The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-30

metropolis. Miss Helen Evertson Smith
contributes a paper on life along the Hud-
! son river early in the present century. en-
| titled "A Group of American Girls" deal
ing with the families of Chancellor Liv-
| ingston, Robert Fulton, the Beeckmans
! and others, and setting forth in a familiar
| way the everyday life of the young wo-
man of that time Besides the foregoing
there are many other good things in the
number. The Century Company, Union
| Square, New York.
The Christmas number of St Nicholas Is
fun of the holiday spirit. The frontispece
is from a painting by Toudouze and is ac-
companled by poem by Mrs. Mary Mapes
Dodge, LAS They Danced Them a Measure
on Christmas Night" Edwin S Wallace
contributes a paper on christmas in
Bethlehem" which gives a description of
the midnight service in the church of the
Nativity. 1t is Illustrated with drawings
| by Harry Fem. from photographs. "A
| Snow-Bound Christmas" by Frances Cole
| Burr, illustrated by Relyea, is the story
of a party of travellers snow bound on a
western railway, who manage, neverthe-
less, to have their Christmas festivities
Santa Clauss Pony" by Ella F. Mosby
is story of peasant life founded on Bel
| gan tradition. There are many Christmas
poems and jingles, most of them accompan-
led by Christmas pictures. The Century
Company, Union Square, New York.
The Christmas Scribuer has another Of
those brilliant and beautiful covers in gold
and colors that first attracted popular
favor on last summers Fiction Number.
The Christmas design is by Bryson Bur-
roughs. Another example of sue
cessful color printing, in which
scrbners is leading the way.
is in the twelve pages of decorative
designs which Oliver HEREFORD has made,
to accompany Kenneth Grahame's story,
The Magic Ring" This is the authors
first appearance In an American maga-
zine. He made his reputation mere with
THE Golden AEGEAN idyl of CHILDHOOD
that has been already called a classic
by eminent critics. This story describes
the first visit of some children to a cir
Gus. The far,3iful treatment of it ex.
actly suits Mr.. Herford's very original
talent as an illustrator. Another novelty
in Illustration is Greiffenhagen's quaint
pictures and cross-texts to accompany T.
j. StimsonS "Law-Latin Love Story
thirteen-century romance. All of the flc-
ton in this number Chere are nine com
plete short stories) is of remarkable quail
ity and variety Charles Scribner's Sons,
New York.
Harper's Magazine for December is a
beautiful holiday number with eight more
pages than the ordinary issue, and with
handsomely illustrated articles and stories
to the number Of eleven. The frontispiece
has the appropriate subject, Joseph Ask
ing Shelter for Mary" and is engraved by
Frank French from a painting by Guy
Rose. In his paper on President Kruger.
Poultney Bigelow gives an animated and
picturesque description of the dictator of
the Transvaal, one of the most interesting
figures of current history The paper is
given with portraits of President and Mrs
Kruger, made for this article from photo
graphs as oddly provincial as the habits
and manners OF loom Paul" himself The
number is rich in short stories. These in
clude The Romance Of an Ambrotype,"
a tale of the civil war, written and pro-
fusely illustrated by Howard Pyle; "The
Hundred" a Christmas story by Gertrude
Hall; THE Defeat Of Amos Wickliff," a
love-story of Octave Thanets hero sheriff /;
Weed" a humorous tale of the Simpkins-
vile cemetery; Sunday SANS Statute of
Limitations" Thanksgiving tale of the
road, by Henry Gallup Paine; and "Ciav-
is" a mystical sketch by Annie TrumbuIl
Slosson. John Kendrick Bangs contributes
a farce called "a Chahng-dish Party"
with which the Drawer opens. 1t is Civ
Harper Brothers, New York.
The complete novel in the December is
sue Of Lippincott's is "The Chase OF an
Heiress," by Christian Reid. The scene
is in Santo Domingo, a region hitherto un-
familiar to fiction. Pauline Shaclxieford
Colyar tells Thanksgiving story of 1.-TWO
Old Boys" "How Jimmy Saved the Piece"
by Livingston B. Morse, records remark
able event In theatrical annals Of the
humber sort. The methods Of Shutting
out the Sea- are set forth by George Ethel
bert Walsh. d. c. Macdonald writes on
Tho Land OF Tany," the other name Of
which is Wales George j. Varncy gives
the history Of "Our First Silver Mine"
and David Bruce Fitzgerald describes IAN
Old Virginia Fox Hunt" j. y. Lippin-
colt e. Co.. Philadelphia.
The Christmas Ladies' Home Journal
far surpasses in general excellence and
attractiveness any previous issue Of that
magazine. Its dellcate-toned cover most
artistically symbollzoa Christmas. and The
sentiment and spirit OF the holiday sea
son arc reflected in IT'S pages. An appro-
pirate opening is a Characterization Of
"ScrOoge," from Dickens "Christmas
Carol" the irst of Charles Dana GlbsOn'3
series OF sketches Of the great nOvellst's
best-known characters. Not less inter-
estng. and revealing the humor and
pathos OF the Christmas Of the children
Of the very poor, is a page Of NJ y. Woolfs s
waits. IN sharp and bright contrast ~
an article by Lady Jeune, telling What
Christmas Means to Queen Victoria" and
q feature OF romantic interest Is delight.
fully illustrated article on the "Crcoles Of
New Orleans" by Ruth McEnery stuart
The Curtis Publishing Company. Phila-
dcphia.
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