CALENDARS, Annie Field's book, "Authors and “Mrs. Cliff's Yacht," by Frank R. Friends,” noticed elsewhere, and both Stockton, which has been running serially from the same publishers. in the Cosmopolitan, has now appeared in book form. Mr. Stockton's reputation was made with “Rudder Grange," and “ Master Ardick, Buckaneer is the no doubt his new book will be well retitle of a novel of adventure by F. H. ceived. Costello.* “A Boyar of The Terrible” is a romance of the Court of Ivan the A short sketch, entitled “ Christmas at Cruel, First Tsar of Russia, by Fred Drumtochty,” by Ian Maclaren, will apWhishaw.† pear in the Christmas number of “The Woman at Home.” Dr. Watson is also preparing a volume entitled “The TheThe most artistically illustrated books ology of Race,” which is intended as a published in Canada during the past few complement to his “The Mind of the years are the annual calendars of the To- Master," and, like it, these sketches will ronto Art Students' League. The “Nine- first appear in the Expositor. ty Seven” is the best of the series, and is a whole art education in itself. The sub Three more volumes of the works of jects of the various sketches are the “Canadian Water-ways," and the book is thus Eugene Field have been issued by the a Canadian souvenir, as well as a good Scribners. They are “The Holy Cross example of an artistic taste amongst our and Other Tales,” “The Second Book of people. C. W. C. W: Jeffrey's pen-and-ink Tales,” and “Songs and Other Verse.” sketch of Wolfe's Cove is a fine piece of As these volumes contain many poems work, and so is F. H. Brigden's type of a and stories hitherto unpublished, they will be Canadian river valley. Several of the very welcome indeed to the admirers artists who contribute are now resident in of this gifted writer. New York. The Brundage Calendar | for 1897 is a Marion Crawford's new novel, “A series of twelve water-colour sketches by Rose of Yesterday,” has begun in the Nothe well known American artist, Francis vember number of the Century Magazine, Brundage. Each sketch has for its sub- and will run for six months. ject a child's face, and each study is thoughtfully and carefully worked out. Miss Mary E. Wilkins is again at her home in Randolph, after a summer in the White Mountains, where she has been at Mr. James Lane Allen's “Summer in work upon her new novel, “Jerome, a Arcady,” which has proved such a suc- poor man.” cess, will be published this month in England by the Messrs. Dent. Rudyard Kipling was recently offered a handsome price for his Vermont residToronto : The Copp Clark Co.; paper 50 cents. ence, but refused to sell, intimating that † Longman's Colonial Library. he might occupy it permanently after New York : Frederick A. Stokes ; Toronto : The Bain Book and Stationery Co. next year. NOTES. THE MARLIN FIREARMS CO., New Haven, Conn., U.S.A. And that's why SUNLIGHT SOAP as been awarded 28 Gold Sale of any Soap in the World. ESTLEY & SONS BLACK DRESS GOODS. BAKING COCOA JAMES EPPS & Co., Limited, PUREST, STRONGEST, BEST, Coatains no Alum, Ammonia, Lime, Phosphates, or any Injuriaate With Fuil Natural Flavor. USE IVORY BAR SOAP MY MAMMA WON'T USE ANY BUT CLAUSS” See that every yard is stamped with their name. SHEARS AND SCISSORS, NOW for sale by all first-class dealers. CLAUSS SHEAR CO., Toronto. 8 CO., Ltd. i cine lien The Bordeaux Claret Company, of No. 30 Hospital Street, Montreal, are now selling Fine French Wine at $3.00 and $4.00 per case of 12 large quart bottles, guaranteed equal to any $6.00 or $8.00 wine sold on its label. Irite fo com vete Price List of Wines. Succumb to the Temptation to “Spare the SILVER The buyer cannot tell the difference--they argue--at least not until after a few months ! We are Tempted ... the other way. Our Plated Goods are known as the finest plated ware made in America, giving almost as long wear as ordinary sterling goods, and so our trade marks are an absolute guarantee to the buyer that he is getting the best plated goods made. |
