Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-22

such a system would cost. even though it
should be necessary to postpone for an
other year the building OF a battleship or
a couple OF cruisers" A significant dec
Iaration by Mr. Hill is that such a scheme
should be kept out OF the clutches OF the
spOils system.
The Christmas Everybodys Is full. TO
overfiowing with the holiday spirit, as in
diclted by the character OF fiction, essay
and verse, but at the same time the seri.
Gus undertakings of a purposeful maga-
zine are not neglected There are ten well
known writer's of fiction represented in the
number and five important special articles
A remarkable feature of the Christmas
Everybody's is the .repFoduction in color Of
Alphonse Muchas paintings Illustrative Of
/ the beattitudes Nothing more remarkable
| has yet been achieved by this great French
painter, the fame Of whose religious and
| allegorical pictures IS already rivaling that
Of Dore.
I Gunter's for September is as usual. filed
with brilliant fiction, being a holiday num-
Der, Some of its stories are appropriate to
the season The opening story, with
Averted Eyes" by Catherine Carr. is a
novelette, of modern society that contains
one OF the most strikingy original and
powerful situations placed in type for many
a day. Anothe. installment of the great
| serial the sequel to "NIr. Barnes Of New
York" "The Shadow. Of Vendetta" by
Archibald Clavering Gunter. This remark
able narrative is making as great sue
cess as its famous first part that has been
| Translated into nearly ali languages and
published by the millions,
.
The Christmas number ofascribners $ mag
4 azine isasumptuous ii'its illustrations. both
in cUlors and black and white and In its
stories and articles it is remarkable for the
l variety and entertainment offered by the
authors The most effective color printing
probably that has appeared In this maya
zine is the reproduction OF Henry Nc
Carters series of Scenes from the Early
History Of Ireland" These have the deco
rative quality Of really great painters and
in addition show a careful Interpretation
of old Irish traditions. DR. Douglas Hyde
has explained them in a few notes
The first magazine to issue its Christmas
number this year Is the Pilgrim. and we
dare say that none OF the magazines will
have a prettier, daintier. more attractive
cover than the Pilgrim. The scene is
! Christmas morning when a tiny baby girl
t awakens to find her bed hung and strewn
with Christmas gifts but the first thing
Ito catch her eye is a Teddy Bear" sitting
on its haunches, and she is very much
, undecided whether to he frightened or not
It is q very happy conception and is
s beautifully wrought out in coiors The
q Pilgrim certainly exceis IA the variety and
4 attraetiveness of. its eolored covers.
3 rsNEr piolrvrfclrs Csbrist,,,e - a. ~, ,f.t.
g given by George Alfred Williams to selec.
C tions made from Dickens "Pickwick Pa.
pers," which give an account of the Pick
!, wlckiaIss SGipistFnaE ap the Manor farm
and of the adventures there's the tale ot
L the goblin, who stole sexton and OF tn,
{ sports on the ice, The book is ILLUSTRATED
i. with a colored frontspieee and line draw
!, ings by Mr. Williams and Is issued By tn,
Baker 4 Taylor company as a companion
7 volume to the christmas Carol' OF las
n year. ~, t-'" 4"
Young People in Old Places" by Cor
nclia Baker, is a story Of the things tina
were said and the things that were don,
r by two lively youngsters and their livel,
grandmother during q visit TO london
l. Paris, Spain and Tangiers. II Is not at al
the ordinary travelling tale" but a mar
. rative brim fun Of novelty originality an,
c, excitement, with enough information 10 ad,
to the value Of the book without detract
, ing one whit from its interest There an
many full page pictures representing
European scenes and many pen and inl
D drawings in the text by Franklin. Booth
Published by the Bobbs-M Merrill company.
"Japarese Wives and Mothers is III
title OF the second of the series OF article
)f on Japan by Marian Bonsau IN the Horss
keeper and appears in the November lssu,
Miss BOnsall's intimate knowledge Of Japa
nese home life makes the article author
tatiye as well as bright and interesting
That the Atlantic Keeps in touch with a
20 unusuaily wide range OF interests is strlE
ingly illustrated by the current Novembe
n issue. The leading place has been given
~ summary by s. W. Mccall Of the wor
OF the Fifty-ninth congress-the congres
10 that passed the rqte blls authorized FIRE
alcohol and expended $S0OO0OO0O of publ
~ money The Massachusetts congressman
noted for 4 habit OF speaking his min
without fear or favor and his fourtee
c. years Of national service give him a goo
basis for judging Of the character and 81,
q nihcance Of the latest session David
Brewer OF tbs supreme court. Who holt
the next place in the number. has son
"a lintersstiug tht1gs 20 say about .srhe Ide
Lawyer" Forty-fOur years OF experien,
81 In the law have not destroyed Justi,
Dc Brewers belief in his profession.
Above books at lowest retan price Ma
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