Evening journal., 1903-05-20
THE LITERARY WORLD

THE LITERARY WORLD
General John b. Gordon. Of the Con-
federate Army whose "reminiscences
are now appearing in Scribners. de-
sciibes in the Tune number the battle
OF Antietam, in which he was wound
ed six times. He was invalided for
seven months, but returned in time to
take part in the battle of chancellors-
Vllle' which he also describes in this
paper. General Gordon gives remark
able estimate of the character of Stone
wall jackson, who was killed at Chan
cellorsville. In the July number. the
anniversary of the battle, General Cor
don will describe the great conflict at
Gettysburg. Alice Duer Miller. whose
novel, The Modern Obstacle" has iust
appepared, viii contribute a short story
OF social life IN New York TO the June
Scribner's. new writer. GEORGE
Schock' contributes pathetic sketch
TO the June Scribners, depicting life
among the Pennsylvania Dutch.
The Tune number OF the Smart Set
opens with novelette, by lanes
Branch Cabell. entitled The Husbands
comedy The story is strikinglv dis
tincuve, and as clever as fiction NAV he
IL IS 1ull of rumor that is delicious.
out 100, there is very genuine human
leellhg III these-Dages, and an mderlv-
ing pathos. The merit Of THE Hus-
Dtnus Comedy is completed bv the
literary grace which marks the authors
styie Among the sixteen short stories
OF inc number the most important are
Inc Diary of DewdroD." an exouisite
idyil OF Japan, by Onoto Watanna.
me Artful Arabella," an ingenious
and intimate narrative of an episide
at house party, by Margaret Vinton
Hamilton, and A Man. a Horse and a
GIRL strong story of the plains nv
Molly Elliott Seawell. A high stand
ara OF excellence, as well as of variety
is attained in the other stories of the
number, among the contributors being
Lady Colin Campbell. Robert G. v.
Meyers, Zoe Anderson Norris. Richard
u. Ware Juliet Wilbor Tompkins and
Ethel Sigsbee Small.
The most striking feature of VIII
shlres Magazine for May is an inter-
view by the editor with John d. Rookie
Ieile' in which the magnate discussed
current topics with the socialist. at a
California resort where both were stay
ing. Other articles of interest are a
brilliant write-uo of THE Great Fam
lilies of England by II. NJ Hyndman:
Shall We BE Free" by William Thurs
ton Brown. who Are Liberal Think
ers?' by Eugene Del Mar; Even in the
p sky vivid little sketch by Charlotte
Teller The Diverting story of the
, Chinaman and the Pelican" delight
) fully illustrated and the usual bright
array of trenchant comment on current
topics by the editor
*
You will rarely see as interesting a
I table of contents as that of the June
number Of Everybody's Magazine. Be
ginning with the full page frontispiect
of Thomas Wallace Russell, who ha.
taken Parnelrs pace as leader i'm tho
fight for Irelands freedom, and end.
ing with some additional remarks" b,
{ Simeon Ford, with his quaint and ir
resistible humor the magazine is brlm
f full of bright snappy. entertaining
e work by good writer's some Of then
g well-known, others who are sure to be
o. "TheR Ireland viii BE Free" by Fred
e. erick james Gregg, makes romance o
u lrelands long struggle for liberty am,
& at the same time reduces to simplicit
e the much h~discusscd homc-rule question
. Justus Miles Forman, in "The Needl
It of the Damned" wcaves difficul
r choice into a somewhat strenuous love
re story. Intimate Portraits, as usua
IS are exclusive and introduce to peopl
whom you very much wish to know
e THE Wooibg of Ah-Te' continues tn
a. Indian Idyl begun I'm the May mum
10 ber The Marquis and Miss Sally"
IT Il Western story by o. Henry we nee
10 not say il is clever, since it Is by {
J. Henry. Twice Born" by Edmun
= Russell, is "a description Of childhood
y India. which conjures w the dream
atmosphere of the East. I'm ~ Dakot
Romance" n. W. Law, while tellin
strong love-story manages 60 pain
-, convincing picture of emigrant life q
-, the Western prairie. James l.. Ford
at his best in "The Coming Queen
Comedy" Lillian Pettingill conclude
"Toilers OF the Home" making man
interesting statements about the liv'
re- and thoughts Of servant girls
all
,g- Success for June sustains its wei
rk won reputation for excellence In all
ng its popular features. It's cover is breei
of with seasonahle Inspiration the beai
me tiful picture showing two handson
est girls standing on the seashore al
by watching "A feet of yachts emergil
into view from the horizon. The ope
ing article is Financing a Nation"
Frank Fayant. in which is told in i
teresting detail how the United stat
zen Government raises and distributes b
rn- lions Of dollars of government rev
ks, nues. and supervises the most exte
the siye banking system IN the world A
ton other readable article of national inte
ich est is ."rbe Young Men i'm the Admi