Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09
CURRENT MAGAZINES


"The CORVALLIS Scandal" which
leads the December issue of 10 Story
Book, is a unique bit of work by Helene
Hicks Bowen. 1t relates the story of
a woman who plans to elope with her
lover, and by a mistake in inclosing
letters finds that she has eloped with
her own husband. Another notable
story in this issue is Vengeance Is
Nine" by Don Mark Lemon. Evident
ly as a concession to sports, the maga-
zine publishes a story entitled THE
Return Of the Has-B Been, by II. Upton
Steck, dealing vividly with the prize
ring. Annie Hinrichsen contributes a
political story of unusual accuracy of
detail. born doubtless OF her intimate
association with the affairs of her "a
ther, the late Buck" Hinrichsen, who
was state treasurer of Illinois, con-
gressman and treasurer of the Demo-
cratic National committee. And there
is a story from Harry Irving Greene,
in his usual delightful style. Besides
these there are "The Final Solution" by
Edward F. Roberts; "The Curse of the
italian Mother" by Estelline Bennett;
"Stolen Sweets" by Hamlet Clouds
ley; and Five Golden Years" by Val
entire Day. The Selected Short Story
Masterpiece for the month is THE
Slipper Trick" Jules MoinauX. The old
favorite poem is "The Tower of Vic
tory" by Laurence Hope. And John
Stapleton Cowley- Brown throws few
bricks at authors.
The Christmas number of the Delin-
Gator is sumptuously illustrated and
the pages that offer current literature,
special articles by leading thinkers and
fascinating descriptions of the fash
ions are decorated artistically.
MY Principles of Giving" is sub
toll nf let mo G
tide, and wide interest will be felt in
what John d. Rockefeller, Andrew
Carnegie, j. ogden Armour, Thomas
H. Swope, John H. Converse, Nathan
Straus and Evangeline Booth say con-
corning their methods of helping hui
manity. "A Home with Forty Daugh-
ters," by Mabel Potter Daggett, and
Attending to His Drop" by Eugene
Wood, are two timely articles that
reflect the good will to man idea. "The
Gentle Resident of the Vatican"
nearby study of the pope, by Kellogg
Durland, is peculiarly fitting for the
holiday number of a magazine, for 1t
presents Christmas glimpses of Rome
and the Vatican. Richard lie CALI
ennes beautiful serial, October Vaga-
bonds" is continued.
The Kipling story for the month is
called "Gloriana." 1t is superbly il
Illustrated. Like the other tales of this
remarkable series, it is compelling in
interest and haunting in it's strange
power. j. j. Bell, the Scottish humor-
list, contributes delightful story,
Deeds of Kindness" THE Making of
Hero" is a pleasant tale, well told
by Leila Lyon Topping. Grace Mac
Gowan Cookies serial, "The Power and
the Glory" is continued.
The fashions for the month are re-
viewed by clever writer's in Paris, Ber-
lin, London and New York They are
illustrated in full-page color plates that
reveal the latest ideas for costumes of
every sort.
Miss Alice Calhoun Haines has left
New York for California, and in her
bungalow at Pasadena wrote "Cock-a-
Doodle HILL" sequel to "The Luck of
the Dudley Grahams," already in its
fourth printing. The appropriateness
of the title of this book, which Mssrs.
Henry Holt and company bring out,
may be judged by the fact that Ernie
starts her chicken farm with one soli-
tary fowl, "Hennerietta." Miss Haines'
combination of humor with consider
able pathos seems to be popular with
young folks and librarians-who are
not necessarily young folks
Ainslee's for December is out with
a number of stories by authors we'll
known to the public, Besides the
George Barr McCutcheon serial, "TruX-
ton King" and the novelette,, "The Gem
Collector by p. G. Wodehouse, there
are: "The Spirit" by Owen Oliver,
1.-THE Dark Side Of Duty" by H. F. P.
Battresbuy; "The Mans Wife," by AL
Ian Updegraff; "a Christmas Stop
over" by Mabel A. Thurston; "A Lady
in the Library" by F, O. Bartlett;
1.-THE Mine Field Plans" by Wolcott
Beard "The Game and the Gamble"
by Jane w. Guthrie; "The Pearls OF
Miraflores." by @. NJ. Drake; "ordered
Up Into Nineveh,' by w. L. Comfort,
and articles, poems and esasys on time
ly topics by other we'll known critics
and artists.