The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-07-28
Literary News and Notes.

Margaret Deland is now at her country
home, Kennebunkport, Maine, where she
is spending the summer revising The last
chapters Of a new novel. She has been
working steadily on it for three years.
Mrs. Deland this year has added sleeping
| IN the open air to her summer scheme OF
combined rest and work.
William Dean Howells is now in Europe
with his daughter, and will travel until
autumn. At the time he was to sail a
few weeks ago some unfinished proof
correcting remained. So Mr.: Howells
engaged all extra stateroom aboard ship
which he used as workshop during the
voyage. His vacation abroad last sum-
mer resulted in "Seven English Cities, "
book of travel sketches.
Holman Day has given himself up to a
holiday now that his new novel, 1.-THE
Ramrodders, is out. Mr.. Day bought
fast orty-five-foot auxiliary yacht this
spring, among whose attractions are a
snug cabin and comfortable living, Sleep
ing, and eating quarters. During the
middle of the summer Mr.. Day will
cruise with party Of friends, making
Portland..his base of supplies. Trips to
that city and along the "Gulf of Maine, :"
as it is called, will take the party over
many of the scenes of Mr.. Days novel,
''The Ramrodders.
The August American Magazine is an
achievement in periodical publishing. In
the first place, being a fiction number.
it contains some of the best stories that
have appeared in any magazine in long
time. Secondly, the more serious. feat
ures in the magazine are excellently bal
anced. Thirdly, and perhaps its most at
tractive feature, are the many colored
pictures and decorations throughout the
issue. The publishers have been lavish
in this respect and as result of their
total efforts, they have brought out an
exceptionally attractive and excellently
edited magazine.
The August issue of the Woman
Home Companion is called THE Good
Time Number and it lives up to that
title in every particular, giving ideas for
summer enjoyment of every sort. The
fiction is of the light, happy variety with,
in most instances, the atmosphere of va
cation days charmingly depicted. mile
Mystic" midsummer comedy by Anna
Steese Richardson, will doubtless be
acted in many gardens during the sum-
mer, and remarkably timely article on
the Outdoor Play, by Walter Prichard
Eaton, will help in a large measure to
make al fresco theatricals the popular
thing during the summer. The regular
departments are summary and happy, the
fashions are particularly fetching, and the
cookery is cool to even read about.
The August Everybody's Magazine is
fortunate combination of delightful
summer fiction with articles of wide in
terest and true Importance. In fiction,
Lloyd Osbourne opens the magazine with
one Of his most delightful love stories,
deity the Detrimental. Harry Allyn
writes humorous boy and tramp story,
Juliet Wilbor Tompkins offers strong
and simple story of married life, and
Jack London contributes one Of the best
of his South Sea character studies. A
new plot in adventurous romance is at
hand in ''The Star of the O'Donojus, :"
by Thomas P Byron The noteworthy
serial, ga Successful Wife," moves
swiftly toward it's closing chapters, and
two Little Stories of Real Life" are
added for full measure. The depart
ments are bright and interesting as al
ways, and the whole tone of the maya
zine is in keeping with its reputation and
with the season.