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How to Live Hundred Years
forms the title of a short but inter
ing article in the December huniDei
of What to Eat Minneapolis Aiilil.
What Shakespeare has to say 49,
kissing FOR dyspepsia is told Ds - @ ''
Gale Tompkins il a capital way h1ie
James Courtney Challis suppieiiieli''
the article by a very funny poem en-
titled THE Bridger Cure, ali httliisly
ill,,s+ ted The cover is beautiful, ana
the center page is a patriotic gem luat
all old soldiers and their friends shoulo
see and preserve.
'Ev'ry Month" for November NeW
yorll is richly Illustrated. The cover
has a portrait of a young American wo-
man that is about as lovely face as
cne might wish to look upon. The music
sheets. the fashions, stories, Thanks
giving notes and recipes, the theatrlcai
1ews and literature, make 1t an at
tractive number.
The 'sMetropolitan's" Christmas
number (New York; is beautiful
magazine. superb in half-tone illustra-
tions, and especially so in portra1ture
of beautiful women, and in pictures OF
notable works of art. In addition, there
is pictorial wealth in other directions
much of it relating to text of Christ
mas character and Christmastide art.
We have never seen a magazine OF
any order so profusely and beautifully
.NF IOY-iva =
cvclist Michaels," Dynamite Guns
and Rome and It's Art Treasures" are
notable papers in the magazine
The "Cosmopolitan' for December
CNew York; is a choice number, very
richly illustrated A leading paper Is
Our Late War With Spain" in which
the navies of both nations are pictured
Others are: Russian Humanity Illus
trated: 1.-The Passion Play in Switzer-
land" Illustrated; THE War ol
Worlds" serial. concluded; ''The
Well Dressed Woman" illustrated, ano
Modern Education" with poetry, ed
itorials, reviews and examples Of re-
cent art.
The December number of the Amer
lean Monthly Review of Reviews" (NeW
York; has several interesting features
Ernest Knaufft, editor of the Art Stu
dent" contributes an elaborate study
of John Gilbert and Illustrations in the
Victorian Erea'; DR. Clifton II. Levy
tells How the Bible Came Down to
Us" With a number of reproductions
from ancient Biblical manuscripts and
printed texts: Lady Henry Somerset
pavs a tribute to the late Duchess OF
Teck: an English officer in the Indian
service writes about the Ameer ot
Afghanistan: E. V. Smalley discusses
Canadian reciprocity, and Alex d. An
derson summarizes the progress of the
American Republics. There is also a
twenty y-three-page illustrated depart
rnent devoted to the seasons new books
with an Introductory chapter, by AL
bert Shaw, on Some American Nov
els and Novelists." Altogether, the
Review" is not lacking in novelty OF
variety
In the variety, interest and timeli-
ness Of its literary features, and in tbs
beauty Of its Illustrations, the Decem
Der "Woman's Home Companion
kCHllilEI IttN. VI IL d IAOldblt AAhii4RCi
The cover design breathes the spirit
of the Christmas holidays. Christmas
stories are contributed by popular
writers including "A Study in Hearts,
by Lillian Bell: "The Mothers Christ
mas and the Daughter by Harrie
Prescott Spofford; "A Christmas Bull
let" by Opie Read and "A Christmas
Gift" by Abbie Farwen Brown. II
a symposium entitled Songs of Yule
tide such clever verse-makers as Gin
ton Scollard, Ernest McGaffey. Elk
Higginson and William Lightfoo
Nisscher are represented Lydia Hoy
Farmers little play, AT the Court o
King Winter" is a clever suggestion
for a holiday entertainment. Florence
Hull Winterburn writes OF The Spiri
of Christmas; Ella Morris Kretschma'
discusses The Christmas Tree anC
Holiday Parties and Feasts'; J. MauC
Souders chats cleverly about the con
tents of The Christmas Bookshelf
Jean Roberts presents a novel idea il
a Game Of Chess; Hezekiah Butter
worth has something pertinent to sa1
about Christmas MerTiments," and w
Bert Foster furnishes the Christina.
story for the little folk. Aside from
the purely holiday features there ar
many other good things, including tn
closing chapters Of Julia Magruder
story. "a Realized IdeaI"; the secont
part of Women in the Government De
partments": "Cheerfulness at Home.
by Mrs. F. N. Colby: The Voice" b!
Eleanor Morton Parker: "A Daint,
Lunch Set" by Helen Mar Adams
'Fancies in Winter Gowns" BLOUSE
Jackets and Coats" odds and End
of Fashion" Floral Gossip" etc.
THE Bookman" (Dodd. Mead & Co.
New York; is at hand for December. 1
is freely illustrated and overf1owing
with good examples Of book reviewing
poetry. London and Partisan literary
correspondence, chronicle, and com
ment. etc. 1t is a great leader and {
safe adv lser for book lovers.
With charming special cover. re
productions of some historic Madonnas
ana pictures by +. +. Churo h, Charles
Dana Gibson, Ernest c. Piexotto, c. X
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