The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-11-23
Notes of the Christmas Magazines.


The important feature of the Christmas
number OF the Century is the publication,
for the first time of the new photographs
of Mars. taken by the I1owell-Todd expe-
dition to the Andees last summer. Hair
a dozen plates are shown, with an ac-
| count by E. c. Slipher, of just how the
| photographs were made by him, with an
explanation of their significance and value
! by Professor Percval Lowell. Roger
Boutet de Monvel, son of the celebrated
French artist, has written of IA Visit to
the Paris Conservatoire." a sketch illus
trated by Andre Castaigne. Oliver Lock-
er-Lampson, who, as child, knew ana
loved Kate Greenaway, has set down ms
memories and written a sympathetic ap-
probation of this friend of children
THE "Reminiscences of Lady Randolph
Churchill'' in this issue recall early ex-
periences in London society and the writ
er's first visit to stately Bienheim.
The Christmas number of the Metropoli-
tan Magazine contains complete new
story by Robert Hichens,> The Nomad, ;"
in which Mr.. Hickens returns TO the Al
gerian desert, the field of his great success
An article by REQ Bennett, Prophecy
and the Occult" discusses this subject,
SO prominently before the public from the
DAYS Of Mother Shipton to Tom lawson
Other important articles are THE He
brew Theatre, by Adolph Danziger; The
Letters of General Charles Hamilton"
written from the seat of war ln Mexico
in the 4Os; THE Highest Building in the
World" by James Anderson; and Hans
Memling," the great Flemish master.
The Christmas number of Everybody s
Magazine contains q timely article In
what Caused the Panic" discussion
by Lyman ]. Gage, Thomas w. Lawson,
| Professor w. G. Sumner, Stuyvesant FISH
| James J. Hill and Byron w. Holt The
| question, What is a Good Man?' is an
svered In a symposium by Archbishop
| Ireland. Thomas w. Lawson, General
Count Katsura, Prime Minister of Japan
! II G. Wells and Professor Edward Ais
worth Ross A third important contribu-
tlon is a caustlc criticism of America and
! Americans by George Bernard Shaw, In
| "A Nation of Villagers" In addition TO
tbese special articles, the first of series
| important to students of American agri-
| cultural problems and conditions is begun
bv Herbert N. Casson in 1.-THE Romance
| ~ the Reaper" Mr.. Casson tells the story
| of the invention and introduction Of the
| machine that more than any other con-
! trivance save the steam-engine, has
marked an epoch In the worlds history.
| Vance Thompson, in Children of the
Long Ago" gives q quaint and fanciful
account of the little folkfof yesterday who
nlayed the same games with the same
toys that are played by the little folk to-
CAV. Three full-page pictures in color, by
| Ardre Castaigne Hugo Ballin and II. o..
Tanner, portray types of The women Of
the Bible, and are interpreted by WIN
| Irwin.
The publishers, of Country Life in
America have outdone themselves in their
| Christmas annual this year. Aside from
the illustrative work in full coior-the
| "c.ouptrv Life Calendar for 1908 and sour
paaes of winter sports-the. following sea-
sonable articles appear; christmas Cakes
and Ale" by Jared Stuyvesant; "A New
Kind of Winter Garden" by Mrs John
Wood Stewart; "A Children's Christmas
Party" by Mary H. Northend; showers
outdoors in Winter" by Thomas E.c-
Adam; "A Winter Vacation" by Henry
II. Saylor; "The hungry Days of De-
cember," by Mary c. DicSerson; Two
Who Dared" by Walter A. Dyer; Get
ting Spee1 on Skates" by Morris
Wood; Toys Quaint and Artistic" by
Winnifred A. Draper; "A Semi-ScIentific
Nursery" by M. K. r. Among the
Holly Gatherers, by Arthur r. M. Spaid.
The Christmas number Of Scribner's 3
Magazine contains many Illustrations in
color, notably THE Child in Fairyland :"
series of drawings by Sarah S. Stilwell.
which is accompanied with verses by Edith
b. Sturgis. Another striking series of H.
lustrations accompanies Josiah Wedg-
wood. American Smypathizer and Portrait
MAKER r. T. H. Halsey, who for many
years has been making this collection,
which Is probably the finest in existence.
l.. ~.Ia - IA.
ticular interest to Americans. There are
seven short stories.
In The Bohemian for December Olga
Nethersole contributes. under the title Of
My Yesterdays her life story A bright