The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-06
THE CURRENT MAGAZINES.

THE CURRENT MAGAZINES.
In the Red Book Magazine for
March Frederick r. Bechdolt, creator
of redblooded character, introduces
Lighthouse Tom," now grandfath- I
er and keeper of saloon for sailors
in the Street of Foreign Parts in San
Francisco, but once an adventurer on
the seas In The Romance OF Light
house Tom,' the reader learns how
Tom fought Tor and won his bride,
without ever speaking word she
could understand. In this same issue
James Francis Dwyer has one of his
strong stories of the South Seas, The
Golden Woman of Kelantan.' There IS
pretty love story in Susan Elopes,"
by Margaret G. Fawcett; rare humor
/ in 'Metalliferous Murphy" by Dave
King love story interviewer with
the raids OF the Kentucky might rid
ers," In "Dormouse Valor," by Eugene
~. Lyle, Jr. Ellis Parker Butler takes
a journey into the realms of serious
writing in story called Prince John,
Monopoly"
The March Woman's Home Compan-
! ion is big advance spring fashion
number and it is filed with the latest
4 fashion news from Paris, New York
and other great centers. Grace Mar
garet Gould, the well-known fashion
authority, who edits this important
4 department for the Companion, has as
usual, done her work thoroughly, in
4 terestingly and practically. Women
of ordinary means can find in her
i pages suggestions fer spring clothes
4 that are artistic and up to date, and
yet economical The special features
of the Companion are unusually en-
tertaining and informative. There is a
great array of fiction and number
i OF notable articles, titles OF some of
which follow: .'Maude Adams, an il
Illustrated description of the work of
Americas leading actress: How
4 Laws are Made an article by the
Vice President OF the United States;
THE Girl With Voice. being an ac-
: count of the adventures of young
woman who prepared for opera sing
ing; "A Business Woman in Politics, y
being description of the work OF the
: Food Inspector in the city of Taco
ma, who is woman and when Baby
is Sick an article on the Illnesses of
children by Dr. Roger H. bennett.
Lippincott's for March will be found
; most desirable fireside companion
during these last few weeks of cold
, weather First, there's a rather re-
markable complete novel, entitled
n THE Lustrous Lady" by Will Leving-
ton Comfort, who wrote "Routledge
Rides Alone The setting is original,
, the plot novel, and the characters In
. tensely human-an noyingly human, at
times. A rare love story, OF course,
:. yet with plenty OF brisk action to
make it appeal to the unsentimental.
William T. Ellis contributes an eye
opening paper on the European situa-
ton. entitled THE Great Game Back
key Other articles are Drief. crispy
informative ones in the Ways Of
the Hour department. They are "Ar
Important Precedent Established fol
Musical Instruction. by Robert Graui
Imprisonment for Smugglers," by
Day Allen Wiley; "a Tragedy and its
e Outcome" by Forbes Lindsay; ant
!, 1.-THE Lost Art of Spelling by Mar!
t Eleanor Roberts w. Dayton Wege
p farth, theatrical manager, writes OF
s THE Box Office Man. a subject o
II much interest just now when the thea
3 tres are under fire for their methods
n of ticket-selling; while Thomas L
It Mason gives us his views on Power
IS ty"-humorously. The short storie!
|. are distinctly clever, entirely worth.
q of the famous names attached t.
o them.
q On the art side the March Centur
o is unusually varied in its interest. TIL
frontspiece is Rembrandt's remark
il able painting, ''T'he Milf Zone OF TIL
1t finest Of Coles impressive wood Ell
80 cravings Of Masterpieces in Amer
e can Galleries") for which the happ
e. owner is said to have paid half mi
!, lion dollars; two color plates enricl
a an attractive paper on the quaint sui
il ject of Samplers" French's statu
t. of Lincoln, intended for the capital g
10 Nebraska is shown for the first tim
r. and from two points of view and IL
" cluded with a great variety of pi,
" lures in illustrated articles and stol
a. les, are Holbein's famous portrait O
ID Christina of Denmark" and Pencil
Autographs OF the newly constructe
id Campanile in Venice to be dedicate
it in April. and of the partly-inishe
se stately agricultural monument to vi,
III tor Emmanuel, as seen across the oil
- Roman forum. Of the articles bearin
m on current American life, Professo
~ Ross second paper on "The Middl
fe West, discusses the social, polite;
n and material factors of the fermeT
ell which some politicians characteriz
% as progressive and which he call
the Reassertion OF Democracy" Al
g ofhar carioc which lie Of N, 81