The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-15
THE CURRENT MAGAZINES.

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The CURRENT MAGAZINES.
Modern marriage conditions form
the theme OF the "Shuttlecock," the
complete novel published in the March
Smart Set. The Shuttlecock' is from
the pen Of Meth Boyce, one of the
cleverest of the younger novelsts.
Meth Boyce, who is Mrs Hutchins
Hapgood, has attracted great deal Of
notice recently through her novels,
which have treated of marriage from
"a new viewpoint. THE Shuttlecock"
recounts the matrimonial sunshine and
shadows of an American couple living
abroad. Two women and a man form
the triangle about which the story
turns, the man emotionless, depressing
all outward show of sentiment, the
wife starved soul crying out for af-
lection, the other woman member
of the artistic world surrounded by a
halo of unreality that makes her so
dangerous a factor The scenes Of
this novel are laid in New York City
and some of the least-trodden byways
of Northern Italy. THE Shuttlecock"
throws new ray of light on the mar
rage prohlem-or perhaps a ray from
la new direction.
In the March ST. Nicholas are sew.
eral articles of more than usual inter
est. Mrs. E. H. Baynes contributes
"The Frolics of NJ Black Bear Cub"
which gives entertaining facts of the
life and antics of pet baby bear who
wandered, untethered about the farm
as would Newfoundland dog. Ami
mails in wood and caricature men and
notables all made into toys by the bril-
liant French caricaturist. Monsieur
Caran D'Ache, are described by
Frances M. Sheafer in her article
Toys Designed by Famous French
Artist" Simple Tricks in Magic"
written by Henry Hatton and Adrian
Platte, explains some of the popular
! tricks of magicians so simply that they
can be easily understood and learned.
4 The magic of music is traced from re-
mote times by Jesse Katherine Mac
Donald in her article From the Drum
of the Savage to the Great Orchestra"
Those unfamiliar with the history OF
music, whether they are youths of
/ fourteen or thrice that, will find inter
est in this.
The February issue OF the Outing
Magazine is one of the best illustrated
numbers this magazine has ever had.
Among the articles are: Along the
American Riviera by Charles F.
Holder. This is description of Cal
ifornia as resort of national interest.
III pioneer Woman of the West" by
Agnes c. Laut, the author writes of
the first families of Chicago. "A Sec
ord Class Trip Into SPAIN by E. c.
Allen. In order to see Europe well
YOU must travel second class. In this
way the writer OF this article was en-
abled to get nearer to the real life OF
romantic Spain than he could In any
other way. Truck Farming In
Georgia" BY E. P. Powell. For Amer
leans who are turning to the soil not
only for recreation but in order to gel
a living. this article will be valuable
Mr.. Powell knows how" "The Or
phan of Sourdough City" by Rober'
Dunn. This is a story of Alaska ane
lis told with all of Mr.. Dunn's graphic
power and picturesqueness.
The regular departments OF the Cir
Gle Magazine include the Church Cir
Gle. the Reading Circle, the Circle o.
Music. the Collectors Circle, the Bust
ness Circle, the Outdoors Circle, the
Country Home Circle, the Photograph
ers Circle, the Home Circle, the Cook
ing Circle. the Puzzle Circle, the Moth
er's Circle, the Children's Circle
Girls Own Circle, Boys Own Circle
, and Fun Lovers Circle. The specia
contents of the February numbers are
as folio. 8: 1t Needed God The Tasl
That Was Bigger Than Abraham Lin
f coin by james Oppenheim; Arount
the World with the Y. NJ. c. A., b!
Hugh C. Weir; Lincoln Said: Ole
/ Abe's Way of Looking at Some Things
That Trouble Us; When Grant Wen
: a-Courtin', by Mrs. Emma Dent Casey
/ Lincoln, Our Lincoln-A Page OF Fam
: Gus Tributes to the Great Emancl
pator; The Farmer and the Roli-Tol
Desk, by William Atherton Du Puy
The Tribute-A Poem, by Grace Agnes
Zimmerman; A Lullaby-Song, lyri'
5 by ]. w. Foley, music by Eugene
, Thwing; Two Fugitives, by Clar'
! Morris: The Troubling of the Waters
. by Alice Garland Steele; The Mother
: hood of Lyddy Ann, by Imogen clark
The Signal, by Burton Kline; Low
Among the Chickens, serial story, b.
lP. G. Wodehouse.
Bailey Retires.