Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-22
CURRENT LITERATURE.

To the woman Of fashion the April De-
lineator will be more than welcome, for
it contains an array OF attractive garments
that will enable her TO select and develop
in her own home everything necessary for
any occasion. Apart from matters Of
style. there are two stories by well-known
writer's. "Ihe Flight OF Jim Charles. by
Albert Bigelow Paine, and "Ihe Stolen
Speech" " by Joseph A. Altsheler. ln the
latter. love and politics are equally blended
and the hero only wins the passage OF the
school bill for which he is fighting, but the
girl who spurs him on. A new series that
is sure TO please many is Famous Ameri-
can Songs, and in this number OF the
magazine the author, Gustav kobbe, tells
OF that song of the hOmesick cold Folks
at Home. An American lady's house,
keeping experiences in Morocco-the Land
of the Brigands-will prove interesting
reading but it is doubtful if many will care
to transport themselves and their families
to that lawless country. "Portia, the
noble heroine OF Shakespeare $ Merchant
of Venice, is the subject of "a clever sketch
by Dorothy DOnnelly based on her own
impersonation of the character. To the
many good things usually provided for
stories have been added and for the busy
woman in the home everything pertaining
TO the inner working of the household is
touched on in the various departments.
In the April American Magazine, Julian
| Willard Helburn has an article of unusual
! significance on "Light. the Great CiWlizer
In telling Of the revolution which has been
wrought in history by the steady light,
| Mr.. Helbum makes a point which has
never been touched upon by anyone-not
even by college professors in their courses
on the history Of economics. There arc a
number of other extremely interesting
articles. Henry X. Webster tells the
story Of the Chicago Traction Tangle
under the caption, "trom Yerbes TO
/ Dunno, and John McAuley Palmer writes
satirically on the Block System, in "a
Speculation in Mansaughter This month
the American Magazine retains its lead in
things Photographic by a splendid series
of portraits OF the Justices OF the Supreme
Court Of the United States. Among the
fiction writers are Mary Cholmondeley
Holman r. Day Grief Dalzell Mrs H. II
Harris, Frank n. Craigie Una Hudson
and Ellis Parker Butler
The April Lippincott 5 contains a fine
showing OF fiction, fact and fun. As ustla
there is the opening complete novelette,
"Ihe Battle OF the Fools, by Samue
Meryin. IL is the story of big railroad
fight IN which "a man wins out, not exactly
single-handed, however as there is 3
woman "behind the gun" Mr.. Merwr
was inspired to do this through a struggl,
waged by a well-known corporation, anc
this adds convincing realism to bis rattlinl
good plot. "Ihe Cowboy and the Mer
maid" has to do with a "Circus Lady
and "a Mesternor whose heart is big anC
warm. The name of It's author, Gay Bent
ley Wuerpel. is bound to become better
known. "Ihe Candy Boy and His Littl,
Love, by Harriet Boyer, is a love story
tender and sweet "Ihe Mettle of Mr.
Matthews is a rarely good story OF an
evangelistic meeting bank cashier, anC
his wife. It's author is Walter Barr. Adele
Marie Shaw has done clever work, bu
nothing better than "Ihe Foolishness O
Stephen, "a charming humorous country
story of love and coquetry. "A Woman
Scorned," by Lucy Copinger, begins
series of child-sketches, each one complete
in itself, taken from the humorous side o
school life in a large city, and the patho.
OF il all makes the best sort of human
stories. ella Middleton Tybout con
tributes an amusing episode called "Ih
Green Bottle in which is shown the effec
OF too vivid imagination. "An Apri
Fool s Paradise, nby Edith Morgan Willett
in telling how a man S April Fool joke oi
another man rebounded on himself, ma,
contain a warning TO lovers Art and thi
spring OF the year are closely allied. Henc
paper on "Degas' from the pen Of Mari
Van Worst is significant as well as illumi
native to all who love beauty in any form
"a Widow in the Washington Postofiice,
by Col. Willard French, is an entertaining
account ola day happenings, so anecdoti
that it seems like fiction. The poets wh
appear in the current Lippincott an
Alice =. Allen, Elsa Barker Harry Torse,
Baker, Minna Irving, VIII McCourtie an,
Silas Y. Floyd. The humorous depart
ment, ''Walnuts aud Wine, deserves th
praise so lavishly bestowed upon it for it
. IL.