Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-01-15

The Designer for February 10 . CON-
plete success from both the artistic and
literary point Of view. The cover is
strikingly stylish. yet altogether in keep
ing with fashion magazine, and IN
usual care has been devoted to the illus
trations. of which there are several &C.
cupying each full page. 1.-The An
mails OF Love-" by Charles McIlvaine,
and "A Day Of Miracles" by Mary f..
Fitzgerald, are short stories of interest,
and "Some Royal Young People," by ].
l.. Harbour. will appeal to little folks
and their parents as we'll. "Raffia
Work." New Stitches for Afghans"
and "Nanduti or Paraguayan Laces"
offer abundant employment for the
fancy worker. and to these may be added
valentine Making" for the children.
Departments which give opportunity for
money making are What Women are
Doing" "Helps Along the Way"
"Knots and Whatnots." and 1.-The
Mothers Club" The fashion pages
present modes which are at once refined
and practical, and in addition to numer-
Gus models for adults the millinery de-
partment tells explicitly how to make a
shirred hat for a child. points on
Dressmaking" gives directions for the
construction of storm clothes, 1.-THE
Kitchen Kingdom" "Floriculturs" and
Fashion Notes for Men" bring to a
close what is in all respects most inter
esting and helpful number.
The american Boy" for January
contains five complete short stories,
namely: 1.-THE Defender of Araoens."
by William Murray Graydon-a New
Mexican Indian story; "The Boy of
Many Tongues" by the author Of
.'Dickey Downey"-as school story; IAN
Adventure With Wolves" by Tom
Chapman-an animal story; "a Real
Pirate" by George II. Coomer-a story
of the sea and my First Steeple Chase"
by T. e. Donaldson-an English story
of sport. Games and sport are repres.
sented by the following titles: "How
10 Become Strong by the use of Dam.
BELLS" "a Season on the British DIN.
derpath," BY an ex captain Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania track team
"The DRAWING. Room Magician" "How
10 Make the Kicking Donkey" Link
Paper CHAIN" and "The Biograph."
Subscription price e1.0o. Sprague Pub.
lishidg Co.,, Detroit. Mich.
For downright entertainment divorced
from use or theory commend rs to "Dor-
Gen." by Edgar Fawoett, which appears
as the Complete Novel" Of Lippinoott's
Magazine of January. 1t is a tale Of
smart London society which is drawn
with the pen Of an habitue. But beyond
this there is melodramatic plot, which
keeps the reader on the qui vive till the
end. Doreen is an orphan taken up by
Lord and Lady Brightlingsea by reason
OF her resemblance to their dead daugh-
ter. She narrowly escapes being the
victim of plot to destroy her beauty by
the sister of an unsuccessful suitor and
an aunt who hated her mother and
whose advances she rejected.
q q
James Hooper, who had strong stosy
of life and death in the Philippines in
the December number Of McClure's
Magazine has another, 1.-The Failure"
in the January number. 1t is the story
Of desperate struggle between Man and
Drink amid new and stirring circum-
stances. The story has all OF the quail.
ties which made "The Gall" remarkable
"a vividnes. almost glaring q strength
close to brutality. and the throb of hu-
man interest. IL Is new and strange
work.