The record-union., 1891-01-11
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


ever produced in an American magazine
appears in the January number of the
Cosmopolitan" 1t is reproduction in
colors of Francois Flemeng's famous pic
ture 1.-The Cake Seller" 1t is one of the
most charming of subjects. The Sos
its frontispieces and this very much ex-
cells its previous efforts. The "Cosmopoli-
tam claims that it ran up from a 5000
edition at the close of 1888, to 100000
copies December, 1890. This remarkable
increase has kept pace with the change in
the character of the names which ap-
peared upon its table of contents. Among
those for January are Mrs. Van Rens-
selaer Cruger, Frank Dempster Sherman,
Henry George, William FL. Rideing,
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, Edward Ever
EFT Hale, Gertrude Franklin Atherton,
Murat Halstead, John j. a'Becket, Col.
Charles w. Larned, T.. o. G.. barley post
humous), Elizabeth Bisland, probably as
strong q collection of names as ever ap-
peared in any number of an illustrated
magazine in this country. The number
contains the first of two parts Of Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Cruger's novel, Mademoiselle
Reseda. Another paper is from the pen
of Miss Bisland, describing a visit to the
Peoples Palace in London. A most in
teresting posthumous paper by f. o. C..
barley, with his own illustrations, is also
given. A'Becket's clever story, "Don
Gracias," is illustrated in novel man
ner, the well-known actors, Sothern and
Miss Harmed, having consented to pose
for the situations of the novel, the results
being reproduced in photogravure.
(. Mrs. Burton Harrison, whose fame has
been greatly enhanced by her "Anglo-
maniacs," is the subject of the engraved
protrait in the January Book Buyer"
The accompanying sketch of Mrs. Harri-
sons life proves entertaining. The paper
suggesting titles for a $500 library, made
up of either historical or biographical
works, which the publishers offer to the
winner of the grand prize in the scheme
which was explained in the Christmas
number. The prize, q library of books to
the value of $500, selected from the cata-
logues of any American publishers, is
certainly one to spur booklovers to ex-
traordinary exertions. The other features
of the Book Buyer" the illustrations,
reviews, sketches, readings, answers to
correspondents, etc., are as readable and
entertaining as usual.-Charles Scribner's
Sons, New York.
The Bancroft Company, San Francisco,
has just issued the most complete and
elaborate railway, stage and shippers
manual that has ever appeared upon the
Pacific coast. 1t is simply exhaustive,
and every possible detail that can be of
interest to shippers or travellers is set
forth. We like the arrangement of the
work. 1t has been made up in divisions
of roads and routes, not by classifying
places alphabetically after the old style.
In that respect it is an infinite improve
ment. Certainly no guide-book SO COM
plete, so fully meeting every possible
reasonable desire for Information, has
ever before been presented to the public
of the Pacific.
The Bancroft Company, San Francisco,
has its "San Francisco Blue Book and
Pacific Coast Elite Directory for the
season of lS90-91. 1t contains the fash
ionable private address and ladies' visit
ing and shopping guide. 1t gives the
San Francisco, reception days, club lists,
etc, and includes those of a number of
interior towns and cities and OF the Cali
fornia Colony in New York.
''Little's Living Age'' for January Sd
Nittle d Co., Boston,, is made up of pa
pers from the Contemporary Review"
''Murray's Magazine" The Quarterly"
Bar" 1.-The Gentleman's Magazine" and
''The Speaker" The ''Age'' gives weekly
to its readers the cream of the English
magazines and reviews. 1t is an admir-
able journal and one of the oldest in the
nation.
idle Hours is volume of very happy
verse, by w. Dewitt Wallace, from the
press of G. p. Putnam's Sons, New York;
The Bancroft Company, San Francisco
Mr.. Wallace has true poetic spirit. There
are as yet some evidences of want of
care, some STOPPING to common phrases
and subjects, but on the whole we should
say that Mr.. Wallace is poet with the
inspiration of true genius.
DR.. Edward Brooks, A. NJ, has through
the Pennsylvania Publishing Company,
issued handsome octave volume that
tells 1.-THE Story of Had, or the Siege of
Troy" for boys and girls. It is we'll
told translation of the Homeric narrative
and poem, and will serve well to intro
duce youth to classical reading.
"Our Little Ones and the Nursery''
Russell Publishing Company, BOSTON,,
makes its January number a holiday is
sue. 1t is handsomely illustrated and
well filled with excellent matter for the
very young.
OF the Riverside Paper Series'' we
have from Houghton, Miffiin d Co., Bos-
ton, Henry James Jr.'s novel "Confi-
dence." 1t is the seventh edition of the
novel.