The record-union., 1891-05-01
new PUBLICATIONS.

A story of unusual power and strange
plot will begin in the May "Cosmopoli-
tan" and run through three numbers:
The story of man, who three times in
his life undertakes to paint Jesus. AS a
young painter full of health and life, full
of joy, he puts on his canvas, a Greek
ideal of strength and beauty; Just as the
picture is on the point of completion, he
learns TO love a beautiful woman who re-
turns his passion. After weeks at her
feet he returns to his studio one day, and
is filled with disappointment when he
gaZes upon the face of the Christ. 1t is
the face of beautiful heathen god bear
ing no impress of that divine love which
the painter now knows must belong
there. His canvas is turned to the wall,
and inspired by love he sets to work
upon the image of a new Christ, who
would be God of Love. Again his pic
ture is completed when the second great
change comes over his life. She whom
he adores turns from him to give her love
TO the PruSsian officer whose Greek
beauty had been the model for his first
picture. Going back to work under the
shadow of this deep sorrow, he looks
upon the face of Christ upon his easel,
and sees that once more he has failed.
There is the beautiful face irradiating
love, but there is not upon ii the refining
touch of sorrow that must have been-in
the face of Him who was "a man of sor
WAS this wanting. He must set to work
again, and paint not only the beauty of
the Divine Perfection, and the love that
embraced all mankind but the Sorrow of
the Man God. The author, Hjalmer
HjOrth Boyesen, thinks he has given the
best work Of his life in this singular
story. Two other pieces Of fiction attract
attention; two war stories by men who
have been in the thick Of the fight, one
by Archibald Forbes, and the other by
Albion w. Tourgee. The illustrations OF
all three are something unusual. BOye-
sens story, illustrated by WenZell, so
well known through the pages of "Lite;'
Forbes story, by Frederic Nilliers, an
other famous war correspondent and ar
tist, ami TOurgee's story by Zogbaum. In
addition to its strong fiction, this number
contains beautifully illustrated article
on the "Cleopatras of the Stage;'' another
OF New Philadelphia. Some wonderful
flash-light photographs illustrate the un-
derground workings of a 'LeadVille Sill
yer Mine" Kennels and Kennel Clubs" p"
and ''Dr. Koch and his Lymph" by one
who went to Berlin to study the subject,
are two articles with numerous illuStra-
tions. Cosmopolitan Publishing Com
pany, Madison Square, New York;
The May Century" begins a new vol
ume, with several new features of what
the Century" calls its summer cam
pdlEu. Inc LII, Dy
IL. Stockton, is one of the principal OF
these new features. The Inn itself is
carefully depicted in a picture, the joint
product of the artistic skill and ingenuity
of both the author and Mr.. Frost. The
long promised papers two in number) on
the Court of the Car Nicholas |. are be-
gun. the frOntiSpieCe Of the magazine be-
ing portrait of the Emperor Nicholas.
These papers are by the late George
Niiffiin Dallas. Pioneer Mining Life
IN California" is q description from per-
sonal experience of adventures and min
ing methods in lS49 on the tributaries OF
the Sacramento River and of the Trinity.
1t is n day-tO-day description Of the con-
ditiOns of mining life in 40 and 80. The
writer is Hon. +. G. Waite, Secretary OF
State of California, with illustrations of a
typical character. Mrs. Amelia Gere
Mason's articles on the ''SalonS Of the
Empire and Restoration" are concluded.
+. Hopkinson Smith, who made a
special trip TO Bulgaria to gather
impressions for the Century" entities
his paper "A Bulgarian Opera BoufTe." ;"
The first article in the number is q paper
by c. +. Holder, entitled ''Game-Eishes
of the Florida Reef" EX-Minister John
Blgelow gives chapter Of secret history
which he calls "The Confederate DipIO-
matists and their Shirt Of Nessus" Mr.
Fraser of the Century Art Department
prefaces with few words novel feature
OF magazine illustration, namely, a little
picture-gallery taken from recent ''EX-
hibition Of Artists Scraps and Sketches" 8"
Other interesting papers are those on
Visible sound Margaret Watts
Hughes, with comment by Mrs. :. B.
Herrick. The literary paper of the num-
Der is by Miss Josephine Lazarus, an in
teresting study of the character and ca
reer of the late Louise May AIcott. The
portraits are given of Miss Alcott and
her father. The Century" includes fur
ther chapters of DR.. Eggleston's Faith
Doctor" the story "Old Gus lawson"
by Richard Malcolm Johnston; and In
Beaver Cove" by Matt. Grim. The
poetry Of the number is by O. c. Au-
ringer, Robert Underwood johnson,
Maurice Francis Egan, John II. Boner,
Francis Louise Bushnell, Mary Ange De
We're, Grace DEMO Litchtield and others.
In Topics of the Time are discussed
the accomplishment of international
copyright, the new law being analyzed
and explained; Lobby Evils and Rene
Dies" National Conference of Charities
and Corrections" and AN American
Cheap Money Experiment"
''St. Nicholas for May presents a very
tempting table Of contents, beginning
with an imaginative poem, 'Morning," /"
by the late Emily Dickinson, whose work
has been so cordially praised by the crit
les. Nora Perry's Siege of Calais" a
ballad with striking illustrations by
Birch, will delight little students of
history, who viii also read the second
paper on THE Land Of Pluck by Mrs.
Dodge, with keen delight, supplemented
as II IS by two very interesting letters on
Holland, III the Lctter-bOX Department.
j. .. Davidson, the marine artist, has
written and fully illustrated a short serial
OF adventure entitled, "Chan Ok, which
describes the capture of a noted Chinese
pirate Of the present day; it is based on
TACT, and, indeed, but a few months ago a
steamer was destroyed by these piraticaI
Chinese outlaws in the very waters
wherein the action is supposed 10 take
place. The excellent serials by Trow-
bridge and Noah Brooks are continued
Among other attractions we find clever
bit of verse with pictures by Margaret
Johnson, in which children of different
nationalities oXtol their native foods; a
verse by John Albee called THE Man
ners OF Sheep" an allegory, "a Lesson
in Happiness" by w. j. Henderson:
My Microscope" an article on some
interesting objects in minute life, by NJ.
y Norstell; an amusing dialogue by
OIIYer HerfOrd, The Professor and the
White Violet" and two slightly didactic
pieces, "A Turning-Point," and "A
Diet Of Candy" wherein the young reader
may find food for reelection sugar
sprlnkled with fiction. The departments.
ana the usuaI delightful Jlngles and plct-
urcs tucked in between the longer stories
and poems, force one TO confess that est.
Nicholas not only gives good measure,
but generously inserts small extra bits
wherever space can be found. In short
il is one of the few periodicals in the
world which it is a pleasure to read right
through from cover TO coyer.'
'Harper's Magazine" for May opens
with the first of a series of attractive pa
pers on Tine Warwickshire Avon. :" bv
a. 7. Quiller Couch, superbly illustrated.
The venerable Z. W. Farrar, Archdeacon