The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-01-28
Literary Notes.

Every month LiRbmo0tfS Magazint
contains complete novel fresh from a
pen which has arrived" or one which i:
going to. John Strange Winter MRS. Ar
thur Stannard), the author of February
novel, needs no introduction to fiction
Standings" after the interesting family Of
poor English artist. A wealthy relative
comes to their rescue, and one daughter
inarries a man who loves the other.
There is sharp contrast between these
two girls. The one becomes an actress;
the others life is noble sacrifice. With
such plot John Strange Winter is in her
element, and ''The Standings is one OF
her best novels. Libbincotts lMagazine
this month sustains its record for striking
short stories. One of these, by Charles H.
Cafin, is entitled For the Homer of His
Wife" Another, by Percie w. Hart, en-
titled 1.-THE Abracadabra Affair."" is a
clever de- ective story in which clue
is followed through amusing and appalling
difficulties. Owen Halls tale, "a Dark
Nights Ride deals with a thrilling ride
through jungle, and is told in the alert
style of the author of Sin the Track of
the Storm" Two important papers in the
February LfbPfnc0ttS compel attention
Captain Leslie J. Perry, late of the War
Records Office at Washington. writes
about "Lincoln's Official Habit (apropos
of the birthday of Lincoln, February I2)
This embodies some hitherto unpublished
letters from President Lincoln to his gen
erals in the field, giving evidence of his
punctiliousness, clearness and conciseness
The other paper is the second part of Sid
ney Lanier's posthumous essay, "Music
of Shakespeare's Time" Part l was pub
lished in the January number of L1bbtn-
c0tfS Magazine This is readable YER
sion of facts known only to students.
Sir Charles w. Dixie contributes to The
Cosmopolitan an article on THE Naval
Strength of Nations which gives not
only most interesting and comprehensive
account of the navies of the great powers
but also clear insight into world politics
Few men possess such knowledge as the
authors, gained from years of experience
in diplomatic and political career. The
article is SO broad in scope and straight
forward in treatment that it will be read
with interest not alone ty statesmen but
by every one whose thoughts travel be-
"
The Cosmopolitan is fortunate in its fiction
for February. Stories of love, adventure
and humor from the pens of famous au-
thors make the 'Midwinter Fiction Mum
ber'' vitality interesting. rs. Cohn & Som
by Zaugwill deals with the Adjudication
of Jew and the inevitable tragedy of his
love for an English girl whose race preju-
dice triumphs over her nobler feelings
In The Valley of the Dead Thomas A.
Janvier pictures the struggle of dashing
young engineer between love and duty
Mr. MacGlowrie's Widow" is the title Of
Western story in Bret Harte's happiest
vein, and 1.-The Fish" is one of E. w. KEN.
ble's best humorous skits.
The February issue of The Ladies' Home
Journal opens with the first part of Miss
Portor's new romance of the South.
"Those Days in Old Virginia, illustrated
by W. L. Taylor. This is followed by
Joseph Blethen's story of 1.-The Girls of
Flat G, tale of four girls who estab-
lished bachelors hall, and the third in
stallment of 1.-The Russells in Chicago, ;"
clever satire on the way they they do
things in the Western metropolis A most
interesting and timely contribution is
my Impressions of American Women, y
by His Excellency, WI Ting fang, Chi
nese Minister to the United States. Cliff
ford Howard describes Madame Modjeska's
paradise of home in Southern California
and Franklin B. Wiley writes of ''The
Summer Homes of Well Known People, Z"
telling and showing where such famous
folk as Paderewski and Marion Crawford
and dozen others spend the warm
months. For the children are ''The Jour
NAILS Puzzle School, new game, and a
description of how to make Smoke pic
lures. The editorial page is given up to
the first of the Mothers Meetings." a
new department which will appear at in
tervals hereafter, and several clever poems
and short stories are printed in ''Under
the Evening Lamp" In the departmental
section Edward Howard Griggs talks on
education continue; Mrs Sangster has q
special page for when Days of Illness
Come, and all the regular departments
maintain the high standard of the maya
zine. The Valentine cover is by Henry
HUT; and the pictorial features include q
page of most attractive pictures of dogs,
and double page showing ''The College
Girl in Music and Drama" BY The Cur
tbs Publishing Company, Philadelphia,
One dollar year; ten cents copy.
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