Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-27


Godey',s April; office of publication
II Park Row, New York. Terms SO
year.
The completed novel in this issue Of
Cooley is from the pen Of Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher The title, Light out OF
Darkness gives slight clew to tbs
thread OF the story as wei as to the sut-
cessiul termination Of The many diff.
cultics which assaulted the principal char.
acters IN it. The time of the tale Is
during the Civil war In this country and
IS htted for an expression of the sec.
tiOual views which have always been
extreme in the BVecher family. The mar
rative Is illustrated by X. II. Iograumund
the engraving Is by Van Ness. The
frontspiece is a water portrait of Prin.
cess Victoria Mary of Teck which If il
Is Il true likeness Is not calculated to
awaken admiration Of her charms OF
person, Paris Wet" by Jacques and Il.
Illustrated 10y the writer OF the sketch
presents this city of modern times in
a different aspect from that which is
usually selected 10y writers.
The cOlored plates of childrens fash
ions make attractive pages and no doubt
nuny Il young mother will bless the name
of Cooley for giving her an opportunity
to see exactly how pretty the little cos
tune will be when she has II completed
The Upholsterer March; office of pub
LEGATION 1926 Chestnut street, Philadel.
phin.
Although this publication is devoted
10 upholstery arts and what pertains TO
house furnishing and fittings there Is
interspersed among tue more properly
practical, bits of history which are new
aud enlightening On the first page of
the March number there is an interesting
extract from Gerspuch's history of the
Gobelin Tapestries, showing with what
pains und care these wonderful pro-
ductlOns of the loom are manufactured
So much eXactitude In this work Is re-
quired that foreign tapestry worker
could acquire all the rights Of citizen.
snip by working a few years at the
Hotel DIES COLLINS. The illustrations of
the varied treatment of walls. windows
and nantes. aud the cuts illustrative
of new designs in furniture, cannot fail
20 be helps to any one who Is engaged or
interested in house fitting.
Soon after the death Of James G.
Blaine, a public announcement was made
by Mrs. Blaine that the only authorized
biography of this distinguished mar
would be prepared under her immediate
supervision. IL has since been nuthOri.
tuuycly stated that this work is to be
prepared by Gail Hamilton. who Is Mr..
Blaincs liternry executor. The well
established reputation of this writer Is
HWulNlcll guarantee OF the literary eN-
cellelke OF the book and as she alone
viii have access 70 requisite material
there cun be no doubt that IL will be
the only reliable biography. Gail Ham.
ilton In her wonted vigorous English has
written an indignant protest 10 the
Philadelphia Press against the action OF
certain publishing houses advertising to
soon issue The Life and Work of james
! g. Blaine" and she stoutly denies tlnr
! Mr.. Blaine OF any of his family Ind
| furnished material for such a work. ME
| Henry Bill Publishing Co., Norwich.
| Conn. are 10 be the publishers and will
be empowered to give exclusive territory.
| The biography of the Great Patriot and
| Statesman viii be large octave with
about 400 words to the page, Il is TO be
/ well illustrated, Of fine paper, clear type.
and substantially bound in various STYLES.
In It's mechanical Us well as its liter
! any excellence this book promises 10
be desirable addition to literature.
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