Mrs. Harrison’s book combines a discussion of the principles of design and decoration, practical chapters on embroidery, painting on silk and china, etc., with most helpful hints as to the domestic manufacture of many objects of use and beauty in house-furnishing, and also suggestions for the arrangement and decoration of rooms in the details of screens, portieres, the mantel-piece, etc.

“A volume quite the most comprehensive of its kind ever published.”—The Art Interchange.

“It is, indeed, the most comprehensive and practical guide to the amateur decorative arts that has yet appeared.”—Art Amateur.

“The work supplies a current need of the day, which nothing else has met.”—Boston Traveller.

“Unquestionably one of the very best of its class that we have.”—N. Y. Evening Post.

“Mrs. Harrison has grouped together in her book about as much useful information as it is possible to get together in the same number of pages.”—Baltimore Gazette.

“Mrs. Harrison’s book is one of the very few books on household art which can be unreservedly commended.”—The World.

“Mrs. Harrison’s suggestions are within the reach of the most limited means.”—The Critic.

“Full of suggestions, descriptions, and illustrations, of the kind that fascinate all those whose chief joy is in making home beautiful and happy.”—N. Y. Observer.

“Everything important that relates to the furnishing and ornamentation of houses will be found in this work, which is rich in important information, and noticeable for its good taste, sound judgment, and practical wisdom.”—Boston Saturday Eve. Gazette.

“Mrs. Harrison seems to have included in her work instructions for every Æsthetic emergency that can arise in a household.”—Providence Journal.

“Externally and internally the book is a book of beauty.”—New York Evening Post.

“The air of elegance and taste which first breathes upon us from the cover, and comes as with a spicy aroma from the title-page, pervades every feature of the book—paper and type, text and illustration—from beginning to end; indeed, no work of the kind, which has yet appeared in this country, quite equals it in a certain combination of richness and simplicity.”—The N. Y. Tribune.

“The text and illustrations have also the unmistakable stamp of original investigation and independent feeling for the tasteful and refined in household decoration.”—The N. Y. Times.

“The charm of it lies deeper than in paper surface and letter-press and graver’s lines; and wherever it goes it will educate, inspire and refine.”—The Literary World.

“It is one of the most practical and useful books of its kind, and hits exactly the wants of to-day.”—Hartford Courant.

“Mr. Cook’s book—it seems as if any dwelling, no matter how humble, might make itself to blossom with touches of real beauty by the following of some of his wise suggestions.”—The Congregationalist.

“The book is a beautiful one, and it will be a treasure in the hands of all who can appreciate the beautiful, and are asking the important question—‘How shall we furnish our homes?’”—Christian at Work.

“Mr. Cook is not a slave to any one style of furniture or furnishing.”—Cincinnati Gazette.

“In the simple adoption of the means to the end to be reached will be found the true artistic elegance and comfort. We commend this volume to the perusal of all who are interested in making home-life beautiful.”—Baltimore Gazette.

Note.—The Dinner Year-Book, with six colored plates, illustrating twenty-eight subjects, handsomely bound in cloth, will be continued in print at the regular price, $2.25.

“The charm of these nearly perfect stories lies in their exquisite simplicity and most tender humor.”—Philadelphia Times.

“Humor like this is perennial.”—Washington Post.

“Mr. Stockton has rare gifts for this style of writing, and has developed in these papers remarkable genius.”—Pittsburgh Gazette.

“A certain humorous seriousness over matters that are not serious surrounds the story, even in its most indifferent parts, with an atmosphere, an aroma of very quaint and delightful humor.”—N. Y. Evening Post.

“Mr. Stockton’s vein of humor is a fresh and rich one, that affords pleasure to mature people as well as to young ones. Thus far, ‘Rudder Grange’ is his best effort.”—Philadelphia Bulletin.

“Rudder Grange is an ideal book to take into the country for summer reading.”—Portland Press.

“Rudder Grange is really a very delightful piece of fooling, but, like all fooling that is worth the while, it has point and purpose.”—Phil. Telegraph.

“The odd conceit of making his young couple try their hands at house-keeping first in an old canal boat, suggests many droll situations, which the author improves with a frolicsome humor that is all his own.”—Worcester Spy.

“There is in these chapters a rare and captivating drollery.... We have had more pleasure in reading them over again than we had when they first appeared in the magazine.”—Congregationalist.

“We know of no more powerful work from a woman’s hand in the English language.”—Boston Transcript.

“Haworth’s is a product of genius of a very high order.”—N. Y. Evening Post.

“We commend this book as the product of a skillful, talented, well-trained pen. Mrs. Burnett’s admirers are already numbered by the thousand, and every new work like this one can only add to their number.”—Chicago Tribune.

