Medici, Louis XI., Louis XII., etc. I do not want them to be too
expensive, and I do not want them to be fancy pictures. From a

FRIEND AND ADMIRER.

P.S.--Would you kindly tell me soon where I could get the
pictures here, as we leave New York May 1st, and I then will not
have a chance to profit by your advice?

NEW YORK, March 18th, 1897.

The authentic portraits of historic people are all paintings. Dutton &
Co., on Twenty-third Street, have a very fine collection of photographs of
the famous pictures in foreign galleries, and you would most likely find
what you wanted there.

M. Knoedler & Co., 355 Fifth Avenue, near Thirty-fourth Street, have
photogravures of many of the famous pictures. If you could not suit
yourself at Dutton's you would be almost sure to at Knoedler's.


DEAR MR. EDITOR:

Have the astronomers succeeded in finding out whether people
live on the planet Mars or not? I am very much interested in it.
I saw a picture of President McKinley and his Cabinet the other
day. Senator John Sherman is Secretary of State. I hope
President McKinley will take more interest in Cuba than
President Cleveland has. I remain,