The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-17
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The Metropolitan Magazine for the
coming year will be large and better than
ever before.
IL Will appeal 10 every member OF a
family, both young and old, and 3 will
surely prove a valuable addition 10 the
library table reading matter
The News has q great offer 10 make
10 readers which will be found on another
page OF this paper. Don't fail 10 read IT,
The January holiday number of The
Metropolitan Magazine is especially
strong In short fiction and contains as
well number OF striking illustrated ar
ticles from the pens Of w~ll-known writ
ere
One Of these papers. entitled "An Artist
IN Bermuda, IL by Charles Livingston
Bull. and tells OF wondrously besutifu
denizens OF the troplc waters which en-
circle thstfavored island Mr.. Bull has
spent much time peering through the
clear waters OF Bermuda at the fauna
and fora that inhabit their depths
Edward S. Martin is at his best In q pa
per on Convictions Corwln Knapp IAN
son describes picturesque pilgrimage
around jerusalem. Mr. Linson treats Of
old scenes In n new style and from a
fresh and impressionable point OF view
Gustave Kobbe than whom perhaps no
one In this country In better posted on the
affairs of the opera. contributes an inter
estinT discussion OF Manager and Prims
Donna
The opening feature OF this number -
si00 prize story by George Gibbs. decid-
edly one OF the best things that this art
ist-author has ever turned out. II is en-
titled. "Found-A Musician" and is a
pathetic and sympathetic recital of the
trials OF real artist and his struggle
| through sfdestitute existence I'm New
! York. A breezy Western story by Agnes
| Morley Cleveland gives a hint OF the mod
ern conditions OF cattle-raising. and tells
how one plucky. stout-hearted, little
woman fought her way TO SUCCESS under
| them. Albert Kinross, In His Realized
Ambition voices the hopes"of the mod
| ern war correspondent while Theodore
! Roberts I'm DAY OF Valor" catches the
| spirit that drove British privBteers intS
| the teeth OF the foe i'm days long past. Joel
| Chandler Harris has another inimtable
! Uncle Remus" tale the old darky on this
occasion relating to the enraptured little
boy the secret OF Brother Rabbit 4
| Laughing Place" Il. H. Sothern. who has
made himself known as an author
through the pages OF this magazine. con-
, tributes a charming monologue hitherto
| unacted as well as unpublished.
ttue Of the features of this rfurfb~r II n
series OF seven drawings by Malcolm
| Strauss superbly reproduced in tint, and
| depicting a number OF scenes In THE So
cial Game" 10 be further illustrated i'm
succeeding issues OF the magazine. The
I World at Large" a department OF timely
portraiturs and comment, contains photo
graphs and paragraphs about such people
as Lord Milner: the Countess Cassini;
benjamin Tillman. tho eccentric senator
from South Carolina; Major Yamoka,
who carried the Japanese demand TO
General Stoessel for the surrender OF Port
Arthur and others. The dramatic depart
ment contains a large number OF hand
somely printed photographs of the at
tractive men and women OF the stage.
The entire number is sumptuously Illus
trated With reproductions from drawings,
paintings and photographs, and the cover
is from n drawing In colors by Edward
Penheld,