The Jamesburg record., 1896-01-25
The Ladies' Home journal for 1896.

In dainty booklet printed in light blue, salmon
pink and gray tones-a splendid illustration of the
beauties of art applied to printing-The Ladies'
Home Journal announces some of its leading liter
ary and artistic features for 1896 There will be Il
series of papers upon the domestic and social side
of Washington by General A w. Greedy, U. S. A.
another by exPresident Harrison, telling of This
Country of Ours; a third by Mary Anderson de
Navarro, 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. III a lighter vein, Mary E.
wilkins will present a series of "Neighborhood
Tvpes' papers pen pictures of quaint and familiaI
personages-New Englanders; and Jerome K.
Jerome will reflect old England life in a number
of "Stories of the Town" stories of London-in his
inimitable crisp style, william the Conquerer,"
Rudyard Kirlings most fascinating romance, is
also among the features for 1896, and Julia Ma
gruder's deighting serial "The Violet" will con-
tinue through a considerable portion of the year
Besides these two popular authors there will be
short stories by Bret Harte, Lillian Bell, Ian Mac
aren Sophie SWEET, Frank r. Stockton, Sarah
Orne Jewett R. c. V. Meyers, Will N. Harden, Car
olne Leslie Field Jane Austen (posthumous) and
other prominent writer's DR.. Parkhurst Will
write series of forcble articles for young men,
appllCaDe 10 their Qally llIe, WHllc gins III
be written to by Mrs d. T. Whitney, and Edish
~ Thomas the gifted poetess, will be represented
by her finest verse and prose. James Whitcomb
Riley will contribute number of poems, varied in
theme ard treatment. In its musical offerings the
Journal will be unusually replete. Among the
best things promised is minuet by Paderewskl,
the famous pianist; a 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 Row" etc /; Edward Jakobowski, Bruno
oscar Klein and others. There will be instructive
musical treatises by Nine. Meba, Nine. Blauyelt,
Nine. Clementine de We're Sapio, Mrs Hamilton
Mott Miss Maud Powell Benjamin Davies, Charles
Adams Thomas a'Becket, Frederic Peakes, George
Chadwick and others.
Artisticaly the Journal gives rich promise, and
during the next year will present several groups
of Kate Greenway's bonnie little people; Charles
Dana Gibson's best work new lines and some OF
Albert Iynchs newest creations w. l. Taylor,
w T Smedlev w. Hamilton Gibson, Alice Barber
Stevens. William Martin Johnson, Eric Pape, W.
A Rogers, Reginald Birch, Frank o. Small, b.
West Clinediust r de Thustrup, A. B. Frost, E
w Kemble Irving R. Wiles. Abby E. Underwood
aud other artists of such commanding promn-
nence will contribute their finest drawings. In
ts de,artmeuts the Journal promises to be stronger
than ever. and more comprehensive in its scope of
practical information. In this d!rectioh l. WIN
nr;nt series of illustrated articles on home build
ing giving plans and details Tor the CONSTRUCTION
Of medum-size houses. The Ladies' Home
Journal, for 1896, in fact, Will De com ple'e'
uniquely so.