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A NEW PREMIUM ENGRAVING. For next year we shall have another new premium engraving, "Our Father Who Art in Heaven." The subject is one that will appeal to every true woman's heart. The picture is large-sized for framing, (20 inches by 16 ; ) is executed in the best manner; and will, we think, be more generally liked than even " The Star of Bethlehem." Every person getting up a club for "Peterson" will be entitled to a copy of this really exquisite work of art. A very little exertion will enable you to procure three subscribers and earn this beautiful picture. With attle more exertion you can get five subscribers, which secures for you an extra copy of the Magazine in addition to the engraving. Or, a larger club, at lower rates per copy, and, therefore, easier got, will be remunerated in the same way. Be early in the field, before canvassers for other periodicals get around. The picture will be sent, carefully wrapped on a roller, postage paid. If, however, you prefer it, we will send either of our old premium engravings, instead of the new one, viz., " Washington Parting from his Generals," " The Star of Bethlehem," " Bunyan in Jail," or " Bunyan on Trial." This is a choice which no other magazine offers. If you get clubs enough you can earn all the engravings. FOR TWO DOLLARS AND A HALF we will send a copy of "Peterson" for 1870, and also a copy of either of our superb premium engravings. Wo make this offer in answer to numerous inquiries. FOR FALL AND WINTER WRAPS gray plaids will be much worn. The plaid will be draped on the back as a bournous, and one corner thrown over the left shoulder. PRIMROSES and primrose color are much worn, this fall, both in evening and morning toilets. REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS. The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812. By Bensm J. Lossing. 1 vol., large 8 vo. New York: Harper & Brothers.-This work is similar in plan to the "Field-Book of the War of Independence," which was published by the Harper: several years ago, and was so popular. It abounds with engravings and maps of the principal scenes of battle, and with portraits of the chief actors in the war of 1812, and with illustrations of scenery, relics, etc., etc.; and is accompanied by full letter-press descriptions. The engravings, which are on wood, are several hundred in number, and are by Lossing & Barritt, chiefly from original sketches by the author. It is the most exhaustive work, and also the most popular in character, which has yet appeared on the subject. The foot-notes alone embody an amount of information of the greatest value. Mr. Lossing deserves the national gratitude for having collected and preserved, by pen and pencil, numerous traditional and other facts, which, but for him, would soon have passed into oblivion. The volume is very handsomely printed. The American Woman's Home. By Catharine E. Beecher & Harriet Beecher Stance. 1 vol., small 8 ro. New York: J. B. Ford & Co.--This is the work oftwo ladies, both known to the American public. It is intended "for a guide to the formation and maintenance," as the advertisement says, "of economical, healthful, beautiful and Christian homes ;" and it fulfills its design completely, so far as we can judge from a careful reading of it. The book is one that every woman, if possible, ought to have. It treats practically of all the subjects relating to domestic life, the useful as well as the ornamental, and treats of them from woman's standpoint Numerous engravings illustrate the text. Meta's Paith. By the author of St. Olares.", 1 rol., 8 ro. New York: Harper & Brothers -- Somewhat too diffusely written, but nevertheless very agrecable reading.

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Ruby Gray's Strategy. By Mrs. Ann S. Stephens. 1 vol., 12 mo. Philada: T. B Peterson & Brothers.-Our readers are so familiar with the writings of Mrs. Stephens, that we need not stop to eulogize this stirring story. We do not exaggerate when we say that this writer, in her peculiar line, stands alone among American authors. For nearly thirty years she has been constantly before the public, and during that long period, while so many others have won fame, and afterward lost it, she has continued a popular favorite. The causes are not far to seek. To a thorough familiarity with history, she adds the imagination of a poet, so that her remances are always vivid with life and breathe the very spirit of their times. At home in American society, whether rural or metropolitan, her novels are free, bold pictures, full of stir and color. In both her novels and romances , therefore, she depends on permanent elements for success. Personally, we like her romances best; but her novels, of which this is one, will always be popular. Aspasia. By C. Holland. 1 vol., 12 mo. Philada : J. B. Lippincott & Co.- A very excellent story, and with a useful moral. The volume is beautifully printed. By the mechanical excellence of his puldications, Mr. Lippincott is steadily raising the standard ofbook-printing in the United States, and so doing more than almost any other man to work out a needful reform. Walter Ogilby. By the authoress of " Wau-Bun." 1 vol., 12 mo. Philada: J. B. Lippincott & Co.- This is very much in the manner of " The Wide, Wide World ," though by no means an imitation of it. The scene is laid in one of the river counties of New York. The story is pure in its aims, and full of interest. Claude Gueux. The Last Day of a Condemned Man. By Victor Hugo. 1 vol., 12 mo. New York: Carleton. -A plea for the abolition of capital punishment, put forth in the guise of a powerfully-written story. It is one of Victor Hugo's earlier efforts, having been first published as far buck as 1823. Love Me Little, Love Me Long. By Charles Reade. 1 rol., S ro. New York: Harper & Brothers.- One of the liveliest of Reade's novels. This is a cheap edition, in paper covers. Harper & Brothers are publishing all of Reade's works, in this style, at the low price of thirty-five cents each. The American Joe Miller, or Punchfor the Million. 1 rol., 12 mo, Philada : T B. Peterson & Erothers.-This is a volume of some hundred and fifty pages, illustrated by more than a hundred wood-cuts. Cruikshank, Leech, Phiz, Doyle, and Kenny Meadows are among the designers. The Seven Curses of London. By James Greenwood. 1 vol., 8 ro. New York: Harper & Brothers.- The neglected children of London, the professional thieves and beggars, the gamblers, and others of the outcast, or half-outcast population of that great city, are discussed in this volume. False Colors. By Annie Thomas. 1 rol., 8 ro. New York: Harper & Brothers.-An unusually well-written novel, by the author of " Dennis Donne," etc., etc. Cecil, the heroine, is a very fine delineation. The Teacher, the Pupil, the School. By Nathaniel Sands. 1 vol., 8vo. New York: Harper & Brothers.-A very superior little work on the philosophy of teaching. It is printed with unusual neatness and taste. A Parser and Analyzer for Beginners. By F A. March. 1 vol., 16 mo. New York: Harper & Brothers.-A handy little work, with diagrams and suggestive pictures, written by Professor March, of Lafayette College. Hetty. By Henry Kingsley. 1 rol., 8 ro. New York: Harper & Brothers. A new novel by the author of " Ravenshoe." A cheap edition. Hospital Sketches. By Louisa M. Alcott. 1 vol., 16 mo. Boston: Roberts Brothers.- A record of real experiences, which we can heartily recommend to the reading public,