The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-10-10
LITERARY NEWS AND NOTES.

A short while ago The Cosmopolitan
published an article by well-known
writer under the nom de plume of Raj
ford Pyke on "What Women Like in
Men, which created wide interest, not
only in America, but also in England.
The Review of Reviews of London
said that the article showed rare SYM
pathy, rarer penetration and rarest
knowledge of woman's nature" In
The Cosmopolitan for October the
same author discusses with brilliance
and keenness "What Men Like in Wo-
men, There are few in all the world
who would not care to possess the pass
ports to a mans of womanS affection,
and it is doubtful if truer words were
ever written about a problem which
has occupied the world from the earli-
est days of which there is any record
than those of this pointed little essay.
The National Magazine of Boston
has the unique magazine feature of the
month. This is portrait of President
Mcklnley's little daughter, Katie, who
died at the age of three and half
years. The portrait, which has never
before been published, adorns the first
page of The National Magazine for
October. cit shows" says the Nation
al, "a sweet, serene little face, with
tender, truStful eyes and rosebud lips
Rich, wavy hair, parted at the middle,
falls down over the shoulders, clad in
some fleecy, white stuff. She is, in all
her features, the youthful image of her
father, blending with his strength some
thing of the subtly sweet grace and
charm of her mother" Persons wish
ing to obtain a copy of the magazine
containing this portrait and 60 pages of
other Mckinley pictures as well, should
send 10 cents in stamps to The National
Magazine, Al West First ST., Boston,
Mass.
The Smart Set for October opens with
an amusing novelette, entitled 'The
Career of Mrs. Osborne" by S. Garlic
ton and Helen Milecete, the latter the
author of Miss Vandeleur, Pirate"
one of the successes of last year. The
present story narrateS the adventures of
two charming young women who escape
from tiresome country relatives and
take an apartment in London under the
fictitious chaperonage of "Mrs. Os-
borne" Their escapades, their many
devices to avoid detection and their
final disposition of Mrs. Osborne are
highly diverting.
hlClidTu LIE Udlllenno contributes
mastery short story to the number.
''The Household Gods that details
woman's struggles with temptation
''The Splendor of Dead Days" is a fas-
cinating article by Marvin Dana that
compares the magnificence of former
ages with the luxury of the present
Julien Gordon Mrs. Van Rensselaer,
Cruger), regular contributor to The
Smart Set, writes for this issue singu-
lar and piquant story, ''The Black
Swan" the study of light O love of
Paris. Edgar Saltus contributes sur
prising tale, entitled "a Bouquet of IL
lusions,' and Clinton Ross a bright
story, 'The Comedy of the Ruined Gen
tleman." Besides these features there
are thirty or more other signed contri-
buttons of varied interest, notable the
poems, ''SonnetS to a Lover" by Myr-
tie Reed, and "Invocation," by Charles
G. d. Roberts. All in all, the number
is the most notable and entertaining
issued by this cleverest of the popular
MAGAZINES