MAGAZINES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 10 March 1923, Page 4

MAGAZINES.

. — s~*— - —— • 7;.' The March number of Weldon's Ladies' Journal has an. exquisite French \ fashion supplement in photo- .3,7; gravure. The gratis patterns include; a smart blouse, dress and new sac coat for spring, with full directions for cutting out and making up these designs.. 3, The number also includes a gratis transfer lor beaded dress ornaments,, clasps and buckles. How to knit dainty combinations in Shetland, wool,: special lesson on millinery by a profes7 sional milliner, styles for thY mature- ; figure, furnishing and house decora-" : tion, curtains and cushions, beauty in ; weather, what young girts should Yy wear, a. confirmation dress, children^ y-'■'• page with. competition,7-1 f-^cinatirig, ;7 lingerie, smart .>hairdressihg;;-weddihg: 7 etiquette, the hew tube and' plaitecl trimmings, £100 in prizes for knitted 7 jumpers, Weldon's great competition^ -A 7 etc.,.etc. '-.."•■ -7-3-:.;,!;^ "A Page From Life" is th<i title ot i a vei-y gripping story byTEflie Scott, * contained; complete in The Violet > Magazine for December 15. There is a ; very tihe {series of informatiye7and, 3attractive complete stories, .of "Ray Hawke, DetectiW'j.aiso niany, romanticstoriesby well-*known.3.r.authors,, ; among \ whom-i are"7 Grichtbn7: Miln', F. J.; Randall and Elsa Edmunds.; hi. addition Margaret Petersoir contributes a further long instalment -of 1 her thril 1— ing serial,7'TheWii^EChild,'r7 7 We have ; now, received the.; January issue ofTthe Royal'Magazi*^ its contents '•;ar^'.:.-.es;^dihgly.i'.'iat-tracti.ve. >"A7Mahdolihe7at' /Foo's, !'.'■: by \,, Dorrington, is a graphically told Onen- - tal story 3whose atmosphere of Eastern intrigue / and cunning; holds 3 the ./reader spell-bquhd7 A3 very7fihe>s»ries of .stoiies' .by \V. Ah. George;is. continuetl, and 1 this: lnohth' s contribution ":: -.is7 jjuite upto the excellent;staridard^^hy its ' predecessors. 7 There ;i& an ih^festing and useful article by Rebeo^iWestj'entitied "What I Would Say^to a/JGirl, ' "and the issue abounds"-in^'besfe-^clasa -fiction. ,7 'Hie illusti^tionsare ;delight- ' 7f ul .and' add greatly to th^qiiality of- - 3 The/Royal... 73 "77;. - A:xxy. 77:77;>..-''. -' A-- ;■;TheVTiirf ;>fagaziiie for; January -jcou- : tains ;fift*een^ in word/arid^pn*^ ;';'iVenfy -7\ihe73old3:;:maxm^V^^'l^tlt: is .3 :St!&h^:i7than 7Ficti<m^ ik seething; with■' actwe7human.;element 7and as jho^Tihte^ strangerr.7thah37the* i^erdeist7Jßicti.piu, Some of the more noteworthy contributions are "The Girl Who Claimed My Husband," "The Wood", and "Noblesse Oblige,' \ and each story holds the reader fascinated from end U> epd-* , 'Weldon's Bazaar of Childrtn's Fashions, March number, grves~gratjs pat~ 'terns lo make girlls gymnasium cos— '- tume^ saildr jumper, reefer coat/Worn- J binations,„ puss-in-boots and the latest cuddly thy. This splendid number ' contains directions for making a baby's. . coat and bonnet in crochet, free'^ dressmaking lesson, how to make a" child's garment out of a man's pyjamas, dolls* clothes^ the new trimming for chil- J dren's clothes and charming ideas for. embroideries. The fashion book every- - practical mother needs to-day. - The Yellow Magazine for January 26 ' is more than usually attractive, and its -* contents will appeal to a wide circle of readers. Many popular writers are-^ lepresented, among whom are Owen Oliver, A. G, Greenwood and-Donovan.' Bayley. J. Russell Warren cpntinuel** his entertaining series, "The Interventions of Professor Telepath," T. C. Wignall and G. D. Knox conclude their thrilling serial "Atoms," and there is a very fine nature story by H. Morti- * mer Batten. Margaret Peterson continues her romantic serial, "The Witch Child," in The Violet Magazine for December 2.9,, "A More responsible Post" is a very pleasant story by Hyatt Freeman, and Wm. E. Groves, Maidie Rose and Agatha Murray are also among tho^e* r > contributing. The Violet is packed with tales of love and romance and is: cleverly illustrated throughout.