The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-03-01
MAGAZINES FOR MARCH.


The Century opens with a timely article
OF light character by T. Hopkinson
Smith, entitled "a Personally Conducted
Arrest in Constantinople, with dainty
illustrations by the author from his recent
water-color paintings of scenes in Constap-
tinople. This note of lightness and read
aDleness is repeated throughout this num-
Der, notably in three stories by Vibert, the
French artist, accompanying his famous
pictures; also in an article by Professor II.
G. Mercer of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, giving his researches while on the
track of 1.-THE Arkansas Trave ler," to-
gether with the music of that tune and
pictures from old-time Autographs; also
in an article on John Randolph of Roa-
noke by Powhatan Bouldin, consulting of
new recollections together with unpub-
lished letters OF Randolph's which present
this strange and interesting character i'll
graphic light. Another article OF popular
character is sketch of the elder Dumas by
Mrs. Emily Crawford, the Paris CORE
spondent, in which vivid picture is drawn
OF that robust novelist. Entertaining also
is the fiction of the number, includ-
ing the fifth part of Mrs. Humphry Wards
new novel, "Sr George T-essady"; the
fourth and concluding part of Hopklnson
Smiths "Tom Grogan," and short stories
by Chester Bailey Fernald and Mrs. Bur
ton Harrison. On the more serious and
important side comes, first of all, "The
Life of Napoleon" by Professor Sloane. in
which Napoleon is shown as the "Foun-
datlon of Honor and Power" establishing
a new feudaism and having visions of
world empire. Another article of a sort
which one is accustomed to look for in the
-. & n,,%
the London Sums" written by Edward
Marshall, secretary of the New York Tene-
ment-house Com mission, which will be in
the nature of revelation to Americans,
besides giving suggestions as to the treat
ment of similar problems in our cities.
Another article of Importance is William
E. Smythe's ways and Means in Arid
America in which the ccomplish ments
of irrigation are set FORTH with illustra-
tons by Mrs. Foote. Harry Fem and
Orson Lowell. A piece OF high-class litera-
ture by Professor Woodrow Wilson of
Princeton is "On an Authors Choice of
Company" while short essay by DR..
Allan McLane Hamilton has the novel
title, "The Perils of Small Talk"
In Frank Leslies Popular Monthly the
"Lee of Virginia" series is continued, with
a picturesque and superbly illustrated
paper devoted to Major-General Henry
Lee OF Revolutionary fame, the Light
Horse Harry" of his soldier contempora-
ries, and the father of General Robert E.
Lee. Other illustrated articles in the
March Frank Leslie's are: "The New
South" by the Hon. John Y. Foster; "In
Old Virginia" by Kate Mason Rowland;
per. .'Woman's Work and Ministrations,"
by Alvan s. Southworth; The Memory
OF Robert Burns" by Margaret E. Leicester
Adds; "Socety Plays Golf" by Diana
Crossways. and "a Winter Vagary," by
William Potts of "Underledge." Among
the contributors of fiction and poetry are
Anna Katharine Green, Cleveland Moffett,
Frances Swami Williams, Charles Ed
wardes. Henry Tyrrell and Georgia
Roberts.
In Harper's Magazine the special fea-
lures for the current month are: "On
Snowshoes to the Barren Ground" by
Caspar w. Whitney; "Arcadian Bee
Ranching," by Ninetta Eames; Colonel
Washington, !" by Woodrow Wilson; "The
German Struggle for Liberty" by Poult-
ney Bigelow; 1.-THE Nerves of a Warship,"
bv Park BENJAMIN. The fiction of the
number includes installments of William
Blacks "Briseis" and the Personal Recol-
lections of Joan OF Arc; Owen Wister
contributes humorous tale of Wyoming
life, called Where Fancy Was Bred";
Julian Ralph is the author OF story of
Chinese life, 1.-THE Boss of Ling-Foo,"
and Helen Huntington, new name to
Harper's, appears as the author of Saliva
ton Army story, 'Jane Hubs Saliva
tom; Junius Henri Browne contributes
study of "Money-borrowers" Charles
Dudley Warner, in the Editors Study"
pictures "a Dream Republic" and dis
cusses 1.-The Strong Story" and the Edit
or's Drawer" contains variety of humor-
Gus anecdotes, verses and pictures.
The leading article in this months Fo-
rum is contributed by the eminent French
novelist and critic, TIL. Benton mime.
Blanc). Nine. Blanc contrasts Family
Life in America" with family life in