Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-12-30
MAGAZINES FOR JANUARY.
EVERYBODY'S MAGAZINE FOR
JANUARY.

The conductors Of Everybody's Maya.
zine are evidently endeavOring to give
their readers a bOuntiful 10 cents
worth. The contents for the January
number include seven complete short
stories. eight special articles on sub.
jects Of current interest or profitable
instruction, little poetry, n little fun,
II curiosity-page In photographs. some
bOOk-buying hints and a hundred and
thlrty-twO illustrations.
The first story. 'The Twcnty.seventh
Letter Of the Alphabet" IL a breezy
tale by Lucy Cleveland. 1t has mys-
tcry--what Is the twentySeventh letter
OF the alphabet? The story Is left I'M
finished, and the editor offers you n
hundred dollars for final paragraph
that shall complete II and explain the
problem.
An interesting account Of the new
East River Bridge, now building, Is
given In "The Greatest Bridge on
Earth" Those who lived through the
civil war land many who have been
born since 1t was over will Ike inter-
the Secret Service. on Glow the North
west Was Saved" The stories are all
Of the interesting, bright, vigorous sort,
that grip your attention instantly and
hold It to the end-such stories as Ev-
erybody's Magazine Is making spe-
clalty of.
Not the least interesting page In the
book In that In the advertising section,
whereOn the editor tells us what Every
body's Magazine Is to contain during
1900. II he gives us all he says he will.
It will be big dollars worth.
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION FOR
JANUARY.
The January WOman's Home Com
paniOn tcstifles to the appropriateness
Of the name. 1t contains many articles
Of special literary value, chief among
which Is n mastery discussion of 1.-THE
Revival of Art and Beauty" by DR.,
Newell Dwight Hills. Carlna Camp.
hell Eaglesfield, under the title bal.
anced Men," makes Il plea for a more
| symmetrical manhood In this day of
| specialization. John Kendrlck Bangs
continuing the irresistibly funny "IdiOt
at-IIOmc" papers inveighs against Ger
tain absurd New Years customs. \
graceful story of society life, entitled
"Chateaugay," Is begun by Mrs. Bur
ton Harrison in this number.
The curious Observances of New
Years In the Orient anl Germany ar,
described by Belle NJ. Brain and Bes
sic Burnside. An exceptionally inter
estlng and well-illustrated article by
Walden Fawcett tells of the narcissus
culture, the chief industry of the Sell!
islands. A lengthy article on Dining
Rooms of Yesterday and To-day b.
John Gilmer Speed, introduces some
very attractive photographs of dining
rooms of eminent people. Edward A
Steiner contributes personal recollcc
lions of the home-life of Strauss.
The woman with hospitable thoughts
intent will find host of suggestions II
this number in the articles Social Calls
and Their Obligations" "a New Year,
Party" "a Guessing Tea" Entertain
ing at Club Receptions" and 'The Ar
of Carving" OF very practical value
TO the mother are DR.. A. l.. Benedict
instructions concerning "rhe Care o
the Young Child" and Florence HUI
Wnterburn's sensible ideas on "Child
Life in the Ilome;" also the paper -
Plea for the Stepmother," which de
nounces an old but pernicious idea. TIL,
regular departments, domestic, Gull
nary, and fashions, are all well filled
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