The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1895-12-19
The Ladies' Home Journal for 1896.

In dainty booklet printed in light-blue
salmon-pink and gray tones-a splendid il
lustration Of the beauties of art applied to
printing The Ladies' Home Journal an
nounces some of its leading literary and ar
tistic features for 1896. There will be a
| series ofpapers upon the domestic and social
side of Washington by General A. W.
Greedy, Z. S. A.; another by Ex-President
Harrison, telling of "This Country of
Ours; a third by Mary Anderson de
| Navarro, who writes of her stage expert
tistc triumphs, with a supplemental article
telling of her life and surroundings to-day.
In lighter vein Mary E. wilkins will
present a series OF "Neighborhood Types
papers, pen pictures of quaint and famil-
| lar personages-New Englanders; and Je-
rome X. jerome will reflect old Eng
| land life in a number of ''Stories of the
| Town'-stories of London-in his mimi
! table, crisp style. civilian the Conquerer,"
| Rudyard kipling's m st fascinating ro-
| nance is also among the features for 1896,
aud Julia Magruder's delighting serial,
''The Violet" will continue through con-.
siderable portion of the year. Besides these
| two popular authors there will be short sto-
! ries by Bret Harte, Lillian Bell, Ian Mac.
laren, Sophie SWEET, Frank r. Stockton,
Sarah Orne Jewett, r. c. V. Meyers, Will
n. Harden, Caroline Leslie Field, Jane
| Austen (posthumous) and other prominent
| writer's DR.. Parkhurst will write series
of forcibe articles applicable to their daily
| life, while the girls written to by Mrs. A.
| D. +. Whitney, and Edith n. Thomas, the
| gifted poetess, will be represented by her
finest verse and prose. James Whitcomb
Riley will contribute number of poems,
| a. In,
cal offerings the Journal will be unusually
replete Among the best things promised
| is a mnuet By Paderewski. the famous
pianist; waltz by John Philip Sousa, the
March King: compositions by Sir Arthur
| Sullivan, composer Of ''Pinafore,' Mikado"
etc, Reginald de koven. composer Of
Robin Hood. '''Rob Roy etc.; Edward
Jakobowski. Bruno Oscar Klein and others
There will be instructive musical treatises
| by Nine Melba, Nine. Blauvelt, Nine.
| Clemintine de We're Sapio. Mrs. Hamilton
Mott Miss Mrude Powell, njamin Da-
| vies. Chaeles Adams. Thomas a'BecAet,
| Frederic Peakes, George Chadwick and
others.
! Artistically the Journal gives rich prom
| iseS. and during the next year will present
several groups of Kate Greenaway's bonnie
| little people Charles Dana Gibsons best
work on new lines and some Of Albert
| Lynch's newest creations. W. l.. Taylor,
". T. Smedley. W Hamilton Gibson, Alice
Barber Stephens, William Martin Johnson,
Erie Pape, ". A. Rogers. Reginald Birch,
| Frank 0. Small, 3. West { inadinst, T. de
! Thulstrup, A B. Frost, f. ". kemble,
| Irving K. Wiles, Abby h. Underwood and
! other artists of such commanding promi-
nence' will contribute their finest draw pgs.
In lis departments the Journal pr omises to
be stronger than ever, and more compre.
hens i've in its scope of practical informa-
ton. In this direction it will print a series
| of illustrated articles on hsme building, Civ
| in e plans and details for the construction OF
! m edium sized houses. The LadisS Home
Journal for 1896, il fact, will be complete
| and uniquely so.