THE MATING OF LYDIA.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 545, 26 February 1913, Page 3

THE MATING OF LYDIA.

It will be news to many of our readers to learn that Mrs Humphrey Ward, the noted authoress, is an Australian by birth. She was born at Hobart, Tasmania, in 1851, and was the eldest daughter of Thomas Arnold, son of the famous Dr Arnold of Rubgy. Mrs Humphry Ward's newest novel is entitled "The Mating of Lydia," and has begun to run serially in the February issue of "Everylady's Journal" now before us. It is fitting that this notable story by an Australian authoress should appear exclusively in bo popular a Australian woman's magazine as "Everylady's Journal." In beautiful Cumberland —that land of ballade and romance —Mrs Ward has created Lydia Penfold, the gloriou heroine of "The Mating of Lydia." Living in the mountains —among the beauties ®of nature —she grows into young womanhood possessed of the loveliness that has surrounded her. Then Faversham enters —a fine, manly ipan—and a charming love story develops. Our readers will certainly love Lydia and admirß Faversham. The February issue of 'E'verylady's Journal" is rich in many other features besides Mrs Ward's new serial. Thse cover scores of fashion designs, five free patterns, short stories, many illustrated articles, and ome splendid domestic and practical series, such as "Why I Married a Wealthy Husband," "Fancy Work for Summer Days," "Common Sense About the Baby," "New Wayß in Beauty," etc. We confidently recommend this issue of "Everylady's Journal" to our women readers as a fine sixpenn'orth.