The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-29

! Bernard Shaw's latest play. 1t is in
one act and the title is from the ref
erence to the dark lady of the poets
sonnets. supposed to be Mary Fittof.
/ 1t has all the wit for which Shaw is
notable The magazine is full of good
stories and good things.
Womans' Home Companion starts
the new year with continued story
in which votes tor women has
prominent place This suffragette love
story is entitled In the Land of To
morrow" by Maude Radford Warren
and, as you can imagine, is distinct
departure from the usual magazine
story. Other fiction in this number
includes The Nine Brides by Juliet
Wilbor Thompkins. "Pierrette and the
Gray Monk" by Fannie Heaslip Lea,
and Part Three of THE Admiral's
Niece a most delightful tale by
Kate Douglas Niggin and her col
laborators.
lovers all over the country make
resolutions for improvement in the
house. Fitting in nicely with such
plans the Womsn's Home Companion
offers articles on home decoration
entitled Furnishing the Small Ii
brary," bookcase and Magazine
Stand. Library Scarfs in Cross
Stitch .-rhe Business Side of a
Country Home" Patch Work Quilts
OF Hundred Years Ago, Good SUI
sic for Everyone, ETC.
The production of "Pelleas and
Melisande'' this fall in the park and
the interior OF Maeterlinck's home,
the Abbey of st. Wandrilie, was one
of the memorable literary and drama
tic events of the year in the January
Century 1t is graphically described
by Mile. Maeterlinck, who was Nell
sande in the performance.
Until the Hu-kuang loan was sign
ed in Paris last May, the position of
the United States in China was far
from being commanding one. This
loan, however, was memorable vic
tory for this country, and the inside
history of the diplomacy which
brought 1t about is told by Mr. Fred
erick Mccormick in the January
Century
In the third instaiment OF his six
part novel, The DweiIer on the
Threshold" now running in the
Century Magazine Mr.. Kitchens de
yeiops some curious features of the
human double His story forms a
unique contribution to psychical re-
search.
The enthusiasm of the poet-natural-
list brought face TO face with one OF
Natures most remarkable creations
i Is the keynote to an article contribut.
!. ed by John Burroughs to the Janu-
AIRY Century There is humor, also
/ in Mr.. Burroughs description of the
average tourists attitude toward
scenery
Augustus Post. who accompanied
Alan r. Hawley in his aerial flight
/ from ST. Louis, and perilous adven-
lures in the Quebec wilderness, last
October. has written. In the January
Century, a detailed account of this
remarkable balloon voyage Mr.. Haw-
LEY won the Gordon Bennett Cup on
tbs occasion, and the trip was crowd
ed with thrilling experiences.
One frequently hears of sudden
conversions and religious experiences
that transform fallen human nature
in an inconceivably short time. Such
a case is recorded by Norman Dtn.
can in the January Century, and
the pathos of it, the dramatic force,
would read like fiction were it not
for its strong, real back ground of
1 Bowery life.
The January number OF the Smart
Set is issued by the publishers as a
special holiday number and II is one
OF the most attractive magazines
shown on the newsstands at this sea
son-both inside and out--for il has
not only an all-star LIST OF contriDu-
tors but presents an innovation as
/ we'll in q very artistic new holiday
4 cover OF white and gold sThe usual
complete novel is for this issue the
work Of Helen Talbot Hummer. 1t liz
entitled LA Prevosa,. and tells the
story Of famous French dancer
who gave up an enyiable position
and the alteration of a whole CONT
nent for love. The story is spirited
and full OF action: the scenes are
Paris and Russian Siberia.
Force Majeure" by Van Tasgel
SutDhen, Is delightful love story OF
New York City and Christmas in vir-
i GINA; The Astrologer's Daughter, .
is one of Richard lie Gallienne's ex-
quisite prose works that breatbes a
poetic spirit and suggests the ro-
mantle charm of his famous Quest
of the Golden Girl: How Its Done
by J. storer clouston, is clever sa-
! tire on cults and 4fsmsv in this au-