The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-15
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Magazine Notes.

Monthly are Fhe D De, pm profe et
obseFFvat i3 ''The College Of the West"
BY President David starr Jordan, star star
ford University; "a Question -, or ,, Ire,,
An Aiumna; "Tho Study Of Physics. BY
Professor Frederick e. beach; "En !gs,i,1
Prince P Kropotkin; "1'he Royal Prus-
sian Academy Of science :, and the flne
Arts" BY Edward II. Williams.
There is n great deal Of pleasant read.
Ing in the June Delineator. Fashions
foibles, as here set forth by PEI. an n
feminine mind. as we'll as to prove
delusion and a snare to the masculine.
There are besides great many very
pretty ideas IN dresses for chidren i, whisn
literary part Of tho magazine. the first
place is given to graceful Japanese tale,
THE Giver Of HONOUR. by Mrs RS, n aa,i
which is refreshing In It's sweetness and
purity, and is sympatheticaly illustrated
by MI. G. b. Weldon. Other items Of
fiction are two college tales; AZ the
and a d. "sailey's sister" s. Allen T. Ames:
A contribution Of great interest is the
Chinese and indian photographs In the
"A round the World series. These e,tsi are So
.
away from the trite, In detail, that every
one who looks at them must experience
unusual pleasure. Dr., Grace PecSham
Neck and Arms" viii be helpful to many
women. There are many other stories
and articles for both little ones and
grown folks and practical papers on
thoroughly readable number Of this
favorite magazine.
Robert Kitchens. the author Of Felix"
is to follow that roma rkable novel with
entitled THE Woman with the Fan
One Of the chief characters Is to be an
uncertain past. and with a remarkable
physical resemblance to the heroine OF
the story, whom she mimics on the Lon
don stage G.
MIR. Hichens is always happest in deal
Ing with modern London. and he knows
the whole galnut Of Its foihles and fol-
He is said to have written the new novel
case with his Felix"
Dixon. Jr.. author of 1.-THE One Woman
| and "The Leopard's Spots" 1t Is said
to be- In way Gompan n to his 1lrst
4 Mr.. Dixons purpose here is to show that
| the original formers OF thea ku- I<ux
ISlan were modern KNIGHTS errant. takin.
beda% oo Page Ti'i and i' Company Approves Of
Mr., Dixon his ",Leopard's Spots" IS re,
thousand, while The One Woman" is
passing the 100000 mark.
! England has discovered new woman
novelist. and even stad reviews like the
4 Athenoeum are waxing enthusiastic in her
/ praise.
Mrs Violet Jacobs Is a young Scots
woman, and her first book. "The Sheep
stealers." called out nattering. prophecy.
trus W' English critics. brilliant f' fulfil
ment. Doubleday. Page and Company
will publish the new novel in this coun-a
THE Ballads of Bourbonnals,." by Wal
Lass, Bruce Amsbary: with pictures by
he nH 9sf The
deal with a settlement almost unknown
to the country at large, In 1895 certain
the Kankakee. in illinois. They bought
land of the red men for q mere song
mem t'5o settle VIII h them. To-day the col
ony numbers about seven thousand.
Bourbonnais Is, the, typical town Of the
English descent. The ballads were writ
ten by Mr. Amsbary in the, hope of pre-
serving the dialect Of the Illinois French
Of the the dialect, the volume has consider
able humor of whimsical sort.
Within. and other Papers" by T. Rhend-
da Williams. Mr.. Williams Is In line
with the trend of present day thought;
His book Is virile and inspiring and wortk
commencing, even to those who usually
shun religious literature.
a book of sociology, which is as enter
10 c CharI0ttn r.
kins Gimans Human Work, which
Mcclure Phillips will bring out the begin
ming OF May. This book brings to
by Mrs. Gilman in her former works;
THE Home, women and Economics.
Concerning Children, etc. It is almost
1t Is mans gentler social side that rules
him, and not his more anlmallstic, cruel-
er and selfish instincts. She claims man
1t Is his social impulse which leads him
to work. and not his british desire to
advance himself at the sacrifice Of others.
Canon r. X. Cheyne has been for some
time engaged in rewriting his commen-
tary on the Book of Psalms. The book
In Its enlarged form, embracing two vol
Canon cheyne's position on certain topics
in the Encyclopedia Biblia will cause his
new work to be regarded with consider
able interest.
"How to Do Read Work" by Mary
| White. which Is published this week by
4 Doubleday, Page and Company, is very
4 Interesting manual Women come natu-
! rally by their love for beads Miss White
| lie Is how 10 string beads, TO we I'VE beads
how to do canvas beadwork how to knit
and crochet, There is also n chaper on
beadwork for children, and Miss Whites
book Is in the very helpful "Iiow to"
series published by Doubleday, Page and
Company.