Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1901-11-28

In addition TO most generous and
attractive display In black-and-white
and colors of fashions and millinery,
the December Designer pays full hom-
age 10 the Christmas season Ia it's lit
erature and illustrations. 1t contains
two clever short stories, "Where the
Christmas Tree Grows Wild" by Har-
riet A. Nash, and "A Travelling Christ
mas Tree, by 5. f. Benet; Christ
mas comedy, Hands Up!n by william
Lincoln Balch; Charities for Child
rem" by Walden Fawcett, and "Christ
mas Carols and their Composers" by
Phebe w. Humphreys. Nj. @. Rich
ardson tells those with slender purses
how to make sixty Presents for Five
Dollars, and inexpensive Gifts for
the Children To Make" are described
and illustrated by l. o. Lennart
Home made Trimmings for the
Christmas Tree" and "a Christmas
Party" contain suggestions which
will be egerly seized upon, aud the ell
Ocutionist in search of suitable recita-
tions Tor Christmas entertainments
will find just what is desirable IN this
number. Book Notes" "Points on
Dressmaking," Health and Beauty
hints, "Tatting" and "Crocheting
are each given its customary space and
attention, and Etiquette, "House-
hold Advice" Nursery Lore" aud
Cookery" are by no means neglected.
Finally The Designer offers a Christ
mas contest open to everyone, with
cash prizes for the successful ones.
Full particulars concerning this scheme
are given in the December number.
The American Boy for November,
(Sprague Publishing Co., Detroit,
Mich } is an attractive number.
Among the leading articles are:
Working My Way Around the World,
| by Harry Steele Morrison. the Boy
Traveller; Fun and Profit in Trapping:
] True Americans, and The Old Put
House.
Under the various department head
ings are: The American Boys Club
House; How TO Make a Good Kite;
Shadowgraphy; The Game of CONNER.
cial Traveller; Boys Exchange; Re.
views of Boys Books; The Roosevelt
Boys: Fruit Gardening for Boys; The
Training of Pug, and How to Make a
Canoe for Dollar.
| Thefollowing departments each oc.
cupy page: Boys as Money Makers
and Money Savers; Boys in Games and
Sports; Boys in the Home; Boys in the
Office; The Order OF the American
Boy; The Boy Stamp aud Coin Collect.
or; Boys and Animals; The Amateur
Journalist and Printer; The Boy Pho
togra pher; The AgassiZ Association OF
Young Naturalists, and the Puzzle de.
partmeut.
A valuable department entitled,
For Boys TO Think A bout occupies
two pages and is filed with items OF
information-sc science, statistics, etc,
OF keen interest TO erybody. "What
Boys are Doing" occupies two pae
made up OF true stories about success.
tul boys in various lines of endeavor.
so illustrations. 81 90 a year Sprague
Publishing Co., Detroit, Mich.
The Christmas Ladies' Home Journal
is the largest number of that popular
magazine ever issued, and the quality
seems in keeping with the quantity
The various departments are unusually
strong, and the whole magazine is full
Of the Christmas spirit. The cover de
sign is a beautiful piece OF work by
Thomas Mitchell PIERCE. BY the Cur.
tbs Publishing Company, Philadelphia
One dollar year; ten cents copy.
"Women in War" is the general
title Of a series OF articles dealing with
deeds of daring performed by women
on many battlefields These will form
"A notable feature OF the Woman Home
Companion during the year 1902