o., CHICAGO & NEW YORK.

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By JULIA MAGRUDER

A REALIZED IDEAL

Miss Julia Magruder has by this time firmly established her reputation
as one of the most popular of our younger writers. Many readers had
their introduction to her when "The Princess Sonia" began in the pages
of _The Century Magazine_, and all agreed that the most charming
love-story they had read for years came from this almost unknown
Southern girl.

Since then "The Violet" and a volume of short stories, entitled, "Miss
Ayr of Virginia," have appeared. In the title of this latest volume,
Miss Magruder, in a way, makes the confession that she is an old
fashioned writer. At least she is not modern in some of the unpleasant
meanings of the word. In her book, "ideals" are sometimes to be
"realized," and the whole story is an unobtrusive protest in favor of
sweetness and of sentiment in fiction.

The volume is bound in an exceedingly good design by Frank Hazenplug,
in three colors.

16mo. Cloth. $1.25.

MISS AYR OF VIRGINIA AND OTHER STORIES

By means of original incident and keen portraiture, "Miss Ayr of
Virginia, and Other Stories," is made a decidedly readable collection.
In the initial tale the character of the young Southern girl is
especially well drawn; Miss Magruder's most artistic work, however, is
found at the end of the volume, under the title "Once More."--_The
Outlook_.

The contents of "Miss Ayr of Virginia" are not less fascinating than
the cover. * * * These tales * * * are a delightful diversion for a
spare hour. They are dreamy without being candidly realistic, and are
absolutely refreshing in the simplicity of the author's style.--_Boston
Herald_.

Julia Magruder's stores are so good that one feels like reading
passages here and there again and again. In the collection, "Miss Ayr
of Virginia and Other Stories," she is at her best, and "Miss Ayr of
Virginia," has all the daintiness, the point and pith and charm which
the author so well commands. The portraiture of a sweet,
unsophisticated, pretty, smart Southern girl is
bewitching.--_Minneapolis Times_.

With a cover designed by F. R. Kimbrough. 16mo. $1.25.

HERBERT S. STONE & Co., CHICAGO & NEW YORK.

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By HAROLD FREDERIC

GLORIA MUNDI: A NOVEL

Mr. Frederic's two triumphs of the last few years have been "The
Damnation of Theron Ware" in serious fiction and "March Hares