Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1912-12-09
BOOK LORE
What the December Magazines Contain
Of Interest to Readers.

II. Rider Haggard commences a new
story in the December STRAND en-
titled Smith and the Pharaohs
which promises to equal in interest the
best Of his former famous stories.
Arthur Morrison, +. St. Mars. Austin
Philips. c. C. Andrews, K. Nesbit and
other weIl-known fiction writers also
contribute stories The articles are
more than ordinarily interesting.
Mary Shaw. the actress, diseourses
amusingly on the subject Of stage
Hands" while T. c. Bridges contrl-
butes a startling article on Record
Breaking Run Riot. Herbert "a
Parcq writes on The Early Days ot
the British Chancellor OF the Excheq-
uer' and pays a hne tribute TO the
genius Of England's foremost states
man Mr.. Lloyd George. Fox Farm
ing is the history of curious new
industry which has lately sprung up IN
Canada and which. according to the
writer, is more paying than gold-min-
ing. Lieutenant j. T. Muller, the
crack athlete of the Royal Danish En-
gineers. writes on Fifteen Minute
Exercises
The December 'Woman's Home
count of the birth of Christ. written
by Washington GLADDEN.. 1t is sim
pie, straight narrative interesting
and full Of an extraordinary sense of
wonder. Reading it is like reading
about Lincoln or any other great real
figure in history.
In the same number there is an in
timste personal account of the little
Princess Mary, who il the only daugh-
ter Of the King and Queen of Eng
land. Princess Mary is fifteen years
old and has five brothers. The photo
graphs that accompany the article
make an unusual feature.
The magazine contains six or eight
special contributions that have to do
With Christmas-particularly articles
showing how to make various kinds of
Christmas presents. The fiction is es-
pecially adapted to a Christmas num-
Der, and special point is made of the
art features. Many of the illustra-
tions are in color.
The regular departments devoted to
dressmaking, cookery, and the house.
hold are filled with good reading and
suggestions of money value to those
who will take them up and make use
of them.
The December American Maga-
zine" marks an important epoch in the
history of periodical making. With
this number THE American" goes TO
a new size-S16 inches by II. This
permits of three columns of reading
matter to the page. much larger and
more beautiful illustrations. a book
practically as thick as the old standard
sized magazine and greatly improved
physicial appearance all around. OF
the ninety-two illustrations in the
number, twenty-four are in color.
David Grayson, F. p. Dunno, Helen
Keller, Ida M. Tarbell, Ed. Howe,
James Montgomery FlaGg, Emerson
Hough, and Oliver Herford are among
the notable contributors of articles to
this first number of the new sized
magazine.
On the side of fiction. Arnold Ben
nett leads the way with the first chap
ter of new serial entitled "The Reg
ent"-a theatrical story, lively and
stirring. Other stories are by Harris
Merton Lyon, Frank Barkley Copley,
Henry Oyen, Wexford Beaton, Mary
Brecht Pulver and Ralph Straus.
The principal departments, Inter
esting People. " ''The Theatre and the
Interpreters House." are full of
good reading.