The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-02

the health and the hundred other matters
of especial interest TO women. 1t Is Well
edited periodical.
The Pilgrim Battle Creek. Mich.) makes
a speciality of artistic covers and its Feb
ruary design represents a pleasing wal
entine." Good stories, sketches and varf-
ETY. of household miscellany make up the
literary features. Willis J. Abbot is editor
of this enterprising periodical.
Youth is a well-printed monthly for
young readers. which offers in each num-
Der variety of good fiction and other
matter of interest A clever little story
called THE Raggedy Party" by Burton
Egbert Stevenson. appears in the February
number. Youth Is issued by the Penn
Publishing Company Philadelphia.
A paper on 1.-The Portrait of Dante,' Re
Elections of a Book Lover" chapter of
Book Plate Notes. poem entitled THE
Bibliophile." and a London photographed
letter are leading features of the current
Literary Collector-a little magazine al
ways sure to contain something OF interest
to lovers of books.
plate and Finger Bowl Usage" Light
ing a Room" 1.-The Vegetarians. The
Vienna Bakery" Sunday Hospitality"
THE Boy and His Father THE Critic Of
a few of the subjects considered in the
February issue of that extremely well-con-
Quoted magazine, Good Housekeeping.
The February Housekeeper (Minneapolis)
appears with a cover having a grotesque
representation of a girl in scarlet who has
no resemblance to the typical housekeeper.
The issue contains a variety of well-pre-
pared literary matter. besides much prac-
teal information relating to household
Notwithstanding, fancy work, social
matters, the kitchen, etc. 1t is an excellent
periodical of its kind.
Frederick Austin Ogg contributes to the
New England Magazine an article on In
dian money in the colonies which demon
strates that the present generation is not
the only one which has had difficulty with
the currency question. George Frederick
Mellen shows the weighty influence certain
New England editors had in the South, and
Will NJ. Clemens tells how the lost State of
Franklin was absorbed by Tennessee.
The last work done by the late Julian
Ralph, author and war correspondent, who
died in New York the other day. was for
Harper's Magazine, and has not yet been
published. 1t consists of a number of ar
ticles on American subjects, undertaken for
that magazine and to be printed during
the present year. The first of these articles,
entitled THE American Tyrol," will ap-
pear in the March number of Harper's.
In Everybody's Magazine for February
is a strikingly illustrated article by Ed
mund Russell descriptive of the picturesque
and gorgeous spectacles to be seen at the
courts of the Rajahs. A paper by Booker L.
Washington, setting forth the moral value
of manual training, and an. article by
Medical Science of Prevention" are con-
tributions to the number worth reading.
Wives who wonder what their husbands
do at their offices all day may be advised
to read an article in the February Har-
per's Bazaar by John j. a'Becket, called
Man at Work." where the action and
behavior of an active business man
throughout a single day is realistically de-
question belongs TO Wall street, but men
equally busy In various ways are to be
found in offices everywhere.
Some unusually readable gossip about
literary people and concerning literary
themes makes up the February Bookman's
Chronicle and Comment" Incidentally,
the writer of these paragraphs makes a
timely remonstrance against the growing
custom among writer's and so-called crit
les of administering unlimited "taffy" to
any and every one who writes any sort of
a book Among the contributed papers in
the number is one by Louise Closer Hale
on Venice In Recent Fiction" with illus
trations by Walter Hale.
E. H. Sothern and Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell are contributors to the February num-
Der of the Philharmonic Magazine. The
theme considered by Sothern is "A Re-
vival Of Poetic Drama" He holds that
opportunity was never more golden for
good writer's in this domain. Mrs. Camp
bell writes of THE Dramatic Impossibility
of Good Woman" Fancy a moral wom-
an expounding her emotions and her pas
sions. Wouldn't they be too innocuous to
listen to? The necessity for the bad wom-
en- of the stage is logical" w. S. b.
steal Bric-a-brac," William Armstrong
tells of "A Singers Holiday" and Charles
Francis Browne writes of the exhibition
of the Western Society of Artists. This
building, Chicago
Scribner's Magazine for February sustains
it's reputation for variety and individuality
of style. Descriptive papers are "Pictur-
esque Milan" by Edith Wharton; Run
ming to Harbor." by ]. B. Connolly: ''The
Isle of Pines" by John Finley; English
Court and Society,"" by Mary X. wadding-
ton. The stories are 'Scrapper Halpin .
an exceptionally well-told tale. by Marcus
Kavanagh; 'Weatherly's Mother by Ju-
liet w. Tompkins; THE Little Shepherd of
Kingdom Come" continued story by
John Fox, jr., and Under His Eye" by
Eleanor Stuart. 1.-The Presidential Office .
by James r. Rhodes, Is the first of a series
of papers by various authors on the govern
ment of the United States. The verse as
usual is neither inspiring nor remarkable
The illustrations as matter of course are
of the best and are JOY 10 the art lovers
Benjamin Swift, a young Englishman who
continues to write novels, recently dis
coursed in the Critic on THE Decay of the
Novel," and considerable space in the Feb
ruary issue of that magazine is given uu
to a series of communications from other
novelists on the subject Among them is
Mary Adams" author of Confessions OF
a Wife," and, though she craftily alludes
to Older writer's" those who believe the
name hides the personality of Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps will find some confirmation
of their theory in the character of the re-
marks. William Archer's Real Converse
ton" is with Lucas Malet (Mrs. st. Leger
Harrison), and touches lightly on various
literary themes. A sympathetic memorial
sketch of Mrs. Catherwood is by w. r.
features OF this excellent periodical Is It's
portrait illustrations.
The midwinter number OF that satisfying
magazine, the Booklover. has for it's front
ispiece a striking color reproduction of a
specimen OF onlaid mosaic binding. Fol.
lowing this is a variety Of lore relating &c
books. writers and matters having espe-
cially to do with the writing craft. Amons
the special features OF the number are z
SINGER: an account OF a unique collection
of German classics. q paper entitled
.Asiatic Book and Library Lore" one on
s(,onsta ntinople Bookshops" and n chaptey
Of memories Of famous literary men. by