The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-02-27


times be brought delightfully."- close to us,
ana this is particularly true of the picture
we get of Nathanial Hawthorne in his
youngest daughters description of my
Fathers Literary Methods" in the March
Ladies Home Journal Truly is the cur
tain that has so long hidden Hawthorne
from view gently raised. Many mothers
will have cause to thank Mrs. Burton
Kingsand before she finishes her series
of articles on the wisest training of "A
Daughter at Sixteen" the first article APP
pearng in this issue. The Rev. Lyman
Abbott writes vigorously and critically of
the different relations of a church to It's
choir, and Mrs A. D. I. Whitney gives
the second OF her delightful Friendly
Letters to Girl Friends" The biography
of the number consists of an interesting
sketch, with portrait, of Mrs. Charles H.
Parkhurst, and of an equally delightful
one, with portrait, of President Tyler's
daughter, who was at one time mistress of
the White House. Mr.. Stockton carries
Pomona" still further in her travels
abroad, and makes her adventures fun
nier with each letter "My Literary Pas
sions" continue to afford Mr.. Howells op-
poItunity for expressing his estimate of
books and their authors. while the editor
phases of young mans life in the outer
world. Among the poets of the number
are Eugene Field Whose first love-song is
given), Harry Romano and Charles B.
Going. Madeline S. Bridges and Edward
w. Box each contribute their first "pas-
tells" Three exquisitely illustrated fash
ion pages, THE Art of Dressing the
Bride" 1.-THE Early Spring Bonnets" and
"rhe Early Spring Gowns" are given by
Mrs Mallon, and Miss Hooper contributes
two equally valuable ones on 'Colors and
Materials for Spring. and "The First
Spring Sewing" H. Il. Battles writes of
"The Etiquette of Flowers" and Eben E.
Rexford gives much valuable advice on
MAKING and Caring for Lawn" while
Miss Scoyil gives much practical counsel
on what to Do in Emergencies" The
cover, of this March issue, typical of Phil,
lips Brooks doves, which always lowered
round Trinity Church, and do still, the
work of Henry Sandman, is most artistic
and makes this magazine a thing of real
beauty. Published by The Curtis Pub
fishing Company of Philadelphia, for ten
cents per number and one dollar per year.
The March issue of 81. Nicholas is like a
modern army-not few paladins and an
accompanying rabble, but a congregation
of effective units, with an officer where
needed, Every article can look the
juvenile or adult world square in the face
and give a reason for its heing. Mother
ing Sunday" claims the frontispiece
and the first article, and is a short state
ment designed to explain a name that has
outlived its origin; an American finds
Thanksgiving Day satisfactory substi-
tute. "Owney ofthe Mail-Bags' describes
a little cur who has sworn allegiance to
the ~ S. NJ" and travels from Dan to
Beersheba" without ceasing. THE Lilac"
is a poem by Miss Wilkins. Joseph
BoruwlaskI," as we learn from Mary
Shears Roberts, was that rarest of won
ders, a dwarf worthy of admiration-a
thorough little gentleman. Harriet Mon
roe, in Broken Friendship" tells little
fable with illustrations by f. S. church,
pointing out that Aspiration and Grubo-
ing are an i'll assorted couple-or. if that
ls MT what she means, how do you inter-
pref her little story?
"The Lament Of the Outgown Doll, !"
kept after School," Spring Cleaning"
"The Disappointed Sailor" can Imaginary
Case. ;" 1.-THE Only Son of a Halter" IAN
Accommodating Lion, "Guesses," Taking
Dolly's Photograph" "How the Little
Kite Learned to Fly" are some of the
short, bright, taking little pictures, verses,
| and "contraptionsn of which ST. Nicholas
alone seems to possess the right secret.
Who are the most famous writer's and
artis of both continentsP The C0Sm0-
poitan Magazine is endeavorng to an
swer this inquiry by printing list from
month to month-in It's contents pages
! This magazine claims that notwithstand-
ing its extraordinary reduction in price,
it is bringing the most famous writer's and
artists Of Europe and America to interest
it's readers, and in proof Of this claim,
submits the following list of contributors
for the five months ending with Febru-
ary Valdes. Howels, Paul Heyse, Fran
cisqne Sarcey, Robert Grant, John J. In
gals. Lyman Abbott, Frederick Mason,
Agnes Reppler, j. q. Whittier. (posthu-
mous,) Walter Besant, Mark Twain, st.
George Mivart, Paul Bourget, Louise
| Chandler Mouton, Flammarion,
Tissandier, f. Dempster Sherman,
Adam Badeau. Capt. King, Arthur Sher-
burne Hardy, George Ebers, De Mau-
PEASANT, Sir Edwin Arnold, Spielhagen,
Andrew Lang, Berthelot, II. II. Boyeson,
Hopkins)n Smith, Lyman ] Gage, Dan
iel C. Gilman. Franz Won Lenbach,
/ Thomas A. Janvier. And for artists who
have illustrated during the same time
I Vierge, Reinhart Marold, f. d. Small,
Dan Beard, Jose Cabrnety, Oliver Her.
ford Remington, Hamilton Gibson, Otto
Guillonet, +. G. Atwood, Hopkinson
Smith, George W. Edwards, Paul de
Longpre, Habert-Dys, f. II. Schel. How
this is done for $3.50 year, the editors
of The Cosmopolitan alone know.