Evening journal., 1912-02-23

viewed easily. The March Century is
Of this description: it is hard 10 |
break away from Wallace irwin's
hilarious tale Of misit illustrations.
from the amusing concentration of n |
certain woman's club, from George
hennans description of Russian offi- |
cial mouse-traps, from the engross-
ing Locke serial. stella Maris. from
the curious training of a Chinese
child, after only a mouthful Of each.
IN order to tell other readers how
good they are. But anyhow there are
plenty enough magazines TO 90
around. and each may have chance
to devour every story and essay. and
poem, and picture, as he doubtless
will do II he once gets the magazine
in his hands Notable In the nictures
are the portrait by John c. Iohnsen.
the Holbein portrait Of Duchess of
Milan. the Cole Timothy Cole epgrav-
ing of Rembrandt's mill" and the
Chinese pictures by Thornton Oakley. |
formerly In the Wilmington artist
group.
Juvenile amateur actors will be in
terested in spring publication to
come from Doubleday, Page and Com
pany, namely, THE Ben Greet Shakes
peare for Young Readers and ANA
teur Players, edited and with stage
nrectlons by Ben Greet Other spring
publications from the same companv
includes books by Cora Harris, the
Milllamsons, Jack Lndon, H. Rider
haggard, This company will publish
manuscript edition" of o Henrv's
to l25 sets, and takes its name from
the iact that each volume Will con-
tain one page of original O. Henry
manuscript.
How Mrs, Vavka Visited He'll" is
tine startling caption of an article in
the February Twentieth Century Mag
azine, and relates a vision seen by a
isohembian woman, whose genuine
ness Is vouched for by the recorder.
Ihe twentieth Century Magazine is
much more interesting than it used
TO be. Titles of articles in the Feb
ruary issue include The Mediocrity
OF the Encyclopaedia Britannica" ,"
Ine Superior Civila Civilization Of
Germany y Education by Motion Pic
lures, and Gerhart Hauptmann, the
initial installment Of Gerhart Haupt-
mann's "A Novel. Atlantis"
In the Red Book Magazine for
March, Frederick r. Geehdolt, crea-
tor OF red-blooded characters, intro
duces Lighthouse Tom" now
grandfather and keeper of a saloon
for sailors in the Street of Foreign
Parts in San Francisco. but once an
adyenturer on the seas.
Eugene p Lyle Jr., whose articles
on the Night Riders" of the Ken
lucky tobacco fields created a stir
NOT long ago. weaves the color of the
tobacco district into a gripping fc-
uon Story, entitled, ''Dormouse
Valor."
Eleanor NJ. Ingram, in story call
ca ANY other Name brings out the
human side OF those American heir
esses whose fond fathers want TO buy
royal european names for them Yes,
they really have a human side.
Dutton's Little Stories of England
By Maude Barrows Dutton. Author Of
Little Stories of France. Little Stories
Of Germany, etca CLOTH. 12mo 25e
pages, with illustrations. Price 40
cents. American Book Company. The
subjects of the stories arc men and
women who have been prominent i'm
the development Of the English race
not only in politics and war. but also
IN literature and art. The stories.
which are told in simple language. are
short enough not to weary the child
and are arranged in chronological or
der. The book forms good basis
Tor the study Of English history.