Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-10
THE;:cHRIa1mAs MAGAZINES.

cludes the following well-knowh
names: Alice Hogan Rice, GouVerneur
Morris, Ruth McEnery Stuart, John
Luther Long. Margherita Arllni
Hamm, Theodosia Garrison, clinton
Dangerfield. Paul Laurence DUNBAR
Andrew d. White. and host OF others.
The Christmas spirit is pleasngly en-
phasized, and the number is one that
Century readers will keenly ENJOY.
The reader who wishes to keep fully
informed on the important ques'loiis u
the day will find the North American
Review an admirable medium. III th1
current number are presented Ten Val
liable articles, together Win coil-
prehenSive review of word foiilics
W. d. Howells writes OF Elsllsh
Feeling Toward Americans William
Carrot Brown treats OF Ihe I'M
mediate Peril of the Negro juan
Sumulong gives "A Filipino view Oh
the Philippine Problem; Lieut.. carl
yon Bellairs, r. n, discusses BRUSH
and American Naval Expenditure
and Lawrence Gilman speaks OF The
New American Music.
The Yule time Lipplncott presents d
varied and entertaining table OF con-
tents, one that lovers or good notion
will appreciate. The novel OF the
month is a capital story by Alden
March, entitled "A Darling Traitor"
Clever short stories are contributed by
Mabel Nelson Thurston, General
charles King. Thomas Cobb, Baroness
Won Hutton, Clinton Dangerfield and
others, and there are charming verses
by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Maurice
Francis Egan, Edward Doyle, and
Thomas Walsh. This number cannot
fail to make many friends for the al
ways popular "LippincottS.
The beautiful December issue of
The. Twentieth Century Home has a
table of contents that certainly merits
many words of praise. Upwards of
nearly thirty contributions are pre-
scented including articles of general in
terest, stories, poems, and many pap
ers that the housewife will appreciate.
There are included: Women as Econ
omists.'' The Making of My Lady's
handkerchief The Home-Life of the
Brownings," "Florinda's Dinners" "A
Memory of Old Quilts" 'The Home |
less Woman of Forty "Some Women |
Illustrators" "A Man of Honor" and |
The Laboratory of the Kitchen
In selecting Christmas gifts for the |
boys of the family, happy choice no
doubt would be a subscription to that |
popular magazine, The American Boy. |
The current number is an excellent is
sue, presenting an abundance Of
pleasant and profitable reading mat |
ter. There clever stories, instructive |
articles and a host of entertaining |
features that cannot fail to please |
young readers.
Suburban Country Life for the cur
rent month presents large number |
of richly illustrated papers. 1t is an |
issue that editors ana publishers have |
every reason to be proud of, and IS |
one that cannot fail to make many |
additions to its"list.; Of subscribers. |
Among the, articles presented are: !
THE Evolution of Country Home,
Edward j. FarGington; "Harnessing |
the Wind" Henry H. Livingstone: |
Franklin Pierce as a Country Cen |
tleman," Grace Agnes Thompson: |
THE Home Culture of Chrysan;hy- |
NUNS" T. Clestine Cummings: |
Growth and Development of Nature |
study" and Great Golfers, Past ami |
Present"
The Cosmopolitan for December ap- |
pears in a handsome Christmas cover. |
and presents its readers with an excel |
lent table of contents. appropriate to |
the holiday season. Among the many |
stories and articles are noted the fol-
lowing: THE Present Upheaval in |
in France David Graham Phillips; |
THE Passing of the Home in Great |
American Cities" Charlotte Perkins |
Gilbert: "A Modern Swiss Family Ro- |
hinson, John Brisben Walker; Some
Churches and Their Problems" Econ,
Her -Affecticnate Self A. NJ. Williams
son: The Theatrical Syndicate" and
Racial and Ideal Types of Beauty"
The current number of the Architec-
turai Record is an Interesting issue |
with its several valuable articles and
many fine half-tone Illustrations. The
illustrated featu+es include: Chan
THY castle Jean Schopfer: The Lay
Out ola Large Estate" Herbert Croly:1
"A Small but Spacious House," and
Architectural Refinements in French
Cathedrals," William H. Goodyear
There is also an instructive paper on
"Mad"-in France Architecture" by
Claude BraSdon
An attractive cover in Christmas
reds and greens adorns the holiday
number of DonahOe's Magazine. Al
ways interesting and entertaining, this
magazine was never more 50 than il
the current issue. In homo. of the
great event of this month to Catholics,
there is a tender appreciation of Our
Lady lnrmaculate,' by Rev Thomas l.
GasSpn. S. j. Many beautiful full page
reproductions Of famous paintings of
the immaculate Conception accompany
the article. Among the twenty or more
contributions presented are briefly not
ed; The Irish School of Medicine"
"Cath"lic Students in Japan" Home
spun Drama" st Roses Settlement"
ana Our True Position
Holly designs make bright the cover
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