Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-03

The January number of the
Mothers Nursery Guide contains an
article on the care Of the child's scalp
and hair, by DIR. q. T. Jackson.
'.Some Common Speech Defects "a
Childen" are treated by DIR. ]. Collins
and DR.. L. S. Brown. Single copies
free on application to the Babynood
Publishing company, No, 5 Beekman
street. New York.
Without any flourish of truu1pets or
explosion of fireworks, that Boston
hustler, Samuel Jaros, has set about
the task of rehxbllitating Home and
Country and making it . popular mag
azIne. The first issue under Mr.. Jaros'
management gives promise Of bril-
liant future, The magazine 10 pro-
fusely and artistically illustrated, and
the typography 10 excellent.
The editor of the Northwestern
Christian Advocate says: Tho House
hold OF Boston has no superior in its
class. Its stories are pure and clevst-
ing In tone. Its domestic articles are
from pens of specialists. Its selections
cover wide field, and are both enter.
tanning and instructive. Its Legal
Talks are of special value. 1t ranks
among the first ladies' Journals. Price
$l.0O.
1.-THE social laws which govern girls at
tho theatre, opera and concert form
the third of Mrs. Burton Harrison
excellent papers on "The Well-Bred
Girl in Society,"" in the January Ladies
Home Journal, and Mr.. William Dean
Howells fifty supplements this article
,, with his story of American girl-life,
1.-THE Coast of Bohemia which gains
much ia brightness and spirited action
as it proceeds.
Barr Ferree, an authoritative writer
upon architecture discusses the mod
ern tendencies of arc hitecture In
Am erican cities, in the January New
England Magazine. He deplores the
intense commerclalism of what should
be the art to get most hold OF the pOpu-
lar imagination, and insists that ugli-
ness Is IS costly as beauty.
Henry Hucks Gibbs. formerly COVER
nor of the Bank of England. dele
gate to the Paris monetary conference
in 1873, member of parliament, and
the president of the Bimetalllc league
has written what will be regarded IS
the classic and standard statement of
4 tuC OllliCt8AAlSto Oti Vic CAAoAo AA CAAvCA .
for tue January Forum.
Admirers of Rudyard Kipling will
soon have an opportunity to read =
new short story from mis- pen. 1.-TWO
Tales" Of December "a Ito be issued
December 10Y will print characteristic
tale by Mr.. Kipling, entitled, "My Lord,
the Elephant"
Scribner's Magazine, for January,
begins it's thirteenth volume and
seventh year, for which many I'M
| pOrtant features are announced, some
of them making their first appearance
in this number. Serial fiction will be q
feature of the year, with such writers
| AZ Frances HodgsOn Burnett, H. G..
Bunner, Robert Grant, Harold Fred
eric and Miss Elliott, the author of
"Jerry." In this number the first part
| of Mrs. Burnett's serial is given, under
the title Of "The One Knew the Best
of ALL" which is q charming bit of
autobiography, covering the reminis-
cences of the authors childhood and
youth up to the publication Of her first
! story.
No book of recent times has awak-
ened more interest among literary and
religious people in France than ia
Jennesse. It,has made its author, NJ.
Charles Wagner, one of the leaders of
young France. Under the title of
"Youth" this notable book will be
shortly published in English, with the
authors sanction, by Dodd, Mead &
Co. "The book will be of great service
to this country" says Charles Dudley
Warner in Harper's Magazine.
"Bowling" is the title of q new pub.
LEGATION placed on the market by the
American Sports Publishing company.
of No. PAL Broadway. It's, without
doubt, the most complete pamphlet
ever Issued in this popular winter sport,
and should have large sale.