*Salmon, L. M. Domestic service. New York, Macmillan. ($2.)

An excellent discussion of the servant girl problem. Gives practical suggestions as to ways of solving some of the difficulties.

Smith, H. E. Colonial days and ways. New York, Century. ($2.50.)

Entertaining and instructive material on early life in America.

*Stickley, Gustav, ed. Craftsman homes. 2 v. New York, Craftsman publishing CO. (75 cents each.)

Practical articles from the Craftsman. Both artistic and practical.

Talbot, Marian, and Breckinridge, S. P. The modern household. Boston, Whitcomb & Barrows.

($1.)

A discussion of housekeeping as a public function rather than as an individual undertaking. Wheeler, Candace. Principles of home decoration. Garden city, N. Y.,

Page & co. ($1.80.)

More suggestive than practical.

Doubleday

HOUSEHOLD ART.

(Books on this subject are so scarce that starring of the individual titles is unwise.)

COTTON.

A cotton fabric glossary. Boston, Bennett. ($3.)

Brooks, Eugene C. The story of cotton. Chicago, Rand-McNally & co. (75 cents.) This book treats of one of the greatest industries of the world and its relation to the life of the people. It acquaints the student with one of the leading economic forces and its relation to the politics of the country.

Edge, J. H. Practical cotton finishing. London, Trades paper publishing co. (90 cents.)

Wilkinson, F. The story of the cotton plant. New York, Appleton. (35 cents.) An inexpensive text which gives a great deal of rather unorganized, but valuable information. HISTORY.

Cheyney, E. P. An introduction to the industrial and social history of England. New York, Macmillan. ($1.40.)

Wright, C. D. An industrial evolution of the United States. New York, Scribner. ($1.25.)

LACE.

Goldenberg, S. L. Lace, its origin and history. New York, Brentano. ($1.25.)

This book is mainly a glossary of machine and hand made laces with a brief introductory chapter on the history of lace making. Its special value lies in the excellent illustrations of both kinds of lace.

NEEDLEWORK.

Day, L. F., and Buckle, Mary. Art in needlework. New York, Scribner.

A practical handbook in embroidery with excellent illustrations.

RUGS.

Holt, R. B. Rugs, oriental and occidental. Chicago, McClurg. ($5.)

A valuable reference book with excellent illustrations.

Mumford, J. K. Oriental rugs. New York, Scribner. ($7.50.)

Authoritative information on the history, materials, weaving, dyes, and dyers, with accurate descriptions and distinguishing details. Valuable illustrations.

SILK.

Rayner, Hollins. Silk throwing and waste spinning. Scott, Greenwood & son. ($2.50.)

A technical treatise on the preparation and treatment of silk in the production cf spun and reeled threads.

WOOL.

Barker, A. F. Wool carding and combing. London, Cassell. ($1.50.)

An excellent detailed account of the wool industry.

Bowman, F. H. The structure of the wool fiber. New York, Macmillan, 1908. ($2.60.)

TEXTILES.

Barker, A. F. Textiles. New York, Van Nostrand. ($2.)

A valuable work which gives extensive but accurate information on the whole range of the textile industries. Beaumont, Robert. The finishing of textile fabrics. Van Nostrand. ($4.) Cole, G. S. Encyclopedia of dry goods. Rev. ed., 1900. (Out of print.)

An excellent reference book for descriptive and related articles of merchandise.

and historical accounts of standard fabrics, garments,

Cyclopedia of textile work. 1, 2, and 7. Chicago, American school of correspondence. ($3 each.)

Very technical. The best reference books on the processes in the manufacture of cotton and woolen cloth.

Cooley, W. H. Textiles. ($1.)

Practical bu untechnical, with a limited description of the processes of manufacturing wool, silk, cotton, and linen goods.

Georgeovics, Georg von. Chemical technology of textile fabrics. Scott, Greenwood, & son. ($3.)

