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! Madame FOY’S 
CORSET SKIRT SUPPORTER 
^Increases in Popularity 
every year, 
And for HEALTH, COMFORT 
and STYLE, is acknowledged th° 
BEST A UTICLE of the kind ever 
ji made For sale by all leading job- 
tbers and retailers. Beware of 
imitations and infringements. 
Manufactured Solely by 
FOY & HARMON, New;Haven. Ct. 
w VISITING CA.RDS handsomely printed, 
m 10 cents and 3 cent stamp by return mail. 
• W W No nicer ones in the world at any price, 
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103 samples of type, agents’ list, etc., with each 
order. Write names plainly, and if you are not 
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your money. 
W. C. CANNON, 712 Washington St., 
Boston, Mass. 
M USIC BOOK S! 
THE SHINING RIVER 
Of this and similar books for Sabbath Schools it 
may be said, that most of the hymns are equally 
good for Adults, and for moie youthful singers. 
There is no “ age” about them. Do not fail to add 
the pure and sweet contents of this collection to 
what you love and use in public and at home 
Price 35 CtS. Deduction for quantities. 
MRS. VAN COTT’S 
PRAISE BOOK! 
This new book is to take its part in the future 
work of a most successful revivalist and it will he 
used by all denominations. Price 35 ctS. Re¬ 
duction for quantities. 
INVALID RECLINING CHAIR 
OJST VTHEELS. 
Occupant can lie down or sit erect in it. 
MADE BY 
m MU FOLDING CHAIR CO., 
New Haven, Conn. 
GOOD NEWS! GOOD NEWS! 
All have not yet heard it, but all should do so. A 
charming collection of lyrics for Sabbath School or 
other meetings. Don’t sing in one good book for¬ 
ever, but try the new books and the new authors. 
Price 35 ctS. Reduction for quantities. 
Dltson& Go’s Musical Monthly 
20 pages of Music, Sheet Music size. Choice and 
new pieces, Vocal and Instrumental. For sale fry 
all Music and News Dealers. 
Any book sent by mail, post-free, on receipt of 
price. 
OLIVER DITSON & CO., Boston. 
C. H, Ditson & Co. 
843 Broadway, 
NEW YORK. 
J. E. Ditson & Co. 
Succ’rs to Lee & Walker 
PHILADELPHIA. 
1 package comic Envelopes, pk. comic 
Cards, pk. Scroll Cards. 24 p. Book of 
Fun; all for 10 cts. and stamp. 
Novelty Co., Middleboro, Mass. 
Finely Printed Visiting Cards (9 tints) 
with your name on them all for only 10c 
Star Printing Co., Northford Conn. 
autiful jBiwlt$ fur <£rm» It ante. 
THE HANDSOMEST LADIES' BOOKS PUBLISHED, 
f<vefy L^y should ^et tl\eir\ fof l\ef Wofk Racket of Rkflof, 
JilflAlS illS* 
VOL. II. WILLIAMS’ HOUSEHOLD SERIES. 
A splendid new book on Household Art, 
voted to a multitude of topics, interesting t<5 
ladies everywhere. Among the most populai 
subjects are Transparencies on Glass, Leaf Work, 
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Spatter Work, Mosses, Cone Work, etc. Hun¬ 
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which are full to overflowing with hints and'de- 
vices to every lady, how to ornament her home 
cheaply, tastefully, and delightfully with fancy 
articles of her own construction. By far the 
most popular and elegant gift-book of the year- 
300 pages, Price $1.50. Sent postpaid by mail. 
LADIES’FANCY WORK 
HOME RECREATIONS IN 
VOLUME THREE OF 
WILLIAMS’ HOUSEHOLD SERIES. 
Just published, a Charming New Book with above title. A Companion Volume to “HOUSEHOLD 
ELEGANCIES AND WINDOW GARDENING,” issued in same size and style, profusely illut 
trated with engravings of superior execution, and devoted to many'topics of Household Taste, Fancy Worl, 
tor the ladies, and containing hundreds of suggestions of Home Decorations. 
