The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-23
MaqaSfne Notes.

John Regnault Ellyson, 8of Richmond,
has a contribution in the Smart Set for
Deoem ber--a fantastic narrative. unique
III its matter, While in its manner one
finds the extreme of literary charm. It
is called THE Cat and the Coin
The Smart Set opens with Winning
Him Back by Anita Vivanti Chartres.
in which the author has achieved that
most difficult of literary. asks a story
in which true humor is sustained from the
first page to the last, without any inter
val of dulness. The Explorer. by Mary
Tracy Earle. which follows the novelette,,
is a complete contrast TO it in theme and
treatment but of equal excellence for
the skill with which a child's ingenious
viewpoint is subtly interpreted. Among
the other short stories are The Whim-
@perys Tradition, by G. 3 l3ursin the;
noted English author. The Builder Oft the
Lighthouse by Molly Elliott Seawell a
romantic tale of the st. Lawrence.
There are Just fifty items in the total
contents. and this does not include the
capital jests and epigrams scattered
through the pages. AS whole, this Is
sue Of the ma gazine is the best number
Of The Smart Set yet published.
The December Century is a magazine
OF .fea lures notable among them being
the reproduction in color Of some un-
usual paintings by Howard Pyle Mrs.
Elizabeth Cherry Waltz, OF Louisville.
sI.y., will have one of her Pa GLADDEN."
stories In this number. Mrs. Waltz is
che OF the most important members of the
Courier-Journal's editorial staff and her
very agreeable manner. wholesome gene.
,osity and womany sweetness that have
.rnade her SO exceedingly Well loved by
her friends. show themselves in#the lite
ra1y# expression,of herself with which she
occasionally favors the public Josephine
Dodge Daskan has written a Christmas
hymn for Children" which will appear
among thesother Christmas features IN the
December Century.
The Christmas number of Scribner's
Magazine will contain eight short stories,
several i special articles three elaborate
color schemes and q co.ored cover: and
III addition bountiful Illustrations in black
and white by the leading artists
Beauty and vitality touches the top in
the Christmas number OF that very SUI
perior magazine OF fashions, he De-
slinea tor III 1t the best writer's and
artists. familiar with the subjects touched
upon. have done their best work. 1t Is
- large as book and contains over
Of which 30 are in two or more cclors.
The ma gnitu6le Of this December number,
for which TBS tons of paper and six tons
of ink have been used. may be under
stood fro,, the fact that 9l8presses run
ming Il hours a day. have been required
to print it; the binding alone of the edi-
ton of 915 $50 copies Representing over
% 900 900 sections which had to be gath
/. erec, individually by human hands.
The November {. Book Buyer contains
nj least two articles of Importance and
uncommon interest. One OF these is
/ w. c. Brownell's re-iew OF Herbert W.
I Paul's Matthew Arnold and Frederic
/ .Harrison,s ..Ruskin'' the two new vcl-
| umes of English Men Of Letters The
Other is Mr.. Edwin H. Blashfield's com
ments on Gerald S. Davies's ..Frans
Halls, Mary Tracy Ea.ie's article in
{ the@ same number Of. - DAYS OF OIL
Yer Horn, throws an interesting light on
t,,a con ttirns under which art developed
/ in New York city.
Two notable articles in the sewanee
sRa,iaw Quarterly FOR Cctohar re ~ q
| Naval Administration Of the Southern
states During the Revolution by c..
| " Paullin. and The Correspondence CT
Iohn G. Calhoun by Gustavus NJ
| .PInckney. It is an excellent represen-
tative number
I.es,ie,s Weekly of November 18th
| rays a commitment to Southern wo.ren
IN publishing an article called The
tinted Daughters Of the Contederacy''