Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-11
MAGAZINES.

TOddling about on impossible feet,
ike aou IN the setting OF an impossi-
bic toy-world, the dainty Chinese bride
IN Whom the Gods Dishonor," which
opens Aoung's Magazine tor August. is
the heroine Of a brilliant and UNIQUE
tale. The doll-wife's faithlessness, her
plOddlng spectacled husband, the
swiftly ayenging doom, make a story
OF absorbing interest In her lie
gaudy AS The painted figures on a fan,
with strange, brilliant flowers, mon
ster idols OF porcelain and brass. a gar
den fun Of green padOgas and ngurcs u
strange shapes, gold fish swimming in
gilt fountains, tiny trees bearing Won
oerful fruit, marvellous fireworks fire.
works lighting up the evening sky-the
doll bride with "a Wuman's soul, misses
vague something. Then appears "the
honorable son OF the brother OF her
father" gay, handsome, In the clothes
OF foreign devils" The doll is stirred
her slumberng soul blossoms In a
night, and With intantile innocence she
offers her love 10 the stranger. So the
story rushes on 90 q ruthless ending,
tragedy that sweeps away the gay, tin
selled setting OF the scene and deals
with bare human souls. Fiction like
this is rare-it Is the kind OF a story
one doesn't like % miss.
4 wealth Of suggestion for the new.
est summer gowns is 10 be found .n
the August Dclneator, which il inter-
esiing not only from the stand point
Of fashion bat Tor the reading As wen.
Among The fiction 10 the number Is ;he
second instalmeut OF The Chauffeur
and the Chaperun.' the delightful
motor-boat romance by the William
sons. authors ~ many automobile stor-
les, also two entertaining short stor-
les by Carroll Watson Rankin and
Marvin Dana, Carolyn Wells contn-
buies the "Rubmyat Of summer khay-
yam Written On her inimitable style.
clara T.. laughin tells the story of the
life oi Rembrandt, whose pictures are
held invaluable % the worlds best col
lcctions OF art. and Gustav Kobbe
writes ~ the famous civil war song of
the south. Dixie aud its composer.
Dan Emmett, the old minstrel. Ia the
Campaign Tor safe Foods Mrs. Abel
contributes a chapter on The Market
Inspector and the Buyer which con-
Cludcs this series Of notable articles.
There are numerous articles devoted 10
the interests 0i the home-The Kitchen,
House Furnishing. Needlework ana
Dressmakiug. and the children's pages
include variety nf features having
for their purpose The entertainment Of
young folks
The New Broadway Magazine oontln-
ues 10 sustain its new policy Of uniform
eXcollence. The August number opens
with q story by Eugene Wood, In the
Days OF his Separation" A remark
able story and ne FIRST attempt In nc.
ton TO deal with the patent medicine
proposition.
What has been done 20 eXtermln.
ate the Mosquito" % an article by
Charles seldom on the serious crusade
u thinking people against the poison.
Gus little pest that makes life miserable
for large majority % people during
;ls summsr months. This article con-
tsins not only important information
concerning he habits OF the enemy. but
an the latest and most approved meth
DDS OF defense
Such forceful and fertile writer's as
james T. Ford and Anne O'Hagan con-
tributed articles on different aspects of
New York And Marion Hill, Duffeld
Osborne. Chas Fou, ". 4. Ashley and