The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-01-30
RECENT LITERATURE.

| Ainslee's for February has another
star number, in which there is an ex-
| traordinary combination of stories OF
the widest variety of plot and theme.
| The complete novel, an unusually long
one, keeps the absorbed attention OF
the reader by virtue of its great dra-
matte power. 1t is by BeatriX Demarest
Lloyd and Edith Macvane, and is en-
titled 1.-THE Coincidence The second
story in the table of contents is a nota-
| BILE one, partly because il is the work OF
| that prince of Story-tellers, o. Henry,
and partly because it is a specimen OF
his best work. its name is The Me-
mento." Cosmo Hamilton has very
unusual tale, but one with very pro-
found human interest, called 'The Open
Window" A very delightful tale de-
signed to show the strain of frivolity
even in the most conventional woman
| is Her Prentice Hand" by Lily A.
Long. Roy Norton has another of his
inimitable Western stories in The
child interest is "Other Peoples Olive
Branches" by Elizabeth Duer. Other
short stories are by Jeffrey Farnol.
Maravene Kennedy and RoSamund I.
Bland. William Armstrong has very
| interesting article about the intimate
| life of some well-knOwn operate stars.
| Popular Magazine for February con-
| tains the following: 1.-The Freebooter"
complete novel, w. B. NJ. Ferguson:
| when the Sea Gives Up Its Dead"
short story. A. M. Chisholm: The
White Thread" short story, B. NJ. Bow
| er; THE Chap at Charbonneau's.' short
story. Charles Steinfort Pearson: Mrs.
Mallories' Jewels" two-part story, J.
Kenilworth Egerton; "Both Ways
Smith," short story, Frank Savile: The
Humiliation of the Presidente.' short
story, Robert Dudley; 1.-The Trail of the
Mount Rainier" short story, William
Macleod Raine: 1.-The Way of Trans
gressor." short story: Bertrand w. SIM
clair; THE Yellow Face" serial story,
Fred M. White; 1.-The Crucial Hour"
short story, Frank I. Fletcher: Anthony
Atwater, Amateur Anarchist" complete
novelette,, Francis Whitlock; 'Inscruta-
BILE Capt. Dean" short story, T. Jenkins
Hams; THE Right of Way" short story,
Scott Campbell.
In 1.-The Visit the Craftsman for
February brings out the first part of q
realistic romance by Frederick Burton,
which has the distinction of dealing
with Indian life from an Indian point
OF view. 1t is illustrated by two I'M
usual drawings in color by r. F. Schabe-
litz. Extracts from the diary of the
well-knOwn artist, Wyatt Eaton, give
personal and intimate little views Of
the lives OF the great Concord men
whose portraits he painted, Whittier,
Longfellow, Holmes. Bryant and Emer-
son.
In the leading article of the January
Craftsman. called 1.-The Guild Stamp
and the Union Label" the defects of
our modern Industrial system are dis
cuSsed by the editor from an entirely
new standpoint. The real weakness OF
the labor unions is ably disclosed in a
comparison of its modern methods with
the medieval guild system. The pic
turesque quality of New York streets is
discussed in an appreciation of the
originality of that promising artist,
Birge Harrison, illustrated with repro
auctions of his paintings.
The Metropolitan Magazine for Jan.
uary is a special holiday number EN-.
bellished with unusually fine pictures,
among them being colored fronts.
piece. Published at New York. Price.
Is cents.