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of the leading · publi8hers , we huv"
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to clevote Olle of our lllustrated Pages to noti ces of Christmas -Rooks.
This y~ar we propo.se to use a por
tion of our Illustrated Pag-e ench w e~k (for 8c'\'e~nl weckA in reViewing ~ome of th~' many attractive Gift' Books

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\\mt ore l'0W al'll~nring from the gr.ut JI~b\i'bihg bOllses . . W·_ Deed h~ rdly r_min,d our tende." that few pre•• nt.
ute 80 much appreciated as books , nnd t llnt 0r cry volume it 11;18 been ou r pl ca~l1re to reVIew can be procured through
any of the Reading boh•• ellers at the pri <:"" ~Ultc(l.
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Messrs. MACM llLAN &. Co.

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llOlioo. 'rho aut.bor i~"(!"il\I'llt.ly quite familiar witJ\
tlw. dlRmete rs IIhe 80 cxooJJentJy portrays, and ,we
"h~1J ~pe to m oot. a.~a i n t.his hn.ppy lit-t ie beVY IOP;
IIl\SCh1{~r· ma.kOTS. T IllS is an idea.( girt book rcr
the dn.ugbk>r wbo i8 the a.pplc of her falber'a ey e '"
a,luI t he m Olit trollQI C60nle little rogue that ever
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HudyaTd ' Kipling
H. G. W(1/ts

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f:)tella Benson

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R eading Corpora t io n now employs }'oung women a' t ramcar cond uctors a~d
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Coy .. S crgt .• Major
WARREN, . 2nd DaU. DorsetR egt., 27, Pan!Jbo urne 'St reet,fh.ad ino .- Oi eu " of
wou n d ~.
H e was awa rd t d the D. C.M.
in Mesopotamia :and possessed
the l ong Sl!rvice and Good
Conduct M cd\~ I S . havi ng served

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boards 11.11(1 pcrg ~W n ~, t,he
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y('w waJk 011 Tk~~IJ;'oi~ h . tl.l l
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Chri8i.mRfI hook,.
Tc,;pcct.ivc allu
what. can bo
of 'I il! o wn oount.y?

lXJI't!cr!" g" upon, .l1nd .iu some cnsOI'i had seen , t.wc nt.y
't'he r€! wc.re also included young married
I:Hli ...'6 rith reca lcitra nt baocs of iibout teu mon t-liB.
The JoltQry of tilo fouooiJl$ of the in6t.jtl l ~jJn is opn
·of i,lH~ lIlost inte rotrl.ing c llaptCI'8 in the book. The
ch ief propriet.rt'M WM left. bj· her groat..B.unt B.
teg-a c... ill t he Conn of a large old oak ftidebo¥. d,
ano " in it she di500,·cl"IS in manuscript h;tJg n!B.t
RUIlt'S sche me for a. College of Dom~t.ic
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III a aool"6i. dra.we r \l'as r.190 found the m
ad by
whioh tho l~ atce ~uld accurc tlulr 6i06.....'6
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in ordcr to give tl~ IIChome effect. It ia ita Wal:t.i.cal work ing to which wo &I'(l 'iotrooue«l, 600 al·
t ho ugh "lof n oecee.lty there ie not. much exeitemen~,
t.here ill a gOOd deal of Dlca.tjant reading .
'The
girls a nd wOJnen d o ,alm()6t e\'.eryt.hi,og to proviye
for the needs {If the institution. ' ''They can be
found in the \'cg6h.ble garden digging potat.oea and
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Road to Dublin.

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humorolls book {'ailed " 'The
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PICTU,RE VOLUMES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
Piclltr6 Board., 3; 6. , Brutdlfrnne Oloth Gill,' 5,-:' 16 Volorc retl

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yea:. of ~e, I The
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N~W t:lENSE OF PRIOR. In tho
Everyone
who.o(
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ama:zed a t
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the duty
mu.lnR pages
the camillII'
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jp upils.
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pupils 01 tl,e Fourlhll~

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MOT: II IIEP4IR~ p'romptiy EIeculed by. Skilled
COACH ~ BODY oWORK ' of all Kinda.
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The Qirand DUcties, Benedicta .' A . "F.i~ Burns.
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6Oe i,ng (-0 t.h(' 1mbiee in the nursery , Rnd ooolUng
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ooratlllg and pa.mtina t hE. rooms, dusti ng aDd
scr\lhbin~ tlt~ fl()().r8, c'eaning the d oor knock c nr ••

in which it is oonveyod rnakoa pleasant
The re is much thnt might Jx! learnt bf
cha.tter.
those you ng llld il'6 who Eire fond of saying that
one ', oouention flDU!.hl'6 when one le aves schOol,
'rho di.6eiplioo of the college is mA:int..a.incd without
t h.e u~ ual aids, a.Dd n'll'ogether t he re i8 :Si>methillg
fcmin\ncly uto p ia.n in t he WhcMitP"lJch eme t.ba.t. . t.rike!!
n. vory practieaJ note . Tbil iUwrt-rations by Ethel
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Th ) Adv entures of

IN THE E.NEMY'S .1~ANDS.

TBEBHNDED

MIt.II I.ion run on no\'01 lines. At o ~ e nd !Qf t he
Ilca!o was a. IUlrsery for babi£!8 a.nd at t ho ot.he r a
1t rainillg d('pa.rtmcnt for yo ung ladies who WOl'C

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.acLi_IICnloeor 1.0 tb6new A1"m~ · ·.l'tIeoolourOO p14t.ef.1

.a oci bawe plctw-ea are by the moat. famollJ!, mllU.ary
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mlD'Sled whh mefT1 rh)'1ll1la aud tllrllllng 8tori611 ~
nt.Uwa.v adveDture.

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