Especially valuable because of the discussion of the processes in the finishing of fabrics made from the principal fibres of commerce.

Glossary of weaves, etc. Scranton, Pa., International textbook co.

The most authentic and readable discussion of structure. Very technical. It is one of a set of books on textiles and can not usually be bought separately. But its value in the study of structure is greater than any book written on the subject.

Matthews, J. M. The textile fibres, their physical microscopical and chemical properties. New York, Wiley. ($4.)

A thorough discussion of the chemical analysis of textile fibres. To be used as a reference book.

ART.
REPRESENTATION.

Clark, E. E. Plant form. London, Lane. ($2.50.)

**Cross, A. K. Free-hand drawing. Boston, Ginn. (80 cents.)

**

Light and shade. Ginn. ($1.)

Mechanical drawing. Ginn. ($1.)

Dunlop, J. M. Anatomical diagrams. Bell & sons. ($2.)

East, Alfred. The art of landscape painting in oil color. Philadelphia, Lippincott. ($3.)

Foord, J. Decorative plant and flower studies. O. P. Botsford. (30s.)

Haney, J. P. Pencil sketching from nature (paper). Chicago, Atkinson, Mentzer & co. (50 cents.)

Hatton, R. G. Figure composition. New York, Scribner. ($2.75.)

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Figure drawing. Scribner. ($2.75.)

*Maginis, C. D. Pen drawing. Boston, Bates & Guild. ($1.)

*Mathewson, F. E. Perspective sketching from working drawings. Taylor. ($1.) Miller, L. W. Essentials of perspective. New York, Scribner. ($1.50 )

**Norton, D. M.
Pennell, Joseph.
Townsend, W. G.
Turner, J. M. W.
*Vanderpoel, J. W.

Free-hand perspective. Pratt. Inst., The Author. ($3.)
Modern illustration. New York, Macmillan. ($2.)
Plant and floral studies. London, Lane. ($2.)

Liber studiorum. New York, Scribner. ($4.)

Human form. New York, Inland press. ($2.)

**Verneuil, M. P. Encyclopédie artistique et documentaire de la plante. 4 v. Paris, Librairie centrale des beaux-arts. ($54.)

Baer,

An unusually fine work on plants and flowers for all artistic uses. Copiously and superbly illus trated in colors.

DESIGN-CONSTRUCTIVE.

Das Farbige Raumkunst. Stuttgart, Hoffman. ($6 net.)

*Binns, C. F. Potter's craft. New York, Van Nostrand. ($2.)

*Clifford, C. R. Period furnishings. Clifford & Lawton. ($4.50.)

*Cockerell, Douglas. Bookbinding and the care of books. New York, Appleton. ($1.25.)

*Daniels, F. H. The furnishing of a modest home. Chicago, Atkinson, Mentzer & co. ($1.)

Day, L. F., and Buckle, Mary. Art in needlework. New York, Scribner. ($2.) Ellwood, G. M. English furniture and decoration, 1680-1800. Stuttgart, Hoffman. ($5.40.)

Esquie, Pierre, ed. Traite elementaire d'architecture. Schmid. (Van Dort, agt.) ($2.)

Helme, Charles, ed. Peasant art in Sweden, Lapland, and Iceland. (Studio special no.) London, Lane. (Paper, $2.25; cloth, $3.)

Peasant art in Austria-Hungary. (Studio special no.) Lane. (Paper, $2.25; cloth, $3.)

Jack, George. Wood carving. New York, Appleton. ($1.40.)

*Meyer, F. S.

Handbook of ornament. New York, Hessling. ($3.60.) *Nye, Alvin. Furniture designing. New York, Comstock. ($2.) *Rathbone, R. L. B. Simple jewelry. New York, Van Nostrand. ($2.) Robie, Virginia. Historic styles in furniture. House beautiful. ($1.60.) Robinson, J. B. Architectural composition. New York, Van Nostrand. ($2.50.) *Rose, A. F. Copper work. Chicago. Atkinson, Mentzer & co. ($1.50.) "The studio" yearbook. (All years.) London, Lane. ($2.70.)

