Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


out being to heavy. The table of content
displays a variety of attractive subjects pre-
pared by scholarly minds. The most strik
ing paper is on THE Future American
Drama" Il is a scholarly essay. bein
the farewell message of the most success
full Anglo-Saxon playwright of this cen
fury, Dion Boucicault. The venerable
divine, Cyrus A. Bartol writes on Sex il
Mind" Professor N. s. Shaler contribute
an able philosophical paper on the African
element in America. Rev. Minot ]. Saw
age writes of a "Glance at the Good Ok
Times" Nathan Haskell Dole contribute
paper on Turgenief as a poet. "A New
Basis of Church Life" is the title of al
essay by Wilbur Lsrremore. Fielding
His Way to Fame" is sketch of Governo
Taylor's life. A poem entitled Sunset or
the Mississippi is by Virginia Frazer
BOYLE. A symposium on "Destitution il
Boston" is by Edward Hamilton, Rev
Edward Everett Hale. Rabbi Solomon
SCHNEIDER, Rev. O.. P. Clifford, Rev. w. d
P. Bliss. The departments on Notes on
Living Problems" contain excellent contri-
buttons by Frances E. Willard. General
Marcus J. Wright and Rev. Forrest A
March. The usual interesting editorial
notes complete this excellent issue.
The Overland Monthly" for November
has these papers,. How Cornish JACK
Showed Pious Bringing Up," Fred NJ
Stocking "a Night Lesson" Alva Milton
Kerr; How Can Heart Hold Them Both ~
William Herbert Carruth; my Lady and
l." Geraldine Meyrick; Love to Canada,
John S. HitteIl; "On the Headwaters OF
the Tualatin," Neis W. Durham; Should
We Possess Lower California ?" John NJ
Ellicott IAN Early Mining Boom in Santa
Catalina, J. NJ. Quinn; The Ioquisition
Animated Chimney" Flora Haines Long
head "Out On the Plains" ]. M. Browne;
The Killdeer," Edward Cummings; "A
Romance of the Platte" Marshall Ora
ham "Fremont's Place in Californias
History" Willard B. Farwell; The
Bears and the Historians" NJ. W. Shinn
IN the Mahratta Country" 7. ]. B "A
New Portrait of Jefferson" Book Reviews.
TIE editorials and reviews are. as usual,
crisp, vigorous and full of originality of
method and boldness of expression.
The numbers of THE Living Age" for
November 1st and Sth, contains: A Sol
der of the Mutiny, Tempe Bar" H. P.
Liddon." by Canon Scott Holland, Con
temporary Review" The Gar and the
Jews, "Blackwood's Magazine" The Royal
Couple of Roumania, Leisure Hour
Henry Parry Liddon, "Murray's Maya
zine;" After Tatou, "Genleman's Mag
azine;" Taking Birds, Spectator" Veze-
lay, Saturday Review" After Summer,
Spectator" Hampton Court, Church
Quarterly Review" Manners, Black
woods Magazine" A Sixteenth Century
Duchess, Temple Bar" In Ruthenia,
"Fortnightly Review" What has Become
of Original Sin? "Macmillan's Magazine"
Dew, "Longman's Magazine A Yarn Spun
in Manitoba, Chambers Journal" with
installments of Marcia" by w. E. Nor
ris; and Eight Days" and poetry and
miscellany. Littell & Co., Boston, are the
publishers of this the best and Oldest Of
all the eclectics. They print no less than
8 POO pages of the selected matter in a
year of numbers.
"a Holiday Number one may well call
the Decem Der Peterson" 1t is handsome
and valuable, The Cupid On the title
page is an enchanting little fellow, and the
steel and full-page wood engravings are
beautiful. The opening illustrated srticle,
Some Ice Carnival Sketches" is in Har-
riet Latham's sprightliest vein. "A Prob
lem Never Solved is the best story we
have ever read from Edgar Fawcett's fscile
pen. From Christmas to Christmas is a
capital tale with a series of admirable il
lustrations. Along Lake Como is an
other finely illustrated paper. These are
only few of the numbers attractions.
Lucy H. Hooper's Paris letter gives the
newest fashion chit chat, and the colored
plate and other designs the latest styles for
outdoor and home wear. The needle-work
department teens with designs for holiday
gifts. AS ladies' periodical Peterson"
out rivals all others.
"Harpers Weekly" for November h.
had for leading editorials: The Comedy
of the Campaign" Mr.. Lincon's Letter"
Mechanics as Arguments" THE Ameri-
can System" The Census in New York"
Other papers were: Canada and the
Canadians" by Hon. ]. w. Longley, At
torney General of Nova Scotia; Eating
and Drinking in London" by Julian
Ralph; Mr. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Stanley
with portraits); George Washington
Smalley," by EdmundC. Stedman; Hard
ing's Vagary," a story, by Wallis Elder
field. The Malta i'll New Orleans The
Manhattan Athletic Club" by Charles P.
Sawyer; Around the Capitol" with three
Illustrations drawn by W. I. Smedley;
pictures from the German Maneuvers,"
by Poultney Bigelow; Farming" by R. K.
Munkittrick. The number was hand
somely illustrated.
"Harper's Bazaar" for November Z, 1890,
has Family Finance" with the Witch
hazel: New York Fashions" Evening
Toilettes;' Paris Fashions" by Emme-
line Raymond; Cloth Costumes" with IL
Illustrations; "Doilies;;" "Love at Home" by
Agnes B. Ormsbee; THE Three Demands, u
by Thomas Wentworth Higginson; "a Bit
of Leaven," by Lizzie Margaret Knapp;
Her Love and His Life" by F. W. Robin
son. The Illustrations were: "All Saints
Day in France" engraved by Cb. Baude
from the painting by Friant, in the Lux
embourg; The Missing Boat" engraved by
Oh. Baude from the painting by Souza.
Pinto, in the Paris Salon, 1890; "Old
Friends" from the picture by w. HIGGINS;
Bringing Home the Stays" from the
painting by Carl Haag.
The next two numbers of "Harper's
Weekly" will con tain new story by Rud'
ward Kipling, entitled The Record Of
Badalia Hercdsfoot" This will be found
a remarkable production for various rea-
sons 1t is the first story of Mr.. Kipling'
in which the scenes and characters are
entirely English; it is strongly realistic
study of cial conditions which are sci
dom treated with so much force and di'
rectness, and it is an extraordinary com
nation of grim humor, deep pathos, anc
incisive satire. Altogether, it will be re-
cognized as one of the most characteristic
productions of highly original mind.
"Harper's Young People" for November
IL, 1890, hal: "Campmates, Story Of the
Plains" by Kirk Munroe; Little Louise,
By Helen L. Churchill; That Willow
Cone" by William Hamilton Gibson
"Jesses Red Petticoat," by NJ. l. Bisland
The snd Baby Express Company by
Elizabeth Greenleaf; The Angels Watch,
illustrated poem; Football Memories" by
Charles o. Gill; Much Shall Have Nor
and Little Shall Have Less" By Howard
Pyle; The Postoffice Box humorous
stories aud pictures.
The Typical Lesson for Mothers and Kin
dergartners in The kindergarten" (Chi
cago) for November, carry forward practi
cally and conyincingly the thought, "B!
IL. 10 H.,