The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-28
Book Notices.

The ideal magazine prints not only
timely articles on events and places, but
stories of the right length to read aloud
by the evening lamp. The September
Hdrper's contains "a New England Proph-
et," the story of an Adventist alarm, by
Mary E. Wilkins 'The Generals Bluff"
founded on a frontier campaign of Gener-
al Crook, by Owen Wister; "The Tug of
War" a tale OF English men and women
I in Greece chapters of "rhe Golden
House" Charles Dudley Warmers novel
Of New York society, and the first of a
/ two-part story of Narragansett Pier, by
l Brander Matthews.
/ The amount of light that Harper's
4 Weekly was able to throw upon the re-
mote and little-known country of Korea,
the instant that public attention was
direcied to it, may be taken as an indica-
1 ton OF the almost bOundless resources of
the paper, and Its capacity to deal prompt
! ly and Complementary with every &C.
curence of interest to the public.
Hdrper's Bdzor is presenting a great
variety of fascinating styles for the early
autumn, illustrated by Sandoz and Cha
puis the famous Partisan artists, and
selected from Worths most distinctive
creations. These autumn toiettes for
outdoor and indoor occasions surpass
anything previously shown in fashion
journal. The September issues will be
enriched by elegant gowns and hats for
walking and driving and by beautiful
calling costumes. brilliant novelette, by
M. McClelland, est. John Wooing," will
run through several numbers. The scene
Of this story is in the far South, and it is
intensely interesting from start TO finish.
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Tbo Ifko~r-,- ,,oaa;o,,a 0F a li4aro =,
are always interesting and they are peeu-
liarly so when an author of such renown
as William Dean HowelPs tells of them.
The tenth installment of Mr. Howells'
literary biogra ply under the title of My
Literary Passions" appears in the Septem-
Der Ladies Home .Jogrnal. Next in
interest to Mr.. Howells' contribution
comes page devoted to 1.-The Daughter
in the Home" by Mrs. Burton Kingsland,
Mrs. Hamilton Mott and the editor of the
Journal A particularly helpful article in
response to the question, what Are
Building Societies ?" is contributed by Mr..
Addison B. Burk, so widely known as an
authority upon the subject. Mrs. Van
Koert Schuyler writes most earnestly on
the subject of women Living Beyond
Their Strength" The fourth paper of
Mrs. Burton Kingsand's series, "A
Daughter al olAL66I, Is gwen. n CIoN6i
short story by Octave Thanet"
entitled Miss Msria's Fiftieth." is
chsrmngly illustrated by Alice Barber
Stephens, and Mr. Frank r. Stockton
brings to conclusion "Pomonas" most
recent travels. Herriet Ogden Morrison
gives page of exquisite designs for 'Ar
tistic Piano Covers" and J. Harry Adams
contributes some handsome designs for
The Mantel and the Fireplace" Mrs.
Mallon's pages, with original designs for
"The Bonnets of the Autumn" and This
Autumn's Velvet Coats, will delight all
women, and mothers everywhere will be
pleased with Miss Hoopers valuable sug
gestons on "a Schoolgirls Outfit" Other
articles in this issue are Miss SeovlPs
Physical Culture OF Children, and Helen
jays 1.-THE Farmers Wife and Her Boys"
Altogether this September issue, with its
artistic cover by w. T. Smedley, is an
ideal magazine which every woman will
do we'll to have. Published by The
Curtis Publishing Company, of Philadel-
phia, for ten cents per number and one
dollar per year.