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Illustrated. $1.50 net HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers The NEW KIND of BOOKS for GIRLS The Finest Christmas Present for Any Girl SENT FREE, All Charges Prepaid, for Examination THE MARY FRANCES SEWING BOOK OR ADVENTURES AMONG THE THIMBLE PEOPLE Tells, in as quaint and delightful a story as ever appealed to a child's imagination, how the fairy "Thimble People" taught "Mary Frances" to sew. It teaches the reader how to make every variety of garment-how to make the various stitches-how to use patterns-how to fold and cut the material-how to piece it together. The book includes a complete set of patterns for doll clothes-undergarments-street clothes-coats hats even a wedding dress. Illustrated with 300 colored drawings that for interest and instruction are absolutely inimitable. Handsomely bound in cloth. Price, only $1.50. The New Mary Frances Book for 1914 THE MARY FRANCES HOUSEKEEPER OR ADVENTURES AMONG THE DOLL PEOPLE Instils the fundamentals of good housekeeping through the delightful story of Mary Frances' experiences in teaching her dolls to keep house, skilfully taking advantage of the natural childish instinct to "play house.' A glimpse into this book is enough to make a girl's heart leap, for not only does she find the story of the Paper Doll Family and how they acquired a home, but also 36 sheets of wonderful paper dolls and patent cut-out furniture requiring no pins or paste. Woven into the story is a practical course in housekeeping. Handsomely bound in cloth. Illustrations on every page. Price, only $1.50. You Can See One of These Books At Our Expense No description can do these books justice. But when you examine them-when you read a few of the pages, and realize the fascination of the stories-when you appreciate the wonderful idea on which they are based, you will understand how alluring and instructive they are to any girl. These books are obtainable from any bookseller, but if you have no bookstore accessible, indicate on the coupon which book you desire, and it will be sent free, all charges prepaid, for exam- | ination. If it does not please you, send it back at our expense. place yourself under no obligation in filling in and mailing the coupon. Do it today. You Publishers THE JOHN C. WINSTON CO., Philadelphia 1006 Arch Street, Philadelphia Please send, all charges prepaid, the following Mary Frances book as marked. I will return it or remit price indicated within 5 days. Also send your 70-page catalogue of other books and Bibles. Sewing Book.... (Check the book you want) Address.. . $1.50 .$1.50 . $1.20 St.N. 12-14 Will You Help Us Make Better Babies? OU know babies. How much do you know about babies? Babies are good-we mean some are. But did you ever hear of Better Babies? We don't mean, "Did you ever hear of better babies than those you know?" but "Did you ever hear of the Better Babies Bureau, the purpose of which is to make Better Babies?" We will tell you about it right here because it is very interesting indeed. Let us go back to the beginning. Many years ago a magazine was organized to help your mother And of course the COMPANION prints many things just for you Well, about two years ago the WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION So they organized the Better Babies Bureau. Its purpose is to advise mothers as to the feeding, clothing, and general care of babies, so that they may become Better Babies, healthier, rosier, rounder, and happier. In the last two years, over two hundred thousand babies have been examined by the Better Babies Bureau. Think of that! In these two years the Bureau has taught many mothers that delicate babies can become strong babies if given the right kind of care. Hygiene is quite a hard word to pronounce. (Hy-gi-ene is accented on the first syllable, and is pronounced as if it were spelled: high-ji-en.) Hygiene is quite a hard thing to practise too. It requires much time and patience. But, my! what a lot of difference it makes to the baby! You know hygiene means caring properly for the baby's welfare. Mothers want to care that way for their babies, but haven't known just what was best. Now a staff of experts has been engaged by the WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION to give mothers the most authoritative advice obtainable. Personal letters will be sent to all readers of the COMPANION who wish advice on the care and feeding of their babies. Letters received by the Better Babies Bureau will be answered by the person on the staff who has the specific knowledge needed. So a reply may come from an eminent specialist in children's diseases, a trained nurse, a specialist in dietetics (a hard and very important word that means the science of selecting and preparing foods), or any one of a number of experts. Think of measuring babies by a score card! That is what the Better Babies Bureau does. If there are any children in your family or in some other family near you, ask the baby's mother to read this story about Better Babies. Tell her we will send all the necessary information free of charge, so the baby can enter a Better Babies contest. If the baby doesn't win a prize, the mother will learn just why, and what to do to foster the baby's physical and mental development. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP THE BETTER BABIES MOVEMENT? Tell all the mothers you can about it. Tell them the WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION for December (page 29) will tell them just what to do. So if you want to help make babies healthier, rounder, rosier, and happier, you know just what to do. WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION Remember-December! The Century in 1915 THE CENTURY MAGAZINE will be a magazine whose horizon is the world. It will deal first with Life, and secondly with Literature, its keynote, Sincerity; its aim, to follow the frontiers of human progress. The Fiction Will include several serials, to be announced later, one by Jean Webster, author of "Daddy-Long-Legs." The short stories will present the brilliant, the unusual, and the humorous side of life. Among the contributors: RUDYARD KIPLING ELEANOR HALLOWELL ABBOTT HARVEY O'HIGGINS ALICE HEGAN RICE CAROLINE DUER JEAN WEBSTER JULIAN STREET ESTELLE LOOMIS JENNETTE LEE KATHARINE F. GEROULD ELLIS PARKER BUTLER STEPHEN FRENCH WHITMAN A War Story with children in it by Rudyard Kipling, in January number. THE WAR AND THE CENTURY Present readers know how THE CENTURY is treating the warinterpreting what lies back of the bare facts of bulletin and despatch. This is well exemplified in the beautiful December number. Two of the articles in the January CENTURY bearing on the war will be: Russia and the Open Sea By EDWIN D. SCHOONMAKER Author of "The Saxons" and "The Americans," and of the article in the December CENTURY, "From Caesar to Kaiser." Russia is the great enigma in the European war: no one knows what she means to do, or whether her demands will not bring on another conflict when this is finished. The author regards the war as the result of Russia's long attempt to gain territory on the open sea. Old Paris and New By SAMUEL P. ORTH As a successor to "Germany's Destiny" in the November CENTURY, Samuel P. Orth has written "Old Paris and New France," describing the problems that the outbreak of war has forced upon France. France and French culture and civilization are of inestimable worth to the world. |