Life — September 26, 1901 — page 17: what you’re looking at

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64e PRIZE on SYLVIA’S HEAD- is $500. YLVIA ts the heroine of & new novel, entitled Syleia: The Story of an American Countess She lived abroad, and Is described by one of her admirers as“ the moat beautiful woman mber to Europe." Twelve artists, known for their types of beautiful women, were Invited cach to make & drawing expressing bis Idea of the charming herolue. Tuelr plctures are wll reproduced as illustrations in the book. by a natural suggestion, all persons who like ® good story and admire beautiful women are now to be asked to give their opinion of the types: represented. Each reader ta Invited to choose from among the pictures the one which, In bis ent of Judgment, ts the best conception of the heroine, and to indicate the order tn which he thinks tery = ) SYLVIA: The STORY of an AMERICAN COUNTESS : By EVALYN EMERSON. With Pictures of the Heroine by Albert R. Blashfield, Carle J. Blonner, J. Wells Champney, Howard Chandler Christy, Louise Cox, Joseph R. De Camp, John Elifott, C. Allan Gilbert, Albert Herter, Heary Hutt, Alice Barber Stephens, A. B. Wenzel. all the others should rank.” The person whose list comes nearest to the choice of the majority will receive a of $500.00, The book {tself Is a charming and clever love story, readable and tateresting from cover to cover. The voting ts very simple Each volume contains full particulars and a slip on which the reader is to register his chotce It ts a matter on which every one will naturally have an opinion ; and the prize of $500.00 Is worth guessing for. Order through the book stores, of send $1.60 direct to the publisbers. Hoth these pictures copyright 1901 by area SMALL, MAYNARD & COMPANY 8 As macinto oy Howaro Cnanourn CHtTY —& Bierce Building BOSTON as iuaginto av A By Wenzeut a School of Bookbinding for Ladies Guaranty Trust Co. of New York Deemer ines NASSAU, CORNER CEDAR STREET. LONDON OFFICES 3 LOMBARD ST., E. C. 60 ST. JAMES ST., S. W. Capital $2,000,000. Surplus $4,000,000. Trapsact a geseral INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS subject to cheque or on certificate. yanking business. Acts as Trustee for Corporations, Firms & Individuals: and as Guardian, Executor & Administrator; e mond, tacel va | Gaposite Takes entire charge of Keal and Personal Estates; carefully selected securities offered for investment ‘D] enblest | to, drat TRAVELERS’ LETTERS OF CREDIT availabie In all parts of the world; K & C lected ALSO COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED, | err 0. J “Agent DRA PTS on all parts of Great Britain, France and Germany BOUGHT and SOLD, BANKERS, and | negotiate and WALTER G. OAKMAN, President ADRIAN ISELIN, JR., Vice-President. 4 WALL st, 8.x, [Tonite treet all: GEORGE K. TURNBULL, 24 Vice-President. HENRY A. MURRAY, 34 Vice. President, Members J ete. * securities WM. C. EDWARDS, Treasurer. JOHN GAULT, Manager Foreign Department. tought and sold oo E. C. HEBBARD, Secretary. F. C. HARRIMAN, Assistant Treasurer. N. ¥. Stock Exchange. \commpptien. R. C, NEWTON, Trust Onticer. High-Gradc Inveatment Securities, t. 00 DIRECTORS: PHILADELPHIA. CORIESPONDENTS, Samuel D. Babcock, Walter R. Gillette, Adrian Isello, Jr., Alexander F; Orr, GRAHAM, KERR & George P. Baker, o-G Augustus D. Joiiiiard, Walter —————_ George S. Bowdoin, dames N. Jarvie. Henry August Helmont, K.Somers ayes, Wichard A McCurdy, uly, Frederic Cromwell, Charies R Henderson, Lev! P. Morton, Frederick W. Vanderbilt, Harry Payne Whitney. Bookplates Designed and Engraved. Artistic Bookbinders jend for Prospectus London Committee ARTHUR J. FRASER, Chairman; LEVI P. MORTON, DONALD C. HALDEMAN. Artistic Publications wit se sent by the NORTHERN PACIFIC R.AILWAY upon receipt of the nominal prices here shown. WONDERLAND, 1901 If appreciated A noted descriptive book of travel, 108 pages; very handsome . . . Send 6 Cents by connoisseurs for its ' WILD FLOWERS FROM YELLOWSTONE 4 y ry Most dainty and artistic. Contains 10 specimens of real flowers mounted f Delicate and in colors from Yellowstone Park . . . ....... « « Send 50Cents i RAE & CO CLIMBING MT. RAINIER Flavor Describes an ascent of a — ence peak on the Pacific Coast; a (Norank smell nortaste, 72 pages, illustrated . . . soe oe ee ee ee ee es Send 25 Cents | ae 2 so frequent in some brands of Olive Oil) YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK An illustrated, 112 page book, historical and descriptive of Yellowstone po ime Paki ee ee ee ee ee ss Sond 25 Cents ii OF VUD ES OmEY, Send for any or alt of these to S. RAE & CO, Estab. 1938 LEGHORN, ITALY CHAS. S. FEE, General Passenger Agent, =~ St. Paul, Minn. | Loses comicbooks.com