REVIEWS

Otaki Mail, 22 November 1922, Page 4

REVIEWS

0 WELDON’S LADIES’ JOURNAL. D very tiling in dicss that a woman has need of is included in the November No. of Weldon’s Ladies’ Journal. Gratis patterns are enclosed of the new coat and skirt, dainty jumper and charming dress shewn on the cover, and the fullest directions are given for cutting out and making' up there designs. There- is a magnificent an supplement of Boris and London fashions, a gratis tiansl'er design for the fashionable rua-:d;tcii, beading or applique work on dresses, etc., directions for making a charming jumper in artificial silk, fashions especially designed lor Madame, new ideas for using beads,frocks llit'i give tile new slim Old me, hom o i'e -ms. dekghtful Initial fashions, stylish r • nuiT'd gowns and pretty dance fioem , m.-art colit ‘drosses, wrapami tailor-urn 10.-, the now hou.-e coals and evening c; alecs, home-made rugs and all about, them,’ charming lingerie, a beauty chat, the children’s page with prize competitions, game and fruit cookery, special designs for the younggirl, a popular coiffure to suit to-day’s fashions, etc.

“TILS YELLOW.” A FJN.E NUMBER. ' The second instalment of Anthony Carlyle’s serial, “Tire Ldcii Iree.’ >' contained in the Yellow Magaz-ne for October <L This iir-taimenl discloses further thrilling k'v i-'jissi-'.- n U.m novel which is one id the bos! eiioits of its gifted author. “'lhe • 1 ear Drops of the Moon’ ” is an exciting story by Edward Woodwaid. and Donovan’ Bayley, A. Ik Ashford, I'ram-e-Brown and other well-known writeis also contribute. There is a sjilcmhd nature story by H. Mortbiiei Batten I and the Yellow is attractively ihus(rated and bound. “Tlic Yellow * ’ is ;i magazine that takes beating, and a i rial order should be placed with Mr Lou ry. HUMOUR IN LITERATURE. the fun of the would. Henrv Lawson used lo say that Aus- ! tralians were too mudi given to buying imported literature. He was alI ways a good Australian, and reckoned I pretty'shrewdly that puldicans produci ed ill Australia provided bread and but - ter (with, c-lieese and kisses thrown in) ■ for Australian writers, editors, print- ! ers, and all the rest. He never felt hopeless about the matter, however, tor he held the view that the people of ’ Australia and New Zealand would give ! preference to local publications if tiw.v ! were of the right: kind. The success of the two popular msigiij zincs, “Aussie” and “Humour,-’ 1 proves that Latvson was right. “HuI moor” is the latest success ol the 1 “Aussie” publishers. It is designed . ■ ,1. - Ml! tt i .it* ( 1 t t, 11.1.

j. to meet me tuMiß’iiDuiau 1,1 Australasian people. yVUh a magazine like “ Humour “ , readily obtainable at the remarkably “ 10-. v sum of 3d, it will not bo m-cessary for people io buy large quantities y > high-priced imported magazines al liic sacrifice of their own local publications, ’’ for “Humour” gathers from all the famous witty papers of the world the ° best illiisti ated jokes, storio« ami ' sketches, presenting to its n-sid.-rs tmcream of the world’s magazim-s under C , one cover. j In *■ this way the people oi Australia L ! are kept in touch with ihe humour of f evttkiy civilised country —humour. C . torial and typographical, reproduced by 1 * the printing trade employees in their own country. 4 * Humouris on sale, all over Au--q tralasia, on the 7ih and -Ist ot each j month.

WIT Ol' THE WORLD. ‘ Perhaps the most remarkable success lin Australasian magazines, if we >':<■ 1 • cent “Aussie,” is the comparatively M new publication, “Humour.” j “Humour” was first published sixteen months ago, and with the latest | issue the circulation is more than double what it was at the beginning. Each L | issue the sales have jumped ahead until j now they exceed the figures of some of r | the old-established magazines. 1 j The success that has attended the ?, publication of ‘‘'Humour*’ is proof of - j the public *s appreciation of clean and r 1 clever wit. l ! Humour* * tells its stories, anec--1 | dotes and jokes in pictures and letter- ■ j press, using only the cream of the r j world’s fun from the wittiest magac ‘ zincs of England. America and the *j Continent. Humour** lias undertaki . en a very useful service to the Austrai lasian people, that of giving to its ' readers the essence of the world ? s : .* laughter in a single publication, for the ’ | modest price of 3d. - • 1 ‘Humour*'’ is on sale everywhere in ' : Australasia on the 7th and 21st of each : , month.