Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1903 — The February Designer. [ARTICLE]

The February Designer.

The Designer for February provides for its many readers a store of good things in which are oleverly oombined practicability and attraetiveness. The latest fashionable features in millinery and dress are given prominent plaoe, but not to the ezolnsion of other matters, especially those in which womankind are particularly interested. The dosing chapters of “The Apology of Ayliffe,” Ellen Olney Kirk’s charming love story, are given in this number; so too are two delightful short stories, “Cupid’s Aids, 1 * by Qulielma Zollinger, and ‘Genella,” by Virginia Rudder Grnndy. “ Women in the New Business Life,’’ by Waldon Fawcett, and the highly entertaining and instructive department “What Women are Doing” show conclusively that the feminine sex are usurping some of the laurels heretofore awarded to their fathers, brothers and husbands. A concluding paper op “Attractive Corners” is furnished by Mary Kilsyth, and Adelia B. Beard contributes an odd and clever parlor drama, “Good Will Conquer After All.** Among the shorter articles are “The Thoughts of Tiny Folk,” by Bertha BL Bush, “Tired Errors and OverwodMl Eloquence,” by Lowber Craig, sad “The Passing of the Rag Bag,” by Haryot Holt Oahoon. Many beautiM fancy-work designs are given month, crochet, lace and embroidery all being represented, and Valentine poetry and suggestions for Valentine entertainments give a specially seasonable air to its pages. “Fashions and Fabrics,” “Points on Dressmaking,** “Toilet Table Chat,” “Etiquette Hints,” “Book Notes,” “In Mother, land,” “Helps Along the Way,” “Floriculture” and “The Kitchen Kingdom” are among the regular departments of The Designer and ana all of unusual interest this nuaubcc. Mourning attire Is made a special feature among the fashions.