Evening journal., 1903-08-17
THE LITERARY WORLD

The leading article in the August Co.'S
mopolNan is Dramatic Schools and the
Profession of Acting" by David Belasco.
William j. Wilgus. vice-president Of. the
New York Central & Hudson River Rail-
road contributes am article on Railroad
ing to the series Making a Choice of
Profession" Frank Moss. ~ an article
entitled "A Great Public Service" deals
with the courage. determination and skiil
exhibited by the men who have pnder.
taken to relieve New Yorks poor OF
policy -thieVof. ln the same number ap-
pear sThe Way TO Win Woman" an
ESSAY by Layinia Hart; "A Pound Of
Meat a description of the great meat-
packing industry and the twenty-five
other Industries that the by-products help
90 support by Joseph P. Gabnold;
"shakspere in Modern Settings, by Frank
C. Drake: and "Thc Romance OF the
Klondilse.' by Samuel e. Moffctt. The
August Cosmopolitan contains fve COM
plete stories On addition to Henry Seton
Merrimans novel "Barlasch OF the
Guard" There are li2 Illustrations.
For midsummer reading The Red
Book in its August number, offers a list
of stories truly attractive The maga-
zine becomes more readable with every
month and more artistic in its illustra-
tions. Typography and cover designs.
The list of contributors to the August
Red Book includes Broughton Bran
denhurg, John w. Hunt, Ethel Watts
Mumford, Elizabeth Phipps Train,
Richard H. Post. M. ]. Phillips, Edward
Boltwood, Cy Warman, Anthony e.
Anderson, Isabel Gordon Curtis. Mary
Wilhelmina Hastings, Bailey Millard
and G.. w Ogden The cover design is
a brilliant oriental conception In which
striking arabesuue designs surround
figure Of a turbaned woman. num-
Der Of Photographic art studies, beau
tiful color printing. and n selection Of
cheerful reading matter cleverly Illus
trated, make this magazine particularly
favored for hammock reading this
month.
Il. L. Harkins. in The Schemers his
novel tale of Boston, calls the attcn-
ton Of his readers to a phase Of life in
our large cities Of more than passing
interest The conditions Of life sur
rounding the young women employees
of our great department stores are set
forth clearly. but without suggestive
exaggeration; while certain types Of
college men are also drawn with Wig
orous accuracy. Distinctly humorous
creations are. the authors city alder
man and the shoppers from the Back
Bay; and he aims the shaft Of his wit
and pleasant sarcasm directly at some
of the most cherished Of the social tra-
ditions Of Boston's Smart Set with a
delightfully."- happy result.
The Review of Reviews is unequaled
among monthly periodicals In the fresh
ness and range Of the topics which II
covers" every thirty days. In the Au-
gust number. for instance. we have a
most interesting character sketch OF
the late Pope from the pen OF that stall
wart English Protestant. w. T. Stead
while the art Of the eccentric James
Mcneil Whistler, who died suddenly
in July II is represented by reproduce
tions of several of his most character
istic works with a biographical sketch
by Ernest Knaufft: Wolf Won Schier-
brand writes on the results of the re-
cent German elections. with especial
reference to the gains of the Socialists
and Othon Guerlac contributes a char
lacter sketch of the French Socialist
Header. NJ. Jaures; the great wheat har-
vest in Kansas. which ended late in
July. is described in an illustrated ar