The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
Books and Aufbors,
Comment and Gossip,
Late Magazines.


One Of the cleverest Of his clever stories
aDpe ars over James Branch Cabelps name
in the Smart Set for August. 1t Is called
.'Ju the Summer Of st. Martini, and is a
dainty little comedy done in dialogue.
"Monsigny," by Justts Miles Forman, is
the novelette, with which the August num-
her of the Smart Set opens. This is
powerful love-story and one in which the.
dramatic interest grows steadily from the;
FIRST page to the last. The story's setting
is beautiful one, and the authors art
is constantly displayed In his manner OF
employing romantic surroundings for a
series Of happenings that are both strange
and absorbing. '.Monsigny'' is a very hui
mar story and absolutely distinctive in its
plot while 1t is written with that charm
Of style which has already won for its
author an enyiable position in the literary
world.
"A Girl Of Virginia is one of the most
popular OF the summer novels. and the
booksellers are reporting undminished
sales This is no wonder, for it Is no
STAINED or doubtful composition. but
simple sweet story, we'll plotted and we'll
! told. The author dedicated her book to
Governor Montague, and His Excellency
wrote the publishers, Messrs. Little,
Brown and Company: IT have read "A
Girl of Virginia, by Mrs Thurston. The
! book has given me a great deal of pleas
| ure The scene and the whole story is
very fascinating one to every Vrginian
| The Governors critique ought to secure
| the book third edition.
General Horace Porter, recently re-
| turned from Paris, said that he left New
| York a city and returned to find it a min
| ing camp. and this we'll describes the up
heayal which material improvement has
| They shook his name among the stars.
necessitated in the metropolis. In the
Midsummer Holiday august Century
there is a timely review of the progress
! that is being made, with particular refer
! ence to esthetic debit and credit. 1t is in
| the form of a paper on THE New York
by Randall Blackshaw, which is illus
| trated by dozen pictures. number
| of which are printed in color one of these,
the New York Public Library. occupying
| the position of honor as frontispiece This
summing up in compact article Of what
I New York Is doing in many directions
makes a rather astounding showing.
| They say that when David Graham
| Phillips, author of Her. Serene Highness.
| was a very young man, he applied for
work on Cincinnati paper.
| What can you do?" said the editor.
81 can try anything replied the young
| man.
! Thinking to rid himself of further i'm
portunities for an assignment, the editor
| said:
"Well, write an article on bread"
I 1t was a trying moment for the am
bilious youngster, but he never f1inched.
All that night he collected material, and
the next day reported to the surprised
editor with bright and newsy article on
The Bakeries Of Cincinnati
The young reporter was Immediately
engaged.
The August number of the Womans
Home Companion is essential a hot wea-
ther number, and is chiefly. devoted to
/ fiction. Robert Barr. Octave Thanet, Nor
gan Robertson. Onoto Wantana and Louis
Pendleton contribute short stories. and
Cyrus Townsend Brady's serial, Woven
With the Ship reaches its most drama
tic moment Two Of the features Of the
number are especially worth reading. Hud-
son Maxim, the well-known scientist and
inventor, has an article on HOW the
World Will End" In "a Hot Day in a
Great City Rheta Childe Dorr describes
i some of the terrors Of summer in a
metropolis. Miss Gould's fashion articles
aer as suggestive as ever, and Miss Edith
Lawrence has unique article on How
to Make Two, Gowns Do for Six. There
/ are articles on Lace-Making" and IAN
August Barn Dance