Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1903-11-05

Infinite and closing with "The De-
scent Of Love-" there are eleven chap
ters, the middle one of which presents
the issue of the book; that we are
"Savages in Training for Angels" This
chapter might be presented entire as
the heart Of the authors argument
There are three or four authors who
have a faculty OF interesting class of
readers. Among these is II. G. Wells,
whose WAR OF the Worlds proved
one OF the most popular tales ever
printed I'm a magazine. The November
Cosmopolitan contains the first install
ment of Mr. Welrs new scientific ro-
nance. "The Food Of the Gods" fasci-
mating in plot. holding the interest OF
the reader by its thrilling situations
yet having throughout a philosophic
vein characteristic Of all the authors
work. The story is marvellous. yet
plausible. intensely interesting, yet in
structive. The appareling of a pretty
woman is a problem to which countless
minds have been devoted almost since
the world began, but Dame Fashion
never allows the problem TO become
stale or completely solved. To women
particularly IL is a fascinating sub
iect In The Cosmopolitan for No
vember appears a well-illustrated arr
ticle by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow which
deals with woman and her costumes.
The November number of The Smart
Set opens with a novelette, by Cyrus
Townsend Brady. entitled "The Cor
rer In Coffee" in which this dis
tinguished author appears at his very
best, both as TO form and substance
The story has an absorbing plot, al
once ingenious and distinctive. while
the characters are drawn with vitaliz
ing clearness. This is a narrative O
love and business mingled, wherein
Wall street appears as the BATTLEFIELD,
Of Cupid. DR.. Brady's admirable liter
airy style adds to the readers deligh
, in this capital novelette,.
Among the short stories i'm the mum
I, Der, Elizabeth Duers "A Visit in Blacl
and White" is a strilkinely clever pre
= sentation OF an extraordinary situation
Janet Laing writes "Viadlmlr's Villa.
a most amusing extravaganza. In con
trast to these are an exquisite bit en-
; titled 1.-THE Marquis I'm his Garden" b.
d. q ] 0tAAN - ANNAif tAlltA AAlH LUCK ~
y the Dolans." by Louise Herrick Wall
y a sensational narrative with the at
mosphere OF the Pacific Coast. Othe
-, notable stories are False Prophets
= by Owen oliver: "A Life Sentence" b
= Charles Belmont Davis; "The Bishop
: Cross" by Richard lie Gallienn,
y "Pyrrha's Husbands Affair."" by Gee
F., Charles; "a Bachelor Dinner" by Et
\ ward Boitwood, and "Ad Astra per A.
!, pera." by Lefa Field Hubbeli
The striking football cover Of IN
Pilgrim for November viii doubue
serve to decorate many a college bs
or girls room. II is one Of the mo
o attractive covers the news stands a
showing and quite the best The ri
grim has ever published.
The place Of honor i'm the magazh
u Is given TO story entitled "rhe We
e of Coyote Hollow" in which its authc
u Joseph Ble,hen, makes clear the pr
n cess OF irrigation IN the arid count
2. OF the West. An article Of timelines
IT now that every eve is fixed on Turle
+ IS by Emma Paddock Telford, WI
d writes brightly of q journey along q
posphorls The Real Jefferson Dav
a biography with all the interest
le good fiction. continues, the Novemb
(. iastalnent being especially well illu
b. troted A story by Hubert McBe.
n Johnston. entitled In the PITT is
y Illustrative OF the danger Of tunnel CO.
lstruction. Clara Morris contributes
d interesting article on Custer whom 81
r knew In New Orleans the year befo
IA nis tragic 6cath. An Illustrated artif
= Nv Kenneth Herford tells OF "Cly
~ Fitch and His Plays" in an entertaa
"a ing way. and story by Karl Edw
10 Iiarrirnan--'The Punctured Town
10 rutney" has for its central idea a pee
al liar mental twist that IN it's explain
= ton Is as surprising as it is interes
= ling.
Is The Letters From Chinese OfhcA
,e Is an anonymous volume published
81 Mcclure. Philips and Company, IN Will
al though calmly. yet with eNasperati
% truth. the Chinese view of the imp
~ feotions OF our Western civilization
expressed. II has been credited BY 20
critics because Of seemingly frustwori
be evidence, 20 WI Ting Fang, the recen