The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-12-17
The Ladies' Home Journal for 1896,

In dainty booklet printed in light
blue, salmon pink and gray tones--a
splendid illustration Of the beauties
ofart applied TO priuting-The Ladies'
Home Journal announces some Of its
leading literary and artistic features
for 1896. There will be series of
papers upon the domestic and social
side of Washington by Gen. A. Gree
| ly, u. 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 ex-
periences, her struggles for recogni-
ton and artistic triumphs. with a sup
Elemental article telling of her life and
surroundings to-day. In tighter
vein, Mary E. Wilkins will present a
series of "Neighborhood Types" pa
pers, pen pictures of quaint and famil-
lar personages-New Englanoers and
Jerome X. Jerome will reflect old
england life in number of "Stories
of the Town"-stories of London--in
his inimitables crisp style. "William
the Conquerer," Rudyard Kipling's
most facinating romance is also among
the features for 1896. and Julia Mag
ruder's delighting serial, "The Violet"
continue through considerable por-
ton OF the year. Besides these two
popular authors there will be short
stories by Bret. Harte, Lillian Bell, Ian
Maclaren, Sophie SWEET, Frank r.
Stockton, Sarah Orne Jewett, r. c.
| ". Myers, Will N Harden, Caroline
Leslie Field, Jane Austen (posthu-
mous) and other prominent writers.
DR.. Pankhurst will write series of
forcible articles for young men. appli-
cable to their daily life, while the
girls will be written to by Mrs. A. d.
r. Whitney and Edith N. Thomas,
the gifted poetess, will he represented
by hers fine verse and prose. james
WhitcomD Riley will contribute
number of poems, varied in theme and
treatment In its musical offerings
the Journal will be unusually replete.
Among the best things promised is a
minuet by Paderwski, the famous pi-
anist;a waltz by John Philip Sousa,
the "March King; compositions by
Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer of
"Pinafore," "Mskado," etc.; Reginald
de Rowan. 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.
Clementine de We're Sapio, Mrs. Ham,
ilton Mott, Miss Maud Powell, Benja-
min Davis, Charles Adams, Thomas
a'Becket, Frederic Peakes, George
Chadwick and others.
Artistically the Journal gives rich
promise, and during the next year will
present several groups of Kate Green
awaY's bonnie little people Charles |
Dana Gibson's best work on new lines
and. some of Albert Lynch's newest
creations. w. L. Taylor, w. T. Smed-
lev, w. Hamilton Gibson. Alice Bar
Der Stephens, William Martin John
son, Eric Pape, w. A. Rogers, Regin-
aid BiLch, Frank o., Small, B. West
Clinedinest, T. de Thulstrup, A. B.
Frost, E. w. Kemple, Irving r. Wiles,
Abby E Underwood and other artists
of such commanding prominence will
contribute their finest drawings. Ia
its departments the Journal promises
to be stronger than ever and more
comprehensive in its scope of practical
information. In this direction it will
print series of illustrated articles on
home buildings, giving plans and de-
tails for the construction of medium
size houses. The Ladies Home
Journal for 1896, in fact, will be COM
plete, and uniquely so.