“Each of these narratives has a distinct spirit, and can be profitably read by all classes of people. They are told not only with true art, but deep pathos.”—Boston Post.

“Each of these narratives has a distinct spirit, and can be profitably read by all classes of people. They are told not only with true art, but deep pathos.”—Boston Post.

“To those who love a pure diction, a healthful tone, and thought that leads up to higher and better aims, that gives brighter color to some of the hard, dull phases of life, that awakens the mind to renewed activity, and makes one mentally better, the prose and poetical works of Dr. Holland will prove an ever new, ever welcome source from which to draw.”—New Haven Palladium.

“Nicholas Minturn is the most real novel, or rather life-story, yet produced by any American writer.”—Philadelphia Press.

“As a story, it is thoroughly readable; the action is rapid, but not hurried; there is no flagging, and no dullness.”—Christian Union.

“The narrative is pervaded by a fine poetical spirit that is alive to the subtle graces of character, as well as to the tender influences of natural scenes.... Its chief merits must be placed in its graphic and expressive portraitures of character, its tenderness and delicacy of sentiment, its touches of heartfelt pathos, and the admirable wisdom and soundness of its ethical suggestions.”—N. Y. Tribune.

“A conscientious and careful historical picture of early New England days, and will well repay perusal.”—Boston Sat. Eve. Gazette.

The life and incidents are taken in about equal proportions from the city and country—the commercial metropolis and a New Hampshire village. It is said that the author has drawn upon his own early experiences and history for a large part of the narrative.

“The Grandissimes is a novel that repays study. It opens to most of us an unknown society, an unknown world, absolutely fresh characters, a dialect of which we had only fragments before, and it illuminates a historical period that was in the dark.... It is in many respects the most original contribution to American fiction.”—Hartford Courant.

“These charming stories attract attention and commendation by their quaint delicacy of style, their faithful delineation of Creole character, and a marked originality. The careful rendering of the dialect reveals patient study of living models; and to any reader whose ear is accustomed to the broken English, as heard in parts of our city every day, its truth to nature is striking.”—New Orleans Picayune.

“This is one of the books in which the reader feels a kind of personal interest and is sorry that he cannot continue the acquaintance of their people after the volume is closed.”—Philadelphia Inquirer.

“One of the ablest of recent American novels, and indeed in all recent works of fiction.”—The London Spectator.

“The best American story, and the most thoroughly American one that has appeared for years.”—Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.

“It is a good story, out of the ordinary rut, and wholly enjoyable.”—Chicago Inter-Ocean.

“This little book is a perfect gem of poetic prose; every page is full of expressive and vigorous pictures of Norwegian life and scenery. Gunnar is simply beautiful as a delicate, clear, and powerful picture of peasant life in Norway.”—Boston Post.

“Mr. Boyesen’s stories possess a sweetness, a tenderness, and a drollery that are fascinating, and yet they are no more attractive than they are strong.”—Home Journal.

“The charm of Mr. Boyesen’s stories lies in their strength and purity; they offer, too, a refreshing escape from the subtlety and introspection of the present form of fiction. They are robust and strong without caricature or sentimentality.”—Chicago Interior.

“One of the most pure and lovable creations of modern fiction.”—Boston Sunday Herald.

“The story is a thoroughly charming one, and there is much ingenuity in the plot.”—The Critic.

“Transmuting the pleasant paths of travel into a pleasant book for home.”—N. Y. Tribune.

Books of travel have multiplied of late years almost in a direct ratio to the increased facilities for journeying, and it may be said that the quality has also proportionately improved. We have works profusely adorned with superb illustrations, and others without pictorial embellishments, relying for their attractiveness on the charm of a skilled pen and the freshness of first impressions. Such a book is LOITERINGS IN PLEASANT PATHS, by “Marion Harland,” whose Common Sense books have made her name a household word in every part of the land.

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“These ‘familiar talks from afar’ are no fancy sketches, but actual experiences and impressions of a shrewd observer, whose mind was enriched and fully prepared to observe accurately and write intelligently and profitably. Marion Harland always writes books with a purpose, and the present volume is no exception to her rule.”—Chicago Inter-Ocean.

“The observations of so clever a woman, who carries her head with her upon her travels and ventures to make use of all her faculties, are worth writing about and reading about, and this particular traveller has the good gift of so writing about them that the reading is a constant and unfailing source of pleasure.”—Evangelist.

“Those who are going abroad will find this volume a delightful companion by the way; while those who are compelled to stay at home will find it the best possible substitute for the pleasure of foreign travel as proved by actual experience.”—N. Y. Evening Post.