The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-27

appears in high society with disastrous
consequences, and is best man at a we'd
ding. To top off. If there is time, one
may take "A Commercial Gentleman, by
Arthur NJ. Chase, which shows that there
is more than one way of getting a hand
some dinner, and more than ono way of
paying for II, too.
The August number of Peoples contains
also an unconmonly good novel by Lydia
F. Peaster of the -pickers on the
west coast of Florida.
In all, there are 1872 pages of strong,
clever stores, some verse and humorous
bits, as we'll as thirty-two pages of the
atrical photographs attractively. printed
on fine white paper and accompanied by
a careful dramatic review.
gust is noteworthy for its choice outlay
of seasonable fiction. ''Viewless Chains,
a complete novel by Clinton Dangerfield
is a crackerjack. The natural style of
narration is in harmony with the vivid
description and the clever plot. The hero,
to help out a friend who has saved his
life, assumes that friends identity. and
all that goes with 1t, with TIE under
standing that he shall give it up again
when asked This is hard, especially when
he has won the others sweetheart, and
got lien on his fortune, after fighting
a duel in his behalf. There's no let-up
on the reader until he has reached THE
End"
Gunter's is made up of 100 pages, with
stories
w. r. De Forest. Elliott Walker. Robert
Aitken, Howard Fitzalan. Steel Williams.
Chauncey c. Hotchl<iss and half dozen
others. Every story is profusely illus
trated Besides there is a trimming de-
partment of humor that chuckles for it
self.
SMART SET.-A novelette, of unusual
interest opens the August number of the
Smart Set II is called THE Diary of an
Unconscious Eve" and Is written by q.
We're Tyler a writer who probably has as
keen an insight into the feminine tenn
permanent as any living author. The sit
uation on which the novel is founded is
at once unique and daring, and the end
ing is absolutely unlocked for that
it will surprise even the most clever read
ers A more original piece of work has
not appeared in this magazine.
Numerous well known writer's are rep
resented in the August issue. Particularly
interesting is Elizabeth Jordan's story,
.sHer Letters; Lillian Bell, who never
fails to write a lively story, contributes
a bright sketch called, Dinner for Six;
Beatrix Demarest Lloyd, in THE Word
and the WISE" contributes what is prob
ably her strongest short story; Anne War
ner handles a tense situation with great
art I'm her story, THE Night of the Eigh-
tenth Nineteenth; Mary Fenollosa's ia
panese play, THE Lady of the Hair Pins"
is a remarkably vivid drama in one act,
containing all the color and glamour of
japan. Other striking fiction is contrib
uted by Elliott Flower, Jeannette l. f1elIl
Johnson Morton, Katharine NJ Roof
Thomas L. Mason and Vanderheyden
Fyles.
HARPER S.-The following is the table
of contents presented this month:
1.-THE Flowers" story, Margarita
Spalding Gerry: my Discoveries in IT,
bet" DR.. Sven Hedin: Healing poem
May Turner; 1.-THE Unexpected Guest" a
story, Emery PottIs; Boz and BouIosne."
liza Lamkin." story. Mary E. Wilkins
Freeman: "A Good Time" a poem
Mounce Byrd; "Psychical Research" Sir
oliver Lodge, F. r. s.. Ii. D., principal
of the University Of Birmingham: Down
the Vale" a poem, Louise Morgan Sill;
"Edric and Sylvaine." a story. Brian
Hooker; 1.-The Testing of Diana Mallory"
a novel (continued). Mrs. Humphrey Ward;
THE Afterthought poem. Harriet
Prescott Spofford; "Getting Rid of Fluff"
a story, Ellis Parker Butler; "A Portrait
by Robert Henri" comment by w. Stan
ton Howard; THE Sleepless Lord a
story, Richard lie Gallienne; Paris by
Night" Marie Van Worst; THE Bracelet"
a story, Leo Crane: THE Story of a
Cfraef-V Wall Street the Center of