The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-12

Henry James's story, THE Ambassa-
DORIS" now running in the North American
Review, sustains its interest and promises
to rank as one OF his best novels.
The Criterion for October is a worlds
fair number. containing several articles re-
latiqg TO the aim and scope of the st.
Louis exposition of next year.
The Century's new series OF illustrated
articles on Italian gardens TO begin in the
November issua is the result Of the CO.
work In Italy last winter of Edith Wharton
and Maxfield Parrish
Students and young writer's Of verse will
find Henry vandyke's article in the October
Atlantic. THE Study of English Verse;"
very helpful to them. Ii contains much in
small space that IL ordinarily sought for in
more than one volume.
Young writer's will read with interest
1.-THE Confessions of a Literary Quill
Driver, in the Bookman. in which he tells
what prices he has received for his work.
Some letters from would-be authors quoted
In this number are amusing.
Masters in Music for October deals with
Beethoven. Among the selections OF music
from his work is the Sonata Pathetique. %
Masters in Art for the month gives atten-
ton to the work OF Puvis de Chavannes
Both these publications are issued by the
Bate & Guild Company. Boston.
The Burr Mcintosh Magazine for October
contains numerous panel portraits Of stage
celebrities-Mrs. Langtry. Bij6u Fernandez.
Millie James. Grace Van Studdiford, John
Duss, and Joseph Haworth among them
There are also "A number of photographs of
handsome country places owned by rich
men of New York
The features OF the Architectural Record
for October are Caryl Coleman's critical
consideration of the Ark OF g. Dominic,
~
Studio Building" Julian Mllard's consider
alton Of the works of Wilson Eyre. of Phil
adelphia. and the views of Mr.. Alexander
Peacock's house In Pittsburg The num-
Der contains numerous good pictures.
Booker Washington makes significant
and comprehensive statement in his paper
In the October Atlantic on THE Fruits of
Industrial Training" when he says: Many
people. think. fail TO appreciate the differ
ence between the problems nov before us
and those that existed previous to the civil
war. Slavery presented problem of de-
struction: freedom presents problem of
construction"
The October number OF the World To-day
appears under the editorial direction of
Professor Smaller Mathews. of the Univer-
sity of Chicago. Among its features are
= paper by Israel Zangwill on THE Future
Of the Jews" Governor Aycock. of North
Carolina. writes on THE Disfranchisement
University OF Chicago. on the Balkan
States and the Powers" Mrs. Ellen NJ.
Henrotin. on "Womens Clubs; Arthur III.
Smith, on THE Outlook I'm China.
The labor situation I'm Japan is described
I'm wilshire's Magazine for October by
Kiichi Kaneko. a japanese who keeps in
close touch with affairs i'm his own coun-
try while at present making a study of So
cial questions in America. Seymour Sted-
man. q young Chicago lawyer takes UP
some OF the legal aspects OF strikes as dis
cussed by Judge Westcott I'm the Minetola
strike. ~. O. Nelson. the ST Louis million
aire Socialist. I'm the New Unionism OF
America" writes of the tendency toward
socialism now exhibiting itself in the labor
movement.
The Reader. magazine about writers
and literature, contains many things that
the public. always curious about books anC
their makers. likes to know. The October
number, on whose cover is a reproduction
I'm color OF John Cecil Clay's portrait OF
Gen. Lew Wallace. has variety of I'm.
reresting matter. There is a chapter OF
gossipy talk about new writer's and their
books: Josiah FIynt talks OF THE Under
world I'm Books. meaning the manner IN
which tramps criminals and their Tx re
Literary New York Is the subject OF pa
Der: sketch OF George Horace Lorimer
oxthss s< The Letters sf . ssif-mads 2sr