The record-union., 1891-08-06
new PUBLICATIONS.

The Century for August has double
frontispiece consisting of portraits of the
Emperor and Empress of Germany, with
a candidly written paper, by Poultney
Bigeiow, on the German Emperor. A
paper by Gustav Kobbe deals with Life
on the South Shoal Lightship." The
artist Pennell contributes an illustrated
paper on play in Provence" Another
artist contributor is George Wharton Ed
wards, who in "Moglashen' gives hu-
morous character-study. To the Califor-
MIA series Willard B. Farwell contributes
paper on the 'Cape Horn Route"
Adapting itself to the summer season,
stories-"The White Crown" by Her
bert d. Ward; 'The Little Renault," by
Mary Hartwell Catherwood; "a Com
mon Story by Wolcott Balestier; and
1.-THE Clown and the Missionary" by
Viola Roseboro. '"The Press as Il News
Gatherern is the subject OF a paper by
William Henry Smith. Mr.. Smith prints
some novel evidence that the British
Government in the earlier years of the
century was accustomed Systematically
to suborn the press. The literary feature
of the number is a paper by the Rev.
Henry Van Dyke on THE Study Of Ten
nyson." .Our Summer Migration-A
Social Study" is 4 suggestive article by
painting, lie Crepuscule," is followed in
''Open Letters" by some account of the
artist by w. n. Coffin; "O1cn Letters
contain reply by j. T. Derry, an eN-
Confederate, to General I. y. Doige's
paper on ''Ealor and Skill III the Civil
VAR" to which General Dodge makes &
brief rejoinder; other subjects briefly
discussed include ''1he Treatment Of IN
ebriates," and docs 'Vivisection Help?'
and room is given to Edwin De Leon to
make denial of the charges made by Mr.
Bigelow in his paper on "The Confederate
DipIomatists." The Argentine Cheap
Money Paradise is discussed cditoriaiy
| in Topics OF the Time.' Other subjects
are Tho Lottery's Last DitGh,i and
Orthodoxy and Liberty"
AS if in answer to the hostility of con-
seryative thought to woman'S progress m
the intellectual or educational sphere, the
| Arena" Tor August presents no less than
eight leading papers from representative
thinkers among women Of America and
BuIOpe, discussing political, educational,
socia, sociological, economic and Scien-
tific themes, with two literary papers, one
by Miss Amelia B. Edwards, the Egypt
ologist and novelist. An excellent pos
trait of Miss Edwards accompanies this
paper. The other, semi-histOrical story
Of Tennessee, entitled "Old HicIlory's
Ball." by tie young Southern author,
Miss VIII Alien Dromgooie. The heavier
essays by women are, '"Ehe Unity of
| Germany" by Nine. Blaze de Bury:
where Shall Lasting Progress Begin?''
by Elizabeth CadY Stanton. \ very fine
portrait of Mrs. Stanton forms a 1rOntiS-
piece of this number Individuality in
I Education" by Professor Mary l.. Dick
inson; Psychic Experiences" by sara
a. Underwood, with introduction by
Benz. L. Underwood; working Women
of To-day" by Helen Campbell and "A
| Decade Of Retrogression," by Florence
Kelley Wischnewetzky. Never before
III the history Of any great review has
! there appeared such brilliant cOterie Of
| women discussing such varied themes az
! appears in the "Arena"; indeed hereto
fore reviews have fought shy Of women
/ contributors, rarely having more than
| one or two topics discussed by them in a
/ single issue, but the Arena" from the
! beginning, has thrown its pages open TO
/ women, and in every way has cham
! pioned all movements looking toward a
/ broader freedom and a more enlarged
! sphere for Womanhood, which is not sur
/ prising to one who reads Mr.. Flower 5
/ editorial on The Era of Woman" IN this
! issue. Among the men who ably discuss
| problems are c. Wood Davis, in favor of
national ownership of railways; Rev.
! NiiuOt }, SaVage'S answer to Francis Bel
! Iamy's defense Of Natioualism; r. B.
! Hassall presents the cause of the Far
mers' Alliance. The August Arena" is
! certainly brilliant and unique.
"Harper's Magazine for August opens
! with an interesting paper on New Xea-
| land" by Professor George NJ. Grant.
Numerous illustrations from photo
/ graphs and from drawings make this
article doubly attractive. ]. II. Rosny,
! one of the most brilliant of the new
| French writers, contributes a timely and
striking article on the 'Nihilists III
! Paris" Montgomery Schuyler, in the
! opening paper OF series of ''Glimpses OF
! Western Architecture" describes some
| of the monumental buildings OF Chicago.
J Ecclesiastical London in the Times OF
the Plantagenets," is the subject OF
| Walter Besant's third article on London.
| A unique and attractive paper on ''Sorne
! Dodge, appears and concludes a series.
Professor w. 6. Blaikie contributes new
and interesting matter about Lord
| Byron's Early School Days" DR.. An
drew Wilson, F.R.S.E f., discusses the
! troublesome question, "What is Inheri-
| tance?' John w. Clampitt gives an ac-
count of the work of 1.-The Vigilantes in
California, Idaho and Montana" The
fiction of the number includes the con-
! tinuation of w. ID. Howell's story, AN
Imperative Duty" and of George du
| Maurier's Peter Ibbetson'; short
sketch entitled Luck" by Mark Twain,
and "Zan Zoo," a strangely interesting
story of South Africa, by George Heath.
| Poems are by Kate Putnam Osgood.
Mamie Mayo Fitzhugh, and Julia G. r.
! Dorr. The number is richly illustrated.
A good and timely table of contents,
! especially adaptable to midsummer read
| ing, is presented by the New England
! Magazine" tBoston). for August. Colo
| mel Albert Clarke opens the number with
a bright and instructive account of the
State of Vermont. "A Side Issue Of the
Campaign is a clever story by Mary E.
! Brush The Harvard Essays" are
above the average of such contributions
TO literature. Charles Lewis SIattery
| says something worth the saying in an
original and piquant fashion, in Rem
edy for American Philistinism." "The
| Birthplace of Hannibal Hamlin," is a
little descriptive sketch of Paris, Me-, es-
| pecially interesting at this time, written
by Charles E. Waterman. William
| Howe Downes contributes a paper on
THE Literature of the White Mount
aims" Eliza Orne White, has pretty
story in Commonplace Carrie W. D.
| McCracken furnishes sanintereSting paper
on ''The Rise of the Swiss Contedera-
ton" bennington and its Battle" by
| Edwin A. Start, is an historical retro
spect n. FL. Chamberlain contributes
I'm the Footprints ofBurgoyne's Army
| w. Blackburn Harte chats pleasantly in
a department called about Books"
The August Magazine of American
History'' is rich midsummer number
1t opens with 1.-THE Spartans of Paris, y
| by General Meredith Head. An excellent
picture of the great editor and author NJ
| Arsene Houssaye, forms welcome
frontispiece. 1.-The Fifteenth State" by
John l.. Heaton, gives information of eX-
ceptional interest in relation to the settle
ment of Kentucky; The Beginnings ol
the City of ST. Joseph by Judge Will
lam A. Wood; THE Right Reverend
! Snn11nl prnucnSt n Ii Eirrt Rirhr,, %.