The record-union., 1891-11-21

Sick Children Nursery Table, ''Nur-
sery Helps and Novelties and Nursery
Problems furnish useful hints and adj
vice concerning the many perplexing
questions which parents of young chill
dren have to solve. In the Parliament"
the mothers discuss the habit of eating
between meals,n the homesickness of
children, the baby's photograph, etc.
Babyhood Publishing Company, Beck
man street, New York.
The English Illustrated Magazine"
Tor November (Macmillan & Co., New
York. has this table of contents: Hat
field House," by Mrs. Marwood Tucker
NEE Beresford Hope, illustrated; Rug
by SCHOOL, by Lees Knowles. Nj. p,
Confession" by Violet Fame, illustrated
by T.J. Dalgliesh; Carlyle and Ruskin,"
two letters), portrait of Thomas Carlyle;
Hockey" by Francis Provost, Illus
trated; Three Portraits of Milton" by
Ven. Arehdeacon Farrar, d. D., illus
trated; ''The Use Of the Lathe" by w.
A. S. Benson, illustrated; "A Strange
trated by w. II. Overend; sfArt Notes
from Australia by Gilbert Parker.
"Harper's Bazar'' of November 18th is
Thanksgiving number, and contains a
rich variety of stories, poems and other
articles appropriate to the occasion. One
OF the chief attractions is q poem by The
ron Brown, illustrated by Howard Pyle,
describing THE First Thanksgiving in
New England, 1921. There is also the
first part of story by Louise Stockton.
THE Trouble | Took for Ben," illus
trated by Rosina Emmet Sherwood:
brilliant short story by w. S. Moody,
November Roses" illustrated by Alice
Barber Stephens, and valuable article
by Helen Watterson on "The Upbuild1ng
of a Home"
Among the most interesting features of
the last number of "Harper's Weekly''
is an article on German Cavalry Train
ing" written by Lieutenant Powhatan
Clark, y. S. A., now with the German
cavalry. Striking illustrations by Rem
ipgton add to the interest and value of
this article. Another important paper is
a description of the Coast Defenses
about New London" by George Parsons
Lathrop, appropriately illustrated. There
are portraits in this number of all the
newly-elected Governors, together with
editorial comments on the late elections
Among the magazines for December
'Peterson's" is one of the earliest and
the best. This closing number of it's fif-
tleth year is rich in illustrations and lit
erary matter Howard SeeIey's 1.-TWO
Bellies of the Border" Idle Days at st.
Augustine" and My Husbands Cousin''
are good papers. The fashion department
commends itself tor practical character
New writers Of well-known ability and
new features are announced for 1892
"Peterson's Magazine Philadelphia.
'Harper's Young People" makes the
very timely offer of portraits of Christie
pher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci-
the discoverer of America and the man
who gave it its name-free to all those
who are on January 81, 1892, subscribers to
the Young People, by the year or regu-
lar purchasers oft by the week. These
portraits are on paper suitable for franz
ing, and are capital for ones room, for
schools, Libraries and reading clubs, and
just the thing for the Columbia year.
The Sanitary Era" continues to be one
of our most valued exchanges. The No
vember number is rich in its variety and
eXcites admiration by the vigor and fear
lessness with which it assaults evils and
champions sanitary reform. w. c..
Conant, New York, proprietor.