The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-01
THE LATE MAGAZINES.

The Christmas number OF Scrhucr's
Magazine has an artistic novelty of cs-
pecal merit IN Us series OF twelve fun
page illustrations 10y oliver HEREFORD for
Il Fantastic story entitled "The Kinc,o-
scope II Time" by Brander NJ ttNews. Tie
Illustrations are printed IA o delicate TINT
which IS interviewer with the clear b,qcr
text. and flows ont into the margins VI
the page The whole effect IS somoihims
entirely new i'm magazine illustration. and
AIR. Matthew story tg equally orisiuHl I'm
conception. Inc short stories In tNis nun
hcr are remarkable for their ingenuity In
Ilut ana for their delicate sentiment.
Frank r.. Stockton has q Christmas love
story, with TIE Characteristic tile, "fhe
Staying Power OF Sir iiohan"-w hdn Is
| In bis very .hest manner. IN an entirely
different manner IL Charles Il. CauNrs
thrilling detective story; The Rl'er syn
dlcate." Joel Chandler Harris whose slo-
ficg are too seldom seen has char
acteristic tale of faithful slave, fun Of
touches of homelv p1thos u is entitled
"rhe Colonel's Niger Dog" There ave
other excellent stories, poems and special
articles.
The Christmas spirit runs all through
the December number Of ST. Nicholas.
"Iow a Street Car Came in a Stocking"
Is told by Harriet Allen. it was not
little toy affair, but one That had carried
passengers In great city for many years,
just how happy It made the recipient
every little boy can imagine. Sarah orne
Jowctt, in Betty Let1osters English
Christmas" gives further experiences Of a
heroine who has already made many
friends. There is almost a touch Of pa
thos IN "a Christmas White Elephant"
hy w. y. Wilson, jolly as the story Is.
a little giil falls in love with her Christ
mas tree. which she imaslncs - etEe at'HT
reading one o. Hans Andersen's tales. and
her plrclts are at their WITS cnas 10
know how 10 dispose of H. James WIFI
comb Riley contributes a child-pocn thtt
Is IN his most imaginative vein. ''rne
Dream March uf the Chiidren,' and BJr-
! ina t.. Bush Describes m verse I've
/ Christmas Song OF Caedmon" l,ut at
| tlactive as are these holiday textures,
! they 10 not constitute the leading charm
/ OF the number This wiilbe found In Let
l-ters to Young Friends, by Robert LOUIS
/ Stevenson The magazine has been fortu-
1 nate enough TO secure number Of letters
written by stevenson 10 his lttle ward
/ Austin Strong, and 10 other children. The
/ first selections from them appear IN this
issue, together with q new portrait Of Ste
! vensou and other pictures. The letters
I describe the. romantic features Of the
writer's life in Samoa. ana give a graphic
account Of his native retuiners.
The Christmas number Of Frank Leg
! lies Popular Monthly mas not been sur
passed IN riclVess and beauty Of pictorial
/ illustration, or IN seasonahle variety or
literary contents by any II tine Deceu,-
hor magazines. so Ear issued The OPEN
irg article uuon "Horones ana Heroine
Z Worpplpf affords "A vehicle Tor nearly Il
I score " exquisite reproductions from the
old aud modern master pa nterH. a sirilg-
lcrpoitun y Is found Va y. intensely poet
AiS VINO Rcsemhlgd Christ. Il" which in
J addition IS illustrated with some original
/ drawings Of rare dehcacy. The great ~ .
elrry featnrc az We nnInner ~, IS ioisl2Is
lated from the Russian and illustrated by
foElrly,
The Thanksgiving Babyland begins the
new volume In a very taking way. It's
Thauksgiving story, THE Can ~ Turkey"
with it's cute little pictures and the beau
tlfu Big frontispiece, viii please the
rn,Serv listeners immensely. ''The Thanks
l.iying Pumpkin" rhyme and pictures are
| hoth good Some new diversions for the
very little folks and mamma are opened
nm b,,,,A Pint Of Peanuts" This one the
t,st Of the series shows how TO make a
ciicken, a squirrel and noatss OF peanuts.
! III The Curious Drawing LESSONS by
| : Rcz "The Nimble Pennies 50 popular
lst year, take new and surprising antics,
sbor, stories for December presents an
attractive appearance. The stories are
as usual well chosen, ana while there is a
Christmas favor about some OF thfH, an
due prominence Is not given 10 this .eAt-
me- one OF Caulle Mendes' dainliest
sketches, called "PaintinF b irola rt mbsmory,
IT, on S,ba"e drawing OF the Little shep-
ire1I5ctsi serves as d frontlFDiecc TO the
magazine.
Mr.. WIN Low. the artist returned re-
emily From Europe where he mas been
Tor several months collecting pictures ana
material for series Of articles on The
rreot nalnters Of the efntnry, 10 9e pub
fshed in Mcclute's Msgayirs; ,l ne e. a .ss
nlaas i,,tnes ri the Madonna and Child.
$50 thirty-one Of these pictures, some q
rem rare. with appropriate tgNt ny Mt
Low, appear in the Dece'npef AoN''''S'