The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-24
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKA
 OF THE SEASON
Arnold Bennetts "Fantasia on Modern Themes" Entitled "Hugo"--SOme of the February Magazines.

Arnold Hennetts "Fantasia on M0dern
 Themes" Entitled "Hugo"--SOme of the February Magazines.
 Altogether the new book Hugo by Arnold Bennett, published by F. M. Buckle & Co.,, New York, is jolly, riotous book, sure to prove entertain ing even to the inveterate book reader. MT. Bennett devotes his talent in Hugo" to letting the world know in capital picturing how the exquisite soul of an artist and poet got along in running an immense department store in London. The artists and poets soul gets touched by cupid in a very acci- dental way-"by chance, the usual way" He sees a love of bonnet-a dream of a hat. This is where cupid began to get in his fancy work. | Hugo's" artistic soul revels over this blissful, emotion awakening hat. He makes mental n3te that designer in de- partment 42 made this dream of lovelt- l ness, this marvel of a hat He sends 1 fer the fair one and finds her exceed H,gly fair. what follows, the reader l will take pleasure in discovering when he possesses the book There are mys- teries and mischief and gentle satire in this fantasia on modern themes" For | sale at all bookstores.
 The February number of the Wom- ans Home Companion seems to be a valentine number judging from the pretty cover. Dr. Hale has word for club women, and Gertrude Atherton describes both the club man and the club woman in characteristic style. Clara Morris furnishes a story on stage life; Elizabeth Stuart Phelps con- tinues her story of "The Sacred Fire, Myra Kelly, Jean Webster, Francis Lynde and Holman F. Day are other writers of fiction in this number. Sem ator Beveridge presents his remedy for Child Labor Evils, while the usual departments are well filled with inter- esting matter. The Illustrations are excellent.
 The February McCalls contains by the amateur dressmaker who takes l by the maAteur dressmaler who takes time by the foreoek in preparing summer clothing. Besides the fashions there are directions for entertain- ments, cooking recipes and much oth- CT information on household topics. There are also stories and miscellane- ous reading. McCall's is always inter- esting.
 Good Housekeeping has as a from | tispiece a, picture of pretty valentine maid, which is followed by series of new portraits of children by Ameri- can painters Lavinia continues her travels abroad; there are more chap ters of Truthful Jane,' and the "Connubial Valentines will appeal to all married couples. Mushroom Gull ture' is the subject of an article by Joseph Henry Adams, and Alvin s. Sanborn has somsthing to sa of all illustations in American Arts and I Crafts" The departments, as usual, complete the number
 The Technical World Magazine for the month of February is another splendid issue of this highly meritori- ous publication, and has so much in it of interest that it is difficult to select special articles for notice Among the more important ones, however, are those on Putting the Mountains to Work by Dewey Sheldon Beebe; Ship Canal Across Cape Cod, by Livingston Wright; 'The Great To- bacco Stroke by Rene Bache; ''Wir- ing the Wilderness by Sampson S. Burton; "City Rubbish Turned to Light" by M. c. Furber; Mature Does the House Work and Making Land From Ocean's Bed by Paul Gyllstrom. The magazine is well illus trated and will well repay a careful