The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-03

from paintings by Millais; The Phantom Gov.
erness. by T. r Sullivan; The Magic Ring, BY
Kenneth Grahame; The Last Ride Together,
by Richard Harding Davis; Little Phsriseesin
Fictios. by Agnes Rspplier Sengs for Two. BY
Arthur shsrbourns Hardy; Flower o the World,
by Nathaniel Stephenson; Mary, by MIA
Schuyler Van Rensselaer,. and other stoxiess
poems, and articles of much interest.
The Christmas Mcclure will be . handsome
number with o cover decorated with q repro
duction Of Boticellis most famous Madonna
Then there is to be reproduction of . portraits
of Washington painted at Valley Forge by
Charles Wilson Peaie, and never before pub
lisbed; reproductions of some famous frescos
by Melozzo da Forli; Christmas poem by
Harriet Prescott Spoford, and some new and
important views of Palestine. made under the
direction of the editor Of the magazine Among
the contributors will be Rudyard Kipling, Ian
Maclaren. Frank r. Stockton. and VIM. Canton,
author of "W " Her Book"
The Christmas number Of Harper's Magazins
will contain the following features: The Mar
tian, by George dn Maurier, with six illnstra-
tons from the authors drawings; Presidents
Kruger, by Poultney Bigelow. with new por-
traits OF President and Mrs. Kruger; How the
Law Got into the Chsparral, by Frederic REM
ington. showing the Texas Rangers As pioneers
of civilization in the Southwest, with seven
spirited pictures by the author; Middle.
English Nativity, by John Corbin; Oliver
W. ".
Ducks and Tame Decoys by HambIen Sears,
with seven illustrations by A. B. Frost; Elec-
tricity Direct from Coal, an interesting story OF
the process by its inventor, DIR. William Jae-
ques with illustrations; Six Short Stories
The Romance of an Ambrotype, by Howard
Pyle; The Hundred, Christmas tale, by Ger.
trude Hail. The Defeat of Amos Wicklif, by
Octave Thanes; Weeds, by Ruth McEnery
Stuart; Sunday Sans Statute of Limitations,
Thanksgiving story, by Henry Gallup Paine;
| Claws, by Annie Trumbull Slosson; Christmas
Carol. by Nina Frances Layard; Chafng-
dish Party, farce. by John Kendrick Bangs.
A paper entitled The Wonderful Island,
showing the source of the central idea in the
| plot of Shakspere's comedy, The Tempest viii
be feature Of Harper's Bazaar for Nov. %.
| Harper's Weekly for Nov. % Thanksgiving
| number) will have full-page drawings BY A. B.
| Frost. Frederic Remington, ". A. Rogers, Alice
| Barber Stevens and T. c. Yohn. There viii
Be interesting articles suggesting changes in
the White House. the better TO adapt it to the
needs of the President.
| Contents of Lippincotfs for December: The
Chase OF an Heiress. Christian Reid; Shutting
| Ont the Sea, George Ethelbert Walsh; Two Old
Boys, Pauline ShackIeford Colyar; An Open
Secret, Emma G. Dowd The Land of Ta6y, ID.
c. Macdonald; Thanksgiving (poeml. Grace r.
Pennypacker; An Old Virginia Fox-Hunt,
| David Bruce Fitzgerald; The Whipping Of
/ Uncle Henry, Will N. Harden Fame (poem),
Elizabeth Crooks; Filtration as q Fine Art,
Jean Wright; Beyond? (poem), Arthur d. r.
Randolph; Our First Silver Mine, George J..
Varney; The Evolution of the Poster, Agnes
Carr Sage.
The Christmas features of the December
Century are: The frontispiece, Study for tho
Head of Christ, from the painting of The Last
Supper, by Dagnan- Bouveret, exhibited at the
Salon of the Champ de Mars last Spring; The
Christmas Kalends of Provence, by T. A. JAM
| vier, with illustrations by Louis Loeb, produet
of intimate scquaintance with the charming
life of the South of France. There are poems
Riley, r. w. Glider. Edith N. Thomas, and
others. A Painter of Motherhood is the title
given TO paper on Virginie Demont Breton, .
daughter of Jules Breton. This paper is BY
Mrs. Henry Bacon, and presents . view of the
home life Of the painter, together with three
examples of her attractive pictures Of children.
Light in Dark Places, by Jacob A. Riis. il Q
study of the better New York, presenting hope
full aspects of tenement-house work in the Ne.
tropolis Miss Helen Evertson Smith COM
tributes paper on life along the Hudson River
early in the present century, entitled A Group
of American Girls, dealing with the families
Of Chancellor Livingston, Robert Fulton, the
Beeckmsns, and others, and setting forth the
everyday life OF the young woman Of that
| time. The article is illustrated by Clinedinst.
A unique article by William A. Coffin, the art
ist and art critic, presents Souvenirs Of . Vet
cram Collector.
Jerome z. Jerome's last story previous =
his engagement to write two plays has been
secured by The Ladies' Home Journal and in 70
be printed in its January issue. 1t il called
/ An Item of Fashionable intelligence and deals
with life in the higher social circles of London.