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The Cornhill' by their cleverness; and
the beginning of a short serial The
number for January 18th gives the full
text of Lord Rosebery's recent address
on Literary Statesmen which has
been the subject of general comment;
an article from "Blackwood's" on The
Ethics of Conquest which relates to
the Philippines; and a bright paper on
The Madness of Mr.. Kiphng." The
Living Age" which we esteem very
highly, is published every Saturday,
and gives each year about $500 double
column octave pages of matter (mak-
ing four large volumes), unequaled in
quality and quantity. Although the
ahlest articles appearing in the rich
field of British periodical literature con-
stitute the chief contents of 'The Liv-
ing Age" frequent original translations
are given on noteworthy papers on SUBJ
jects of intelligent and timely interest
from the pens of the foremost authors
and men of affairs of Continental Eu-
rope-F'rance, Germany, Spain,- Italy.
Russia and other sources. In a monthly
supplement a department was intro
duced two years ago giving Readings
From New Books" This is continued,
and a new editorial department, de-
voted to notes on Books and Authors
has been added. Arrangements are be-
ing made for strong serial stories from
English, Italian and German sources.
Under the apt title Of STARS Seen by
Day. ''Ev'ry Month (New York; for
January gives the first of a short series
of interviews with prominent actresses;
in this case Miss Viola Allen, whose
GLORY Quayle" in THE Christian" has
been one of the most discussed charac-
terizations of the year. Not touching
upon the professional side of her life,
a most attractive picture is drawn OF
the simplicity and womanliness of her
surroundings and the healthfulness of
her pursuits. An excellent Industrial
sketch, Making Her Ladyship's Rib
bons," wherein is traced the process
beginning with the silkworm and ter
minating with the blocking of the man
ufactured article follows. Royal
Decorations for Women describes the
orders open to the weaker sex. Three
clever short stories are included in the
table of contents, one, THE Veil Be
tween" being remarkable for its pecu-
liar and realistic description. Fashions,
of course, have a place, and the excel
lent reproductions of scenes From the
Plays of the Month are again given
The music in this number is notable as
being wholly the work of negro COM
posers, the most famous colored melo-'
dists of the country having contributed
their best efforts to make this collec-
ton a representative one. The list ia
cludes: There's a Warm Spot in My
Heart For You, Baby" by Cole and
Johnson; Dance of the Toads, charac-
teristique, by Bert Williams; Bring
Back to My Life the Sunshine" ballad.
by Gussie L. Davis; The Fighting
Twenty-fourth," military march, by
Ernest Hogan and Richard Weston.
A critical sketch of the work of w.
S. Gilbert, with a fine portrait of the
dramatist is prominent feature of the
January "Booh Buyer" (New York;.
Miss Louise Imogen Quincy furnishes
personal appreciation of the late Har-
old Frederic. Many extracts from fa-
miliar letters add to the interest of the
sketch. There are photographs of sew
eral remarkable book bindings. the
work of the new Guild of Women
Bookbinders,' at the Hampstead Bind
cry, in England. A pen drawing of
himself, by Oliver Herford, the poet
illustrator whose new book is full of
brilliant satire, is one of the entertain
ing things. A new portrait of George
w. Gable, and views of his house in
Northampton, are published. Among
the new portraits are those of William
j. Clark, the author of Commercial
Cuba: the veteran J. w. DeForest of
New Haven, the author of Kate Beau
mont" who has just published a new
story of revolutionary times; Miss
Gwendoline Keats c'Zack') the author
of the remarkable collection of short
stories called Life is Life; the late
David A. Wells; w. r. Leigh. the IL
illustrator; and Maurice Jokai, who is
shown in his famous study, surrounded
with his books and pictures.
"The Black Cat" for January (Bos-
ton) has these full stories: ''The Tax
on Moustaches," $500 prize story, H.
J. w. Dam; ''The Iron Cross at Dead
Horse Drift" James O. Fagan; Color
of Heaven" Margaret Dodge; 1.-The
Wizard of Red Gulch," William NJ.
Tisdale; Private Zembler," C. B.
Lewis.
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