Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


In response to very general demand
for popular edition of Walter Besant's
well known novel, 'sAll Sorts and Condi-
tions of Men," Messrs. Harper & Brothers
announce the immediate issue of that
work as the next addition to their Frank
lin Square Library"
The Ladies Home Journal for August
Curtis Publishing Company, Phiiadel-
phia) is large quarto of thirty-two pages
profusely illustrated, and rich il miscel-
lsny-notably in short and good stories.
DR.. Talmage continues his department of
moral essays and notes and Mrs Hooper
her valuable dress-making department
Mrs Knapp has a full fashion page and
Mrs. Mallin has three pages devoted to
fashions, clothing for the family, etc
Mrs, Knapp also has two pages devoted to
practical house- keeping topics, and E. Z.
Rexford two pages on Horticulture.
The ''Quiver'' for August has for its spe-
called The Other Son. Music in the
Ca,acombs," by J. F. Rowbottom, COM
bines instruction with interest. That
Troublesome Class" will find readers in all
Sunday school supeIntendents. "The Last
Picture is story with Just enough
sentiment to attract the young read.
ers. The Rejected Plank is a tale
with an idea. A capital portrait
of William Cullen Bryant accompanies
a paper on religious poetry. The Ca
thedral Lesson" is a sermon story for
young as well as old. "5ick-Ro Com
forts is practical paper. The serial, IN
the Second Place" is concluded, and hap
PLY. Cassell Publishing Company, New
York and London.
The numbers of the Living Age" for
TfrIt Il A
Great Estate and DISTINCTION, Fort
nightly Dante in His Relation to the
Theology and Ethics of the Middle Ages,
Contemporary" A Keniish Pilgrim Road
and Vermin in England, NATIONAL" Sui
tan Abdul Hamid by Professor Vambery,
New Review" Jamaica, "Blackwood;"
The Gods of Greece, by ]. r. Motley,
Temple Bar" Some Indian Wild Beasts
and The Art and Mystery of Collaboration,
"Longman's;" George Wither, "Macmil-
lan's;" In the Brazilian Capital, Time"
Notes ofa Pilgrimage, Mr.. Patmore on Dis
tinction, The Lady Wrangler and The
Effect of the New Careers on Women's
Happiness, Spectator" with installments
of The Strange Occurrences in Canter-
stone Jail' and Lloyd Courtenays Ban
ishment, and poetry.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly" (Mrs.
Frank Leslie, New York;, is handsomely
illustrated, and has over fifty papers, and
beautiful colored frontispiece. Among the
leading articles are: The Seven Wonders
of the Nineteenth Century" by Arthur
Vaughan Abbott; Since the DAYS of
Father ADAM" by Annabel B. White
after Thoughts" by Cornelia Redmond;
why Sixty Seconds Make a Minute" " A
Vagabond Queen," by Jan Winn; The
Mystery of the Glencarrons,n by Lucy H
Hooper; Summer Resorts and Watering
Places" by Frederick s. Daniel; Canine
Lords" by Edwin H; Morris; The Tin
Mines of the Black Hills" by Samuel
Scott, NJ. E.; "Oid Plantation Cabins" by
frankie A. Combs; The Loan of Wife,"
by Helen w. Pierson; IF Flowers Could
Sing, by Leon Mead; 'Zoar and Zoarttes,
by s. S. Dustin; Storms and Cloudbursts,"
by DR.. Felix L. Oswald, illustrated; The
Missouri River, How it is Improved and
Kept Nayigable," by R. II. Bacot.
For several years wide Awake" has
from time to time given some beautiful
stories from the pen of Miss Mary E.
Wilkins. One of the best appears in the
August number-"The Princess Rosetta
and the Pop Corn Man. Another charm
ingly fanciful story is by Susan Coolidge
Three Little Candles" As a contrast
come The Hat of the Postmaster" oy
Mrs. Fremont; "Cy Hops Victory by II.
G. Chapman, and Mrs. McLeod's Acadian
tale, THE Story of Bloody Greek -
short story by Louise Stockton, "a Game
of the Senses" the helpful article by
Mrs. Sallie Joy White, on "The Visiting
Mender :" Homemade Furniture for Doll
Houses" by Mrs Sharpleigh THE Amer
lean Water Lily" by Grant Allen The
Queen Lily" by Amanda B. Harris ''The
Last of the Wampanoags," by Pamela Nc
Arthur Cole; The Confession of an ANA
teur Photographer" BY Alexander Black
"A Lake Parry" by Professor Newton; a
delightful illustrated literary paper is by
Mrs. Frances A. Humphrey, Early Days
of Lady Anne Lindsay The Quest of the
ID. Lothrop Company, Boston, Mass
The August number of The Magazine
Of Art has for its frontispiece photo
grayure from the painting by Ford MADDOX
Brown, called the ''The Last of England" :"
and the opening article is devoted to the
consideration of the work of this English
art reformer, by Lucy MADDOX Rosetti.
There are several wood engravings from
Mr.. MADDOX Browns best known pictures.
In this number is begun what promises to
be most interesting series of papers
on illustrated Journalism in England" :"
Thackeray's connection with this feature
OF Journalism IS interesting to his admir-
ers. A poem called The wife," written
by Thomas Woolner, R. A, and illustrated
by Margaret l. Dicksee, appears. Cur
rent Art is well commented upon by NJ.
a. Spielman aud carefully illustrated.
The art student will be interested in Dew
Drenched Furze," by Sir Everett Millais
John Kay and His Portraits will inter
est those curious in art studies with its
old-fashioned pictures. After this comes
paper on the "Armor and Arms at the
Tudor Exhibition" The art notes are full
and valuable. Csssell Publishing Com
pany, New York, London and Paris.