The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-12


most completed third. which. under the
title OF Audrey will begin as a serial I'm
ire Atlantic Monthly Cor June.
The Strand Magazine. which can always
be depended on for a supply Of good read
ing. has as a feature OF its current issue
discussion OF the question as TO which
Is the finest building in the world, the opin-
ions being given by architects. The article
is illustrated
Madame Noel" is the title of the COM
plete novel in the November Lppincott.
1t Is by George Picard. and It's subtitle.
An Acadian Idyl." indicates its sweet
and unworldly characteristics. IL is a
pleasing tale. The last of Stephen Cranes
Great Battles" appears in this number
THE Storming of Burkersdorf Heights"
OF Hawthorne, Mrs. Rebecca Harding
Davis tells a number of entirely new
stories in her article in Scribner. Describ-
ing him. she saws: PERSONALLY he was a
rather short. powerfully built man. gentle
and low-voiced. with a sly. elusive humor
cleaning sometimes I'm his watchful gray
eyes. The portrait with which we are all
familiar-a curled barber-shop head-giyes
no idea of the singular melancholy charm
of his face"
The two chief serials I'm Harper's Maya
zine for 1901 will be by Gilbert Parker AMI
Mary f. wilkins. Mr.. Parker's story. which
will begin In the January number is en-
titled THE Right of Way" The scene is
laiG I'm this country. and IL Is said that
psychological and spiritual elements enter
into the story. Miss Wilkinss novel IS
called THE Portion of Labor. IL Is "A
study of life and character I'm a New
England factory town.
Brush and Pencil, the Chicago art maya
zine. improves with each issue and is a
periodical which is not only useful TO the
student because of its practical sugges-
lions. but which. because of the artistic
merit and beauty of its illustrations, should
ma place In every household Among
the features is an article by Burbank. the
painter OF Indians, on the study of the
Indian. a paper describing the process
OF photo-engraving is OF interest.
Collier issues thiry-two-page dramatic
number. with an "all-star cast OF con-
tributions. The articles include John Drew's
"Reminiscences of Augustin DAILY Annie
Russell on THE Trials OF Stage Career"
David Belasco on Stage Management"
Mrs. Fiske on The Evils OF the Syndi-
cate. and other articles of equal interest.
by Mrs. lie Moyne, Leslie Carter, w. J.
Ferguson. Mrs. Fernandez. etc, in addition
TO critical review OF the seasons plays
by John ID. Barry.
The latest venture in periodicals Is a min
iature magazine bearing the promising tee
Good Cheer. end announcing that il is
printed for cheerful thinkers. II is pub
lished in Boston by Forbes & Co. and
little essay on Poets &ho Were
Laughed At" written by Hezekiah But
terworth. who probably never gave TO the
pubic a line or gloomy philosophy. Opie
Read writes on THE Value OF Mirth." All
the contents of the number sustain the
promise of the title.
The Thanksgiving number of the Satur-
day Evening Post is dated Nov 10. The
cover is by Harrison Fisher. The opening
article is 1.-THE Leaders in American Diplo-
macy" by Hon. John W. Foster. formerly
secretary of state. Hon. Frank A Wander
lip, assistant secretary of the treasury,
contributes THE Onward March of Amer
lean Trade" Hon. Carter II. Harrison.
mayor of Chicago, has an article on THE
DETACHMENT of the Modern City," Mai
Arthur Griffiths. of the British army ire
tired, has an anecdotal sketch of General
Wolseley. 1.-THE Adventures of Pioneer
Plainsman" are told by Capt. John J.
Healy.
Mr.. Zangwilrs very clever novel, ''The
Mantle of Elijah.'' just concluded in Har-
per's Magazine, contains what most of its
readers believe TO be study of the COM
plications which led TO the Boer war. Now.
says w. L. Alden, Mr.. Zangwill wrote
the book before the Boer war broke out,
and it was the war that copied Mr.. Fang
Will, not Mr.. Zangwill who copied the
war. Those numerous people who will in
sist in conceiving of a novelist simply
reporter will, however. always believe that
war to put IL into" his novel. Mr.. Fang
will has no need of making a novel out OF
newspaper cuttings.
The reviews of new publications I'm ths
Bookman often seem rather labored and
amateurish, but they do serve TO give a
sufficiently correct idea of the quality OF
new books to serve guide or warning
| TO possible purchasers. The department.
of Chronicle and Comment is always
entertaining. An admirable feature OF the
Bookman is its portraits OF authors.
Among the special contributions TO the
Matthews on 1.-The Future Literary Cen
ter of the English Language" s. ID. Nc
Cormick writes OF ''Survivals In American
| Speech" and Mary Twombly has an ac-
count of THE Art Students League OF
New York.
The competitions for the prizes offered
| by the Century Magazine 20 this years
American college graduates are announced.
| The prize essay, entitled ''Tolstois Moral
Theory of Art is by Mr.. John Albert Macy.
| of Harvard University, and the prize story.
| entitled IAN Old-world Wooilg," is by Miss
| Adeline Miriam Jenney, OF the University
| of Wisconsin. The awards are made In ig-
| norance of the authorship of the manu-
scripts submitted, and IL Is wholly acci-
| dental that one of the winners proves 10 be
| a Western woman and the other an East
ern man. In conformity with the terms OF
] the competition the prize for poetry Is not
/ awarded this year, no contribution being
| thought TO reach the standard.
| VIII Bradley has accepted a commission
/ from the Ladies' Home Journal for a series
| of illustrations likely to attract feminine
attention. There are TO be eight OF the pic
| lures, showing womans day I'm her home
| at breakfast, in her boudoir. on the lawn.
| etc. Mr. Bradley will gown the woman In
| costumes appropriate to the different
| periods OF the day and TO the occasions) OF
| his own creation, and decorate and furnish
| the house with draperics, wall papers and
| furniture of his own designs. The draw
! ings, while having strong pictorial inter-
l est. will have greater value in showing
| women how TO dress with artistic effect
/ irrespective OF the DEGREES Of fashion. and
/ the methods by which the most artistic eff
1 fects in home fitting and furnishing can be
/ secured.
Hon. John W. Foster contributes 10 the
| International Magazine for November an
| interesting study of Ii Hung Chang, the
| Chinese yiceroy, with whom he has been
| on terms of intimate acquaintance. Among
| other features of the number is a paper by
| Marc Debret the editor of the famous
| Geneva (Switzerland) Journal, who writes
| upon the various congresses held by Euro
| pean nations under the pretext OF setting
| Alright the wrongs brought about by con.
| quests He first treats OF the famous Con
| conventions. He considers the appeal q
| a Congress of Nations the last resort fol
| weak or oppressed people. for the judges
are strong and decide questions solely from
| self-fnterest. He warns the world agains
| ar international police.