The New Idea.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 364, 5 June 1908, Page 2

The New Idea.

The New Idea, easily the moat widely circulated woman’s magazine in Australaaia, has Increased ita price to sixpence, and more than justified the move by an advance iu the quality, the quantity and the get-up of the contents.

This popular magazine becomes more thoroughly Australasian with each ate •in ita progress. In the enlarged issues beiore us are some of the finest little stories, sketches, pictures, and verses that auy magazine has produced on this side of the world. Mary Gilmore, a writer of exceptional sweetness, aud a poet of great charms begins here a series of memories of ct ldhood spent in the brush—- aeries that might grace any magazine in the world. Mi ■ Hattie F. Hopkins, a daughter of “Hop,” the most famous [cartoonist in Austin ia, has begun to contribute short bright stories and these are being illustrated by a young Melbourne ar dst, Laurie Tay*or, who is displaying remarkable facility both to line and brushwork. First class writers, and expert® in their own line, have been engaged to write successive articles on all sorts of topics. Tbs fariuon side baa been strong hened by the engagement of Monsieur Worth, the celebrated Parisian dressmaker, to write a number of articles, ad vising readers how to drees with taste and economy.

Altogether we know of no magazine, of its price and size that gives so wide, so varied, and ®o excellent a collection of read ing matter as The Now Idoa. A lea ling daily recently devoted much space to prove tl at the mental recreation of the avers je Australian woman is the trashy noveletts ; but the fact that some hundreds of th. usands of Australasian women read The New Idea is iu some degree an answer to that statement. It is truly a wonderful six penn'orth.