The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-16
Current Periodicals.

Besides stories. sketches and games and
other attractive features, Youth, the little
Philadelphia monthly for boys and girls,
has a chapter Of stamp notes that collectors
of postage stamps will find Of interest.
Masters in Music Oates & Guild Com
pany. Boston,. for November. is devoted TO
Beethoven. 1t contains a portrait. notes on
the composers art. a list OF his productions
and selections Of music from the fifth and
eighth symphonies. also the "Egmont' over
fure.
A story OF particular interest I'm the De-
cember Red Book (Chicago) is 1.-The Hypo-
critic" by Algernon Boyesen, Mr.. Boyesen
Is the second son of the late Prof. Hjalmer
Hjorth Boyesen, of Columbia College. The
young man proves his literary inheritance
by this tale OF social New York.
Color printing in its highest devel-
opment is promised for the Christmas
scribner's. There will be a cover by ]. G.
sommer; frontispiece by Maxfield Par
rish; eight full-pages by Jessie Wilcox
Smith: Holland sketches by Penfeld; dec
orations by Pierson. all reproduced In their
original brilliant colors.
Ainslee's for December. already out.
distinctly a Christmas number The
novelette, Is "a Girl OF To-day" by
Elizabeth Duer. Other well-known con-
tributors are Jack London. Charles Battell
Loomis. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Ellen Thorn
car King Davis, James Forbes and Ralph
Henry Barbour.
Suggestion. "a magazine OF psycho-ther-
apy," contains in its November issue arti-
cIes on Auto Suggestion for Concentra-
ton" Auto Suggestion in Dentistry"
.The Gospel of Physical Exercise" Drug
less Doctors and What Water VIII Do
There are also editorial comments on va
rious psychological topics This magazine
Is published in Chicago
Harper & Bros. announce that they will
publish In Harper's Magazine in 1904 a new
novel by Mrs. Humphrey Ward. which will
Immediately follow the conclusion OF Miss
Mary Johnston's romance, Sir Mortimer"
Mrs. Wards novel will be illustrated by AL
bert Steiner. who is now abroad in consul
tatfon with the author 1t will be recalled
that Mr. Sterner illustrated Mrs. Wards
Eleanor"
Among the fiction in the Christmas Gen.
fury Will be a story, THE Valet OF the
Pastor" by Maurice Francis Egan. profess
sor OF English language and literature at
the Catholic University. Washington. DIR.
Egan Is author of many sketches trans
lator OF considerable note and one of the
editors OF the Worlds Best Literature. He
was for 2 number OF years a member OF the
faculty OF Notre Dame University. Indiana
Harper's Bazaar for December has, of
course. Christmas flavor. Among other
features is a gently satirical paper by W.
ID. Howells touching the reading OF books
and the tastes In fiction OF a grandfather
and his granddaughter. A Christmas story
by Mary T. Wilkins Freeman, Little
Essay on Girls by Henry Van Dyke and
a paper by r. 3. Martin on Girls and Their
Education. All make good reading The
fashion and domestic departments are un-
usually full and complete. the latter includ-
ing chapter on Christmas presents.
Among the regular features OF the Lit
erary World (Boston) for the year are a Sc
ries OF literary pilgrimages TO the homes of
famous men and women writer's OF the
present time; an essay by Bliss Carman: a
poem either by Mr.. Carman or some other