The Detroit times., 1908-01-29
February Magazines

The Atlantic Monthlys editor con-
tinues TO prove that the far wider
field which ne has entered upon need
not in any way diminish the cultural
value and quality of that periodical
In the February number for instance.
We have side by side Arthur Symons
ind the poetry OF Leigh Hunt, ana
Charles Moreau Harger on the coun'
| try banker, poem on Thomas Bailey
Aldrich by Harrison s. Morris, and an
article on the significance OF political
| parties by Andrew C.. Mclaughlin,
The Ultraviolet Microscope" and
The Revival OF the Poetic Drama"
Society and American Music" and
1.-The Protection of Immigrant Won
en-" are titles OF other papers In this
February issue that prove the point.
Putnam's Monthly, having already
absorbed the Literary World. now an
nounces that the Reader will be COM
bined with il, and that hereafter IL
will be known as Putnam's Monthly
and the Reader Two series begun lin
the indianapolis periodical will be
finished In the New York review
which will hereafter give more space
TO fiction than hitherto. Among the
contents OF the February number may
be noted an article on Edith Whar-
ton, by II. G.. Dwight a curious inter
view with Rodin, reported by Mrs.
John van Horst. its subject being
George Bernard Shaw; and a study OF
Literary New York in the Sixties"
by w. l.. Alden. the editor OF Harpers
Monthly.
Thomas w. Lawson explains In the
February Everybody's his reasons for
giving up his war upon criminal high
finance" Samuel G.. Blythe answers
George Bernard Shaw's attack on "thc
villagers" OF this country with good
natured description or English men
and women as they appeared 10 IAN
American in London" The status of
music in America is attacked in
striking article from the pen OF Mary
Garden, the prima donna, who urges
the recognition OF the new school OF
music in this country, and character
ICES the present attitude OF critics and
operagoing public as old-fashioned and
unprogressive. w. j. Henderson an
swers this attack
Robert Il. Peary is the star contribu>
tor to Outing for February. He tells
how the north pole must be sought, II
IL Is ever to be reached In an ex.
tremely readable article, entitled
Route to the North Pole" he sums
up the leading expeditions and in the
light of experience thus gained he
points out the most feasible routes and
methods for future explorers.
Ainslce's for February has a good,
strong. interesting table of contents.
including the work of O. Henry, Bea-
trix Demarest Lloyd, Edith Macvane.
, Mrs. John Van Worst, Lily A. Long,
Cosmo Hamilton, Roy Norton, Jeffery
, Farnol. Elizabeth Duer. Rosamond I.
| Bland, and Maravene Kennedy
Harpers for February has these
among its notable features
'The AngloAmerican Polar Expedi-
} ton" by Vilhjalmr Stefansson, ethnol-
ogist with the expedition, illustrated
with photographs. "Dona Victoria"
story by Perceval Gibbon "Nine Days
J Wonder In York" by William Dean
: Howells. drawings in tint, by Ernest
Haskell. "The Remuneration at Cloven
, Hoof'', story by Elmore Elliott
, Peake. illustrations by Lucius wolcott
I Hitchcock. The AristeeEaeF- the
Parts OF Speech" by Thomas r. Louns-
, bury. professor OF English, Yale Uni
yersity. THE Ambassador" story
by George Hubbard. Illustrations by
Will Foster. "By Right OF Eminent
Domain" A story by Ernest Crissey,
Illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens.
"A Prophet Honored." story by
Olivia Howard Dunbar I'm a Habit
ant Village" by Howard f. Smith. IL
lustrations by the author. In color and
black and white. cold Eve" a story
by George Schock. Illustrations by
| Stanley Arthurs. "The Moon-mirror
Light Il Power Co., by Thomas A. Jan
vier; illustrated by Strothmann Other
contributions by Wilbur Nesbit. Har-
r, old Skinner, Alfred Damon Runyon.
) Drawings by Peter Newell. A. B. Walk.
err, Nuttall, K. Warde Blaisdell, Fred
Nankivel.
, The most important article in the
: February Metropolitan Magazine IA
American Finance" by John Paul
, Ryan. who takes up the currency prob.
, lem. on which congress is spending
most Of its present efforts. Japan
and the United States,' by John r.
Winchell, gives comparison OF the
strength OF the two countries apropos
of the cruise OF the Atlantic feet to
: the Pacific. The Water Supply and
Its Menaces" Is OF interest and import
, ance to every one of us. In "Thc
Hollow Land" Robert Howard Russell
, writes of the stupendous plans OF little
Holland to dam the Zuyder Zee and
turn its bottom into farmlands. There
is also an article on THE OPERA" by
) Jackson Cross
The Popular Magazine for Febrr.
airy opens with complete novel. "The
Freebooter" by w. w. b. w. Fergu.
son. The Right OF Way is the first
/ of new series OF stories by Scott
! Campbell, which deals with new sort
of detective in fiction. There are IA
In the February number.