Evening journal., 1904-11-25
LITERARY

H. a Il IL N Il
The spirit Of Christmas invades the ed
itorial sanctum long before December
comes and the Christmas magazines cele-
brate the holiday season with a specially
liberal literary and artistic menu. Among
the Christmas magazines The Booklovers ]
will take a foremost place. 1t contains a
varied and attractive array Of literary
contributions, and an unusual quantity
of brilliant and artistic illustrations,
many of them in color and tint. The con-
tents follow:
Street Gallantry. frontispiece in color !
from the painting by J. G. Brown.
A Christmas Message. Charles Wagner, |
in French and English.
The Novels Of Rene Bazin. Henry A. |
Stimson.
Harvest-Time in a Cranberry Bog, |
Julia Ellen Rogers.
What We Know About the Moon; the
Latest Discoveries and Theories, Walde-
mar b. Kaempffert
The War Correspondents Future, Fred
eric W. Unger
Our Color Pictures. Helen W. Hender-
son.
The Real Australia: l. The Land and
the People, Burriss Gahan.
A Group of Distinguished Writers.
Loose Leaves from an Artists Sketch
Book: L Some Christmas "reminiscences.
Carl ]. Becker.
The Passing Of the American Forest;
The Lumber Jack and His Work. w.
Frank Mcclure.
Germany's Greatest Actor: The Famous
| Director of Munich's Royal Theaters.
William Lyon Phelps.
The Voice: A Poem. Valerie de Nude
Kelsey.
In Search of Prey, color reproduction OF
the painting by Gerome.
Greater Love Hath No Man: A Story.
Mary INLAY Taylor
The Desert Drum: A Story, Robert
Hichens.
The Best New Things from the World
Of Print, with illustrations.
'I was particularly struck with the
simplicity of the home life Of the Presi-
dent. To one accustomed to viewing
4 the pomp and ceremony which surround
the rulers of Europe, there seems TO be
something notable in the entire lack Of
ostentation in the Roosevelt family. 1
was surprised at Mr.. Roosevelt's habit
of inviting to his private dining table
those who are doing good work in the
world, quite regardless Of what their
power or social position may be. He
looks to the man himself rather than
to his appurtenances, and this is a
brushing away of the superfiuities
which is rare in men Of his position.
In Washington I saw his boys starting
to a public school. and one of them
did not even bother to wear hat. This,
of course was a small matter, but it
impressed me. In Europe the children
of a ruler do not go to school at all,
much less to a public school. They
have a corps of private tutors, and
rarely venture into the streets except in
elaborate equipages.
"The observance Of complete simpli-
city in his personal and family life by
the President of the United States, one
of the most powerful rulers on earth,
has a wholesome influence, not only
upon America, but also upon the world
at large."-Charles Wagner in Success.
A beautiful cover design and a vamed
contents. to which many well-known
writer's have contributed, combine in
making the December issue Of Success
ness. The leading article, "The Ever
living Fairy-lore of Christmastide," by
Richard LIE Gallienne, recalls to us the
magical tales that delighted our child
hood fancy. Cinderella, The Sleeping
Beauty, Babes in the Woods, Jack, the
lGiant-killer, Hop-o -my-Thumb, and
other heroes and heroines of fairyland
are charmingly portrayed by G. Alden
Pierson I'm illustrations accompanying
the article. Aspirants to grand opera
will find helpful reading in the article
entitled, 1.-The American Girl in Op.
era" by Heinrich Conried, director OF
the Metropolitan Opera Company, New
York
Alfred Henry Lewis is a frequent con.
tributor to Success Magazine, and thi:
month he has written a splendid arti.
Gle on men Who Have Matched Op-
portunity." An interesting sidelight i!
thrown on the prominent newspapel
correspondents at our capital by c
Arthur williams, in washington Dip
lomats of the Press" Henry Cabo
Lodge pays a worthy tribute to his lat
associate in the United States Senate
George Frisbie Hoar, in an article en-
titled, "Rich Without Money" Senato
Lodge emphasizes the fact that trul
greatness may be achieved withou
material wealth.
II David Graham Phillips's new serial
1.-THE Plum Tree" deepens in interes
with each installment. There is al
1 lintermingling of love and politics il
the story, and a vivid portrayal Of tn
workings Of the machine" in affairs o
state