New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-17

OF Favorites." and "A Calendar Of Friends"
The figures are cleverly drawn. The Girls from
Dickens Calendar" is illustrated with portraits
OF Jenny Wren, Florence Dombey, Little Nell
and her grandfather and other personages from
the novels. The calendar of Water Nymphs
bears graceful but somewhat insipid figures
The Buster Brown Calendar" shows that there
is still another way in which Mr.. Outcault can
exploit his droll little hero. THE Dog is a
good caleHdar, Miss Bonselrs studies of canine
types being well executed and the days of the
month being printed in uncommonly bold
type. The Good and Bad Calendar" is a de-
lightful skit for the nursery. There are two
pictures on each leaf. showing how a
tain pair of children should have behaved and
the other showing how they actually did behave.
The most elaborate of the calendars issued
by Raphael Tuck & Sons is made In the shape
of a porcelain jar filed with narcissus. the
days of the month being suspended in a little
booklet on one side. 1t is ornate and gorgeous
but we much prefer the Fair Days and Happy
Hours Calendar" brought out by the same
firm, with reproductions in color of picturesque
studies of old French life by Alonzo Perez
In the Archie Gum Calendar" young men and
maidens Of to-day are sketched in colors. anus
ing themselves with fishing. card playing and so
on, according to the season. The Peace on
Earth Calendar" is in the shape Of bell with
evergreens and holly berries worked into the
design. and a picture of the Holy Family also
introduced. The Rag Time Calendars are of
& humorous nature, with Irish, Dutch or negro
folk portrayed upon them. the costume OF each
figure being partly painted and partly made
of actual fabrics The Tucks also publish OF
course, their usual large collection of pretty
Christmas cards
A big batch of calendars comes to us from E.
P. Dutton x Co The Coon Calendar Is
comical and very we'll done in it's way
Gems from the Poets is a collection of quota
ions, each page being decorated with floral
design. Memories from Shakespeare" is made
up OF scenes from the plays on leaflets placed
like the pages of an open book within a rich
border of green and gold "OId Father Time"
is a very pretty calendar in bright colors with
pictures of children. John HassalPs Comic
Calendar" is best praised in the remark that
it is really comic. The Wise Savings Cal
endar' is adorned with quantity attractive
drawings of children. Emmanuel. God with
Us" is q single panel bearing a picture of the
Madonna and Child; Gloria In Excelsis" e.
another religious calendar. a very Handsome
little gothic affair. Finally we NAV commend
I'VE Ole Time Yeare,' a Shakespear ian calendar
with chaI ming illustrations in color. The
Dutton Christmas cards include large panels
with floral decorations ana many smaller
designs OF the familiar sort. Especially at
tractve are the little stars and wheels with
receptacles for the convenient hiding OF the
gold piece which makes so welcome a Christmas
gift
The Unitarian Publishing COMPANY. of Bos
ton, brings out under the title of "A Book Of
Days" calendar filled with quotations from
modern American authors This unassuming
calendar, with its clearly printed figures is a
particularly practical affair, well calculated for
daily use 'New-York Historic and Pictur
escue," the calendar published by the Vessels
Company is made up of two sets of pages Half
of these bear reproductions Of old prints on thin
white paper. The other sheets are thicker and
are gray IN tone. with large half tones affixed
OF photographs Of scenes about the New-York
OF to-day This is an ideal cblel dar TO send to