Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-06

nODulhr MElLeNos LbQA9 etAN
ling, Robert Grant, He. Bunner, Brander
Matthews and George W. Gable. In illus
tratiOn 10 shows a number OF novel feat
ures Oliver HerfOrd produces a series OF
fantastic drawings which are curiously IN
terwoven with the text Of Brander Mat
thew's story in q manner new 20 magazine
Illustration. Another notable feature IN
Illustration is The three frontispieces show
ing the best work OF A. Is. Frost, Albert
Lynch and Emile Friant, each drawing
being very original in sentiment and treat
ment. One of the richest Illustrated artl-
cles ever published in an American maya
zine is the account OF the great English
painter, George Frederick Watts, RIA, by
the eminent art critic, COsmO Monkhouse,
who writes from the fullest knowledge, ana
with the approval of the artist. There are
twenty pictures representing the most
characteristic phases of Watts ART, ooth
the wood engravings and the process
plates showing a delicacy that IS seldom
seen.
The sparkle Of bright music, in new
ballad by Sir Arthur Sullivan, entitled
"Bid Ne at Least Goodbye" ADDS much
to the pages of the Christmas Ladies Home
Journal, in which the full piano score and
words are given. Frank Stockton opens
clever title 'As One Woman TO AnOther;"
Eugene Field is particularly happy IN
striking bit of character verse, to which a
whole page with Illustrations is well given;
Francis HOdgson Burnett IS delightfully."-
reminiscent in telling OF The Man VINO
Most Influenced Me, - who she says was an
enemy OF hers, and John kendrlck Bangs
begins his paradise Club in a really
funny "take or" on the equal suffrage
question. a profusiOn OF other attractive
productions form most creditable number
of this excellent msgaZiue-the BEST ~
fact, which il has ever published.
The Christmas number of Hdrper's Week
ly viii consist of thirty pages, includ-
ing an Illuminated cover, and Will contain
q large uumoer Of especially attractive
short stories. John Keudric6 Bangs Will
contribute a ghost story; Howard Pyle a
novel in outline, entitled sailors and
LGndsmen"; a new writer Reba Gregory
Prelat, q powerful aud dramatic story, for
which Illustrations viii be made Uy Z.
Carleton There viii be other stories and
features appropriate 10 the holiday season
and drawings by Frederic Remington, Gil
bert Gaul. II. Luis Mora, Peter ). Newell,
Miss Lydia Field Emmett, w. n. Hyde,
and others.
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The December issue of HlrperS BIzqr
will be distinguished, so far as fashion IS
concerned by elegant tOilectes and COM
ing-out receptions, dinner and street cos
tunes, and beautiful wraps In variety.
'Our Paris Letter. will not only touch on
fashion, but reflect the gayety Of Paris IN
full notes as 10 what IS going on IN tne
world Of music and the drama. During
In,
striking stories, "Phe Tiff Way by Mary
Louise Pool. ard "Mr Ruthven's Black
List" by Octave Thanet. An interesting
paper on "HypnOtisn IN Fiction will dis
cUss a question of present. tits by Adaline
W. Sterling. "COming-OUt Receptions"
form the theme OF one Of Spectators
brilliant essays. The Christmas favor will
pervade the earlier numbers.
The December P0pvlsr Science Monthly
contains q number Of articles instructive
to persons interested in the development of
scientific research aud the discussion Of
scientific problems. Among them are
RESPONSIBILITY in Crime from Medical
Standpoint Athletics for City Girls -
tine Need OF Educated Man." "Che Uni
versity as a Scientific Workshop Tine
Cbild's Thoughts a bout Nature" "ShintO,
the Old Religion Of Japan The Ancient
Outlet of Lake Michigau;" The Chemis-
try of Sleep" and "GeOlogies and Del
uges." The articles are absorbing IN In
terest and entertaining in character.
The JcunesS Muller Monthly for December
is a very entertaining number tcontains
many interesting fashion and health ar
ticles, reform dress descriptions aud illus
tratiOus, and general miscellany, and is a
most acceptable addition 10 a lady's
literature
A series Of articles on Typical Ameri-
can Schools" is announced by HdrpT'S
Young People The first article in the SER
les viii appear in the YOUNG People for De-
cember Attn, the subiec, being st Paups
School at Concord, n. H., aud the con-
triOutOr, James Barnes graduate of the
school Other articles in this series will
be phillips Audover Academy" by Will
liam u. Graves; "GrOton School, by
Grafton Cushing; "SJ. Marks School, -
by Charles r. Choate, and "PaiIlips Exc
ter Academy, - by w. H. Rand. Jr.