1888-03 Ladies Home Journal Magazine Contents

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.