The Somerset reporter., 1894-12-06
Literary Notes.

When his present American visit is
concluded Conan DOYLE will write an
article for the Ladies Home Journal on
American women, tellug GLOW Your
Women Impressed Me.
Professor Drummond accompanied ID.
I. Moody in that famous campaign in
Great Britain twenty yeras ago, and he
delivered his addresses like The Great
est Thing in the world" at Mr.. Moody's
conferences, at Northield. He has
written study of Mr.. Moody's career
for McClures for December, in which
he calls Mr.. Moody ''the most truly
great man living
Mr. Stead's book If Christ Came to
Chicago" was certainly startling
book 1t told the worst which could be
told of that great city and all that it
told was doubtless true. Edward Ever
cite Hale contributes an article to the
Christmas number of the New England
Magazine entitled "If Jesus Came to
Boston," which, challenging COMPARE
tive consideration. will be widely read
and provoke much discussion. Mr..
Hale does not write to break the force
of Mr.. Stead's criticisms; he would
probably say that Boston needs them as
truly as Chicago. But, strong optimist
that he always is, he wants men always
to feel courageous by rejecting that,
with all the sin and corruption which
there is in the world, there is also great
devotion to good things aud tremendous
force for righteousness. If Jesus came
to Boston-this is what he aims to show
he would find thousands of faithful
men and women trying every day of
their lives to do his will and make Bos-
ton a true city of God.
The Christmas Number of Scrhner' 8
Magazine presents remarkable list of
popular writers, including Rudyard Kip
ling, Robert Grant, II. c. Bunner,
Brander Matthews and George w. Ca
BILE In illustration it shows number
of novel features. Oliver Herford pro-
duces series of fantastic drawings
which are curiously interviewer with the
text of Brander Matthew'S story in a
manner new to magazine illustration.
Another notable feature in illustration
is the three frontispeices showing the
best work of A. B. Frost, Albert Lynch
and Emile Friant, each drawing being
very original in sentiment and treatment.
One of the richest illustrated articles
ever published IN an American magazine
is the account of the great English
painter, George Frederick Watts, X. A.,
by the eminent art critic, COsmo Monk
house. There are twenty pictures rep
resenting the most characteristic phases
of Watts's art, both the wood engrayngs
and the process plates showing delica-
cy that is seldom seen.
The Atlantic Monthly for Decem-
Der contains a memorial article on DR..
Holmes, by the editor, in which mention
is very properly made of DIR. Holmes s
constancy to that magazine. character
istic shown still more strikingly in his
passion of local patriotism. An Old
Time Sorosis is an exceedingly enter
tanning account of a Ladies' Literary
Society in Norwich, Conn, early in this
century, the story of which is now for
the first time told, and told with full
appreciation both of its value as bit of
social history and the unconscious
humor to be found in its minutes. Miss
Agnes Repplier considers Ghosts in her
most delightful manner. A Christmas
flavor is given to the number by Sir
Edward Strachey's Christmas at an
English Country House, charming
contemporary sketch; and the graceful
tale, The Christmas Angel. 1t is to be
hoped that Mr.. C. Howard Walkers
Suggestions on the Architecture OF
Schoolhouses may be needed. 1t is an
earnest plea for greater beauty in such
structures in America.