Middletown transcript., 1894-12-01
LITERARY NOTES.
What the December Magazines Have

What the December Magazines Have
Between Their Covers.
The spirit of Christmastide breaths
through the pages of st. Mich ,las for De-
cember. Poems, pictures and stories, bring
to mind all of the happiest associations of
the season. The artists who draw their in
spiration from the holiday are Ella Condie
Lamb. Leon Guipon, Aug D. Turner,
George Wharton Edwards, William F.
Kline, and F. H. Lungren. "Santa Claus
Pathway" as described by Julia w. Miner,
was snowy ravine, in which was spilled
from his sleigh some toys which fell into
worthy bands. 1.-THE Fools Christmas"
as told in poem by Florence May Alt, was
one that he spent on throne while thek ing
went about, free-hearted and merry, in the
motley world. A new serial, 'sChris and
the Wonderful Lamp" by Albert Stearns
is begun. An American boy gets possession
of the original Aladdin's lamp, and makes
the genine do number of remarkable
things. "A Boy of the First Z mpire," the
historical romance by Elbridge s. Brooks.
takes up tue fetes attending the wedding of
Napoleon and Marie Louise Marion Hill,
whose name is seen too seldom in the
magazines. writes simple little home
story, "The Martyrdom of a Poet" A
story of brave adventure and achievement
is President for One Hour" by Fred. P.
Fox, in which the boy hero, by readiness
of resource. prevents a railroad accident.
In Fighting Fire." Mr.. c. T. Hill shows
the routine of fire mans life in New York
city, with its soul-stirring exciiements and
its almost daily perils. Poems by Virginia
Woodward Cloud, "How tho Dominic
Went to Sea" and by Anna Robson Brown
"Back Douglas" are features of the mum.
Der.
The Century for December Is a Christ.
mas number and attracts, attention by q
special cover in novel and artistic design,
and by the richness of its numerous and
beautifully printed illustrations, of which
twenty-five are ofpage size. Among the top
les treated ate the life of Napoleon Bona
parte, old Maryland Homes and Ways the
Italian Premier Crispi, Science and Relig-
ion, the Labor QestionGn Kniplings story)
the painter Van Dyck, with three beauti-
full examples of his work engraved by Cole;
Christmas poems by George Parsons La
throp and julia Schayer; Christmas stories
by Ruth McEnery Stuart, Sarah orne
Jewett. and Grace Wilbur Conant; Christ
mas pictures by Dadnan- Bouvert, Scheur.
enberg, Won Uhde. Wenzell, and F. s.
Church; and other stories by Mamie A Cox
Lucy s. Furman. Kate Chopin. and George
A. Hubbard besides sereals by Marion
Crawford and and Mrs. Burton Harrison,
inall ten pieces of fiction.
Christmas is already in the air, and Eh 8
Ladies' Home Journal is full of the Christ
man song, rhyme and story. The new
number is bright inside and out. To read
the table of contents is like looking over the
mdnu of rare FEAST Some of the num-
bets are "As one Woman to Another
serial Just begun by Frank Stockton.
Frtnces Hodson Burnett ielisaf ssThe man
WHIP most influenced Me- The equal suf-
frage question has q etake efss insP Paradise
Club. - a Girl Of Gallilesp il beautiful
and realistic sketch Of Marystie Mother Of
Christ and there are Other humorous
Chfistnas Sketches III q lsiirizler Of the
World new serial bsgnr9 tim Ith 81
tefsstinessory and every fbf " Il ideal !
aVoliap'a Aagasins Il =, W. fun of y
good d:resdiqr. Il i onl1 P.ui III j No.
~ 90 per year e6pd sSa riblioIi