Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-09
IN CURRENT MAGAZINES

In the March number of Smiths
Magazine Rupert Hughes tells or the
present condition of American music
and the deep-rooted objection to 1t
which was part of the old Puritan curt
In the same number there is a delight
fully true essay by Anne OHagan on
Feminine Martyrdoms,' and a talk
by Charles Battell Loomis, entitled
Pass 1t Along.
The Theatre Magazine is. a splendid
number, both pictorfally and IN texI
Prominent among the literary CON
tributions is an article entitled Ine
Passing of the Madison Square Inea-
fer" This historic playhouse is about
to he torn down, and the writer gives
a very interesting review of Its career,
profusely illustrated with portraits ana
a picture of the house itself. There is
also an article on Sardou's new play.
"I'Affaire des Poisons," which has set
all Paris by the ears, ana an interview
with Frances Starr, the charming nero
inc in 1.-THE Rose of the Rancho. An
other article compares with picIu.es
the two performances of LORD DUN
dreary." as acted by the elder and the
younger Sothern.
Are YOU interested in airships? Tne
flight made by Henry Farman IN ms
aeroplane when he won the $iV,uoo
prize is described with thrilling Illus
tration in the March Popular Mechan-
les. Also the possibilities of steadying
aeroplanes in flight by the use of gyro-
scenes Is ably discussed. Two unusual
types of dirigible balloons are descripeo
with Illustration, and the story Oh tne
escape of the French pride, La Patrie
is told.
Ainslee's for March comes TO It's
readers filed with the means OF aver
sion and entertainment inns ruirD ~,
contains a new story by Joseph c. Lin
coin. IAN Inherited Eden" which is
a tale of his inimitable Cape Cod peo-
nile. The complete novel is "The Ma
donna. of the Tea Table" by Anna A:
Rogers. and is very dramatic tale OF
American army and navy people, the
scene of which is laid mostly IN Japan
The Popular Magazine for March
opens with a complete novel, Under
the Great Bear" by Bertrand w. SIN
clair author of "Raw Gold" etc. In
this stirring tale of race into the
northern wilderness the interest keeps
mace with the travellers. Star or the
North" by George Bronson Howard, is
a tale of the Philippines. on the Esoau
to Eskridge Park" by William Mac
Leod Raine, is the third or MS series
of automobile stories. "The Exploits OF
the Red Meteor" "The OMalley, Her
netologist," by Francis Metcalfe, Is an
Hihernian Nights Entertainment, fuil
OF .ollicking humorr.
A sure cure for worry and practi-
cal article on bad habits ana now 10
break ten in others distinguish Eliz-
abeth Towne's editorials in the Maui
II
cles are "The Habit of Beauty" Ade-
Iaide Keen: "God: The Servant or
Man" Wallace D. Wattles; ITO Make
Yourself Valuable" William z. Towne;
"White Lies in Social Life Grace
MACEDONIAN Cooke. Lovers of the occult
will gain by reading Karl Won. VIE
gand's sensible article on tine ART OF
Crystal Gazing" SCIENTIFIC sides OF new
thought are presented by Ella Adela
visible Worlds" and Prof. Edgar l..
Larkin. Psychology" Edwin Mark
ham contributes a new poem, Ihe
Broken Sword" and w. ]. Colville an
entertaining article about advanced
thought movements in Los Angeles,
said to be the Mecca of new thought
workers. Florence Morse Kingsley con-
tributes a NEW thought treatment
for the grip.
The March number of the Woman's
Home Companion again captures pub
lie notice with it's charming cover
picture of a Japanese girl This issue
is the spring fashion number. and for
it Grace Margaret Gould. the fashion
editor, has prepared many delightful
pages, illustrating in detail the ad-
vance spring styles. Dr. Edward Ev-
erett Hale contributes charming talk
on "Home Reading" Kellogg Duriand,
the author of 1.-THE Red Reign" has
an article of absorbing interest entitled
"Women of the Revolt" containing
some heartrending anecdotes of the
part that certain brave women have
played in. the Russian revolution.