Life — December 25, 1902 — page 34: what you’re looking at

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THE CHRISTMAS CENTURY {| CONTAINS the opening instalment of a story which every reader of LIFE will want to read,—“Lovey Mary,” by Alice Cald- well Hegan, the author of that very successful little book, “Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch.” It is the story of a little girl who is, at first, an inmate of a charitable institution. Achild has been put into ner care and is about to be taken away from her, so she runs away with her charge and joins the colony in the “Cabbage Patch,” and Mrs. Wiggs and her geographical children, with Miss Hazy and Chris and the rest, become characters in the story. Anda capital story it is—the kind that does you good to read. From “Lovey Mary.” Mary found Mrs. Wiggs alone, getting supper she e plunged into her eubfect at once.— I've got a dollar . Wiggs turned the girl around and surveyed her “Well, I don’t know as I blame you fer wantin’ to git shut of that one, There ain't more ’n room enough fer one leg in that skirt, let alone two. An’ what was the sense in them big shiny buttons?” I don’t know as it makes much difference,” , disconsolately ; me look nice.”” Mrs. Wiggs shook her by the shoulders good-natured! ‘Now, here,” she said, ‘don't you go an’ git sorry at ’s one thing I can’t stand in nobody. lots of other folks you kin be sorry fer’ stid of yereelf. A you proud you ain’t got a harelip? Why, that one th is enough to keep me from ever gettin’ sorry fer mysel Mary laughed, and Mrs. Wiggs clapped her hands. said Lovey “Tm so ugly, nothing could make You cannot make a better Christmas present to a friend who is fond of ‘‘ Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch’’ than to give a year’s subscrip- such a difference. But now about the dress, tion to THE CENTURY MAGAZINE. Price, $4.00. New subscribers who begin with the December number can have the November number free of charge, and so get the first instal- ** Lovey Mary "’ begins ments of all the serials. in December. THE CENTURY CO. Union Square, New York. The Christmas Century touches “the high-water mark of color reproduction” WANTED: A CHAPERON By Pavt Leicester Forp, author of * Meredith,” Illustrations in Christy, Janice color by 82.00 ete, st story by Pact Letce ally iiustrated, printed, Prove a most acceptabl MOTH AND RUST CHOLMONDELEY, ehould By Mary author of ‘Red Pottage,” $1.50 The first book by Miss CuoLwoxpener since * Red Pot tage." It is a very well-written story, and one that will undoubtedly become very popular FUEL OF FIRE Fow er. cte., Illus- $1.50 iz in the book, ep It is @ book to be By Euten trated, THORNEYCROFT “There is some matic in places and enjoyed throughout. y clever writ! verywhere clever, —Washington Star. DODD, MEAD & COMPANY Publishers “SHE PUEFED HER HAIR AT THE TOP AND SIL From" Levey Mary" Ha indeed, Asia has got dresses to give ‘way. from Mrs. Reddin’; her husband is Mr. Bob, Billy’s b« He 's a newsy Reddin’ is a fallen angel, if there ever She sends all sorts of clothes to Asi an’ boil em down till they led toa girl who was coming She gits ’ rich as cream. Mrs. as one on this earth. an’ [warm ‘em over | her si: Asia Minor!” she in the door, “this here is Lovey Mary she calls herself, Miss Hazy’s boarder. r editress an’ you got a dress you could give her?” | A CHRISTMAS GREETING author of ‘' The Master With decorative borders By Marte Coxetut, Christian,” ete. printed in colors, vival of the old-time Chi iy printed and bound, ie Christmas book, A SONG OF A SINGLE NOTE Barr, author of ‘* The Bow of ete., $1.50 “Mus, Bann has written no more charming love story t and tt much, for her stories on htfal, always interesting, yoston Transcript By Amruia E. Orange Ribbon,” and ever new, “TEMPORAL POWER” By Makie Corettt, author of ‘*The Master Christian,” ete., $1.50 write, to write power- can deny after reading rature. 372 Fifth Avenue UNDER THE TREES By Hasutton W. Manie, author of “ My Study Fire,” etc. Illustrations in Photogravure by Hinton, Net $2.00 his charming work is a complete literary pic that arouses our admiration, and everybody should It is splendidly Mliustrated and decorated."*— Toston Thnes, NO OTHER WAY “ The Orange $1.50 By Str WauteR Besant, author of Girl,” etc. Illustrated, “It fs good story. It is never dull, nd smoothly, For a good wo is nothing better than * No Other Way PAUL KELVER By Jerome K. Jerome, author of Three Men in a Boat,” etc., $1.50 bohd Ketven' is carefully written, It in di ly . t and the most artistic thing that Mr. ne.""—Philadelphia Record. ant mores, alone fe novel there y. Times, New York comicbooks.com