Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1902 — December Designer. [ARTICLE]

December Designer.

The Christmas number of The Designer is unusually attractive. Its fashion department illustrated and describes the latest In winter wearing apparel and millinery, and under “Points on Dressmaking” is furnished most useful instruction for the making of juvenile garments. A Christmas Cantata by Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey, entitled “Santa Claus’ Busy Day,” is given prominent place among the literary features, and Christmas poems are supplied by Cora A. Matson Dolson. Francis H. Tabor, Frank Farrington and Florence Gertrude Ruthven. John DeMorgan fhrnished an interesting illustrated paper on Christmas customs and superstitions. Olive C. Tobey is the author of a story for adults, “From the Peyton Letters,” while Alice Josephine Johnson writes the Christmas story for juveniles, entitled “What a Christmas Glove Brought.” “When Christmas Comes” is the name of a contribution in which numerous dainty and pretty suggestions for gifts are pictured. “Selections* for the Recitationist” are appropriate to the season, and “Hints for the Holidays” gives some unique ideas for the distribution of presents. An attractive feature which the children will appreciate is a full page illustrated poem, “An International Christmas Party” by Bertha Stine. Several strong chapters of “The Apology of Ayliffe,” by Ellen Olney Kirk, are given this month, and the pages of “What Women are Doing” grow noticeably In importance. A new department makes its appearance in the December Designer, entitled “Helps Along the Way.” Like “What Women are Doing,” it is edited by the readers of The Designer, and bids fair to be all that its name implies. “Toilet Table Chat,” Book Notes,” Etiquette Hints,”* “In Motherland,” “Floriculture” and “The Kitchen Kingdom” are included in the list of good things which appear in The Designer for December.