The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-12-31
Books Notices.

The January number of The Ladies'
Home Journal is regular store-house of
interesting facts and good fiction, and in
point of illustrations is one of the most
beautiful issues ever given the public. 1t
opens with page showing some of Miss
Brownell's artistic photographs, then tells
| "How Uncle Sam Guards His Millions,
and presents Mr.. Kipiing's actual exper-
fence in raising" baby Iona really
remarkable piece of writing. Cardinal
Gibbons contributes a fearless article on
1.-The Restless Woman" and James Whit
comb Riley's ''Home Folks" are described
and pictured Plans for "a $4,000 House
and Garden" are given, and Will Brad
ley shows the dining room of ''his house. "
The editorial page is given up to extracts
from sixty-eight letters relating to the
examining" system in the schools. 1t is
pathetically powerful. In the way of
fiction are the second part of ''The Russells
in Chicago, the conclusion of Miss Por-
tors GA Gentleman of the Blue Grass, "
and of Frederick M. Smiths delightful
romance, Christine, and ''The Wisdom
of the Dove, a clever short story by Lillian
Brooks. The pictorial features are headed
by the second part of the The Journals
picture story of What Girl Does at
College," which shows the athletic side of
college life, and there are two pages de-
voted to pretty rural scenes along
Country Roads" Eight pages are given
up to the new fashion department under
the editorship of Virginia Louis Ralston,
and all of the regular editorial depart
ments are excellent. By The Curtis
Publishing Company, Philadelphia One
dollar year; ten cents copy.
John Luther Longs new novel.
Naughty Man," is published entire in the
January number of Lippinc0tt's Magazine.
After awhile it will be brought out in
book form, costing four or five times the
price of the Magazine form. In this tale
Mr.. Long proves that he is master hand
at love making in other lands than Japan,
and in picturing the tender passion of a
wilful New York girl he excels himself
Mans aunt calls upon a favorite nephew
to save Nan from flock of matrimonially
inclined men, so that the girl may ere
member Cawdor," theological student to
whom her aunt has allotted her. Cawdor
writes Gladly like letter." from across the
sea, which fill his sweetheart with a desire
to give him a severe shock. The comedy
that follows is deliciously witty yet is
tender throughout, while the title Of the
CLOSING chapter SuIus IL al up Ill tn0 Woloo
And my arms opened and closed upon
Nan" Lippincott's short stories all deal
with some specially human subject of the
times Louis Zangwill writes about
woman whose husband has deserted her
and their child. After struggle the
woman makes a secure place for her son,
who believes his father to be dead
Whether this woman should have taken
different course when the husband reap
pears is nice question for the reader to
answer. 1t is called The Mother" "A
Fair Exchange" by Will N. Harden, is
the story of would be suicide in Paris.
"The Seal of Silence" brief tale of
much dramatic power, is by Albert Pay
son Terhune. With rumorsof the Pope's
declining health, people look forward to
what will happen when the Church shall
be called upon to accept successor in the
chair of St. Peter. The paper, entitled
''The Passing of the Pope, contributed
by Mrs BellocLowndes to Lippi1oc0tt'S
Magazine, tells in a vivid yet reverent way
how new Pope will be elected and
crowned.