Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1901 — The Designer. [ARTICLE]

The Designer.

In addition to a most generous and attractive display in black-and-white and colors of fashions and millinery, The December Designer pays full homage to the Christmas season in Its literature and illustrations. It contains two short stories, “Where the Christmas Tree Orows Wild,” by Harriet A. Nash, and “A Traveling Ohrist- ! m « 8 Tree,” by 8. E. Benet; a Christmas comedy, “Hands Up 1“ by Wm. Lincoln Balch; “Charities for Children,’' by Walden Fawcett, and Christmas Carols and their Composers,” by Phebe W. Humphreys. M. Q, Richardson tells those with slender purses how to make “Sixty Presents for Five Dollars,” and “Inexpensive Gifts foi the Children to Make” are described and illustrated by L. O. Lennart. “Homemade Trimmings for the Christmas Tree” and “A Christmas Party” contain suggestions which will be eagerly seized upon, and the elocutionist in search of suitable recitations for Christmas entertainments will find just what is desirable in this number. “Book Notes,” “Points on Dressmaking,” “Health and Beauty” hints, “Tatting” and “Groohetlng” are eaoh given its customary space and attention, and “Etiquette,” “Household Advice,” “Nursery Lore” and “Cookery” are by no means neglected. Finally The Designer offers a contest open to overyone, with cash prizes for the successful ones. Full particulars concerning this scheme are given in the December number. Why not choose a name for your farm and paint it up where passersby can see it. If you are selling dairy products or truck, you will find a name valuable aB a sort of trade mark and you will be Inclined to live up to it by continually trying to impove the quality of the articles you sell.