The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-16

During the coming year the Century is to
have some very interesting features in tine
T~oetical line. For the December number
Millions "LAnegro' has been chosen for
color illustration by Maxfeld Parrish. whose
remarkable drawings for the ode on the
Nativity" printed in colOrs. were the pic
torial feature OF the Christmas issue Of last
year. a number OF poems appropriate TO
Christmas will appear, artistically deccra-
ted IN addition TO well-known contribu-
tions. such as James Whitcomb Riley, Ed
win Markham. Edith VI. Thomas. Paul
Laurence Dunbar. L. Frank Tooker. Maur-
ice Francis Egan, Clinton Scoilard. John
Burroughs and many others. several new
or Unfamiliar poets are to be introduced
during the year to the Century audience.
each with a group OF poems. the first be
ing six Songs Of the Second Youth" by
Mary Adams. a nom de gueTre. In otAe-
WAYS prominence is to be given TO poetry.
II IS said that some OF the most interesting
Of the contributions come from the South
and the West.
Mis- Frances Aymar Mathews. the author
Of hat dashing comedy. MY Lady Peggy
Goes to Town. will not give her photo
rranb for reproduction in newspapers or
magazines. She objects to personal adVer-
t.sement and insists that her likeness VIII
induce no one TO buy her books.
Thomas Nelson rage Will ASNHN
Christmas Scribner's his memories OF an
oId-time Sunday I'm Virginia. as it was IN
his boyhood. 1t is n charming sketcn oi
Southern life before the war, ana Is iius-
trated by Clinedinst.
The artistic features of the ChIistn9
r,.uhar of Scribner's VIII incluoe an tid1-
nTara colored cover by Mayheid Farrlsh
ana a frontispiece in color by the same
artist. drawings by Castaisne and jessie
Wilcox Smith. reproduced in their Original
cClCrs, and snow scenes in the A~dirohuaChs
by Guerin. printed in tints which Suggest
the winter landscape. Another notable art
feature will be the collection OF portraits
Of American children from paintings by Sar-
gent. Miss BeauX. Kendall. Alexander.
Chase, Miss Cassatt. Thayer. Brush, Lock-
wood and others.
The American Federal state is a text
book in civics for high schools and acaGe-
mics. by Roscoe Lewis Ashley. which the
Company has on the Iress for
immediate publication. IL is intended TO be
a very comprehensive textbook. giving u
full historical account of the growth of the
American Federal nation in colonial times,
a full explanation of the actual working Of
the american Government, and a sufficient
account OF the duties and privileges OF
American citizenship. Two striking fea-
tCres OF the work will he the full treat
lltHl u NHt atAudl NtuNufl VI american
politics through the instrumentality OF the
boss, the machine. the standing committees
O; party organizations. the primaries and
political conventions. and the great CUES
items of American industrial history which
been the subjects Of party antag-
Onisms. legislation and adjudication.
Doubleday, Page & co. in the week OF
November Is publish "A Modern Antaeus."
by the author of An Engli5hwoman's Love
a 4 TTaw- . -INaI + -
zling question OF the authorship Of last
years literary sensation: The Making Il a
Country Home" another story of persons
who leave the city. by J. +. Mowbray. au-
thor OF "A Journey to Nature; Princess
PUCK. Una L. Siiberrad's new novel. and a
new Illustrated edition Of Bob, Son OF
tfattie. with twonty-fOur ph0tographs
taken from the actual scenes of that d.
llsht1ul story. which is now in it's fftv-
fifth thousand.