HOW THEY LEARNED HOUSEWORK.ByChristina Goodwin. 75 cents.
Four merry schoolgirls during vacation time are inducted into the mysteries of chamber-work, cooking, washing, ironing, putting up preserves and cutting and making underclothes, all under the careful supervision of one of the mothers. The whole thing is made attractive for them in a way that is simply captivating, and the story of their experiment is full of interest.
A GIRL'S ROOM.With plans and designs for work upstairs and down, and entertainments for herself and friends. BySome Friends of the Girls. $1.00.
This dainty volume not only shows girls how to make their rooms cosey and attractive at small trouble and expense, but also how to pass a social evening with various games, and to prepare many pretty and useful articles for themselves and friends.
CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS.ByPansy. 12mo, fully illustrated, $1.50.
Christie is one of those delightfully life-like, naïve and interesting characters which no one so well as Pansy can portray, and in the study of which every reader will find delight and profit.
ANNA MARIA'S HOUSEKEEPING.ByMrs. S. D. Power. 16mo, extra cloth, $1.00.
Articles on household matters, written in a clear, fascinating style out of the experience of a writer who knows whereof she speaks. Every girl and young housekeeper should own a copy.
BRAVE GIRLS.ByMary Hartwell Catherwood,Nora Perry,Mrs. John Sherwoodand others. $1.50.
Here are deeds of stirring adventure and peril, and quiet heroism no less brave, to incite girls to be faithful and fearless, strong and true to the right.
NEW EVERY MORNING: Selections of Readings for Girls.ByAnnie H. Ryder. $1.00.
This is just such a book as one would expect from the popular author of "Hold up your Heads, Girls!" and will be no less a favorite. The selections are all choice and appropriate, and will be eagerly read each morning by the happy owners.
BOOKS FOR BOYS.
ALL AMONG THE LIGHTHOUSES.ByMary Bradford Crowninshield, wife of Commander Crowninshield. Finely illustrated from photographs and original drawings. Extra cloth, quarto, ..50.
An attractive book for boys, giving the account of an actual trip along the coast of Maine by a lighthouse inspector with two wide awake boys in charge. The visits to the numerous lighthouses not only teem with incident, but abound in information that will interest every one.
BOYS' HEROES.ByEdward Everett Hale. Reading Union Library. 16mo, illustrated, cloth, $1.00.
Twelve chapters containing the story told in Dr. Hale's characteristic style, of a dozen characters famed in history as worthy to bear the title of heroes, and the story of whose deeds and lives possesses a special interest for boys.
PLUCKY BOYS.Business Boys' Library. By the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman," and other authors. $1.00.
"A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck."—President Garfield.Spirited narratives of boys who have conquered obstacles and become successful business men; or of other young fellows who have shown fearlessness and "fight" in situations of danger.
A BOY'S WORKSHOP.ByA Boy and His Friends. $1.00.
Just the book for boys taking their first lesson in the use of tools. All sorts of practical suggestions and sound advice, with valuable illustrations fill the volume.
BOY LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY.ByH. H. Clark. 12mo, illustrated, $1.50.
If there is anything in the way of human attire which more than any other commands the admiration and stirs the enthusiasm of the average boy of whatever nation, it is the trim uniform and shining buttons that distinguish the jolly lads of the "Navy." In this graphically written and wonderfully entertaining volume, boy life in the Navy of the United States is described by a naval officer, in a manner which cannot fail to satisfy the boys.
HOW SUCCESS IS WON.ByMrs. Sarah K. Bolton. $1.00.
This is the best of the recent books of this popular class of biography; all its "successful men" are Americans, and with two or three exceptions they are living and in the full tide of business and power. In each case, the facts have been furnished to the author by the subject of the biography, or by family friends; and Mrs. Bolton has chosen from this authentic material those incidents which most fully illustrate the successive steps and the ruling principles, by which success has been gained. A portrait accompanies each biography.
STORIES OF DANGER AND ADVENTURE.ByRose G. Kingsley,B. P. Shillaber,Frederic Schwatkaand others. $1.25.
Fascinating stones of thrilling incidents in all sorts of places and with all kinds of people. Very fully illustrated.
WONDER STORIES OF TRAVEL.ByEliot McCormick,Ernest Ingersoll,E. E. Brown,David Kerand others. Fully illustrated. $1.50.
From the opening story, "A Boy's Race with General Grant at Ephesus," to the last, "A Child in Florence," this book is full of stir and interest. Indian, Italian, Chinese, German, English, Scotch, French, Arabian and Egyptian scenes and people are described, and there is such a feast of good things one hardly knows which to choose first.
Transcriber's Notes:Obvious punctuation errors repaired.Table of Contents: "Pgae" changed to "Page".Page 13, "chere" changed to "chère" (chère Madame)Page 59, "levè" changed to "lève" (Non, je me lève)Page 59, "m' habille" changed to "m'habille" (Non, je m'habille)Page 60, "couturíeres" changed to "couturières" (Les couturières font comme)Page 61, Music midi file, in bar 7, corrected D sharp to D natural.Page 62, "cháteau" changed to "château" (est dans son château)Page 63, "goûtir" changed to "goûter" (theirgoûterof a)Page 129, "pntting" changed to "putting" (putting up preserves)Page 129, "apprporiate" changed to "appropriate" (choice and appropriate)
Transcriber's Notes:
Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Table of Contents: "Pgae" changed to "Page".
Page 13, "chere" changed to "chère" (chère Madame)
Page 59, "levè" changed to "lève" (Non, je me lève)
Page 59, "m' habille" changed to "m'habille" (Non, je m'habille)
Page 60, "couturíeres" changed to "couturières" (Les couturières font comme)
Page 61, Music midi file, in bar 7, corrected D sharp to D natural.
Page 62, "cháteau" changed to "château" (est dans son château)
Page 63, "goûtir" changed to "goûter" (theirgoûterof a)
Page 129, "pntting" changed to "putting" (putting up preserves)
Page 129, "apprporiate" changed to "appropriate" (choice and appropriate)