Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-01
CURRENT LITERATURE

owen waters Lady Baltimore" which
is just out, has been illustrated in a novel
and rather attractive manner. In addition
to Mr.. Lester Ralph's pictures Illustrating
the story, the volume has number Of
capital pen-drawings by Vernon Howe
Bailey, which picture typical street and
shore scenes and bits of architecture IN
Kings Port" The pages Of the story are
fragrant with the charm OF historic. city
which has held quietly to some ideals that
American life can i'll afford to lose.
Lady Baltimore. which gives title TO the
book is a variety OF cake. the heroine is
saleswoman In a woman's exchange, the
hero, son OF an old southern family.
whose ancestors know where to CO. when
they desired to enjoy the society Of fast
females and 1.-THE villain Of the piece IS
the daughter of a cowardly confederate
general, who, engaged to the hero. finally
marries New York banker in whom the
author finds an opportunity to criticise the
second generation of the immigrants. The
book will sell and be read-once.
Apropos of the various conventions and
caucuses being held for political nomina-
tons good politics IL a leading topic In the
September issue of The World Today. This
fifteen-cent maya zine still keeps well to the
front ''The Regeneration Of Minneapolis"
by James Linn Nash, is well-illustrated
article detailing the advantages that have
come to that city by the reforms instituted
by Mayor Jones. The closing of the saloons
on Sunday and the reformation OF the
police force are particularly narrated. Coz
erning Cities by Commissions" written by
c. Arthur Williams, tells OF the new
method adopted by Galveston, Nashville
and other cities.
The Red Book magazine for September
may well be called Maude Adams-"Peter
Pan" edition. as II contains, in addition TO
twelve admirable stories fourteen art por-
traits of Miss Adams in the part Of Peter.
| together with lavishly illustrated article
by Acton Davies on the play itself.
Ainslee's for September has a table Of
contents that is remarkable for its variety.
| Its, fiction is not of the kind that comes
| all from the same mold II Ia OF the best
| literary quality and will suit every degree
/ OF taste. The novelette,. His Little PART
| ner," by William Mcleod Raine, is a Mon
tana story; not the usual one of ranch life.
but a romance in which Mr.. Raine has util-
| lied the extraordinary facts which have
| made the history of the state unique. II
| Is a love story with vivid atmosphere of
political and Industrial intrigue. dramatic
and absorbing, but not in the least sensa-
| tional W. A. Frazer has another racing
story. THE Changeling." perhaps the best
in the series. told in Mr.. Frasers happiest
vein. The number also contains the third
installment of Audrey Craven" by May
! Sinclair. whose book 1.-The Divine Fire"
is one of the big books Of the decade. II
| there were nothing else of merit in the
magazine, this story would give II a ais
| tinction so lacking in current periodicals.
| Robert f. MacAlarney has a story of ire
mendous strength in 1.-The Lesson" in
which he tells, most realistically, some ex.
periences of a young physician in New
York. A very effective sea story is 1.-The
Ace High" by F. walworth Brown; the in
| terest promised in the novelty of the title
loses nothing in the telling, One of the
most charming stories in he number is an
idyl of the Berkshire Hills. by Walter P.
Eaton. entitled when Pippa Stopped" 1t
is a beautiful love story with an atmos-
phere Of the woods and hills. Another tale
OF outdoors, but different from the fore
going in scene and treatment, is THE Silver
Doctor" by Edith Macvane. The title will
\ tempt fishermen, but there IL In Il a deep
| Interest for those who do not fish. Con-
stance Smedley and Pearl Humphrey collab-
orate in a story called THE Heel OF
Achilles" which has special appeal to
women. Anne Rittenhouse has fine essay
on 'Aristocratic White Sulphur" and Caro-
| Ign Rapelyea one on American Complex
tiles" The poetry is far above the average,
and is by Margaret Houston. Charlotte
Becher, John Curtis Underwood, Clinton
Scollard, J. Lee Matherson and Frank
Dempster Sherman.
1.-THE Story of Montana" the great serial
for the year, begun in the August Nc
Cures, gains impetus as it goes along
From its striking picture of the early
days Of the commonwealth, 1t runs to the
( development OF the mining industry, the
picturesque conditions and enormous
fortunes which resulted. and the bitter
feud that arose between Marcus Daily and
William A. Clark The story of the
quarrel of Clarks first attempts to react
the United States senate, of his spectacular
defeat, and of the Montana capital fight
is told in the September McCiures. II
makes one OF the most interesting pages
In American history.
| Abundance and a variety characterize
the contents of the Home Magazine for
September. There is delightful diversity
of topics. and each is nicely handled.
| eonciaeIv and completely. while the