Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-12-02
THE DECEMBER MAGAZINES.

An interesting page of pictures in the
Christmas Ladies' Home journal shows the
author of "Ben Hur" at home Several
| g1mpses of the interior of General Wallace's
house are given, besides views of his studio
and lawn. feature of interest In the latter
Is the picture of the tree under which, the
author says, 81 wrote all but the last book of
Ben Hur'" A photograph also shows Gen.
eral wallace at home under the spreading
branches of the "Ben Hur'' tree, engaged in
some literary work that may soon be given
to the public
Three notable sc rails begin in the Deem
Der number of McClures Magazine "Stal-
KY" the first of Rudyard Kipling's series of
stories OF English school-boy life, is as hearty
ana wholesome tale of school boy ingenu
lty ana adventure as one could wish to read,
and, while complete in itself, leaves the APP.
petite keen for more of the same sort. The
| nrst OF Miss Tarbell's articles on the "Iater
Lie or Lincoln" is an even more distinguish
ed beginning than the first of Mr.. Kiphng's
| stories. Lincoln appears in the full sanity
and tenderness of his superb character, in
| her account OF his actions, utterances and
bearing during the perplexlng period be
| tween his first election and his first inaugur.
alton as president. Finally, we have the first
or a series of papers by Captain Mahan on
| 1.-THE War on the Sea and Its Lessons" Il con-
| tribution to the literature of the recent war
that, coming from member of the strategy
| board and the highest authority on the sci
| ence OF naval warfare, cannot fail to be read
with eagerness in all parts OF the civilized
world.
Mrs Margaret Delands Old Chester Tales
are concluded in the December number of
| Harper's Magazine with the publication of
"The Unexpectedness of Mr.. Horace Shields"
| and during the present month they will be is.
sued in book form. Each of the stories,
though they are ali linked together by the
| constant temperance of one of the promi.
nent characters, has an independent interest.
DR.. Lavender, whose personality furnishes
the connecting link, is in all probability
Mrs. Deland's most successful creation The
illustrations are by Mr. Howard Pyle, and,
needless to say, they have all the charm and
quaininess of the little town they represent.
In the Christmas number OF the American
! Monthly Review of Reviews some of the most
| noteworthy of the famous paintings of the
life of Christ by j. James Tissot are repro.
duced. Clifton Hardy Levy writes ON Tissots
| life ard method in painting and Ernest
| Knaufft contributes a criticism OF the por-
traits from an artists point of view. The
collection is now on exhibition In New York
and will be shown in several of the leading
Americas cities before Mr.. Tissot returns to
France. 1t is beyond question the most i'm.
portant series of representations of Christ
made in modern times.
| The Christmas number of Scribner's Mag.
azine has several notable art features. The
| brilliant cover in silver, gold and colors is
from a prize design by Albert Herter. There
are also sixteen pages of colOr.printing OF an
unusual kind-reproducing Maxfield Parrishs
very original scheme of Illustration and
decoration, accompanying f. j. Stimsons
poetical version of scene from Wagners
"Rhtne-Gold". In the article on John Rus
kin as Painter" MIR. Spielmann has Included
reproductions of many unpublished paint
Ing and sketches. secured only by reason OF
fpin nAolaf xrritl Duel
Another artistic feature is the frontispiece
by the young artist, Walter Appleton Clark,
whose reputation has been made in the pages
OF Scribner's.