The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-27
THE MAGAZINES

Sketch Of Joseph Jefferson by Francis
Wiison.-Joseph jefferson, one of the
bestowed American actors. is the sub
ject of the leading paper in the February
number of Scribner's Magazine by
Francis Wilson, the well-known actor,
who knew him for many years. These
"reminiscences are full of anecdote and
story, giving Mr.. Jefferson's opinions
about the arts of acting and painting.
and his own recollections Of distinguished
men in many vocations. The article in
this number deals particularly with Rip
Van Winkle-its origin and development
as a play, with amusing anecdotes about
Mr.. Jefferson and his experiences while
playing it. There are also pleasant
glimpses Of Jefferson as a painter, and
his views and preferences for various
artists.
The amazing success OF 1.-THE House of
Mirth'' still continues, and the readers
of 1t will be interested in Edith Whar-
tons story in this number, entitled The
Hermit and the Wild Woman''-a charm
ing phantasy with a deep significance.
The inside history of the Chinese boy
colt against American goods is told in
Thomas F. Millard's article on 1.-THE New
China = ~ z.-s- 2
These and other articles and stories
make the number one worthy of special
attention.
Country Life In America for February
contains as its leading feasture After
Tarpon with a Camera" by Julian A.
Dimock, illustrated with twenty-one Of
his remarkable photographs. This tells
of the thrilling sport of photographing
tarpon while he is making leap of
from nine to twelve feet. THE Boston
Terrier by Sherwin Hawley, tells us Of
distinctly American breed that has
reached a high standard Of perfection
his cost and his points Of character. a1n
More Winter Flowers by ]. Il. Gerard,
we learn Of plants that bloom out doors
in the northern states from December to
March without any protection whatever.
Arthur Huntington Gleason in his Rug
Making Community" tells Of the two
sides of the arts and crafts movement
as 1t appears in a Maine village; the prac-
ticaI and the notwithstanding and dye
ing the rugs How I Built My Own
Country House. by Julian Burroughs.
tells of little home on the Hudson
| that cost s1,750 and how the problems OK
building and decorating were solved.
These are only a few of the good things
| the number holds
Entertainment for February.-Llppin-
colts Magazine for February opens with
| a novelette, by Jennette Lee, called one
Way of Love- This is an Interpretation
of a mans life When the man meets
| with a disappointment at the outset OF
his career the scales dip so far. weighted
by his grief. that it seems as If he must
go under But an older mans experience
and advice save him. The real action Oh
the story is placed in Chicago, where the
man adopts newspaper work, and there
he finds the woman who becomes his IN:
SEPARATION. Leading the shorter hctlon Oh
the month is I'm the Strong Man DOT ,
i ders.' by Frank Saville, a romance OF
the rescue of a girl from a fate worse
than death. paper of seasonable inter
est is on early Opera in America, by
Rus..s Rockwell Wilson; and an agreeapie
! italian sketch. IAN Umbrian Idyl, is by
Anne Hollngsworth Wharton. This Is
chapter from her forthcoming volume on
foreign travel.