Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-29

wise be the lot of human beings
so handicapped By fate. Present con-
dtions In Russia receive another side
light in an article by Isabel F. Hapgood,
entitled "Tho Russian Peasant, How and
Where He Lives From her personal
experience and observation during many
years spent in Russia. the writer gives
clear impression of the life surroundings
and character of the Russian peasant, and
the circumstances which make him the
sport of every political upheaval like the
present revolutionary movement The
wonderful craftsmanship of the locksmiths
of old Nunherg is shown in a beautifully
illustrated article on "Ihe Wrought Iron
of the Renaissance, by Katherine Metcalf
Roof. who has recently made a personal
study of the iron work of the Fifteenth
and Sixteenth Centuries in old German
towns. and who writes of it with under
standing and charm. Craftsmanship in
another form appears IN an account OF
Swords of Many Lands" by Randolph l.
Geare. Special reference is made to the
workmanship of the old Japanese swords,
and the unusually interesting illustrations
are taken from the collections at the
Smithsonian Institute A practical appli-
cation of the Craftsman idea in house
building is given In an Illustrated accout
of q homo built from one of the Craftsman
free house plans bye. G. kinsman of Deca-
iur, lll The usual departments of house
building. home training in cabinet work,
and the home department. are as interest
ing and instructive as usual.
American Homes and Gardens opens
with a description by Barr Ferree Of the
summer home of Oliver Ames, Esq, at
Pndes Crossing, Mass. This house, of
distinctive charm and marked indi-
viduahty Of design is here published for
the first time. An article on "Ihe Gar
den Altar. by Durando Nichols, treats of
the revival of the sun-dial in the American
garden Enos Brown describes "Myn-
toon, the remarkable structure in Shasta,
Cal, built in the form of a medieval castle,
containing vast rooms thoroughly medi@-
val in design and furnishing, being, on the
whole, one Of the most simple dwellings
erected in this country. II was built by
Mrs. Phoebe A. Hurst. Mabel luke Priest
man tells how to make and apply stencils.
Sydney Hungerford writes on "Inex-
pensive English Houses That Might be
Adapted to American Uses" which
describes buildings of the Bonneville vii
lage trust Charles G. johnson describes
how home work is taught in our public
/ schools Joy Wheeler Dow continues his
series on the principles of home decora-
tion in "Ihe Philosophy Of the Library"
/ Ida ID. Bennett contributes a practical
/ paper on "Transplanting There are
! illustrated accounts of 'Deephaven, the
home of Wilkinson De Forest Wright,
! Esq. at Sands Point, /. l.; the house Of
! Inr4na 81 Ilffrnsa.s ..f IInssnuf.a1 d.
! the residence Of j. Du Pratt White at
Nyack. N. Y. Other articles include
"Ihe Simple House. A" A Double Chrvsan-
themum" GThe Kitchen Walls, Wood
and Paint "The Sanitary Plan of the
House, ""The Cost of Civic Beauty, "The
Town and It's Plans, New Books. "and
other departments. The magazine, as
usual isillustrated in a sumptuous manner
and published by Mum q Co., The Scien-
tiic American, 36l Broadway, n. Y.
The February American Magazine is an
| automobile number. The leading article.
| The Heart of the Automobile" by Leroy
| Scott, is a most entertaining account OF
what has happened in the automobile
| world since English law obliged a man
with a red flag to walk before every motor
allowed loose in q public place It also
contains a complete illustrated descrip-
tion of every 1906 pleasure car-all facts
and figures. Among the other articles is
Henry kitchell Websters "The Square
Deal With Children, an account OF the
work of Judge Mack and the Chicago
| Juvenile Court "a story of intense human
interest. The second Of w. s. Harvard s
articles on "The Mastery of the Earth, -
appears in this number. and G. II. Cafin
continues his series with a paper on con-
temporaneous American painting. The
short stories Of the month are fully up TO
the Americans standard. Among the
authors are Richard Washburn Child. W.
b. NJ. Ferguson, Dorothy Garfield. Charles
Battell Loomis. Charles G. Lofquest and
w. Bates Adams Miss Cholmondeley's
serial Prisoners" is q hit.