Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-27

| their excellent workmanship. Inc
stories, most of them illustrated, are;
"Beckwiths Fairy" by Maurice Hew-
lett-a fantastic tale of the present day
in rural England.
'"The Debt" by Edith Wharton-an-
other of the "Tales of Men," this one
putting in contrast personal loyalty
and the scientific spirit.
1.-The Romance of Ills Life" by
Mary Choimondeley (author of "Red
PottageO-the story of the love affair
of an English Don"
"A List to Starboard," by F. Hop
kinson Smith-the thrilling tale of a
brave rescue at sea.
"The Lady of the Lift" by e. w
Hornung-the amusing adventures and
an unexpected episode in the life of a
summer hotel in Switzerland, in the
best manner of the creator of "Raffles.' q
Petit Pierre" by Margaret Sher-
wood-another quiXotic adventure of
the philanthropic and amusing Mrs.
Faunce.
"The Messenger" by Katherine Hol-
land Brown-a rare story of comfort in
bereavement.
Thomas Nelson Pages charming seri-
al, John Marvel, Assistant" continues
to attract an enthusiastic body of
readers.
Among the articles not fiction is
"The Recent Capture of Constantine
ple," by H. G.. Dwight, who gives a
| vivid personal impression of those crit
ical and stirring days when the Mace
| domains and Young Turks overthrew
Abdul Hamid. Mr.. Dwight is familiar
| with the Turks and their language, and
| gives an inside view Of this most ro-
mantle drama Of recent times.
"A Black Forest Pathway" is an en-
thusiastic description by Frederick van
Beuren, jr., of a walking tour along
! the $50 miles of this remarkable path
way which is known to all Germans
! but to very few Americans. 1t extends
| through the most picturesque region OF
| Germany and wanders through woods
| and over hillsides clear into SwitZer-
land. The charm of the narrative Is
supplemented with a most interesting
| series of illustrations by Walter King
| Stone, some Of them reproduced in
colors.
"A Virginia Mountain Village" by e
! s, Nadal, is a reminiscence of a fine
ole settlement Of Scotch-Irish in Green
brier county in the days just before the
| war. 1t was 100 miles from a railway
! In those days, and the old life was al
! it's best.
Another reminiscent article is Barn
! Doors" by Walter Prichard Eaton; IT
represents the vivid memory pictures
that have been seen through wide open
barn doors.
! The poets of the number are Joseph
| inc Preston Peabody, Arthur Dawson
| Fickle, President John Finley and So
| phie Jewett.
In the Field of Art. William Walton
gives brief estimate of the recent
exhibition at the Carnegie institute in
Pittsburg.
til,
Century the midsummer holiday num-
Der, is Richard Watson elders
Grover Cleveland: A Record of
Friendship" a sympathetic apprecia-
tion of the personality of Mr.. Cleye-
land as revealed in an intimacy of
many years. The "reminiscences will
extend to some three installments in
the century magazine In them Mr..
! Glider records a friendship of twenty
one years, extending from the time of
the famous tariff message in the first
| term to the ex-president's death.
These papers constitute the most inti-
mate description OF Mr.. Cleveland's
| life and character and personal traits
as president and ex-president, at
work and at play-that has yet been
| given to the world.
The pictures are new and mainly
from amateur sources. One of the pic
lures in the August number gives the
| interior OF the studio at Marion-with
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson and Mrs.
| Cleveland and her mother-in which
room Mr.. Cleveland conducted a sort
of moot-court of the most amusing de-
scription "One night IN Marion" These
| papers will tell the story of the cele-
brated Victoria hotel dinner, where the
president-elect was said to have sur
| rendered to Tammany. An account will
| be given of the way Mr.. Cleveland
spent the evening before his second
election. There are anecdotes not only
OF Mr.. Cleveland but of his close friend,
Joseph Jefferson.
| A number of Mr.. Cleveland's familiar
letters are published, and the first pa
per closes with a section called "The
! Children's Hour"
| The rest of the number is largely
| f1ction, the kind that reads well during
midsummer holidays. There is the
third and last of the anonymously pub
Hshed Thirteen at Table" stories.
The Fourteenth Guest" Is its writer
Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, Owen Wister or
Margaret Deland? The number has
also, besides short stories by Kather-
Inc Metcalf Roof, Cleveland Moffett
! David Gray Caspar Day and L, Frank
| Iooker, the first of Albert Hickman's
! The A-Flat Major Polonaise." the ex-
traordinary story Of a musician of ex-
uoerant temperament and his expert
| ences In Nova Scotia camp. Mr..
Hlckman's humor has already been
| shown in his shorter stories. "Over-
! proof, "Oriented," etc.
| Reproduction in color of eighteen of
! the Salmagundi clubs thumb-box
sketches is an interesting and novel il
| Illustrative feature. There is also \
frontisp!ece in color after joseph De
camps charming portrait, "The Pink
| Feather"
William j. Locke tells a charming ro-
mantle story of a rejuvenated love. en-
! titled "A Moonlight Effect" in the
August number of the American Maya
zine. In addition, Jack London recount,
the tragic case of "The Sheriff O;
kona." Stewart Edward White writes
about a mystery and a murder in THE
Hole in the Cap" Harvey ]. O'Higgins
| tells story of touching pathos and
| Irish humor in Ills Mother" and Lin
coin COlcord contributes his best work
in AMER" tale of the fortunes of a
man who finds out his love for a wo-
man one day too late.
! The issue also contains a delightful
satire by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow en-
titled "The Fantastic Feminine" illus
trated with photographs of gowns, cor
sets, hats and hair actually worn in
America today, Hugh S. Fullerton
writes again about baseball and tells of
the wonderful system Of signals used
| by the various ball teams. George Fitch
is the author of a highly amusing
sketch which he calls "a Plea for the
! Conservation of Another Great Nation
al Resource" illustrated with cartoons
by John T. McCutcheon.
William Allen White contributes an
other article to his widely discussed
! series, "The Old Order Changeth.' -