Evening journal., 1901-09-28
THE LITERARY WORLD.

Recently Town Topics rounded an
nual prizes to the amount of $3.50 fol-
designs for it's holiday number cover
and page illustrations. The competition
for this the first year was so active as
to show that in the artist world this
sort of encouragement was greatly APP
lpreciated. Moved by this, Town Topics
has now made the following offer:
Town Topics will pay $1,000 for the
best title page design Qull size OF
! page twelve inches wide and sixteen
inches high) for its forthcoming publi-
cation: "Fads and t'ancies of the 400. "
a souvenir of American society at the
beginning of the new century. The
work will treat only of men and wo-
men prominent in the highest social
circles; their tastes and diversions will
be discussed in print and illustrated in
designs. 1t will be printed on hand
made Japan paper and bound in levant
morocco. While it will be commemora-
tive of society today, it will also be an
example of the advanced state of the
arts-prlnting, engraving, illustrating
and bookbinding. Further particulars
will be given to all who desire to COM
pete for the title page prize. The COM
! petition will close December 1, 1901.
The award will then be made by a COM
petent jury, to be hereafter named, and
unsuccessful exhibits will be returned
il desired. Address Town Topics, Bu-
reau of Fads and Fancies, No. POS Fifth
avenue, New York city.
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Scribner's Magazine for October has
an attractive cOlored cover by Walter
Appleton Clark-the first design of this
kind that he has made. The number is
also rich in Illustrations by such ac-
cOmplished artists as Howard Pyle, f.
C. Yohn, Henry HUT. w. r. Leigh,
and Louise l.. Heustis Theodore ROOse-
welt contributes the first of two hunt
ing articles in that spirited manner
which makes THE Wilderness Hunter
one of the best outdoor books ever
written. These articles, called with
the Cougar Hounds" describe his ad-
ventures while hunting the mountain
lion last winter in Colorado. General
Francis Y. Greene's second article on
the Regular Army covers the period
| from the war of 1912 to the civil war
The most stirring events in this chap
ter are of course the battle of New
Orleans, the war with the Creeks, the
Mexican war and the Mormon expedi-
tion. Three eminent military artists
illustrate this paper-Howard Pyle, R.
! f. Zogbaum and T. c. Yohn There
are three short love stories-"Over
Sunday" by Carolyn Wells, solves a
most amusing situation; oscar and
Louise" is the love story of a Danish
Overseer and a French maid, told with
charming humor by Margaret Suttor
| BriscOe and illustrated by Louise
Heustis; "A T'riumph's Evidence" is a
story of love and politics in the Mid
die West by William Allen White, edi-
tor of the EmpOria CKansas) Gazette
Mr.. White is a politician as we'll as a
vigorous writer, ana this story depicts
race for a United States senatorshiI
in most vivid manner.
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The Criterion appears this month
with a timely article on our great ma
tional tragedy. Dr. Robert Stuart Mac
Arthur in William McKinley-An APP
probation voices in simple, impress
sive words the depths Of sorrow in
every heart and the far-reaching value
OF the late Presidents noble life. The
frontispiece of the magazine is a hand
some portrait of Mr.. Mckinley, by Jay
Hambidge. The opening chapters oil
Vance Thompson's serial, killing the
Mandarin" help to make this issue Of
far more than ordinary interest. M
| ThOmpson's novel of New York lif,
promises to be one of the literary
events of the year. Among other no
table features are Elizabeth Wells
lChampney's charming romance, 9TH
Cardinals Reliquary" The Bungaloy
Ranch a story CT Western life by Alb
bic Carter Goodloe; "A Day in al
English Country House" by that de
lightful writer on English customs, Jo
anna L. Wood: the second paper b.
General James Grant Wilson on tina
unique and hitherto unwritten-of char
acter. John r. Thompson and Hi
London Diary" 1S64-5; and wonder
ful bit of prose poetry, "Frederi
Chopin-A Record"-by Jeannett
: Lee. The short stories and special art
cles are of more than the Criterion
! usual strength. Criterion Publicatio
= Company, No. Al East Twenty-firs
, street, New York city.
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