The San Francisco call., 1904-02-07

the life Of the heroine. In this Install
ment she is deserted by her husband.
and thrown upon her own resources.
Captain Mahan's distinguished nar-
rative of the war OF 1912 analyzes the
unpopularity Of the war in sections Of
the United States. and defends the
American invasion Of Canada as a mill
tary necessity.
The February Delineator Is a maga-
zine of uncommon interest and value.
Its stories. articles and pictures are ex-
ceilent, and the review Of the fashions,
including a letter from Mrs Osborn.
thorough and enlightening. In fiction
there Is a mystical tale entitled The
Silver Boat" by Albert Bigelow Paine:
strong love story from the Pacific by
Edpah. Proctor Clarke. 1.-The Wooing OF
Tia; and a delightful middle-aged ro-
nance by l.. NJ. Montgomery also a
chapter of the Evolution Of a Club
Woman" the much discussed serial by
Agnes Surbridge. The home life Of
Calve. the most interesting personality
among the favorites OF the opera. is de-
scrfbed in remarkably Illustrated ar
ticIe by Percy Mitchell
Notable among the February Cen
tury's illustrations Is full-page por-
trait OF General Washington. the copy
Of an original painting now for the
first time introduced TO the notice OF
the general public. The portrait was
made from life by Or. Elisha CulIen
Dick of Alexandra. Va. IN 1877. and
The Century's representation Is taken
from an excellent photograph OF the
original made ~ Getz at Baltimore.
In size the portrait is about 14x1S
inches; IL Is In an excellent state OF
preservation. the colors being still
fresh and bright and is surrounded
hy beveied gilt frame about two
inches wide. which shows the marks
of age and Is believed to be the orig
inal one in which the picture was
placed
The February number Of The Smart
Set opens with a striking novsletts.
The Wanderers," by Gertrude Lynch
"a story with a wholly new theme. a.
strong as II Is interesting. The dra-
matte incidents which follow a man
who has kidnapped his own child. after
a stormy quarrel with the wife who
has just divorced him, are stirring In
the extreme. and the story is written
with that literary distinction which al
ways characteri1es Miss Lynch's work.
1t is a memorable novelette,
Ainslee's for February offers an ss-
pecially attractive table OF contents.
The novelette, is by Elizabeth Duer,
who contributed that for the Christ
mas number. Her new story, "A
Natural Divorce" is a decided i'm
provement on the former. Though It's
action is laid in the sams surround
ings, there In more OF the dramatic
element, the characters are more
sharply drawn and the plot Is better
balanced. James II. Cannon IT. be-
gins In this number the first OF Sc
ries OF Stories Of the Street." entitled
The Control OF the ST. Louis South
ern." 1t Is done by one who Is thor
oughly familiar with the subject and
is as good as Lefevre's bee which 10
saying the most that can be said. Dor
othy Dix has another Of her delightful
little talks with women-"Choosing .
Husband"-fuu Of the sort OF advice
that In these days. most women
should take to heart A particularly
charming little story In Cosmo Hannil-
toms TN Regard to Optimism" Itis
q story Of French peasant life. In
which there seems to be such an In
exhaustible fund Of the touch ok
nature that makes the whole
world kin"