The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-10
Main once Corner of TAird and Weller Street

Boyesen; "The Art of Extra-Illustrssias
and an entertaining interview on "TAs III
of Bookmaking Up to Date"
The sparkle of bright music, IN attn
ballad by SIR Arthur Sullivan, entltist
"Bid Me at Least Goodbye. adds nass
TO the pages of the Christmas Ladies' Has
Journal, in which the full piano score sss
words are given. Frank Stockton ossns
one of his cieverest tales with an eqaaly
clever title, LAS One Woman TO Anolhst I
Romance never looked so inviting as nes
With the December number change Aa
been made in its front cover. which fsaA
ers the table OF contents more altFaeaHl
than ever, and the reality bears out ghsI
announcement, for every story Ia ! d
among the best Of its kind. They rl
largely devoted TO Christmas. and Rss H.
of the atmosphere of the season.
La McClure's Mdgasiae for DecsnAs,
Miss Tarbel's second paper on NspoIss|
treats of Napoleon's passionate love 81
Josephine in the early period of Their M
lations. and of Napoleon's swift ri#h
fame and supreme power through bis "
liant achievements in the Italian q
Egyptian campaigns. There are foarie
more portraits of Napoleon, showing haI
at different times in this most inseTesug
part of has career.
One characteristic peculiar to all huns
lists is that they will tell you "Hum0aml
are born, not made" the exception bsaa|
so rare as 10 be phenomena by theEH
can any student of human nature tell shI
il is that SO few women are proiesslahal
humorists7 Among score OF halt-s@sl
portraits OF our most noted Amesirs|
rfuf
With Professional Humorists," pubiisAsI
in Dcmorest's Magazine for Deeembes, la|
one is woman.
In The Time of the Lotus" puhllsAkl
in the Christmas Har per's, Alfred Psncsl
presents charming view of the JAPANESE
summer. The authors twepty-three iiss
tratlons show variety of chaflilg
phases OF Japanese life, Landscape 81
architecture; and the descriptions rs|
equally pleasing. Nevertheless, sce9s
ing 10 Mr.. Parsons. the japanese sumas
has its draw backs, which include bet "
very moist weather, mosquitoes, and q
even worse little insect which .sa2
grass or sand and annoys pedestrians
The relation which price bears toga.lE
in literature IS made obscure by the eafas
mas Cosmopolitan. Stories By RndIis
2 Kipling, William Dean Howelis, Mrs egss
Ger Trask, Mrs. Burton Harrison aEa 4
bion W. Tourgee are interspersed ~
poetry by Sir Edward Arnold, Edmss-
Clarence Stsaman and James Nhine'
Riley, while through the number afs ~
tered Illustrations by such famous sass
as Remington, Toche, Reinharh lsiae
Van Schaick, Gibson and Stevens.
c. ). Reinhart contributes 10 HofT
Hsekfu for Decefa her 1 a don hle.uaee dftf
ing OF the first Thanksgiving in Nes ~
gland. and descriptive article Ia isel.
10 customs which were peculiar 10 - 4.
seryance OF that day in the early hsa-.
OF this country. There is 1hanksglas
story by Sophie SWEET, and "Ihe fss
Site" by A. Conan Doyle, Is coness
Henry Looms Nelson contrieuls
article on Our Commerce DesIroJea
which Will be read with especial ia's..s
In view Of the recent agitation 70 JAZZ
circles in favor OF heavy battlesbips.
The Atlantic Monthly for Decemtei 81
tains memorial article on Dr. ho1.-.s
by the editor, in which mention W
properly made OF DR.. Holmes eonsse.
TO that magazine. a characteristic - 80.
stil more strikingly Ia his , 80
OF local patriotism. Mr.
sharp gives certain letle"
Waiter Pater, together Shh
interesting personal "Reminiscences
Oid-Iime SOTosis Is an exceedingly - -
tanning account Of ladies' hteiasy y. y.
ETY. In Norwich, Conn. early IN 'As
fury, the story 81 which is now fof W
time tod. ana told with full appfsssll.s....~
both Of its value as a bit OF socia4 h' 100
and the unconscious humOr 70 % ios@-
its minutes.