Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-31
IN CURRENT MAGAZINES

The Forum opens its customary survey OF the
worlds progress with a searching analysis
by Alexander D. Noyes Of "The Financial
Panic in the United States" tracing the
causes and prophesying the probable conse-
quences. Henry Litchheld West follows with
his usual article on American Politics." In
which he gives special attention to The New
Congress and the Presidency" Mr.. A. Maui
rice Low discusses in his usuef incisfve and
entertaining manner the present trend OF
1ofelBn anairs, emphasizng the dawn Of bet-
ter relations OF England with Germany on the
one hand ana with Russia the other Ar
thur Hoaber, the well known art critic, has
some caustic and well-founded observations to
make Concerning our Ignorance Of American
Art and Clayton Hamilton analyses no less
than nine new plays by "Dramatssts of the
Current Season" The survey of current litera-
ture includes reviews by Prof. William Lyon
Phelps, Edward Clark Marsh, Prof Christian
Gauss, Prof. Ernest L. Bogart, Arthur Bart
lett Maurice and Frank Moore Colby. There
are three special articles, why Five Acts2''
by Prof. Brander Matthews, who discusses
the origin and emphasizes the illogic Of the
conventional fve-act division of the dramas
Songs and Song Writing" by Brian Hooker
who has recently come into public notice as
author Of the new prize song at Yale uni
versity; and '"The Art of Drinking" By
Louis Windmuller, which deals in a common
sense manner with the proper use of tea,
coffee and wine.
The Bohemian for February is bright win
many attractive pictures and is over1owing
with good things to read. There ten short
stories and several spicily written special
articles. THE Lure of the Melodranaa" by
Jules e. Goodman, tells something of the
men who write meodrama. the actors who
play It, the managers who produce 1t, and the
audiences which see it. 1t has many pictures
The Cornell Widow is perhaps the most dis
tinctiNe humorous college journal in America
and in the February Bohemian its editor tells
md ~
Widow The humorous pictures reproduced
from The Widow are as good as the text
''The First Page Of the Battle Fleets I,os,,
is the attractive title Of the first article to be
received from one of Harper's Weekiy's spe-
cial correspondents with Admiral Evans great
armada, now well on its way to the Pacinc
II is written by Capt. Henry c. Davis u S.
NJ c., Of the battleship Ohio and appears in
print in the Weekly less than a month after
the fleet started from Hampton Roads CAPT
Davis writes both Intimately and with vivid
ness of life with the fleet, and his article is
illustrated with novel and interesting photo
graphs.
One of the most striking stories Of the
month is The Tenth Alexander" which
George Randolph Chester publishes in The
Red Book Magazine for February. A tale OF
the last of the present reigning dynasty In
Russia, it appears at singularly opportune
time when Russias internal worries have
orawn all eyes to the czar's domain A gec-
ond story in the same issue which carries A
note of timeiness is Their Trial Marriage
by Mary X. Maule in which the author car
ries out George Meredith's plan Of contract
marriage.
When royalty travels entire railroad is
upset. W. G. Fitz-Geraid. in The House.
Keeper for February, tells Of the private trains
of European kings and queens and the re-
markable safeguards that taken to protect
them. The photographs are excellent. In the
fiction pages find well told Stories Their
Valentine by Emma W
Doubt Assaied," by Emily Ruth Calvin; '.The
Mozart Allegro" by Arthur Epson; "The Out
sider, by Mary Heaton worse. There are the
usual helpful departments
The February woman's Home Companion is
unusually rich in fiction. powerful story
is entitled THE Swan of Avon Man. and is
by James oppenheim, the brilliant young poet
Of Socialism. Other stories Was She
Right?' by Tom Mason; The Teeth Of the
Gift Horse" by Margaret Cameron. and ''The
Social Supremacy of Miss Hart by Louise
B. Edwards.
The greatest dressmaker in the world, Worth
Of Paris, is writing series of articles for
Harpars Bazar-the first, by the way, ne has
ever contributed to any periodical In the
| February Bazaar he writes freely OF the tastes
| of royal women who are his customers
white Lies and Freedom is the unique
title of most interesting article by Grace
MacGowan Cooke in February Eatilus Henry
Wood writes Of Psychological Law in Social
Economy ''Post-Panic Pragmatics' by the
editor, Elizabeth rowne, throws some inter-
esting sidelghts panics and hard times.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox contributes a notable
poem, tNirvana-"
The complete novel in Smiths Magazine for
February is THE Arrow Point Estate" by
Mrs. B. NJ. Sinclair. author Of Chip OF the
Flying u" Like the other books OF this
author the story has western setting and an
unusually charming love affair running
through IT. Richmond and the Major Cen
eral." by Eden Phillpotts. is a delightful
sketch Of schoolboy life. and the new story
by Holman F. Day is sure to delight the host
OF readers who follow with interest the work
of this popular author. The article on $4,000
positions that go begging is exceptionally ex-
hilarating reading in these days OF alleged
financial depression A special art insert In
ciudes reproductions of eight hitherto unpub-
lished drawings of women by Jules Cnyron,
French competitor Of Charles Dana Gibson