ters; there is a
teacher, two or three poor self-supporters,--in fact, about such an
assemblage as any town between New York and Chicago might give us.
But while there is a large enough company to furnish a delightful
coterie, there is absolutely no social life among them.... Town and
country need more improving, enthusiastic work to redeem them from
barrenness and indolence. Our girls need a chance to do independent
work, to study practical business, to fill their minds with other
thoughts than the petty doings of neighbors. A What-to-do Club is
one step toward higher village life. It is one step toward
disinfecting a neighborhood of the poisonous gossip which floats
like a pestilence around localities which ought to furnish the most
desirable homes in our country."--_The Chautauquan._

'The What-to-do Club' is a delightful story for girls, especially
for New England girls, by Helen Campbell. The heroine of the story
is Sybil Waite, the beautiful, resolute, and devoted daughter of a
broken-down but highly educated Vermont lawyer. The story shows how
much it is possible for a well-trained and determined young woman
to accomplish when she sets out to earn her own living, or help
others. Sybil begins with odd jobs of carpentering, and becomes an
artist in woodwork. She is first jeered at, then admired,
respected, and finally loved by a worthy man. The book closes
pleasantly with John claiming Sybil as his own. The labors of Sybil
and her friends and of the New Jersey 'Busy Bodies,' which are said
to be actual facts, ought to encourage many young women to more
successful competition in the battles of life."--_Golden Rule._

"In the form of a story, this book suggests ways in which young
women may make money at home, with practical directions for so
doing. Stories with a moral are not usually interesting, but this
one is an exception to the rule. The narrative is lively, the
incidents probable and amusing, the characters well-drawn, and the
dialects various and characteristic. Mrs. Campbell is a natural
storyteller, and has the gift of making a tale interesting. Even
the recipes for pickles and preserves, evaporating fruits, raising
poultry, and keeping bees, are made poetic and invested with a
certain ideal glamour, and we are thrilled and absorbed by