The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-14
The Late Magazines.

The Late Magazines.
..o WIN q beautiful Illuminated cover on n,
outing number" Leslie,s wess,v as
uounces that II celebrates the begirr,n,
OF IT'S ninety'third volume and its forty,
seventh year OF publication. II claim.
20 De the oldest surviving publication AZ H.
class In the United States The Issus a,
Leshes Weekly, dated July ia contains =.
eeautitul double-page drawing in water
colors' Of the United States Gun defender
ana the Shamrock III racing at full tnt
on sandy Hook. The drawing is by the
Famous marine artist. Frank II. scheu
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me July number Of the North Amerlcsr
Review is remarkable for the general OK.
eenence and high quality Of its content,
ana there are few intelligent American
readers who will not ind in it something
to their taste
The study of old newspaper eIes ana
ancient records affords most fascinating
rewards. Current Literature for Julv has
brought together very interesting mass
OF material gathered from explorations
among files Of papers published in the
south before the war. on the Western
frchtier, In the Eighteenth century In Eng
land, manuscripts of the English Public
Record ofncc and the Black Books Of
Lineolns Inn
The recently opened Boston elevated rail-
way, q subject of vital interest to tue
people Of that city and it's far reaching
suburbs, Is fully described by It's chief On.
gineer, Mr.. George A. Klmbal ia the
July number Of the New England Maga.
zine. He gives q history Of the changes
In public street transportation since the
days of the early omnibus lines, and
shows by specially taken photographs this
latest effort in the solution of the problem
of urban and suburban communication for
one low fare In safety.
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In 6c''an the July number Of McCure's
is strong Rudyard KiphnE chronicles more
OF the wandernGs of irresistible "kim.'
Mrs Elizabeth Stuart Phelps concludes her
powerful drama Of the spirit world, with
In the Gates" And there arc four short
storieS--a story of the railroad, a child
story a character sketch, and a love story.
Each one of these bits Of fiction is net
only entertaining but well worth readiug
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"The Use of Growing Plants for Table
Decoration" is the leading article 10 the
July number of Table Talk, II Is written
by an acknowledged authority on plants;
is practical article and will I've valued
by women who take an interest In holut
flying the home table,
49,
Louis Dyer opens the July Atlantic With
salient facts Of the life and character OF
King Alfred the Great called into promi'
nence at this time by the approaching
thousandth anniversary of his reign. A
+. Winston describes Sixteenth Scntury
trusts showing that such combinations are
no new thing under the sun aud explain
Ing In detail how they originated spread
and finally fell--generally by their own
sheer weight The other features Of the
magazine are. interesting and Instructive,
as usual.
The July number Of Universal Brother
hood Path contains several articles which
will no doubt attract attention. The first
of these is Philosophy and the Artist
by W T, Hanson,
Four photographers have spent weeks
and taken hundreds of pictures at the Pan
American for the Worlds Work Ninety
three have been chosen from this mass
and engraved. including many large full
pages and several double pages.
Stories. long and short abound In the
July Century. iustifying its characteriza
ton as Summer Fiction Number. Miss
an
England tale, and Seumas MacManus
typical Irish one; the heroine Of "a Hope
Deferred, by Josephine Daskam, is New
England splrster, and the hero Of Miss
Sedgwick's "a Lion Among Ladies' a
popular novelist In London, The other
short stories are by Stewart Edward White
and Elliott Flower, Interesting install
ments accompany them Of Mrs Burnett's
novelette,, 1.-THE Making of Marchloncss,'
and Mr.. Bachelors novel, "D'ri and l."
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The publishers Of the Smart Set declare
the July number of that magazine superior
In many respects TO all previous numbers
The number begins with a novelette, by
Molly Elliot seawell, entitled Papa
Bouehsrd."
There may be found ia the July Fearsop's
an astonishing amount Of nction aud
capital lot Of special articles II. q, Wells
begins new serial In this number; his
title is The Sea Lady his heroine a
mermaid; and this mermaid, posing as a
drowning bather, is brought ashore and
imposes herself in very matter fact
way on klndly disposed but much EN-
barrsssed family. The development of the
plot affords ample material for Mr. Wells
brilliant imaginative powers.
IRONY of the Iron Chancellor