The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-27
LITERARY NOTES.

LII EKAN1 NOl ES.
Among the noticeable features of The
Dilineator for January IL its fine cover
the first of Il series that will continue
| throughout the year. The scope of the
magazine has been generally widcned,
and new and valuable material has been
| introduced into all the departments. Clara
| Il. LauGhlin begins n series of papers
entitled "Milad." in which sle considers
the problems and prerogatives of woman-
hood Cyrus Townsend Brady Is repre-
scntcd by one Of his famous bishop
stories. Interest Is heightened in Mrs.
Barrs powerful love story, Thyra Var
rick. and the novel develops along dra-
matte lines. In "Homes Of the Past and
Present" Ella Butler Evans Interestingly
describes two famous colonial houses,
Meadow Garden and Chateau le Vert
John ID. Barry writes on "rhe Stage as
Career for Women" and the article is
strikinsly illustrated. Frank French
gives the second and last part of his en-
tertaining "Reminiscences Of New Eng
land Life" TRACK Athletics for Women"
by Christine Terhune Herrick. presents
some novel features of sports in which
women are interested. Mrs. Theodore w.
Birney discusses "Childhood." n subject
concerning which she is e1ninently fitted
to write. The fashions are presented in
their usual attractive and timely form.
and the holiday display in the shops is
illustrated and described. "The Hair: It's
Care and DRESSING" should claim the at
tention of women. For the childrn there
appears the first of the "What Happened
Then Stories by Grace MacC;owan
Cooke. the usual pastimes. a natural his
tory sketch, etc The pages of illus
trated cookery portray Il decided novelty
in Chinese dinner. Mrs. Margaret Hall
begins in this number n series of 'prac-
teal Talks TO Young Housekecpers. and
the departments preserve their usual de-
gree of interest and excellence.
Commodore Robert T.. Peary tells at
some length of Hunting on the Great
Ice in I.esles monthly for January. His
remarkable photographs of the living and
dead Polar animals give unique interest
to the article. There are eight short
stories in the magazine. among them one
by Robert Barr and another Glongarry
story by Ralph Connor. An article called
"'The Great American Barnyard'' deals
with the enormous poultry industry of
the United States: there is a study of
Joseph Chamberlain by an Irish member
of parliament and a sketch of the cele-
bratcd DR.. Lorenz. The mystery of Anna
Katherine Green's detective story Is
made clear in the last installment of that
The first World Work of the new year
contains a wide varity of subjects written
about in the concise. optimistic manner
which is characteristic of this magazine.
Perhaps the most important article is
Robert ii. Montgomery's story of the
American invasion of Canada, illustrated
with many striking pictures and portraits.
Lewis NiXon's prophecies of the Battle
ships of the Future and Mr.. AIosely's
views of American industrial conditions
as he has seen them during his recent
trip through this country are also very
important
The feature Of the January Everybody's
is IL new Arabian Nights" story found
recently by DR.. Seybold of the University
of Tubingen among the Arabic manu-
scripts of the late Consul Wetzstein. of
Damascus. Mrs. Bessie Van Worst de-
scribes her experience in factories in Chi
cago. being the last article of the series
of "Tho Woman That Tolls" Juliet
Wilber Tompkns contributes IL most in
teresting study Of THE Personality of
Helen Gould" In "Tragedies OF Steam
boat Histories" G.. w. Ogden tells some
Mrs. Dazzledlck's at Home" the third
of the "rncmployod Rich" series, de-
scribes the typical New York society wo-
man on the search for sensational enter |
tainment. There Is "A vivid account of
the personality of Andrew Jackson and |
the scene at Caihouns supper party at
"'rhe Indian Queen" In Washington, In |
"Grcat Days in Great Careers" by AL |
fred Henry Lewis, David Graham Phil |
lips describes "Ilow Roosevelt Became |
President" There are n number of good |
vital short stories OF real interest,
The Century for January will have the |
distinction of n frOntispiece by Cole, |
another rut in his series OF wood-cngraV- |
ings of the old Spanish masters, the sub |
icct being the beautiful portrait Of RI |
Greco by himself. Mr.. Coles block. as |
in all his reproductions of the old mas
tcrs has been engraved after very care
ful study In front of the original, which |
In this ease Is In the museum at Seville. |
The portrait represents the painter in
broad frill collar with the materials of
his professlo IN his hands. and is note
worthy AS showing that he used n very
small oblong palette and small brushes
In aullls
Country Life in America for January
stands ilrst among the large and beauti-
'ul magazines of the month. II has To do
With many things that interest the coun-
ry lover ut this season, ana leading arr
iules are about Crocodile and All2:t-
or Hunting" Following the Hounds
Camping in the Snow" as well as
imely matters of the greenhouse and
country home-making, all illustrated with
urgN and SilDprh Dioturpg