The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-30
MAGAZINES

The leading features of the Christmas
Harper's are THE Wooing of Malkatoon."
narrative poem by Gen. Lew Wallace,
illustrated by F. V. DuMond; ''The
Queens Jubilee" by Richard Harding
Davis, illustrated by r. Cation Wood
vile; DESTINY at Drybone." a story bv
Owen Wister, illustrated by Frederic REM
ington; AN Act of Charity" by Charles
Dudley Warner;"A Bird Egg" by Ernest
Ingersoll, illustrated by fac-smiles in color
of the eggs of the most familiar Ameri-
can birds. and Puppets Ancient and
Modern by F. j. Zieger, illustrated
An article on George William Curtis at
Concord by Mr.. George Willis Cooke. is
a revelation of Mr.. Curtis early man
hood. The article is made up mainly of
letters which, though written al the age
of 70, are full of the wonderful charm.
which afterward peryaded the EASY
Chair" and discloses the passionate in
terest and deep thoughtfulness which to
the end characterized all his comments
on American life. The article is Illus
trated by portraits of Curtis at Concord
and in the Easy Chair" Harper Broth
ers, New York.
The Black Cat for December has three
or four first-class stories-the one entitled
Celestial Crowns" is a $1,000 prize story.
The Short Story Publishing Company, 144
High street, Boston, Mass
Good fiction and abundant and novel il
Illustrations are the features of the Christ
mas number of Scnbner's Magazine. The
cover is an odd and effective design in
color by Maxield Parrish, young Phil
adelphia artist who has shown wonder
full skill in decorative pictures. Joel
Chandler Harris, through Uncle Primus,
tells story of days long before the war.
1t has to do with the gambling spirit
which held young men in those days and
is called "A Run of Luck" f. c. Yohn
illustrates it. Another southern story.
dealing with the point of honor" as to
when man is justified in shooting his
enemy, is told by Sarah Barnweil Elliott
and illustrated by Walter Appleton Clark.
Other short fiction is Robert Herricl's tale
of Americans In Paris, entitled "A Pen
sion Love Story" with pictures by Nc
Carter; "A Guilty Conscience" by Will
lam Maynadier Browne, narTating the
farcical adventures of a mince pie, Illus
trated by Peter Newell. and story of
the trials of minor author, entitled THE
Martyrdom of Fame" by Clara e. Laugh
I'm. A Is. = fOSl strikes the CHRISTMAS
note in the frontispiece. which depicts the
famous Christmas scene from Pickwick-
1.-The Slide" Henry van Dyke in "A
Christmas Loss, " tells tale of Antioch
fifteen hundred years ago. 1t is fun of
religious feeling Charles Scribner's Sons,
New York
The Confederate Veteran for November
has some excellent articles and a num-
Der of good Illustrations. S. A. Cunning
ham, Nashville, Tenn.
The Pocket Magazine for December has
five excellent short stories by the best
writers. This publication is gradually
winning for itself a high pace in the es-
timation of the reading public. The Fred
erick A. Stokes Company, New York
The Christmas number of st. Nicholas
opens with the first of Rudyard Kipling's
'Just-so Stories" The reason for this
tNle Mr. Kipling carefully explains. Some
stories, he says, are meant to be read
quietly and some stories are meant to be
told aloud. Some stories are only proper
for rainy mornings, and some for long.
hot afternoons when one is lying in the
| open, and some are bedtime stories. You
can alter and change some of these tales
| as much as YOU please but the stories
J told in tIe evening to put the little one
to sleep must be told just so ana you
! are not allowed to alter these by one sim
gle little word. The first of the Just
50" stories tells How the Whale Got His
| Tiny Throat" Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stu
art contributes a southern sketch. IAN
| Old-Time Christmas Gift" Cousin James