Witthaus,
burn. ($4.)

Decorative art in South Kensington museum. New York, Hel

DESIGN-DECORATIVE.

**Batchelder, E. A. Design in theory and practice. New York, Macmillan. ($1.75.) Principles of design. Chicago, Inland printer. ($3.)

*Crane, Walter. Bases of design. New York, Macmillan. ($2.25.)
Decorative illustration of books. Macmillan. ($2.)
Line and form. Macmillan. ($2.25.)

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*

*Day, L. F. Anatomy of pattern. New York, Scribner. ($1.25.) Nature the raw material of ornament. Scribner. ($2.) Ornament and its application. Scribner. ($3.25.)

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*

Ornament, the finished product of nature. Scribner. ($3.)
Pattern design. Scribner. ($3.)

Windows, a book about stained glass. **Dekorative Vorbilder. Stuttgart, Hoffman.

Bound magazine.

Scribner. ($7.50.)

($3.50 per v.)

*Deutsche Kunst & Dekoration. Darmstadt, V. A. Koch. ($3.90 per v.)

Bound magazine.

Dow, Arthur W. Composition. Garden city, N. Y., Doubleday, Page & co. ($2.50.)
*Frilling, H. Moderne Flach ornaments. Hessling, New York, agt. ($20.)
Jackson, F. H. A. B. C. of drawing and design. London, Chapman & Hall. (58.)
Lessons in decorative design. New York, Scribner. ($2.)

Jones, Owen. Grammar of ornament. Scribner. ($18.)

Lilley, A. E. V., and Midgley, W. A book of studies in plant form. Scribner. ($2.) Mayeux, Henri. Manual decorative composition, 1888. New York, Appleton. ($1.50.) Mucha, A. M. Documents decoratifs. Paris, Librairie centrale des beaux arts. ($27.) Ross, D. W. Theory of pure design. Boston, Houghton Mifflin co. ($2.50.) *Racinet, Auguste. L'ornament polychrome. 2nd series. Paris, Firmin-Didot. ($40.)

Speltz, Alexander. Styles of ornament. Berlin. Hessling, New York, agt. ($4.) *Verneuil, M. P. Etude de la plante. Paris, Librairie centrale des beaux arts. ($15.) and Grasset, E. Documents ornementaux. 450 bordures. Librairie centrale des beaux arts. ($8.)

LETTERING.

**Brown, F. C. Letters and lettering.

Boston, Bates & Guild. ($2.)

Day, L. F. Alphabets, old and new. New York, Scribner. ($2.)

*French, T. E. Essentials of lettering. Columbus, Ohio, Varsity supply co. ($1.) Johnston, Edward. Manuscript and inscription letters. London, Hogg. (3s. 6d.) Writing and illuminating, and lettering. New York, Macmillan. ($2.) Stevens, T. W. Lettering for printers and designers. Chicago, Inland printer. ($1.)

**

HISTORY.

*Fletcher, Banister, and B. F. History of architecture. New York, Scribner. ($7.50.) *Glazier, R. Manual of historic ornament. Scribner. ($2.)

Hamlin, A. D. F. History of architecture. New York, Longmans, Green & co. ($2.) Hoyt, D. L. The world's painters. Boston, Ginn. ($1.25.)

Marquand, Allan, and Frothingham, A. L. History of sculpture. New York, Longmans, Green & co. ($1.50.)

Petrie, W. M. F. Egyptian decorative art. New York, Putnam. (3s. 6d.)
Reinach, Salomon. Apollo. An illustrated

New York, Scribner. ($1.50.)

manual of the art throughout the ages.

Tarbell, F. B. History of Greek art. New York, Macmillan. ($1.)

Van Dyke, J. C.

