The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-01-03
NUMBER so.
THE MAGAZINES.

The Christmas Wide Aicake is SO
bright and beautiful that Santa Claus
may be suspected to have written aud
illustrated it himself at any rate, some
OF the private doings of Santa's house
hold have got into the magazine. "Goody
Santa ClBus," by Katharine Lee Bates,
with it's dozen Jolly pictures. is regular
tierside chronicle of Father Christmas
and his folks. Margaret Sidney opens
her new Peppers serial in this number.
lhe Peppers Midway" the irrepfesiblt.
irresistible "Phronsie" coming to meet
US in the opening sentence. The story
VIII run through the year, j. T. Trow-
bridge in his serial, The Adventures of
David Vane and David Crane" opens
the door upon a typical Nav England
farmhouse family, where every member
Is distinct character Elizabeth S uart
Phelps Mrs. Herbert Ward) contributes
one of her best short stories, "The Tod
dlethwaite Prize" Jokn Strange Win
ter, the author of Bottles Bdby, has
good story with a sweet lesson. entitled
yum Yum A Pug" Mrs. General
Fremont has a remarkable account.
"How the Good News Came Out of the
West" Mary E. Wilkins is represented
by one Of her best fantasti, stories, "The
Silver Hem Mrs. M. F Butts has
naive story. called "Mussentoucbit. :"
Hjalmar HjOrth Boyesen opens the mag.
azlne with splendid ballad of the North,
"lnge, the Boy King" with a drawing
by Howard Pyle. Mrs. Frances A
Humphrey furnishes charming paper
from Scotland, about "Pet Marjorie. 4"
written among the child's kinsfolk the
portrait of this famous little girl whom
Sir Walter Scott loved so dearly, and
whom DR.. John Brown has immortal
lied, will make the Christmas Wide
AUdke prizsd by thousands. Emile
Poulsson has a dainty poem, Little
Tree and Little Maid" Mrs. Wilton
Stone contributes beautiful Christmas
sonnet. Miss Amanda B. Harris tells
the touching story of a captive eagle,
Mrs. William Claflin gives the first OF
,.Daisy,s Letters to Patty" Mrs. Sallie
Joy White opens her series, Cooking in
the Public Schools" with chapter en-
titled Master Aliens Prophecy" Pro-
fessor Starts geological series, "a Long
Line of Hills" opens with "The Labor
of Giant Mrs. Goddard "Opens SER
les, 1.-The Stories of the Famous Prec-
ious Stones, gives an account of "The
Regent" There are many other inter
esting features, the wonderful Celestial
Bear, and the new department of crisp
miscellany, Men and Things"
Only 81 40 year d. Lothrop Com
pany, Boston. Mass,
Good Housekeeping for December % is
a Christmas number and it is full of Joy
full Christmas cheer. Helen Chase has
poem, christmas Chimes" with a very
happy ring and illustrated with unique
and pertinent design. A Christmas
story, Hunting for Myths on Christmas
Eve, and Finding Real Presence, Is a
very charming and touching sketch,
breathing the spirit eff good will. Marth
B. Tansig tells how to make all sorts of
Christmas goodies, and directions for an
other sort of Christmas Dainties are
furnished by Rebecca Cameron. There
is a full page of fine original Christmas
poetry, and generous quantity besides
is scatterd through the number. Chap
ters on Christmas Gifts, what to make
and how to make them, are supplied by
Isabel Gordon and Annie Curd. Sever
al articles treat very Interestingly of an
clent and foreign Christmas customs.
All of these in addition to a full allow.
ance of the valuable general matter re-
lating to the economies of housekeeping
for which Good Housekeeping has be-
come famous. 1t is a rich number and
one not to be missed.