St. Nicholas/Volume 41/Number 4

© A. R.

THE MAGIC CUP.

PAINTED BY ARTHUR RACKHAM.

ST. NICHOLAS

Copyright, 1914, by The Century Co. All rights reserved.

(The entire contents of this Magazine are covered by the general copyright, and articles must not be reprinted without special permission.)

CONTENTS OF ST. NICHOLAS FOR FEBRUARY, 1914.

Frontispiece. The Magic Cup. Painted by Arthur Rackham.

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The Magic Cup. Verse

Arthur Guiterman

289

Hans and the Dancing Shoes. Story

Mary E.Jackson

290

⁠Illustrated by Herbert Paus.

My Friends the Grizzlies.. Sketch

Enoch J. Mills

294

⁠Illustrated by Charles Livingston Bull.

Eight O'Clock. Verse

Margaret Widdemer

298

“Fairy Tales”	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Pictures. From the paintings by J. J. Shannon
“Magnolia”

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The Runaway

Allen French

300

⁠Illustrated by C. M. Relyea

The Telephone. Verse.

Ethel M. Kelley

307

⁠Illustrated by Charles M. Relyea

The Story Corner. Sketch

Sarah Comstock

308

⁠Illustrations from photographs.

“Strange, But True!” Verse

Charles Lincoln Phifer

314

“Boo-hoo! He 's Got My Snowball!” Picture. Drawn by Donald McKee

314

The Lucky Stone. Serial Story

Abbie Farwell Brown

316

⁠Illustrated by R. B. Birch

The Finishing Touch. Picture. Drawn by John Edwin Jackson

322

The Ostrich and the Tortoise. Verse

D. K. Stevens

323

⁠Illustrated by George O. Butler.

Under the Blue Sky: Bob-sledding and Skating. Sketch

E. T. Keyser

325

⁠Illustrated by Norman Price, and with diagrams.

Ruth and the Jingle Jays. Verse

Betty Bruce

330

⁠Illustrated by Allie Dillon.

The Story of the Stolen Sled. Pictures. Drawn by Culmer Barnes

332

With Men Who Do Things.

A. Russell Bond

333

⁠Illustrated from photographs

The Apple-Wood Fire. Verse

Caroline Hofman

340

⁠Illustrated by Rachael Robinson Elmer.

Afternoon Tea. Picture. Drawn by Gertrude A. Kay

341

The Housekeeping Adventures of the Junior Blairs.

Caroline French Benton

342

⁠Illustrated by Sarah K. Smith.

The Dutch Doll and Her Eskimo.|/The Dutch Doll and Her Eskimo Verse

Ethel Blair

347

⁠Illustrated by Thelma Cudlipp.

Racing Waters. Story

Louise de St. Hubert Guyol

349

At the Children’s Matinée. Sketch.

Clara Meadowcroft

351

⁠Illustrated from photographs.

The Pipe of Peace. Picture. Drawn by H. E. Burdette.

357

Books and Reading.

Hildegarde Hawthorne

358

⁠Illustrated from paintings

For Very Little Folk:

⁠The Baby Bears’ Fourth Adventure. Verse

Grace G. Drayton

361

⁠Illustrated by the author

Nature and Science for Young Folks. Illustrated

364

⁠Illustrated

The St. Nicholas League. With Awards of Prizes for Stories, Poems, Drawings, Photographs, and Puzzles. Illustrated

372

Letter-Box.

381

⁠Illustrated

The Riddle-Box.

383

St. Nicholas Stamp Page

Advertising page

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