Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-29

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holiday decorations is given and by tn
best authority obtainable. Women hay
rarely had 80 beautiful magazine pre-
pared for them, rich in illustration, wise i
selection, helpful in tone-a perfect deligh
to hand and eye. A special Christina
cover binds the number. The Curtis Pub
, fishing Company, Philadelphia.
1.-THE Popular Science Monthly" for De
cember ID. Appleton 81 Co., New York
besides its editorial news and critical de
partments has these papers: 1.-THE Devel
opment of American Industries since Co
lumbus. l. Early Steps in Iron-making.
by William F. Durfee; What Shall w
10 With the 'Dago,' by Appleton Morgan
THE Identity of Light and Electricity" BY
Professor Henri Hertz; "Defenses of Bur
rowing Spiders" by n. G. McCook, D. D.
Architecture and the Environment" by
Barr Ferree "What is Individualism ?'' bJ
M. Handfeld-J Jones, NJ. D.; 1.-THE 'Pororo
ca or Bore, of the Amazon" By Professor
]. G. Branner; 1.-THE Experiences of 8
Diver" by Professor Hermann Fol; "Dress
and Physique of the Point-Barrow Eski.
mos" by John Murdoch; prairie Flowers
of Late Autumn" by Byron d. HalsteG
1.-THE Duk.Duk Ceremonies" by William
Churchill THE Sensations of Pleasure
and Pain" by DR.. E. Heinrich Kishch
animal Life in the Great Desert, u
William Marshall; 'Chamisso as a
Naturalist" by E. Du Bois.Reymond
The Popular Science Monthly" will
make new departure in 1891 by publishing
series of comprehensive and fully Illus
American Industries Since Columbus"
Fords, Howard & Hulburt New York,
have published T. S. Van Dykes Million
| Of ,sto IS I.
great Southern California boom. Readers
of other books by Mr.. Van Dyke This
Southern California" his Rifle, Rod and
Gun in California" his treatise 1.-THE Still
| Hunter"), will know that in "Millionaires
of Day. they have before them good
thing. His knowledge of Southern Califor-
nis, every square mile of which he has
hunted over, and every portion and product
| of which he is familiar with, gives him a
great advantage in treating his material;
while his style is so crisp, his portrayals
of human nature so witty, his descriptions
of the land so good, that-even if one has
no interest in real estate "booms"-he will
enjoy the book. But, as a matter of his
tory, also, this little volume has high
value, the conditions of real and of fanciful
growth are so clearly set forth that, for any
man who has interest in land anywhere,
this shrewd analysis of real estate craze
which would have ruined any other land
than the one it swept over, will commend
itself as of solid worth.
The serial, 1.-THE Wooing of Christabel.''
opens the December of "Cassells Family
Magazine" and is concluded in this num-
Der, and it ends just as the reader wanted
it to. The paper on "Waterlow Park-Past
and Present" gives US two pictures of An
drew MaryelPs cottage, now unhappily,
demolished. "Somersetshire Supersti-
tons" are treated of at some length, and
then we are told "What Happened at
Ridgeway-on-Sea." Michael T. Eastwood
sets forth the advantages, personal, social
and pecuniary of knowing how to speak
other tongues than our own, and the author
of "a New Home Occupation for Ladies'
Cameo Cutting" Racing an Arab, an
Adventure in Syria" is graphically de-
scribed by David Ker. after which we find
long poem called THE Organist," by
Matthias Barr, which all musicians and
amateurs of music will appreciate. The
fashions of the month are aptly described
with pen and pencil. and there is full
Gatherer. Altogether, this is fine num-
Der of Casselrs Justly popular magazine.
Cassell Publishing Company, New York.
Good Living, Practical Cookery-b book
for Town and Country" is the title of
new work by Sara Van Buren, Brugiere,
g. P, Putnam's Sons, New York and Lon
don; The Bancroft Company. San Fran
cisco. 1t is a large Svo of nearly 600 pages.
Our examination of the book results in
commendatory judgment and we have had
occasion to learn the value and the de- |
merits of scores of cookery books. The
authors have carried simplicity and exact |
ness of the science of cooking one step
forward and thus added to the effort TO
bring necessary branch of chemistry into
practical use in the household. The author
has specified those little things which so
many cook books leave unexplained, to the
confusion of the housewife and the defeat
of her best endeavor to follow directions.
Simple home dishes are especially numer
Gus in the recipes in this volume. 1t ap-
pears 10 Us that any one of common under
standing and fair household knowledge
ought to be able to follow the directions of
the volume without making a single false
step.
York; for December is superb number,
delightfully."- choice and attractive in Illus
trations and select in matter for the readers
of varied tastes. The contents are
Away on the Mountain, Wild and Bare"
1.-THE Passion Play at Oberammergau,"
Elizabeth Bslaud; THE Race" George
Edgar Montgomery; THE Cruise of the
Sonoma," L. H. Stevens; Collections of
Teapots,' Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore; The
Army of Japan" Arthur Sherburne Hardy;
Hymn" John W. Weidemeyer; Field
Marshal Won Moltke," James Grant Will
son; "Mrs. Pendleton's Four-in- Hand"
Gertrude franklin Atherton; Literary
Boston," Lillian Whiting; "Equanimity,"
U1;lI;apN w haalar. Eoroouc Eironlona
Herbert Pierson; 1.-THE Birds of Nazareth, ~
Elizabeth Akers; "The Pursuit of the Mar
typs," Richard Malcolm Johnson; "Hy-
las Marion NJ. Miller; Review Of Cur
rent Events" Murat Halstead Social
Problems" Edward Everett Hale.
st. Nicholas" for December Century
Company, New York;, presents, besides
the regular departments and many beauti-
full illustrations, frontspiece, Rembrandt
van Ryn," engraved by T. Johnson; over
the Roofs of the Houses hear the Barking
of Leo" by r W. Glider; THE People
who Jumped" by Frank NJ. Bicknell;
The Fortunes of Toby Trafford," by J. T.
Trowbri6ge; Sewing Song" by Mary
]. jacques; "The Land Of Pluck, by Mary
Mapes Dodge; THE Boy Settlers" By
Noah Brooks; The Languishing Linnet,h
Isabella Frances Bellows; Lady Jane"
Dy MIS-. y. V. JdmlSOD, DeCemDef verse,
by Katharine Pile; "a Race with Idaho
Robbers by Joaquin Miller; Master
Mufet's Mishap," by Alice Maude Ewell;
The Little Fir Trees verse, by Evaleen
Slien; AN Elephat Hunt in SIAM" by
Adele NJ. Field; The Golden Fleece. L."
by Andrew Lang; picture. "Ding, Dong
Bell, Pussy's in the Well "a Christmas
Cure" Emile Poulsson.
"a New Book Of the Brownies by
Palmer Cox; quarto. The Century Com
pany, New York. 143 pages. The Brown
les have become familiar TO all who have
in recent years noted the contents of st.
Nicholas" II is not exaggeration to say
that their quaint and richly humorous de-
signs interest elders more than they do
children. Many compromising half hour
have we spent IN broad smiles while en-
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