The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-06

been productive Of slight results. though
immense sums OF money have been spent
by Rothschild. Hirsch and others TO further
II. he points out where the mistakes have
Deen and suggests remedy.
Anyone who wishes to know in advance
the character Of the ceremonies through
which King Edward must pass at his coro-
nation next year. viii find the account well
set forth in Lippincott's Magazine for De-
cember. Edmund Gosse writes in this num-
Der about The Best Books. Agnes Repplier
discourses Of The Oppression OF Gifts,
there Is the usual complement OF nctlOn, IN
Guiding complete novel. and l. Zangwill
contributes two striking poems.
The departments" in the Ladies Home
Journal have increased in number and
now every problem of domestic life IS con-
sidered. from the rearing of children and
the furnishing OF the house to the dressing
OF dolls. The woman in search OF inrorma-
ton Of this sort is likely 10 find what she
wants here. The December number con-
tainS in addition several Christmas stories
and other holiday features. A story by
Rudyard Kipling tells How the First Let
ter was Written" The cover has pleas
ing color design.
Besides several entertaining short stories
in the December Criterion, a aumber of con-
tributions of a different character attract
attention. In IAN Old Dictionary-A Rev
cry" Richard Burton sentimentaliZes over
an unsentimental theme. Ballington Booth
writes of THE Gulf Between the Church
and the Churches" Kyrle Bellew talks or
Art and Acting. Leonard Ellis onerS
study of Southern cotton-mill communities
and James Huneker has a chapter or Tor
eign musical gossip. Altogether IL Is d
/ creditable holiday number.
EARLY Opera in America" is the title OF
an interesting article in the December
Cosmopolitan, written by c. d. Hess, him
self an operate manager. He gives his
I fl,,
attic line in this country and recalls to
the minds of music lovers many old Ia
vorites. The article is accompanied by
numerous Illustrations, showing the artlsts
IN the quaint attire of the period In which
they sang. Among the portraits is one
of Mrs. Zelda Seguin Wallace, then Mrs.
| SeSuin. Mr.. Hess says Of her, In speaking
/ OF the Parepa-RoSa Grand English opera
/ Company, of which she member, that
! 'operagOers Of that season will remember
/ her as far above the average in dramatic
/ ability and vocal excellence
? The Engineering Magazine for December
puts in the leading position an article by
F. E. Saward on 1.-The Growth of American
! Coal Exports" The cause is shown to be
! the constant cheapening of production
! through improved methods of mining, hand
i ling, transport, and shipment. The effect
! Is relief TO the OverdriVen British col
] ieries, the conservation of British fuel sup
/ plies, and the reduction Of prices to the
! enormous advantage of British railways,
| manufactures, and industries generally.
! Mr.. Philip Dawson, the adviser of Mr..
! Yerkes in his London traction enterprises,
writes of English, American and continent
! al steam engineering, treating particularly
British traction power houses and their
| equipment.
Two semi-detached photographers in the
International Studio for November caused
that magazine to come in conflict with a
postal regulation concerning the mailing
of photographs and made it necessary
for the publishers TO remove the pictures
which were portraits of the late Empress
| Frederick and of the Baroness Dierghardt
and send them separately to subscribers of
| the periodical. Even without these supple
! ments, however the magazine is so fully IL
Illustrated and so filled with interesting
reading matter as to give great satisfaction
/ to an art lover There are a number of
/ tinted reproductions of portraits, sketches,
| including one of Cardinal Rampoln, two
| tinted reproductions of paintings by Sidaner
and reproduction in color of Japanese
| vase in Oribe ware. The text is in part
made up of a sketch of the artist Sidaner,
an illustrated account of the Photographic
work of Guido Rey, "Old English Glazes'
| and "Object Lessons in the Potter's Art
| from the Far East"
The leading article in Ainslee's Magazine
for December. entitled America in Eng
land" by Allen Sangree, is a dramatic
study of the triumph of American business
methods in British enterprises. The writer
compares this movement to the return Of
the prodigal son, laden with a new set of
tools. to improve the old farm. Senator
Aldrich, the Most Influential Man in Con-
gress," by l.. A. Coolidge, is a readable
study of the personality of the leader of the
Senate and also a clear analysis of the
wonderful congressional machine at Wash
ington. I'm Remote Newfoundland" by
Norman Duncan, is the kind OF special ar
ticle that has all the value of news and all
the impressiveness of a well-wrought work
of fiction. The description of this stony
country, where gardens and graVeyardS are
painfully built by the hands of men, is
illustrated with many good photographs.
'Melba at Home" by William Armstrong,
gives a pleasant account of the home life
of this great singer. A number of clever
short stories add variety to the issue.