The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-28
The Late Maoagines.

The August number Of the Smart Set
opens with n novelette, entitled Miss
Sylvcster's Marriage" written by Cecil
Charles. The history OF a social struggler
Ia related In Ghosts In Naumkeag" by
w, Il. Cohen. and other stories are 1.-THE
Price OF Admission" by Felicia Goddard;
The Sunnower Girl" ny Justus Miles
Formnn; "orchids or Arbutusf" by, Kat
rina Trnsk; "ln the Matter OF n Watch.
man" by Guy somervile; Taken at the
Flood by Beunh Downey Hanks; I'm
Regard 10 Madras" by H. KNAPP Harris;
MIR, Poltroon," by Charles Stokes Wayne,
and "Lc Commlsslonnire," by S. Bouchcrit.
Edgar Snltus contributes an essay. entitled
DE rAmour."
For the cover design Of the August
Penrson's there is picture Of bathing
girl, reminding the reader that within ap-
pears IT, g. Wells new story, 1.-THE Sea
Lady" The leading article, too, is re-.
frcshlng these hot days, carrying one tu
the Norwegian coast and Iceland, with a
description Of blue whale hunting. Rafael
Sabatini, new writer whose work IL
beginning to attract considerable atten-
tion, contributes bright adventurous
story entitled THE Nuptfnls Of Under
stein. The other features are up to the
usual standard
The fiction number OF Scrlbner's maya
zine contains story by Octave Thanrt,
illustrated by Chrsty; new sea story
by j. n. Connolly. Illustrated by Burns
the beginning Of n serial by J. A. Mitchell,
the author of Amos Judd" and many
other fiction features.
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Last weeks Leslie Weekly made
feature Of the forthcoming gathering OF
knights Tcmplar to be held at Louis
vile, KY next month.
Henry Austin Clapp. the critic of ine
Boston Advertiser, furnishes the August
Atlantic with the first OF four papers on
the "Reminiscences Of Dramatic Critic"
Mr.. Clnpps frank and humorous comments
upon the plays and actors serve TO iluml
nate the history Of the American stage,
and arc well worth reading
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The Worlds Work for August gives up
nost Of its space to the Pan-An seasasn
exposition The description and intorpreta-
tion Of the exposition, within and without,
are interesting and valuable.
The latest story from the pen OF Pau
Laurence Dunbar, author Of "Unealled,"
forms the chief hctional attraction OF the
hugust number Of the Metropolitan Maya
zine. There are seven short stories be.
sides Dunbars narrative.
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The fiction In the August Everybodys
win he found entertaining The "Star who
Played Leading Lady" by Eleanor Hoyt.
illustrated by Harry HUT, is clever. There
Is also General Lesllc's Deluslon," by A.
II. Calhoun; "Retributlon," by Mrs. Leland:
and the opening chapters Of q new serial.
"Tangled UP in Beulsh Land" story Of
social life In New York.
The Morning Walk by Irving r. wiles.
which adorns the first page OF Modern
Culture for August, has attracted much
notice In the Pan-American art gallery.
where II now hangs Camera Girl on the
Midway by Mllllcent olmstead is a breezy
account Of the experiences and obscrva.
items OF two clever young women at large
or the midway.
Five good short stories In the August
Success favor such features as "5ow the
Twenty-nIne immortais Started for the Hall
" Fame" by Cyrus Patterson Jones.
'errines which Lead to Fortune" by Rufus
Rockwell Wilson. and other Characteristic
success articles.