The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12


reflections of a Married Man I'm the new
entitled ''Search-lght Letters" The old
favorites Fred and Josephine will reappear
in these letters, which are not stories though
they have the charm of fiction.
The frontispiece of December Book News
is fine portrait on plate paper of Mrs.
Florence Earle Coates. She is a Philadel-
phian, and was unanimously chosen as
poetess of the peace jubilee. Book News
filled over with helpful news of the Christ
mas books and frightened with pictures
from them
Small children will be delighted with the
December number of Little Folks, for it is
full of just the kind of stories, poems and
jngles that please them The pictures are a
feature of this magazine. and will interest
little tots who are so young that the stories
must be read to them. The Christmas mum,
Der contains fourteen stories and poems ana
over thirty illustration Published by ,. T..
Casino, Boston; 81 a year
The Bookman for December gives a place
of honor to Mr.. Charles Major, author of
when Knighthood Was in Flower" his
portrait and brief biographical sketch APP
nearing on the first page A review of his
book by Mr.. Morris Ross, is also given in
the number A profuSion of interesting lit
erary gossip and reviews of many of the
most important books of the season, con-
tributed by well-known writer's, are other
features of this most attractive magazine.
Mr. E. c. Gardner contributes to the New
England Magazine for December an inter-
esting study of Colonial Architecture,
written in a popular style, tracing the vari-
Gus stages of architectural development dur
ing the colonial period, illustrating his arti-
Gle with pen and ink sketches of many OF
the types he describes Miss Edith Parker
Thomson, under the title "A RemarkaDie
Boys Club" discusses the important PM,
anthropic work which is being done IN ran
Oixynr xxyhar ollh or
been in existence for several years. fter
article is fully illustrated While spending
several years in the South Rev. William T.
Barton made collection of quaint negro
songs, and under the title plantation
Hymns" here gives many which have never
before been put into print. In the same con-
nection he relates many interesting anec-
dotes of the days when he preached among
the negroes.
A suit for libel against a newspaper is
common occurrence. but it is quite unusual
that a novelist should be called to account
in the same way. An action of this Sort
however, is at present causing the noted
French writer, Gyp a great deal of trouble,
and. according to Literature, published by
Harper & Brothers, she is in extremely not
water because of certain passage IN one
of her latest books, lie journal uI III, Ur.t q
in length, and it states: m. Irarleux pc
came a Protestant for the sake of making
an advantageous marriage. That mgnt
not seem at first sight a very dangerous
statement, but the fact that NJ. Trarieux Is
a senator alters the case. For eacn copy q
the book sold Trarieux demands 500 francs
the suppression of the passage in future edl-
tons and 50,G00 francs damages. rms IS
probably the only case OF the KING on reco or1
and the first instance of novelist plunged
into mourning by the enormous sales Oh her
books.
The December Century has various
Christmas features, such as a cover design
and an opening poem, but for the most part
its literature and illustrations have no bear
ing on the holiday seasonal circumstance
that does not lessen its attractiveness to
readers who find the Christmas idea a
triHe overworked in many periodicals of the
month. DR.. S. Weir Mitchell contributes a
poem of which the theme is a magnolia
flower in the garden of the American Con-
vent at Venice. Its Illustrations which are
exceptionally fine. are from drawings by
Albert Herter. Jacob A. Rus has a SUM
sketch, 'The Passing of Cat Alley" S. d.
Colingwood tells about Some OF Lewis
CARROTS Child Friends, and gives some
hitherto unpublished letters by the authof
of .'Alice in Wonderland" Captain Sigsbee
gives another installment of his account OF
the blowing up of the Maine, and Ldeuten-
ant Hobson offers the first chapter OF ms
story of the sinking of the Merrimac There
is a Franklin revival, and what promises
TO be an especially valuable contribution TO
literature concerning him is Paul Leicester
Fords series of papers concerning TINS ceie-
brated statesman. the first of which. under
the title, THE Many-sided Franklin. is
given in this plumber The fiction OF tne
Stockton and Ruth McEnery Stuart, and
an installment of Marion Crawford wa
Crusis" The prize poem in the college com
petition. so much advertised appears IN
this issue As the work of a graduate or
this year. Anna Hampstead Branch, 1t IS
really a remarkable production. although 1t
ia rather weird and gruesome, and suggests
Coleridge and also a rather morbid condl-
ton of mind on the part of the writer.