MAGAZINE REVIEWS.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4846, 29 June 1925, Page 4

MAGAZINE REVIEWS.

LATEST PUBLICATIONS. Love and strife, romance and adventure through the wilds of South America, bring to the inveterate bachelor the need for understanding in the “Gold Cat,” by Arthur Mills. Hutchinson’s May Adventure Story Magazine, with ten such stirring stories, commends itself as one ot this month’s best productions.

Full of that subtle mystery, with a heroine unitiue in fiction who came with guns and violets' into his life, a millionaire journalist of the world makes “The - Girl > in the ■ Mask a thrilling, intensely interesting serial for the May production of the Mystery Story magazine. “The Other Woman,” by Mrs Belloc-Dowhdcs, supplies the want of her last month’s contribution- —a pleasing love idyll between two delightful people. A harbour, of rest and forgetfulness, a home of talented derelicts wherein hope had almost. died, and a doctor with human sympathy niore than medical skill regenerates in the membership of “Failure Farm.” by Cosmo' Hamilton, that lost desire of’ambition and achievement.

The June-issue of Weldon’s Bazaar of Children’s Fashions discusses .the coming fashions, new. materials, and the most becoming colours for children to wear. The free patterns enclosed ape for a child’s dress afid knickers, 2-4-years; girl’s tub frock, 6-8 year girl’s drees, coat, and hat, 12-14 years, and a special dressmaking lesson is given on 5 the making up of these designs. How to utilise ribbon in making and trimming clothes is also told.

In the Ladies’ Journal for June all the .latest and smartest fashions from Parish and London are included. The free patterns are a new style of

coat frock, lady’s tunic .. jumper and smart coat, and full details for cutting out and making up these designs. A, special feature is a photogravure of Paris styles. An ox? elusive new feature, round the shops in Paris—foot-light fashions. Special styles for the tall, thin woman and the little woman are given ; dainty ing coats for all occasions ; dainty frocks ; sports wear ; pretty lingerie ; smart blouses, jumpers, ami skirts ; and attractive evening and afternoon styles.