CONTENTS. —Among the topics which “ Ladies’ Fancy Work ” treats of, areFeather Work, Papei 
Tlo - ers. FireScreens, Shrines, Rustic Fictures, a charming series of designs for Easter Crosses, Straw Orna 
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i i Embroidery, and an immense number of designs of other Fancy Work to delight all lovers of Householc 
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Address HENRY T. WILLIAMS, Publisher, 
l\ O. Ejx 6,305. 
46 Beekman Street, New York 
ardeiim 
By HENRY T. WILLIAMS, 
THr-T i tr— >t- I_i audios’ IF’loirsbl OstTolixot, 3ST. "5?". 
WmLY 
An Elegant Book, with 250 Fine Engravings and 300 Pages, 
toMtditg a Beswiplitw list @£ all Plants SiitaMe fe 
A ready and invaluable aid to all who 
wish to adorn their houses in the easiest 
and most successful manner with plants 
or vines, or flowers. Instructions are 
f iven as to the best selection of plants for 
iaskets or Ferneries and Wardian Cases. 
Several chapters are devoted to Hanging 
Baskets, Climbing Vines, Smilax, and the 
Ivy, for decorative purposes. Bulbs for 
House Culture are fully described; also 
ornamental Plants for Dinner Tablo 
Decoration. Other topics are well con¬ 
sidered, such as Balcony Gardens, House 
Top Gardening, Wittering Plants, Homo 
Conservatories, Fountains, Vases. Flower 
Stands, Soil, Air, Temperature, Propaga¬ 
tion, Floral Boxes, the Aquarium, Rustic 
Conveniences for Household Ornament, 
and directions in detail for the genen 1 
management of in-door plants for the 
entire year throughout the winter, spring, 
summer and fall. The volume is pio- 
fusely illustrated with choice engravings, 
and pains have been taken to make it ono 
of the most attractive books ever issued 
from the American Press. For sale or 
supplied by Bookstores everywhere, or 
sent postpaid by mail on receipt of i. ice. 
Price $1.50. 
Every Woman Her Own Flower 
Gardener. 
By Daisy Eyebright (Mrs. S. 0. Johnson.) 
A delightful little volume, written by a 
lady fond of flowers, as a special help and 
assistance to others interested in out-dooi 
-m flower gardening. Simple directions are 
given, how to lay out and plant Flower Borders, Ribbon Beds, and_ arrange or ll ^ I 2^,^ )S p ^ n 01 S ^ 
Among the topics treated are Geraniums, Fuchsias, Bulbs, Ornamental Flowet nnis b ■■ > 0]J 
lasting Flowers, Ornamental Grasses, Coleus, Pmonies, sh fA^ re< A Svns TrJeoN Manures 
Fashioned Flowers, Annual Flowers, Perennials, Ornamental Vines, Lawns ^ Balsams’ 
Watering Soils, When and How to Plant, Dahlias, Lilies, Gladiolus, Verbenas, Cannas, Balsam ^ 
Portulaccas, and nearly all the popular varieties of flowers and shrubs. The book contams ms 
nages, is charmingly written by one deeply m love with the subject, who appreciates the ta.tes 
.udies and aims to do good with agreeable, kindly advice on home gardening. Tor sale or sup 
Pl price^ in°handsome^amphlet'Covers, 50 cents; bound in Cloth, § 1; postpaid by mail. 
Address HENRY T. WILLIAMS , Publisher > 
46 Beckman Street, X. Y, 
SILHOUETT 
For Scroll Sawing, Inlaid Work, Painting, and Fancy Work of all descriptions 
The above is the title of a new boo! 
of over ioo exquisite designs of Silhou¬ 
ettes and Fancy Scroll Work, containing 
patterns of Animals, Birds, Children. 
Horses, Dogs, Crosses, Scenes of Poetrj 
and Sentiment, Women, Soldiers, Deer 
Flowers, Mottoes, and Fancy Orna¬ 
ments, all ready to saw out, and most 
beautiful for ornamental or inlaid work. 
They open a new field in this favorite 
work, and these are the only designs yet 
published in the United States. They 
are remarkably handsome, many very 
comical, and some perfectly superb. 
The page of Crosses is alone worth the 
price of the book. 
Price of Book, 60 cents, 
postpaid. 
Address HENRY T» WILLIAMS, Publisher, 46 Beekman St., New Yor* 
