The Caucasian., 1896-12-10
Christmas Ladies' Home Journal.

The Christmas Ladies' Home jour
nal far surpasses in general excellence
and attractiveness any previous issue
of that magazine. Its delicate toned
cover most artistically symbolizes
Christmas, and the sentiment and
spirit of the holiday season are re-
fected in its pages. An appropriate
opening is characterization of
"ScroOge" from Dickens "Christmas
Carol" the first of Charles Dana Glib
sons series of sketches of the great
nOvelist's best-known characters. Not
less interesting, and revealing the
humor and pathos of the Christmas Of
the children of the very poor, is a
page of NJ. +. WOolf's waits. In shar p
and bright contrast is an article by
Lady Jeune, telling "What Christmas
Means to Queen Victoria" and fea
ture of romantic interest is delight
fully illustrated article on the CreOles
of New Orleans, by Ruth McEnery
Stuart. Quite as interesting is "The
Garden Party OF an Empress" an
American woman's description Of a
great social function given annually
by the Empress of Japan. To the
Christmas Journal Rosa Bonheur con-
tributes "The Story Of My Life" and
special drawings and photographs
telling of her work as an artist, her
successes and of her daily life. Mrs
Henry Ward Beecher, in the second OF
the "Great Personal Events" papers
recalls "W hen Mr.. Beecher Sold Slaves
in Plymouth Pulpit" the excitement
incident to those remarkable slave
auctions and their wide-reaching effect
being graphically detailed. The fic.
tiOn is singularly inviting: the open
ing chapters of a serial-"The Burglar
Who Moved Paradise" by Herbert D
Ward-are given. The story is a
sequel to Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
"An Old Maids Paradise" and is il
the same humorous vein. Another
rOmance-"Love at Valley For se," BY
Sara King Wiley-is story of power
full dramatic interest. HdWard w
Box editorially points the sure ysx,t :. q.
a happy Christmas by psss;no . oTS ot5or -
eodISmv eaRpyi ana in tha Gonoegns aen unnecessar!
% the church. Ikhx-President Harrison
."osx sx1se'The Judicial Department o
= Che Government" and Rev. Cha:!e
II. Parkhurst, d. D., writes Of "rh
Young Man on the Fence. Dwigh
l.. Moody gives his second i,sson t.
his great Sunday-Schoo' class, an
"Droch' writes delightfully."- ;bou
books. There are, besides tn usua
departments, poems by Jam Whit
comb Riley, Frank L. S'aton an
others, articles on Christu.s, gifts
Christmas dainties, Christn aoter
tainments and festival anG III, nome
The current Journal is EXCEPTIONAL
rich in illustrations and interestin
in every line. By The Curtis Publish
ing Company, Philadelphia; Cne do
lar per year, ten cents per copy.
The December number of Harper
Magazine is rich in short storie
These include "The Romance of a
Ambrotype," tale of the civil wa
written and profusely illustrated
Howard Pyle; "The Hundred"
/ Christmas story by Gertrude Hal
"The Defeat Of Amos Wickliff,"
love-story of Octave Thanet's hel
sheriff; "Weeds," humorous tale
the Simpkinsville cemetery; "Sunds
), Sans Statute of Limitations"
/ Thanksgiving tale of the road, /
: Henry Gallup Paine; and "Chavis,"
y mystical sketch by Annie Trumbu
r SlOssOn. John Kendrick Bangs CO.
r tributes a farce called "a Chain
f dish Party" with which the ':Drawe
- opens. 1t is given with ILLUSTRATION
! by Edward Penfield.