Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

fresh and natural. The Greek story
"Cleon," story of the Immortal Charge
by Adeline Knight. and Dolly Phone" by
Susan Coolidge, are good. Howard Pyle
contributes a striking story upon which
readers are TO vote for prize awards. Lamb.
kin; Was He Hero or Prig?" The
Red Velvet Pig" Mr.. Bidgman's "Puk.
Wudiies' and Grace Dean McLeod's fine
Canadian story, The Light on Black
Ledge" are superior. Lieutenant Hamil-
ton, Military Inspector at Peakskill, tells
how to build "a Military Snow Fort" Mrs.
Sallis Joy White begins her new series,
Business Opening for Girls and Young
Women" Confessions of an Amateur
Photographer" by Alexander Black, is
very humorous. Mrs. Mooretells of Chill
dren's Portraits in the Louvre" Men and
Things" is rich with anecdote.
The frontispiece of the Magazine of
| Art for January is an etching of Leopold
Flameng of Meissonier's painting, THE
Halt" 1t is the first etching done by the
! famous French etcher for this magazine.
The opening paper is appropriate to the
season, THE Nativity of Our Lord, as de-
picted in the National Gallery. Excellent
! reproductions are given from the paintings
by Fra Angelica, Botticelli, Rembrandt and
| the early Flemish school. Following this
comes an 'In Memoriam' of Jules Dupre,
! by Ernest Chesneau. We are given the
concluding Stroll Through the Peabody
Museum at Cambridge, Massachusetts" by
| s. R Koehler, accompanying which is a
portrait of George Peabody after the origi-
nal of G. f. Watts. "Hope Nnrsing Love"
| is page p;cure after ISIr Joshua. A BIO
graphical and critical sketch of Carl Haag,
by Friedrich Wedmore, follows. wild
Wales" is the subject of a well-illustrated
| paper. What Memorial Window Should
Be" follows. The notes are full and COM
prehensive. Cassell & Co., limited, New
York.
OF the Worthington International Lii
brary we have "Magdalen's Fortunes" q
novel by W. Heunburg, translated by Mrs.
, ]. W. Davis, and nicely illustrated with
photographers. Worthington & Co., New
York, publishers, are presenting these
translations of the International Library in
a very handsome form, clear print heavy
laid paper, broad margins and uncut edges.
| Of the same series is Henrietta" or q
| 'Corsican Mother" a novel by Francois
| Coppee. 1t is a translation by Edward
| Wakefield. 1t is also illustrated and
| printed in superior manner. The story
is simple one of the love of working
girl for q young aristocrat and the trials
that beset them. The finale is tragic
one.
The New York Dramatic Nirror office
| has issued a Christmas number of that
paper, that is dashing and attractive one
Its title page is a fine colored photographic
design for the New Year. Its interior con-
tains some very fine portraits of American
pleywrights, actors and actresses dramatic
editors and managers, and some full-page
scenes from famous modern plays be-
| oil asc ~, aloar ba hoc
several stories, sketches, "reminiscences,
contributions by dramatic artists and writ
| ers land one concerns this locality, and
| dramatic and social news in quantity. 1t is
g very superior number, and in the matter
| of illustrations is especially valuable and
well worth preserving.
We have received Grannans Pocket
Gallery of Noted Criminals" (Grannan De-
| tective Bureau Company, Cincinnati). 1t
| is collection of bad faces, on each of
which criminal is Enthusiastically written
From the same source we have an octave
volume entitled "Grannans Warning
Against Fraud" 1t is treatise on SUBJ
jects relating to crime. In addition are
papers on extradition, the laws of agency,
deeds, wills, mortgages, leases, etc, and
| chapters on the meaning of legal terms,
swlndling games and tricks, counterfeiting
mess, time, weather signals and tables of
| interest.
"Peterson's Magazine" for January,
Philadelphia, shows constant improvement
to be the rule. The engraVings are good,
and the colored needle work design is as
| handsome as is given in any magazine.
"a Great Reformer" is a sketch illustrated,
as is Katharine Aliens story, with The
| New Year" Lucy H. Hooper's serial, "a
Magnificent Marriage" opens. Howard
| Seely's nOveiet is, "a Romance of the Big
Horn" Among the poems Martha Wash
ington's Watch" by Minna Irving, de-
serves mention. The fashion news and
| fancy work patterns are of special interest
| to the ladies.
| The English Illustrated Magazine (Mac-
milan & Co., New York; for Christmas is
| a double number, and the best in all re-
spects in the history of the magazine. 1t
is very freely illustrated, and among the
contributors of story, song, legend and
seasonable papers are Grant Allen, Nine.
Gurzodethet, Sheldon Clarke, Mary Yer
non, James Baker, Rev. Harold Rylett,
Professor w. NJ. Conway, W. Clark Russell
and Violet Fame. The engraVings are by
Hugh Thompson, Walter Crane, w. Bis
combe Gardner and o. Lacour.
The Ladies' Home Journal" Curtis
| Publishing Company, Philsdelphia) for
January is at hand. 1t is large quarto of
! tweuty-four pages. There are noVellettes,
poems, literary miscellaney, departments
| for children, of fancy needle-work, tbe
kitchen, sick-roon, decoration, the house
keeper, the garden, etc. The illustrations
are numerous. One department is con-
! Quoted by Rev. 7. Dewitt Talmage. The
Journal appears to be a useful and inter-
esting periodical. 1t is very attractiyely
| illustrated.
Day Lilies is volume of poems by
Jeanne Oliver Smith. There can be no two
! opinions concerning the poetic gift of the
author. They breathe purity of lofty SEN
| timent, devotion, affection. domestieity,
patriotism and pure religion. Did space
permit we would gladly give extended ex-
| tracts, but must be content with sincere
commentator of this strong, yet gentle,
sweet singer. g. 2. Putnam's Sons, New
York.
The Christmas number of the San Fran
| cisco NelCS Letter is an elaborate affair, and
| highly creditable to the publishers. There
are numerous fine pictures, photogravure,
wood and Autograph, in colors The views
in Oakland, San Francisco, Berkeley, Del
| Monte are very superior. But the chief at
traction of the number consists of q large
/ supplement- sheet PRESENTING uluS VIEWS
photogravure, of the Leland Stanford Jr.
University, at Palo Alto.
The December nuDnber of Marion Har-
| lands excellent magazine The Home
Maker" is rich in valuable matter for
mothers, daughters, housekeepers and even
husbands. Besides, the stories are good, of
high literary tone and appropriate to the
season. The illustrations are numerous
and good. New York, The Home-Meker
| Publishing Company.
"Belford's Magazine (Belford & Co.,
New York; for the holidays is q very full
number. There are twenty-six papers, in
Guiding six papers on the Worlds Fair of
| 1892 Edgora Fawcett, John A. Cockrill,
/ Charles Emory Smith. Jam es Redpath. II.