The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-30

l of the January number are 1.-THE 5FIoral
| Setting of,the White House" by Walden
Fawcett; Shopping in the Great Cites
| of Europe by Lillian Bell, and The
Girls Art Schools of New York, by z
Montgomery McGovern. A new serial,
"a Little Old Woman by Harriet Pres
| colt Spofford, begins in this issue, and IN
addition to this four short stories are
printed The number IS fully Illustrated
| from drawings and Photographs.
| Cyrus Townsend Braiy's new novel Is
| published-comp! ete-in the January NUM-
| Der of the NEW LIPPINCOTT. This
| IS a Revolutionary Low. Story, or, as the
SUB title has it. "A Comedy of Cross-Pur-
! noses in the C2rolinas''. The real title,
! when Blades or Out md Loves Atleld, :
! fits the plot to periestion. Blades
| stands for the hot-heaced young officers;
| and Love- is represented by the two
! pretty, plucky North CAROLINA, girls. whose
nearest male relative Is /, staunch Tory,
| while Their own sympath;es lean towards
| the Colonies, and their lovers are on both
sides of the fight. Tbs number contains
| also several notable snort stories. The
Personal Equation: a Story of Cornell
! College, 10y James Gardner Sanderson,
fulfls an editorial preparation of many
| months to publish a seres of College Tales
| dealing with the princRa Universities of
America. A. z. W. iIason. the popular
! English writer, contributes to the Janu-
aiy New Ippincctt The Trouble
| at Beauieu'' an amusing story of d t-psy
| Englishman who is seachinS for the Mar
! qus of Salisbury. Adyin L. Sabin's story
| called The Day OF Tia Presidents Mes
sage" is q most pathetic one about
Girl" Il telegraph edtcr. and a railroad
wreck Elliott Flower writes a good little
morse story that raises A. llIIol against
the embryo racing MAI. Apropos to cele-
brating the centenary of the founding of
Washington as the ca)ital of the United
State, is Anne HollinySF orth Wharton's
paper, cnlled "Wash.nst In: A Prede.stin-
ed Capital" Talks With Chinese Wo-
men, by Lily Howard, lis intimate con-
versation between an IN4erican lady and
her Chinese maid. Saith Bernhard in
Her Teens" by Albert Sch!nz relates
some new and intimate sossp about the
Divine Sarah's'' early lie.
In variety and wo1t, of contents
Of McCLURE's MAGAsINE for Jan
| uary is notable, as lwell for lit
erary merit and for hrt. The first
i'll Il series of melpirs by Miss
Clara Morris appears ID this No, and
by the Sraces of her wiring the famous
actress gives added vallt to a narrative
full Of interest. In this IS told the story
OF her trials and triumphs on the occasion
| of her first appearance In New York.
There is Il careful and iiVid Den-plcture
of the Emperor William, hat most inter-
eSting figure of CONTEMPORARY royalty.
From this study by Nh Ray Stannard
| Baker the reader gains dfinite acqUaint-
anCe with the man and te sovereign. ~
! third article of merit is entitled Great
! Achievements of Modern ari.ige-B Building"
! Here Mr.. Frank w. Skinpr, c. T., relates
many marVelS in this host marvellous
| branch of modern enSirering, and we
| larn just why it is thai America leads
| the world in this work.
! The fiction in this issut is of the best.
| A second installment q Mr. Rudyard
| kiplins new novel, 'k2m,'' appears,
| with illustrations by NJ. Edwin Lord
! Weeks and Mr.. j. lockwood Kipling
! The short stories cover aride range and
| they are spendidly iluirated After
! Culoden,' by Mr.. WillianMcLeod Raine,
! is a tale of Scotch adveEure in an his
toric setting Mert,,s The Ross M [o;. =
| patriotism in the Philippines THE
Revenge of the Four by IT, Joseph Flynt
! mo Mr.. Francis Walton, IS a wnimsically
| told narrative of eventsin that under
| world whose mysterious Ways Mr.. Flynt
knows SO well. A cleve study of Chi
cago types is made by Ms Edith Wyatt
in Limitations and in frhe Chairmans>
Politics" Mr.. VIII PayR minSles love
and politics in delghfll comedy.
| SCRIBNER'S NLAGAZfNC has many
| projects for the year 1917 andseveral of the
| most important have their belinning in the
! number for January, which lbs lust been
| issued. In fiction, readers VII welcome
| the half-dozen amateur cracksnan stories
| by Z. w Hornung, each of WHICH is COM
| plete in itself: but tae inseniols Raffles
| and his accomplice, Bunny, appear in all
Of the adventures. The one in his num-
bar is entitled NO Sinecure. Rnd it is
Illustrated by +. c. 6ohn, who! will make
| the pictures for tie wholeseris. Raj
! ncs has already taken his plact among
| those distinguished characters il fiction
| which everybody Knows about.
There will be five more articles on
Russia of To-da5,', by Henry N1rman,
! Vi. 2. The present issue describes Il TO-
| mantle journey in THE Caucasus, (which
| Mr.. Norman believes is the most attract
i've vacation trip in the world. The illus
trations show tie picturesque features
| Of the country.
Thomas F. INLAND. who has been ir five
wars and whoss articles on the 3oer
Army attracted so much attention in
| Scribner's last year. gives ~ Comparison
! of the Armies in China Mr. AIlIard's
| criticisms have all the marks il fairness
| and wide experience, and will command
the respect Of military men.
Other attractions arc as foil Tvs:
Auguste Rodn. W. c. Browlell. Illus
trations from photographs Of sculptures
by kodln
The Fight Against Advct ling Dis
icurement. Arthur Reed kimbail.
The Plague Ship-A story Of The China
Coast. Stephen BonSal.
The Stars. IA Sonnet. Marquette iMer-
rIngton.
The Point Of Niew-Democracy in liter
atuce.
The Field of Art-Two Beautiful
Rooms in Japan. ". 3. Van Inger4 II
Illustrated.
Luz K,