The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-28

| ry or Christmas number of the Smart
 Set This Is the first novelette, of a
 purely romantic character that this
 magazine has published. Alfred Henry Lewis contributes an historical story
 article entitled "One Eighteenth Gen.
 tury Day." It's characters are beaux
 and literary and histrionic giants of
 London. Elizabeth Duer (Mrs James
 G. King Duer) is the author of story
 entitled Sinful Sara" which treats of 1 the dangers and absurdities of gam
 bling in society. "The Enchanted Rug" i is the title of another of Edgar Saltus'
 enchanting articles, and 'The Hatred
 of Friends" by Gertrude F. Lynch, is
 a study of feminine nature that will be
 forcibly appreciated by many women. Other stories are'The Lotos and the
 Bottle," by o. Henry; Ties of Aud
 Lang Syne," by Ethel Mumford; "The
 Secret Panel" by Countess Loveau de
 Chavanne, and Expert Assistance" by w. Pett Ridge. The chief features in
 verse are 'Le Masque de rAmour," by
 Guy Wetmore Carrylm Rebellion" by
 Julien Gordon: "A Yule Song" by Clln- | LOIl CCOlldIu, Al I Ildcul q IOlllD, Uy i Bliss Carman and Awaited" by
 Charles Hanson Towne.
 The Fleming H. Revell Co.,, Chicago
 and New York) will publish immediate
 ly the Centennial Survey of World Wide Missions. upon which Dr. James | S. Dennis has been engaged for seve-
 ral years. It is an extensive work, con-
 taining dozen full-page illustrations
 and set of specially prepared mission
 maps. It will also contain a directory of foreign mission societies, and histor- | ical and descriptive notes and com-
 ments. The section on Bible transla- | tions by missionaries Is resume of the work of the century. The latest data concerning the various phases of mis- | sion effort is given in condensed form ready for the immediate use of busy | students.
 Miss Elizabeth Godfrey, whose novel, Poor Human Nature, was particularly int eresting one to musicians. has com pleted a new work, entitled The Wind ing Road, which Messrs. Henry Holt & Co. have in press. The hero of the sto- ry is a gipsy- like character of high in stincts, wanderer because he loves | nature and the common people
 F" The Philadelphia Era reports that
 Joel Chandler Harris has been occu- pied for several years in writing book
 which is declared to be the most i'm
 portant work that has ever come from his pen. It is a novel of considerable , length and Henry T. Coates & Co.,. the publishers of the Era, have secured the serial rights for that magazine, The first installment will appear in the January number. The author of "Un- cle Remus' says of the new work,
 which, by the way, has only just been completed: The book is not precisely autobiographical, but 1t is something more than reminiscent, for I have put myself into it in the most unreserved way. When I decided to quit newspa- per work turned to this work and when I began it determined to write it in my own way, without regard to models, standards or Journalism of any kind I determined to write something to please myself. The result is what you have. It is mine; 1t is me I do not say this on account of any pride I have in the work; it is perhaps faulty but even the faults are mine. I mean by this that I surrendered myself who'll ly to the story and it's characters, and the idea of art simply never occurred to me until the thing was complete" This personal note in the book should make the book exceptionally interest ing.
 Mrs Louise Chandler Moulton thinks that Hildegrde Hawthorne is the au- thor of Truth Dexter" The title page carries the name Sidney Mccall" but that is well understood to veil the iden- tity of the author of the novel. Not long ago it was attributed to Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, but the publishers, Little Brown & Co.,, refuse to confirm or deny any of the guesseS. The au- thor seems to be equally familiar with social life in Boston and plantation life in Alabama. Boston booksellers re- port the demand for the book as sec ond only to Gilbert Parker's Right of Way" It was published last spring. Miss Hawthorne is the daughter of Ju- Han Hawthorne.
 The January Country Life in Ameri ca Doubleday, Page & Co.,, New York, is California number with superb pic lures characteristic of this unique and beautiful magazine, and wholly devoted to the out door world on the Pacific coast The special covers show big trees of the Sierras, and, magnificent frontispiece the blooming orchards at the foot of snow capped mountains. The leading article, by l.. H. Bailey, tells of the diversified beauties and pe- culiarities of the land that flowers in winter and sleeps in summer where thunder storms are not, and where the sun shines everlastingly. Pioneer days are recalled by "The Heroes of the Fir ing Line, a poem by Joaquin Miller the trend of wonderful development is the theme of Country Life in Califor- nia," by A. J. Wells; and ",rhe Story of Great California Estate" by Charles Howard Shinn, naturally follows. Throughout the unusual opportunities for illustrating California at it's best have been well taken, but of particu- larly striking beauty are several series of photographs. Of these, '"The Cy- presses of Monterey" show a pictur- esuue feature of the southern coast the Yucca palms and Gila monsters, the weird life in the Mojave desert; and the poppies and poppyworts furnish the color that gives California it's fame as a land of flowers. Then, in a practical way a portion of the number is deyo-