1888/03 -- ITEM DESCRIPTION:

20-pages as edited by Mrs. Louisa Knapp (brief history below). Issue measures appx. 11" X 16". Vol. V, No. 4.

The issue opens with fiction by Mrs. Mary J. Holmes, Christine Terhune Herrick, Anna W. Barnard, Laura Gibbons

  • Article about Mrs. Frank Leslie with engraving of Mrs. Leslie -- In her Editorial Sactum and at Home -- Her Appearance and Personal Characteristics

    • The rest of the issue includes standard columns that fit the title of Ladies Home Journal and Practical Housekeeper:

  • Childrens Page
  • Mothers Corner
  • Artistic Needlework
  • Brush Studies (painting)
  • The Practical Housekeeper
  • Dress and Material
  • Flowers and Houseplants

    • Advertising mostly consists of smaller ads with a few "display" ads featuring illustrations.