Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-11-21
OUR BOOK TABLE.

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merit. Miss May ID. Engle won the
prize for Christmas, and "a Rave
| Christians Gift" the accepted story. L
| IN this number. There is also one of
Dickens best and most famous stories
christmas Eve at Wardles," in which
the iniInitable Pickwick and Mr.. Wei.
! Ter Bre conspicuous Many of the selec-
lions are fitted for the season Of tho
| year, ns this is a Christmas numher
but there Is enough In other lines 10
please the fastidious and to give agree
able variety to the contents. For tbe
coming year the publishers will inaug-
urate a system Of literary prize compe-
t ,ii, both in Current Literature and
/ short Stories"
The New Peterson; December; Oaice
OF publication, Philadelphia. Price, 50 90
year.
The New Peterson is worthy sue.
cessor OF the old monthly that has for
many years visited so large a number
of subscribers. The character of the
magazine has changed, aud in this in-
stlnce change Is Improvement Some Of
the former departments have been aban-
homeland 1t is now purely literary
magazine.
The corps of contributors is made IN Of
some of the best essaysts and writer's of
short stories in the country.
Frank Lee Benedict, and his associate
editors, Octave Thanet, Howard Seely
and NJ. G. McClelland are guaranty
that the contents each month viii lie
choice literature. The Illustrations are
fairly good and will doubtless improve
in execution and increase in number as a
well-merited patronage will warrant.
Demorest Family Magazine, Decem-
her Office of publication Is East
Fourteenth street. Price, 50 year.
The Christmas numbered Demorest has
trontispiece, e0lored Autograph In
which the three christian graces, faith.
nope and charity, are represented as
ringing the bells that with glad tones
echo the song the shepherds heard upon
the hills of Palestine On the opposite
page Is copy of Titian's "Madonna and
Child" from the original, now IN the
Pinokothek Mt Munich. II. G. Martin
has contributed nm article on Noted Ma.
donna profusely Illustrated with copies
Of tn. celebrated works of famous art
lists of the sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
turtles.
The Wondrous Star" a theme particu-
larry appropriate, is a gathering up of
the various traditions relating to the
star that guided the wise men to where
The young child was" The author.
Mr.. H. Q. Larned concludes the pleas
ant narrative, after repeating the tradi-
tons, In these words
These, and other detached sentences
which we CLEAN from the ancient his
tories and from tho pages of the apostolic
n wonderful star Sid a,o ei,lu[e tllat
during the fourtb or az go, -. 'it ny
sixth veer hafora ~ oh.istt sus' 'ue
we now reckon n In tLa yai,,, ~ ~
emperor Augustus. ThHt this marvel was
the advent which hailed the etaoinm CIV
the star which hailed the advent of the
savior of men, who-that would be Just
rious rising II was tbat beroiIaI =. 5 III,
down-troddan suTFerino y-n,id tbat ~
vine. sweet inessaga 7peora o,,d III
Will toward menu e'Vu
"a Debutante's wipter I'm Nav Yor,,,,
by Margaret Bsland, loses none of its
interest as Kitty becomes fartbor ini.;at
ed into the secrets Of Nnw Ynrl.'s so
ciety. The current numher IL of snac;oI
value for the reason tbat IN odditip,, o.
the usual abundance of usefni nfor, |
nation there are hints To holm tho nor
picked in the way of CLristinDs nifts
one page is devoted TO designs OF which |
there are eighteen with full diractinns |
for the manufacture of these nrettv |
tribes.
a The Ladies' Home Comnanion PIN. |
adelphia. Office g27 Chestnut street
Price 81 per annum.
Ihis valuable ACQUISITION to home lit
eratufe Is published twice during the |
inontn ana Is truly q lady's companion |
q u nv NolN VI ,he nome. There Is no |
Iepartlnent overlooked and the helps
even are available anywhere, The issue
OF November 10 contains valuable hints
as 20 proper care of piano,
flrSt open the instrument and lay
i'uH tne t9p; Now take a small pair of
! peilows ana ploW out the dust which has
iouEeu un1er the wires. Have at hand
lonH' pnaole stilp OF whalebone, twist Il
so.e el1lh 1pout one end-a SILK hand
svrVnleI or DIT OF Old cheese-cloth is pre-
I li.il., work TINS under the wires,
uIus.nE tnoro9shiy, When 1t seems
g u. inside close down the cover, dust
,ll outslae, ana II any hnger-marks APP
pu1r upon the surface wiring soft cha
, mlu,s-s h GUY OF iuRewarm water ana
y, Mlpe them OH. Nheh an the WOODWORK
a, a. NY, Vle1h 70 over the Whole win SOFT
l',ulei Il9,istened WITH piano polish;
~ Apply my other pollsh 10 u piano.
-oi i'i p,I1,h uaruenlng, november; Nn-
a. VWuii5iiing =, company, lines bulldlhg'
wv hork, TERMS, Si.uo year.
AZ .nc currelt number OF TINS maya
~ ~, 20 th9roughiy devoted 70 tine plant
,,,''',' llere ~ Siis Description OF the
~ " ,, ME OF the great norloultnrnl
NNu alint 70 pe hide az chicago during the
oliu iair'
The floral exhibit will not be concen-
rated in enc place. In the front por-
lou cf the building will appear the
arge variety, and many rare and beau