J._ ELLEN _By _SOPHIE L. LAUFFER, _Brooklyn, N. Y._ MASTER JOHN SPEER _By _GEORGE P. LESTER, _Bloomfield, N. J._ MOUNT ADAMS OF THE NORTHERN LAKES _By _FRANCIS ORVILLE LIBBY, _Portland, Me._ MISTS TO-DAY—CLEAR ANON _By _EDWIN LOKER, _St. Louis, Mo._ TREES AND CLOUDS _By _DR. WILLIAM F. MAKK, _Los Angeles, Cal._ PLAYER ON THE YIT-KIM _By _MARGRETHE MATHER, _Los Angeles, Cal._ ON LAKE PATZCUARO, MEXICO _By _OSCAR MAURER, _Los Angeles, Cal._ ALONG THE WHARF _By _HOLMES I. METTEE, _Baltimore, Md._ THE MARSH—EVENING _By _J. GEORGE MIDGLEY, _Salt Lake City, Utah_ THE DANCER _By _H. W. MINNS, _Akron, Ohio_ SNOW PATTERN _By _H. REMICK NEESON, _Baltimore, Md._ THE FARMER _By _HENRY HOYT MOORE, _Brooklyn, N. Y._ STEAM UP _By _J. W. NEWTON, _Columbus, Ohio_ EVE REPENTENT _By _IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM PARTRIDGE, _San Francisco, Cal._ SWANS _By _G. HOUSON PAYNE, JR., _Baltimore, Md._ MOTHER AND CHILD _By _MARGARET RHODES PEATTIE, _Chicago, Ill._ PLACING A PICTURE _By _LEO POKRAS, _Brooklyn, N. Y._ TWILIGHT’S MYSTERY _By _W. H. PORTERFIELD, _Buffalo, N. Y._ THE MORNING BOAT _By _E. M. PRATT, _Tracy, Cal._ SWEET SIXTEEN _By _MRS. WILLIAM H. RAU, _Philadelphia, Pa._ MOTHER _By _JANE REECE, _Dayton, Ohio_ THE HUSBANDMAN _By _O. C. REITER, _Pittsburgh, Pa._ THE LAST OF HIS RACE _By _L. M. A. ROY, _La Crosse, Wis._ PENNSYLVANIA STATION, NEW YORK _By _DR. D. J. RUZICKA, _New York_ A GLIMPSE OF PLEASANT VALLEY _By _J. G. SARVENT, _Kansas City, Mo._ THE VALLEY BEYOND OUR HILL _By _OTTO C. SHULTE, _San Franciso, Cal._ ELYSIAN PARK VISTA _By _DAVID J. SHEAHAN, _Los Angeles, Cal._ IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WASATCH _By _THOMAS O. SHECKELL, _Salt Lake City, Utah_ DOORWAY OF ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL _By _WILLIAM GORDON SHIELDS, _New York_ PORTRAIT _By _MRS. STERLING SMITH, _San Diego, Cal._ THE COLUMNS _By _E. RADIKER STANDCLIFF, _Elmira, N. Y._ TOWARD TAMALPAIS _By _W. H. STEPHENS, _San Franciso, Cal._ MAE MURRAY _By _FORD STERLING, _Los Angeles, Cal._ MARGARET _By _JOHN H. STOCKSDALE, _Baltimore, Md._ THE CANAL _By _M. SUGIMOTO, _New York_ STILL LIFE _By _ELIZABETH TALCOTT, _Elmwood, Conn._ THE HOUSE O’ DREAMS _By _WILLIAM H. THOMPSON, _Hartford, Conn._ WITH FACE SET TOWARD THE WESTERN FRONT _By _LIEUT. EDWARD LAROCQUE TINKER, U. S. N., _New York_ SHIFTING SAND _By _CHARLES VANDERVELDE, _Grand Rapids, Mich._ RUTH ST. DENIS _By _THE LATE LIEUT. LUKE R. VICKERS, _Church Creek, Md._ THE NEW YEAR’S EDITION _By _WILL H. WALKER, _Portland, Ore._ GIRL WITH THE FAN _By _MABEL WATSON, _Pasadena, Cal._ ELEANOR _By _DELIGHT WESTON, _Blue Hill, Me._ EPILOGUE _By _EDWARD WESTON, _Glendale, Cal._ MRS. M. _By _LEONARD WESTPHALEN, _Chicago, Ill._ THE FAMILY _By _CLARENCE H. WHITE, _New York_ THE FLOWER GARDEN _By _CORNELIA F. WHITE, _New York_ THROUGH THE WINDOW _By _HAZEL JANE WIEGNER, _Philadelphia, Pa._ MARIONETTE _By _EDITH R. WILSON, _Mount Vernon, N. Y._ JEAN _By _MILDRED R. WILSON, _Orange, N. J._ CITY BEYOND _By _N. S. WOOLDRIDGE, _Pittsburgh, Pa._ CONTENTS