Evening journal., 1900-08-29
THE LITERARY WORLD

Fashion Number Is fitting desig-
nation OF the September Ladies' Home
Journal, which will gladden. woman
kind with It's great showing Of Fall
and Winter modes. The ten fashion
articles are by the highest authorities
on feminine attire. and the text is ef-
fectively illustrated. But the fashion
writers and artists have by no means
mOnopolized the September journal
Rene Bache contributes "One Hundred
Years in the White House which In
a most interesting way recalls the not
able occurrences in the executive man
sion during its first century. In the
Romances of Some Southern Homes
is reflected the social life of the beaus
and bellies of Southland in the good
old days-a succession of interesting
affairs of the heart A large share Of
attention will bo given to The Anec-
dCtal Side of Phillips Brooks. because
cf the new light it centres upon him
as preacher and man. In Josiah and
/ Go a-Nisitin the second visit
Josiah Aliens Wife writes OF their
experiences in her irresistibly humor-
Gus vein. Another fiction feature
Joey Tobacker." is a well-tOld short
story. THE Church Engaged My Hus-
band. Not Me" The Training of al
Waitress" when You Entertain orI
Visit. are few Of the many helpful,
practical articles. The pictorial feat
ures include views OF California gar
dens, of the Yellowstone Park, and al
page drawing Of a. B. FrOsts, "Loiter-
ers at the Railroad Station" BY The
Curtis Publishing Company. Philadel-
phia- One dollar year; ten cents a
copy
The leading article in The Engineer
ing Magazine is by Hon. John Barrett.
who writes ably Of the crisis in China
and its meaning for an engineering
constituency. Identity OF interest
throughout the Industrial nations
should cause unity OF action-at the
very least, Great Britain and the Uni
ted States should stand firmly for
maintaining the integrity and autono-
my of China. Commercial, political
and moral reasons demand It. Further
the white mans burden is already
heavy enough; China should be led to
raise up her own administrators.
under Western tutorage and guidance
Mr.. Barrett ends with a wonderful pic
ture of the trade opportunities In
0dthtt1s
Two finely illustrated articles follow
one, by Mr.. Thos. Tonge, dealing
with the fourth (or economioaD era Of
Leadyille mining the other, by Mr.
Fred. w Maynard, setting forth the
construction and performance of Brit
ish heavy motor vehicles. A third
Interestingly illustrated paper, by Mr..
Charles Rous- -Marten. treats OF the To-
comotiye exribit at tire Paris EspOsi-
tiOn and tendencies in practice it dis
plays. and a fourth review, accompan-
led by many fine engravings, is that by
Mr. Sidney II. Walker describing elec-
/ trio mining machinery in the British
coal mines Prof. Ripper's paper on
the continuous recording of steam en-
gines is also illustrated Prof. Diemer
consideres the commercial organisa-
/ tiOn OF the machine shop; Mr. Cassell
/ presents a practical and useful discus
sion of the governing OF water-powers.
/ The editorials and the Review of En-
! gineering Press are particularly timely
/ The number concludes with the usual
! comprehensive Index of Engineering
Literature.-The Engineering Maga-
zine, New York.
Tt is stated that Of a thousand vol
umes Of travel which DR. Edward
Leigh Pell examined i'm tho prepara-
tiOn Of his latest book. THE Bright
| Side az Humanity" " scarcely two hum