Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-12-25
The Ladies, Home Journal for 1895.

In a dainty booklet printed in light blue,
salmOn-pink and gray tones, The Ladies'
Home Journal announces some of it's leading
literary and artistic features for 1896. There
will be series of papers upon the domestic
and social side of Washington, by General A,
W, Greedy, u. S. A. another by eX-President
Harrison. telling of This Country of Ours;
a third by Mary Anderson de Nevarro, who
writes of her stage experiences, her struggles
for recognition and artistic triumphS with a
supplemental article telling of her life and
surroundings to-day. In a lighter vein, Mary
E. Wilkins will present series of ''Neighbor-
hood Types" papers. pen pictures of quaint
and familiar personages-New Englanders;
and Jerome K. jerome will reflect old Eng
land life in number of Stories of the Town"
style. William the Conqueror," Rudyard
Kipling's most fascinating romance, is also
among the features for 1885, and Julia Ma
gruder's delightful serial, 1.-THE Violet" will
continue through considerable portion 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. G.
V. Meyers, Will H. Harden, Caroline Leslie
Field. Jane Austen (posthumous) and other
prominent writer's DR.. Parkhurst will write
a series of forcible articles for young men,
applicable to their daily life, while the girls
will be written to by Mrs. A. D. 7. Whitney,
and Edith M. Tho mas, the gifted poetess, will
be represented by her finest verse and prose.
James WhitcOmb Riley will contribute num-
Der of poems, varied in theme and treatment,
In its musical offerings The Journal will be
unusually replete. Among the best things
promised is ninuet 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, compos-
er 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 Clemen-
tine de We're Sapio. Mrs. Hamilton Mott, Miss
Maud Powell, Benjamin Davies, 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 Greenaway'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. Smedley. W.
Hamilton Gibson, Alice Barber Stephens,
| William Martin johnson, Eric Pape W. A.
Rogers Reginald Birch, Frank o. Small. E.W
Kemble, Irving r. Wiles. Abby e. Under
wood and other artists of such commanding
prominence will contribute their finest draw
! ings. In it's departments The journal prom
| ises to be stronger than ever, and more COM
prehensive in it's scope of practical informa-
| ton In this direction it will print a series
of Illustrated articles on home building, Civ
| ing plans and details for the construction of
medium-size houses. The Ladies Home
Journal for 1896, in fact will be complete.
! and uniquely so.