Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-02
LITERARY NOTES.


l, Co, Chicago, are Miss Polly Lapp,
py Cple Read; An Appalling Passion,
py Steele Mackaye, and Beside the
Bonnie Brier Bush. by Ian Maclaren.
Chflstmas tide brings no visitor more
FelIme than the special Christmas
4u| per for this year of the Youths
81 panion. Original bright and
IN hing, 1t 10 filled with feast of
things, bringing pleasures alike
bung and old. To the entire home
e Its weekly vista are such a
ce OF pleasure and profit, that the
u subscription price of 81 rs should
~ the list of necessary household
<penses,
Half the history OF the world has
poen written In stones and blood be-
tween the sea line and the ranging
mountalns.' says Marion Crawford In
vAtkaleidoscope OF Rome" which Will
4ppear IN the January Century This
~ pie first of three papers on Rome
AND the Vatican which Mr. Crawford
VIII write and Andre Castaigne illus
trate Tor The Century. AS both Craw-
zorro and Castaigne are Catholics. they
VIII probably present the Sacred City
IN light new to most readers.
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81 Nicholas Magazine recently Of
xered prizes for the best corrections OF
~ nisspelled poem. More than ten
f14bsand answers were received. and
91& committee has been overwhelmed
x3h work, the results OF which and
th4 names Of the prize winners will
eppear In the january st. Nicholas.
AQBwers came from all over the world
--ffom Turkey, from Egypt and from
Nufope, from a little countess in Vi
enna and from the grandchildren OF
1merson and Hawthorne In America.
lr...a. a IL.
Rdnlssion that the penmn nshlp OF the
Hngllsh and Canadian children excels
that OF Uncle Sans boys and girls.
-
Godey's Magazine has brought out an
| other novelty for the January issue In
the shape OF Woman's Number. All
|fhe articles, stories and poems in 1t
are either by or about women. II any
one thinks however. that the maya
Glue Is less interesting on this account
/ let him read In Joseph Dana Millors
1.-THE New Woman in ONCE" OF how
Mrs. Blackman, secretary of the police
board OF Leavenworth. handled Coxey
|~Army." and the experience OF Mrs.
4Shes as deputy sheriff in Illinois; or
~ the ingenious accomplishments OF
|Wbmcn, told In women Inventors;"
|ot Mrs. Martha McCullooh Williams
|qharmlnH piece of fiction, "Pyramus
|knd Thisbe;" or Frances Aymar Mat
Iva "a Record of Realities" In cover
ILLUSTRATIONS. fashion department and
|nlt the familiar features, the customary
standard Is maintained. Ten cents q
|copy.
with the January number OF the An
mails OF the American Academy, DR.. II.
X. Seager assumes charge OF the Book
department, DIR. Johnson having re-
|Glxned 20 become associate editor. This
|dapartment. In the present number con-
|taihs notices or thlrty-hve books, in
|clualng Mayo-Smith's statistics and
|5ociology," Shaw's History OF the Cur
|rency,' the recent third edition of Mar
|ehall's Principles of Economies: Steph-
lens Outlines OF English Industrial
History" etc. The department OF per-
|eonal notes contains biographical
|eketches of Professor Edmund j. James
ION Carroll u. Wright, the late Rug
|ofero Bonghi OF Naples and many
|',3The New Years Ladies' Home Jour
|u4I brings with II abundant assurance
|knaf 1t has inaugurated the red-letter
|fQAr OF Its existence--that II will be
|petter in 1896 than ever. The hest
|Auown ana most popular contempora-
|reurs writer's and artists are repre-
|9ented In their best achievements. On
|lho cover page is reproduced Albert
I~@IfilhS lhllbuS painting. TIne TOD
Mother," in half-tone. showing the
|yteat work of the modern master In
|4xquiste perfection of artistic detail.
|Hary Anderson de Navarro continues
|k8S interesting "Reminiscences of her
|fEnrly Days on tine Stage" recountlng
pa trials, dlssappOlntments and ultl-
Xxfe triumphs. Ex-Presidcnt Harri-
Is paper in his This Country OF
s'' series, explains suecinctly and
ny the Federal constitution, tells
IS adoption ana amendments and
es Its scope and limitations Edna
|ly1i, author of Donovan" 1--WE
two ETC., contributes an Instructive
paper In which she records her "Fnrlv
Literary Influences and her first nnd
|eubsequent successes as n novaiis,
Frank r, Stockton's THE WIanu.-
Yarn" Is delightfully."- droll story toId
~ liz authors Inimitable way ana
|@(fome X. Jerome'a "Blnse Bllly. tha.
|GfDt OF his "stories OF the TOWN. sarias
|yfitten for the Journal, liz In the M
|IN6rs characteristics and most delight
|I1 vein. Mary n. Wilkins HI,itt,o
I|1rgret SMELL" second of 'Nelehbar.
sd Types sketches. is unioileiv
I{resblng bit OF pen portraiture, quite
4/nal TO her first paper, which was
|1ten in the December journal. Edith
Thomas, the poetess. contributes n
etic study In natural history-notes