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the author, OF MY Oficial Wife" The
Masked Venus. - and other popular
stories For Life and live is a start
ling story Of adventure 1t holds the at
tention from beginning to end. 1t is not
a trashy story by any means. 1t possesses
genuine merit and is well worth reading.
MAGAZINES.
The Christmas number of Scribners
Magazine contains five short stories of
unusual beauty in sentiment, especially
chosen for their appropriateness TO the
Christmas season. The authors are Rob
ert Grant, Thomas Nelson Page. Henry
van Dyke. Edith Wharton. and Herbert
d. Ward. There is in addition hitherto
unpublished work of fiction by Sir Wal
ter Scott, which is here printed by ar
rangement with Mrs. Maxwell Scott, and
introduced and edited by Andrew Lang
The poetry of the number represents an
equally notable list of authors, including
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Richard Henry
Stoddard, Edith NJ. Thomas, Duncan
Campbell Scott, and Graham r. TOmSon.
The illustrations represent the best work
of eminent artists, including J. Il. Wegu-
lien, Edwin Lord Weeks, F. :. Church,
Howard Pyle, A B. Frost and Irving Il
Wiles. A novelty in magazine illuStra-
tion is sixteen pages of exquisite halftone
reproductions of the Della RObbia sculp-
lures, printed in tint to suggest the deli
cate material of the Robbia work.
f. Marion Crawford, the distinguished
novelist who in Paul PatOtf," showed
his wonderful familiarity with CONSTANT
nople and his exquisite power of describ-
ing il, has written for Scribner's two
articles on "ConstantinOple" which in
themselves are a perfect expression of all
the varied life and color of that wonderful
city. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York.
y japanese pupil of Mr. Lafcadio
Hearn has asked him in horror and
amazcment how it is that the strange
subjects of love and marriage are so free
~ treated in English novels. This gives
Mr. Hearn occasion to tell in his article,
"Of the Eternal Feminine in the De
cembcr Atlantic. how different a place
women occupy in Japan and in America
or Europe Equally noteworthy is Mr.
r. 3. SaubOrns article on "Thoreau and
his English Friend Thomas Cholonde-
ley The paper is made up mainly of
letters between young EngliShman OF
no common character and the naturalist
and philosopher, whose name is coming
more and more to be coupled, like Emer-
son 5 and Hawthorne's, with Concord in
its best days Mrs. Wiggin provides the
short story of the number in Tom o. the
BluebTy Plains pathetic sketch of
New England life. Mrs. Cavazza' S story,
The Man from Aidone." has its third,
last, and most effective part. Charles
Egbert Craddock continues His Van
ished Star There are other interesting
articles in the number. Houghton, Milf
fin & Co., Boston.
The Christmas number of the Century
is one of the most beautiful issues of that
magazine ever made, containing twenty
nine full-page illustrations. the first of
Mr.. Timothy Coles engravings of the
Dutch masters, the beginning OF Mark
Twain's serial story "Pudd nhead Will
SON. and contributions from Lowell,
Aldrich, StOddard. HOpkinSon Smith,
Cable, Phillips Brooks Ia Christmas ser
mon) Joel Chandler Harris, Howard
Pyle, Kate Douglas Wiggin, and many
other well-knOwn writers. The Christ
mas sermon by Phillips Brooks, which APP
pears in the number. was preached by
Bishop Brooks for the last time in the
Church of the Incarnation. New York,
on Christmas day, 1892. The Century
easily holds its high place among the
magazines of the world. No expense is
spared to make it attractive and valua-
bic. Those who read one OF its mum berS
always want to see the numbers that fol-
low. The Century Company, Union
Square, New York.
Current History has again appeared
with its admirably arranged store of
valuable information for busy readers.
The high commentator given this unique
work by the intelligent reading public
since its inception, three years ago, is well
earned. Its reviews of the great ques-
tious Of the day, its estimates Of tho rcla-
tive value and bearing OF events, and its
summaries Of important facts arc most
admira bic for their cleaness, COmprc-
hensiveness. and impartiality. The sue
cessive numbers Of this magazine, form a
source Of information on recent happen
ings, which no collection Of newspaper
files or clippings no index to periodical
literature, can supply L. is most con-
veuient in form and arrangement. Even
the careful student OF the daily or weekly
press. will find it a most Valua BILE library
of recent information, needed as a sup
plcmcnt TO all other works of reference.
\, y. Garretson, Cox X Co, publishers,
Buffalo, New York.
The largely Increased size OF Romance
since the beginning Of its Twelfth volume.
allows scope for a greater variety than
ever in its contents This opportunity has
been intelligently utilized by its success
full editor Miss Kate Epson Clark. in the
composition of Christmas number Of cx-
traordinary briliancy. Out of It's score
of charming tales ten are especially de
signed for the Christmas season. They
are Of all sorts grave and gay, long and
short. and in almost equal measure for
both old and young Among the authors
of Christmas stories arc Octave Thauet
Martha MCCULLOUGH Williams, Francois
Coppce. Mary G. Hungerford and Madge
Robertson: while the other contributors
include Arthur Beardslcy Mitchell. Theo-
dore Bartlett, Arthur CUTLER Couch and
Georges Ohnet. AS might be expected
the number is particularly strong in
merry and humorous stories. Romance
Publishing Company, Clinton Hall, Astor
Place. New York.
The Forum, which its readers regard
as the foremost of our periodicals, reduces
its price. beginning with the December
number. from 81 to 80 a year. from 30
cents to . cents COPY. The ablest
articles by the foremost writer's are now
offered at less than , cents each The
Decem Der number, for example, contains
sixteen articles. Among them are the
following Are Presidential Appoint
ments for Sale" William ID. tOulke:
Necessity for Immediate Tariff Reduc-
ton, " A. Augustus Healy: "A Plan for