The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05

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porations and kindred topics. Tho book
wiz be published by d. Appleton & Co
D The holiday number Of the American
queen is an artistic issue. fall OF Christ
mas suggestions and current fashions
The different patterns for embroidery and
lace work win give some new designs for
dainty workers
The Promoter" Is the title Of q
clever story in the Argonaut of November
. IL Is from the pen of c. b. Durham,
and sketches the methods by which the
western real estate sharp captures the
eastern man who is looking for home
On the Golden West.
One OF the novel features of the great
interest In Mr.. Bellamy's Equality in
the West was the display OF a huge i'm
isation copy on a float in the Labor day
parade in an Illinois city IT is said that
the demand for the book throughout the
West is extraordinarily large.
The Macmillan Company announce the
lerfncomtng publication of A History II
Greece for High Schools and Academies.''
by George Willis Botsford. Ph.D., In
structor in the History OF Greece and
Rome in Harvard university. author Of
The Development OF the Athenian Con-
stitution.'
THE American Historical Novel," From
Mattress Grave" .'BeIated Feudalism,"
Literary London" Some Unpublished
Letters of Dean Swift" and many other
subjects devoted to literature. science, art
and politics makes a splendid number Of
the Atlantic Monthly for December.
The Illustrated American has been sold
py LoFfiiard Spencer. who has been the
proprietor for the past eight years, to q
syndicate OF capitalists. The policy Of the
american, however, Will remain un-
changed. and the new owners expect to
Improve the paper in strong and extensive
ways.
In the variety interest and :imeIiness Of
It's literary features. and in the beauty Of
us Illustrations. the December Woman's
rome companion is a notable number.
The cover design is by J. C. Leyendecker,
shd IL especially clever in conception and
execution. Christmas stories are contrib
uted by popular writers.
the Christmas number of the MetropoE-
tan Is very entertaining and instructive.
me ART studies are the best that have been
printed Tor some time and the general run
OF the literary articles are above the aver
age Ine pages devoted 10 the amuse-
haeht ana the happenings in stagedom
make as thorough a review as appears in
any magazine.
Inc contributions to the December num-
Der OF Midland Monthly are possessed Of
strong drawing powers. All who are
Keeping an eye on Alaska viii turn to
Forrest Crissey's yukon Gold Fields
Ihelr Output and Promise" finding II
tull or information and pictures. Others
VIII be drawn to Miss Giltners Ken
lucky In Recent Literature"
The December number of the Century
reflects much Of the holiday spirit. The
opening article Is Merry Christmas in
the Tenements'' by Jacob A. Riis. He
shows that even in the most poverty
stricken parts of the city gaiety and good
feeling are TO be found at the Christmas
season. The entire number is made up Of
good reading matter. especially adapted
to this time OF year.
The complete novel In the December is
sue or Lippincott's is Poor Chola," by
Juila r. Dabney.ss The scene is an unfa-
miiiar one - Teneriffe, in the Ca
nary Islands. The story is full of To-
cal color. interest and pathos, and the
piot IS far from commonplace. A timely
article on Gold-Mining In North Amer
ica." from California to the KIondike
comes from George l.. Walsh.
A special feature OF Current Literature's
december number is the interspersion OF
the text in the space devoted to a eonsid-
Grafton of the holiday books, with spec
linen illustrations from their pages The
result is q pleasing combination of aes-
thetic and International value Other
seasonabIe features are page of Christ
mas verse, and a selection entitled. "Ie-
gends OF the Christ-Child"
The third Of series OF articles on gold
mining which is being published in Mod
ern Machinery. of Chicago, is devoted ia
The Metallurgy OF Gold" a description Of
the work Of the, nineteenth century al
chemists New Life on an Old Problem"
is an account Of the notable revival of in
terest, both in Europe and America, in the
idea OF rotary engine. The other arti-
cles are all practical and are written by
weiI-known writer's.
The Christmas number OF Harper's
Magazine, bound in an ornamental cover
specially designed in co,ors consists Of
l6s pages, beautifully illustrated, eight
pages being in color. ''The Wooing of
Malkatoon'' Is narrative poem by Lew
Wallace. Richard Harding Davis writes
about the Queens Jubilee" Reindeer
OF the Jotunheim'' IS description OF sport
and adventure In the reindeer country OF
Norway. The other articles are varied
and many.
Edward s Curtis. the well-known pho
togranher Of this city. has two photo
graphic art studies from life in the De-
cember Cosmopolitan. They are THE
GrcCian Giri'' and Sunshine" The sub
ject for the 'GrecIan Giri' is Miss Hor-
tense Ferguson, the charming daughter OF
Mrne. Ferguson. and ia Sunshine" is rec
bSHiNttt the sweet iltlte lace or Agnes. the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Gund
This is not the first time that Mr.. Curtis
has used some of Seattie's fair ones for
art studies I'm this same magazine.
Monumental Records is the title OF q
new publication. Rev. Henry Mason
Baum IS editor. and r. l.. Bonlface as
soclate editor. To the archaeological stu
dent this new monthly will he most VAL
liable The first number tells Of the an
cient monuments Of Yucatan the discov-
cry o. Greek papyrus MSS In Egypt. the
Moabjte stone. the Sloan inscription,
and other Interesting features. The mag
aZiuc is finely printed. clab0ratelv Illus
trated and carefully edited. II is pub
! lished by the Monumental Records Pub
. fishing COMPANY New York. The D.
cember number viii treat Of Erypt with
I an article hy NJ. de Morgan or the great
museums OF the world.
To the Efordika free and rash hsessss