MODERN DAUGHTERS

Books by Alexander Black.

MODERN DAUGHTERS.

Conversations with Various American Girlsand One Man. Fully illustrated from Photographstaken by the Author. 8vo. $2.50.

MISS AMERICA.

Pen and Camera Sketches of the AmericanGirl. With 75 illustrations. 8vo. $2.50.

A CAPITAL COURTSHIP.

Illustrated from the Author’s Camera. 12mo.$1.00.

MISS JERRY.

A Love Story. Illustrated from the Author’s Camera.New Edition. 12mo. $1.00.

Modern Daughters

CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS
AMERICAN GIRLS AND ONE MAN

BY
ALEXANDER BLACK
Author of “Miss America,” “Miss Jerry,” etc.

WITH DESIGNS AND
PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS
BY THE AUTHOR

CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
NEW YORK · M DCCC XC IX

Copyright, 1899, by
Charles Scribner’s Sons

All rights reserved

University Press:
John Wilson and Son, Cambridge, U. S. A.

TO
GERALDINE AND CHRISTINE BROOKS

A NOTE

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