Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-25

reader who opens the December number
of Harper's Magazine with anticipation
of good things. 1t is a reproduction from
a painting by Howard Pyle, and the color
tone achieved by the mechanical processes
involved Is wonderful. This number OF
Harper's is in fact, notable in many
ways. The opening contribution Is a story
of Lincoln that will undoubtedly attract
attention. 1t was written by Margarita
Spalding Gerry, and is based upon facts
In the great presidents life. 1t is strong
ly illustrated in color. Fhe contributors
include Mark Twain, Mrs. Humphry
Ward William Dean Howells, Henry
Mills Alden. Friedrich Delitzsch, Mary e.
| Wilkins Freeman, Harriet Prescott Spot
ford, James Branch Cabell, Edward s.
Martin, Thomas r. Lounsbury. Alice
Brown, Thomas A. Janvier, Elizabeth
Jordan, Ruth McEnery Stuart and many
others.
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! The Christmas number of the Century
makes an immediate impression and APP
peal through it's tint and color pages;
| ir color, NJ. Sigismond de Ivanowski S
portrait of Nine. Eames as Aida, and
! four exquisite drawings by Leon Guipon
| for Edwin Markham's poem, THE Jug
| gler of Touraine"-itself a feature to at
tract attention; in tint, an impressive
drawing by Pau J. Meylan to accompany
Susie M. Best's poem, Miracle Dreams
and the portrait of the first duchess of
Marlborough by Sir Godfrey Kneller.
Photogravure insets are the Sir Godfrey
Kneller portrait of the duke of Marlbor-
ough and Emil Fuchs portrait of Miss
Nj" Then there are six reproductions
Of American paintings from the Evans
collection, recently given to the National
gallery at Washington. Henry Oliver
Walkers "Musa Regina" and Francis
Murphys 1.-THE Path to the Village" are
shown in tint; George Inness' SHUTDOWN" !"
A. H. Wyant's Autumn at Arkville,"
Henry w. Rangers Connecticut Woods"
and John La Farge's Christ and Nico-
demus," in black and white. In keeping
with the holiday season are clever short
stories by Elizabeth Shaw Oliver, How
ard Rruhaker, Robert Haven Schauffer,
Daniel Steele and Mary Buell. Wood.
1.-THE Shuttle by Mrs. Burnett closes
with thrilling scenes and Elizabeth Rob-
ms Come and Find Me" develops in
creasingly tense dramatic interest.
"Satans Candles" translated from the
French by George Morehead, is an ideal
novelette, for a fiction magazine. Its
author, Daniel Lesueur, is famous for
the love, mystery and adventure that
vivify every story she has written, and
many who know her work will be con-
vinced that "Satan's Candles" is her
masterpiece The story is printed In
Transatlantic Tales for December.
1.-THE Yellow Overcoat," translated from
the German of Henry F. Urban, is the
gem of a collection of short satires on
America that has just appeared in the
original and is tickling the risibilities
of ALL Germany, including Wilhelm ii
and Maximilien Harden.
Bonita Estrella' is from the Spanish,
Tut the action and the setting belong to
our own Southern California. where once
the spaniard reigned supreme
Outing Magazine for December will put
the discriminating reader of current liter-
eture In quandary. His admiration will
be equally divided between the art fea-
lures and the strong and virile articles
and stories of widely varying kind.
Among the art features are four full-page
color plates from mastery paintings hy
Harvey T. Dunn, entitled THE Freighter
Series' They depict the struggle be-
tween brave and hardy men and the fierce
and bitter winter. Especially the one en-
titled, Lost, Looking for the Trail con-
veys grimly the gray, overbearing vast
ness of a winters night in the hills.
The leading article is by John Bur-
roughs who writes upon the fascinating
topic of Animal and Plant Intelligence :
''The Whistling Buoy" by Ralph d.
Paine, is q powerful story of the sea and
slong shore. 1.-THE Dream Road" by Ed
wilma Stanton Babcock, is a delicate and
ciusively humorous story of travel in
Italy. 1t is illustrated charmingly by
Peixotto. Round Up Days." by Stewart
Edward White, is an ircisive exposition
Of stirring deings on the old cattle ranges,
by man who is master of English. and
who knows the life whereof he speaks.
There is no more timely theme for
fiction than bridge. and the novelette,
which opens the December number of
the Smart Set, entitled, The Backslid-
ers" by Dorothea Deakin, deals in
brilliant way with this vital subject.
How a young girl acquires a tremend-
GUS passion for the game to the detri-
ment of her character is told with
power and her final redemption is
brought about in a most dramatic man.
ner. The author has become very
popular in ;lis country during the last
two years, but nothing hitherto from
her pen has revealed so much strength
In addition to this story there is the
usual amount of clever fiction, verse
and humor.
The Christmas number of Everybody's s
Magazine is one of the biggest and best
that the publishers have ever put out
1t is rich in notable and significant ar
ticles and in stories that are worth while.
It's most important offering. in view of
the recent financial crisis, is What
Caused the Panic? an authoritative
and timely discussion by Lyman j. Gage,
Thomas w. Lawson, Prof w. G. Sumner,
Stuyvesant Fish, James ]. Hill and By
ron w. Holt.
In the Bohemian for December Olga
Nethersole contributes under the title
of MY Yesterdays" her life story. A
bright summary is printed of the Penn
sylvania Punch Bowl in the "Humor-
Gus College Journalism" series. THE
Autobiography of Cupid" is concluded
in the issue. "The After-Dinner Speak
ers of New York. is an intimate ac-
count with many anecdotes and pic
lures of the men to whom New York
looks for bright post -prandial speeches
and there are several good short
stories
The Christmas number of the Metropoli-
tan Magazine contains complete new
story by Robert Hichens, "The Nomad."
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