Telegram-herald., 1891-11-16
SOCKS AND MAGAZINES.

OWNS k00 MA0a[sNCS.
"a Sister 10 Esau-is the name Of the
latest novel from the pen of Mrs.
Amelia +. Barr. The scene of the story
10 scotland. and the pletures Of Scottish
none life are very pretty. The "ssster"
10 Scotia Rodney. = woman OF the grand
pnysique and gsslden-red hair type, and
u noble, ioveSole character. She
selis her oirtnrght TO her SISTER Bertha,
VINO q her very opposite IN appearances
aud character. ConsideIable religious
hgn ilght 10 thrown on the story In IN
Producing scotia's lover, Angss Bruce,
who Is young minister OF Calvinistic
views. and who INDUCES in so much re-
ligsous discussion. that the story stops
lnst short of being . religious novel.
Bertha tries 10 make mischief ali tho
way through. but IN the end the tide
turns. and wedding bells are heard ~
one closes the book. Dodd, Mead q
company are the publishers. For sale
by Eaton, Lyon 4 Co. Price. $3.50.
With the November numbs-r, Ro-
nance. tue monthly magazine Of COM
plete stories. begins its fourth volume
lRomancs Publishing company, Astor
Place. New York, $3.50 . year. Dur
ing the three volumes now completed,
this beautiful magazine has published
stories by almost every famous writer
OF fiction IN the world-Hipling, Hag.
gard, Daudet. Robert Louis Stevenson,
de MaupAsssnt. Zo!a, Beet, Harte,
0uida, Maurice Thompson, Julian
Hawthorne. Edith Sessions Tupper, and
q hundred more: and this number con-
tains story by George William Curtis,
another by Zola, another by Grant
Alien, and so on.
The December Arena comes freight
ed tn the guard with able thoughts on
living issues and rich supply of
lighter material. 1t being the CHRIST
mas number the editor gives al addi-
tional sixteen pages tn the body Of the
magazine, making IA pages. TINS en-
ables him TO give IN addition to the
usual essays on serious subjects, n
thrilling novelette, by Helen Campbell
entitled, ain the Meshes OF Terrible
Spell" 1t deals with hypnotism and
insanity, IS of absorbing interest and
possesses great scientific value.
BY perusng the pages of the French
fashion Journals reproduced IN English
by A. Mcdowell < Co.. West l4th street,
New York. it can readily be understood
how they have become "the favor.tcs"
with the ladies. "La Mode de Paris
and Album des Modes" are rivals for
the tirst place, single copies being 80
cents each, or $3.50 per annum. "La
Mode" the family magazine, le only ID
cents copy, or $3.50 year.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, author of
"The Anglomaniacs," has written for
the Ladies' Home Journal two lengthy
and what are said To be the most thor.
ough articles on "Social Life IN New
York; ever written. Mrs. Harrison
treats Gotham society and the people
in 1t from eNery point of view. The iirsl
of the articles Is to appear IN the De.
cember Journal.
The JUNIOR Partners is the title OF Q
remarkably strong and realistic tern
perance story, about to be issued by j
Stuart Il Co., San Francisco, Cal. The
author was q prominent merchant ol
chicago, who shows, In q dramatic way
the ruin of moderate drinker and IN
reformation in an insane asylum, The
boos is transcript OF real life. and fIi
of interest.
"a Friend; or, Saved by Love-" b,
Madame Henry Grevllle, has just beer
published in "PetersOn's New Twenty
five Cent Series" of good tict.on. Th,,
tender picture of French home.life wall
| touch many hearts, ast shows how the
| love of true woman viii triumph al
last. in the value Of true, enduring love
T. b. Peterson d Bros, Philadelphia
| Pa.
A new paper called "The Trunk ans
Leather Novelties Review" is to be s
sued about November 20 by Clifford
Scott & Lawton. publishers ot "Th
UphoIsterer," Philadelphia. Its it'll
| indicates Its mission. Sample cope
will te cheerfully sent to any one in
terested.
Worthington Company, TAT Broad
! way, New York, announce for imme
diate publication as No. 10. the Ros
Library, "The Bachelor Of Salamanca.
by A. X. lie Sage. Translated by Jane
| Townsend. With photogravure illus
tratlons. 1vol., limo, cloth, 81; paper
soc.
Worthington Co., 747 Broadway, Ne,
York, announce for immediate publ
| cation as No. - in their Internations
Library, Light o. Love-" by Clar
Dargan Msclean. VOL, limo. Illus
trated. Rox. sl.25; paper 75c.
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