The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-14
author of "Atlantis," "Ragnarok and

author of "Atlantis," "Ragnarok and
"The Great Cryptogram," is also the author
of Caesars Column"
In the New England Magazine" for De-
ceulber, which contains many artistic illus
trations. the leading article is "Ralph
attractive sketches are: "Anti-Slsvery Bos-
tor" Making of Man-o'-wars'- men" and
What Shall We DuWith Our Millionaires|
Tue prospectus for the coming year an
nounces many features, and while the mag
azine viii. as in the past. be devoted spe-
cially to New England life it will present
much OF interest concerning other portions
OF the Union and the Dominion of Canada
The services OF anumber of the best writer's
for magazines have been secured.
Arkell & Harrison, the proprietors OF
Frank Lesie's Illustrated Newspaper" who
have Eeen sending out thousands of dolls to
the wives OF eminent officials, statesmen.
actors and others, to dress for the benefit of
the charity fund, announce that the exhibit
ton OF the dressed dolls, several thousand
In humber. Will open i'll tie Judge Building.
corner of Fifth avenue and Sixteenth street,
New YORK, on December 10TH to continue
one week. This will be the greatest doll
show ever seen In the United States, if not
IN the world, and will include speaking
dolls. walking. crying and various other
species of the doll family.
"The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the
PhGnlcian," by Edwin Lester Arnold, son
of Sir Edwin Arnold, will be published in a
few days by Harper d Brothers The rO-
mantle character of the story may be in
ferred from the following Introductory par
agraph: "WEen 1 say that have lived in
this England more than thousand years,
and have seen her buu from the callowest
barbarity to the height of prosperity and
honor with which the world is full, L shall
at once be branded as liar. Let it pass
The scorn of your offended sense of veracity
is less to me than the lisping of a child"
The Christmas issue of "Smth, Gray &
Co.'S Monthly" published in Brooklyn, y.
Y, is an unusually brilliant one, ana the
illustrations are superior to any heretofore
published. A feature is the supplement in
colors, which is fac-simile of a charming
water-cOlor sketch by Eleanor L. Nancy,
entitled "Once Upon Time" and repre-
senting a little boy in blue relating story
to an interested audience of one, pretty
little blonde in fancy attire.
The Christmas number of the Home
maker, edited by Jenny June, presents an
interesting variety of articles, among which
are The Wayside," Hawthorne's "Old
Home" in Concord, Mass, with illustrations
OF the home Of the poet. Did John Marry
the WidderT' and Our First Christmas
teresting departments devoted to work for
women, work for the housewife, ami the
record Uf w0men's clubs.
In the Christmas number of ''Table Talk"
there Is thorough spirit CT the holiday sea-
son.. Mrs. S. L. Rorer has prepared for the
readers breakfast, dinner and supper for
Christmas day. besides other lunches and
good things She also tells how to get up a
dinner for four at cost of only 60 cents.
The magazine is practical assistant to the
housekeeper who wishes to get up va
riety Of dishes for the dinner table.
During the coming year the Wasp" of
this city will be materially improved. 1t
will be issued without covers. aud the col
ored pictures will show Gil the first and last
pages, as in Puck and Judge" The
Wasp" is the oldest cartoon paper in colors
in the United States.
The Christmas number of 1.-THE New
York Ledger" is cut in brilliant illumi-
mated cover, and the feature is the opening
chapters of THE Beads of Tasmer,' new
serial by Amelia L. Barr.