History of painting. New York, Longmans, Green & co. ($1.50.)

Ward, J. Historic ornament. New York, Scribner. ($3.)

Ware, W. R. American vignola. Scranton, Pa., International textbook co. ($2.)

GENERAL.

Adeline, Jules. Art dictionary. New York, Appleton. ($2.25.)

Balfour, Henry. Evolution of decorative art. London, Rivington. (4s. 6d.)
Caffin, C. H. Guide to pictures. Garden city, N. Y., Doubleday, Page & co. ($1.25.)
How to study pictures. New York, Century. ($2.)

*Davenport, Cyril, ed. Little books on art. Chicago, McClurg. ($1 each.)

Jewelry, miniatures, bookplates, etc.

Dow, W. Theory and practice of teaching art. New York, Columbia university, Teachers college. ($1.)

Elgood, G. S. Gardens of England in the northern counties. London, Lane. (Cloth, $2.70; paper, $2.25.)

and Jekll. Some English gardens. New York, Longmans, Green & co. ($12.) Hamerton, P. G. Graphic arts. Boston, Little, Brown & co. ($1.50.)

Hogarth, William. Analysis of beauty. J. Reeves & Turner. ($1.)
Van Dyke, J. C. Art for art's sake. New York, Scribner. ($1.50.)
*Viollet-le-Duc, E. E. Learning to draw. New York, Putnam. ($2.)
Walker, William. Handbook of drawing. New York, Scribner. ($1.75.)

COLOR.

Munsell, A. H. A color notation. Ellis. ($1.25.)

Ross, D. W. Theory of pure design. Boston, Houghton Mifflin co. ($2.50.)
Chapters on color.

Hammock,

DRAWING BOOKS AND COURSES.

Manual arts. Nos. 1-8. Boston, Heath. ($1.50 per doz.) Prang's drawing books. Nos. 4-8. New York, Prang educational co. ($2.25 per doz.) Applied arts drawing books. Chicago, Atkinson, Mentzer & co.

Seegmiller,

($1.60.)

Deutsche kunst and dekoration. Darmstadt, Koch. ($5.76.)
International studio. London, Lane. ($5.)

Printing art. University press. ($3.50.)

School arts. Boston, School arts publishing. co.

($2.)

MUSIC.

HARMONY AND FORM.

Alchin, C. A. Ear training for teacher and pupil. Boston, Ditson. ($1.)
A book of simple definite methods easily understood and practiced by any one.
*Goetschius, Percy. Lessons in music form. Ditson. ($1.25.)

*Goodrich, A. J. Complete musical analysis. Church. ($2.)

A carefully developed system for cultivating the art of listening. It outlines systematic practice in listening to single tones, different kinds of rhythm, chord combinations, etc., until the pupil is prepared for a close analysis by ear of the masterpieces.

Hanchett, H. G.

Henderson, N. J.
Kobbé, Gustav.
*Krehbiel, H. E.

The art of the musician. New York, Macmillan. ($1.)
What is good music? New York, Stokes. ($1.)

How to appreciate music. New York, Scribner. ($1.)
How to listen to music. Scribner. ($1.25.)

This book is written not for the technical musician, not for the careless listener-but for the music lover who wishes to develop the capacity properly to listen to music.

Matthews, W. S. B. Primer of music forms. Schmidt. (75 cents.)

A safe easy guide for an untutored student.

*Surette, T. W., and Mason, G. G. The appreciation of music. Doubleday, Page & co. ($1.50.)

Garden city, N. Y.,

Aims to provide a simple and practical guide to musical appreciation, written from the listener's rather than from the musician's standpoint.

White, W. A. Harmony and ear training. New York, Silver, Burdette & co. ($1.50.)

A modern unique harmony especially adapted to high-school use, as it presupposes no large musical experience. A plain presentation of the actual facts and effects in music, based upon the universal use of musical material by composers.