
sUnknown Wives of Well-Known
| Men" Rev. T. De Witt Tallnage dis
| courses of his travels Through Vic
| torIa's Domain" Abram S. 1saacS of
.sThe Jewess in Authorship" and
| Robert J. Burdette of October and the
| lis That 1t Is Heir To-" The editor
\ r. ...,oe+Iy Of tho nanoccitu FOR