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OF THE MARCH NUMBER. 



Washington's Birthday —by the Editor . 65 



Illustrations : George Washington— Mary, 

 the Mother of Washington— Accepted the 

 Challenge— Monument in Mary Washington 

 —Present Condition nf Mnnument— Martha, 

 the Wife of Washington— Washington's Car- 

 riage- Washington's Table— The Fatlier of 

 His Country— Washington's church. 



Union of Good Families in George (Illus- 

 trated) 65 



The Mary Washington Monument— by 



Marion Harland (Illustrated) 66 



Washington's "Wants" 67 



Washington's Carriage (Illustrated) .... 67 

 Incidents in Washington's Life — by F. 



G. De Fountaine 68 



Washington's Business Habits 69 



Washington's Religious Lite 70 



Illustration : Pohick Church. 



The Flag-Making Era (Illustrated) 70 



Washington as a Poet (Illustrated 70 



Gen. Salamanca (Illustrated) 70 



Personal Gossip (Items) 71 



Colorado River Seulptin'es 71 



Some Things Worth Knowing (Items) . . 71 



Universities of the World 71 



Morsels of Gastronomy 71 



French Fun on Ice 72 



Illustration : French Skating Rink. 

 Edison's Statue— Genius of Light (Illus- 

 trated) 72 



Howard University's New President, 

 Rev. Dr. Rankin (Illustrated) 72 



Boston's New Collector— Alonson W. 



Beard (Illustrated) 73 



Mystery of Dark Canyon — by Sherman 



L. Watkins— Chapters III and IV 73 



Facade of a Cathedral in Florence.Italy 

 —Recently Restored (Full Page Illus- 

 tration) ; 75, 94 



Some Senators at Home 77 



Illustrations ; Edmunds in His Library— 

 Ingalls in His Den— Allison Sits up Close. 



The Late Count Andrassy (Illustrated) . 78 



Made Dundreary Funny 79 



Illustration ; Sothcrn as Lord Dundreary. 



Educators in Council 79 



Illustration : Andrew S. Draper. 



Music :— "TheMermaiden." 80 



Music :— "The Chimes" 81 



Our Young Folks— by George W. York- 

 Christmas in the Sunny South 82 



A Pleased Pair of Southern Cherubs 



(Illustrated) 82, 94 



Fashions- How Plain Girls May Look 



Attractive 84 



Illustrations : Picture Dress— Turkish Em- 

 broidered Costume— Pretty Dresses for In- 

 genues. 



The House-Keeper — by Lucy Langdon — 

 Home Life in Thibet 85 



A Pioneer Habitation by the Sea (Illus- 

 tration) 85, 9-1 



Daughters of Eve (Items) 87 



The Puzzler— (Illustrated)— With Key 

 to Former Puzzles 87 



A Sensible Farm House (Illustrated 

 with Plans) S8 



Gathering Evergreens (Full-Page En- 

 graving) 89, 95 



A Millionaire of Note— by G. H. Yeno- 

 wine 90 



Illustrations : John Plankinton— His Resi- 

 dence—An Educational Monument. 



Hon. Joseph G. Biggar (Illustrated) 91 



i Personal Gossip (Items) 91 



New Japanese Flags 91 



Ideas for Dress (Items) 91 



Six New York Beauties 92 



Illustrations: Lillian Russell— Mrs. Burke 

 Roche— Mrs. David Thomson- Mrs. Edith 

 Kingdom Gould— The Duchess of Marl- 

 borough—Marion Manola. 



The Late Cardinal Pecci (Illustrated) . . 93 



The Late Hon. Elihu Root (Illustrated) . 93 



Editorial Items 94, 95 



POETKY :- 



A DoubleTask 72 



A Wonderful Weaver 73 



He was Only a Boy 82 



Indeed She Is 72 



Keep a Watch on Your Words 94 



Love Has a Season Sj^ 



Mother Hubbard— a New Version 93 



Strange, Sad and Sweet 85 



The Poet's Compliment 93 



The Times Change 72 



Where is Home '. 91 



Would You * 92 



Yesterday is Past 88 



Miscellaneous : — 



A Big Shower 88 



A Curious Theory 78 



A Dream 88 



Advance Sheets Unobtainable 71 



A Love Test 78 



An Expensive Perfume 83 



Aphorisms 91 



Ark of the Covenant 83 



A Suitable Name 69 



At the Club 93 



Cantilever 87 



Careful of Her Head 71 



Children's Hats 84 



Deaths of the Apostles 83 



Desirable Forfeit 88 



Extraordinary Symptom '72 



He Saw the Point Afterwards 93 



How He Avoided Marriage 93 



How to Tell a Person's Age 84 



Not Quite Right 78 



Ode to the National Flour 88 



Oldest Mine in the LTnited States 76 



Oyster Forcemeat 84 



Roman Amphitheatre 76 



Spurring Him On 70 



The Tables Turned 88 



The Tale of a Kiss 88 



Timely Information 84 



Where She Would Find Sympathy .... 91 



Why it was so Named 93 



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