RECREA TION. 



PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT. 



"ADVERTISED BY OUR LOVING FRIENDS." 



— S/i a kes/>ea re. 



Every night, in more than 100 theatres 

 in the United States and in Europe, the 

 American Biograph is reproducing its mar- 

 velous picture, the New York Central's 

 " Empire State Express," running at 60 

 miles an hour, and other illustrations of the 

 beautiful scenery along this great line. 



At the Knickerbocker Theatre, New 

 York, \V. H. Crane is delighting the au- 

 diences with the account of his first railroad 

 trip. New York to Utica, via " America's 

 Greatest Railroad." No line in the world 

 secures so much free advertising as the 

 Xew York Central, simply because it forms 

 an important link in the journey round the 

 world, being the only trunk line whose 

 trains start from the city of New York, the 

 second city of the world, and whose through 

 cars reach all the important commercial 

 centers of the continent, and furnish a ser- 

 vice for the traveling public that is unap- 

 proached by any other line. 



SAVING MONEY. 



is making money. When you buy mer- 

 chandise at the maker's price, saving the 

 middlemen's profit between the maker and 

 yourself, you are saving money in earnest. 

 The Despres Distilling Company, of Chi- 

 cago, whose advertisement appears else- 

 where in this issue, offers shrewd buyers the 

 opportunity of dealing direct with the dis- 

 tiller and importer in any of the various 

 lines of wet goods they may desire to have 

 on their sideboards or in the medicine chest. 

 The Despres Distilling Company offers 

 whiskey at $2.95 a gallon and will, on re- 

 quest, send circulars and price list of many 

 other bottled goods, wines, brandies, etc., 

 giving uniformly low prices, showing the 

 desirableness of dealing direct with the 

 manufacturer. Mention Recreation. 



In the time of the ancients a superfluous 

 growth of hair on the neck, face and arms 

 was common, and depilatories were no un- 

 common thing. Nothing, however, was 

 discovered that would permanently remove 

 hair until recently, when Madame Janowitz 

 produced a preparation that entirely ex- 

 terminates this blight to women. Madame 

 Benoit. who inherited the valuable secret, 

 recently sailed from Paris with the receipt 

 of the preparation, which was used so long 

 and with such success throughout Europe. 

 She is now prepared to send a copy of her 

 booklet, giving the history of the famous 

 Russian Depilatory, to those who may ap- 

 ply for it. This interesting little pamphlet 

 can be had free on application to Madame 

 Benoit, 45 East 426. Street, New York. 



I have received an advance copy of Corn- 

 wall & Jespersen's new catalogue, which is 

 exceedingly interesting and of which I shall 

 have occasion to speak later. This firm 

 announces a long delay in the preparation 

 of this catalogue, from a desire to include 

 in it a number of new articles and new 

 prices, data for which could not be ob- 

 tained earlier. They have had a great many 

 calls for the catalogue, and request me to 

 say to people who have not yet received it 

 that the delay was unintentional and un- 

 avoidable. Stock will be out in a few days 

 and all orders will be filled promptly. 

 Cornwall & Jespersen's address is 310 

 Broadway, New York. In writing them, 

 please say you saw their ad. in Recreation. 



Numerous arbitrations in the past 16 

 years have declared the New York Central 

 the only first-class line between New York 

 and Buffalo. No wonder it carries the bulk 

 of the first-class travel. Its trains are fast 

 and luxurious. Its tracks are 4 in number 

 and smooth as a floor. Its equipment up to 

 date. Its power is superior to any other 

 in the world. You step from the car on 

 the platform of the Grand Central Station 

 in the center of the second city in the 

 world, and on no other line from the West 

 can this be done. Its motto — that of the 

 Empire State — " Excelsior." 



The Gun Bore Treatment Co., 7 and 9 

 Warren Street, New York, has recently ap- 

 plied its process to several guns and rifles 

 for members of the United States Commis- 

 sion to the Philippines. The climate there 

 is not favorable to the preservation of fire- 

 arms, and the Commissioners are taking no 

 chances with their Savage, Stevens and 

 Parker guns. The Gun Bore people are 

 early in the field and are evidently full- 

 fledged expansionists. 



Cornwall & Jesperson, 310 Broadway, are 

 doing a large business in photographic sup- 

 plies. When I called there the other day 

 I saw several shipments of photographic 

 goods going out; one to the Klondyke, and 

 another to Florida, beside several to nearby 

 points. One fine camera and outfit of sup- 

 plies was addressed to Mr. Gould, for his 

 yacht. 



These people mark all their goods at close 

 prices, which accounts in a large measure 

 for their extensive trade. 



Little Ethel — Mamma, what does it rain 

 for? 



Mrs. DeHomely — To make the trees and 

 grass grow and everything grow pretty. 



Little Ethel— Then why doesn't it rain 

 on Bridget? 



