The record-union., 1891-12-04
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Inc nedTL OF woman must De pleased
with the Chistmas Ladies' Home Jour
nal,o in every respect a model issue.
Under beautiful new cover is given a
wealth of good material. Mamie Dick
ems, the favorite daughter of the great
novelist, contributes the first story ever
written by her. Amelia E. Barr has a
deIghtful article on when l Was a
STRIP; Mrs. Burton Harrison treats
social Life in New York;; christmas
on an Old Plantation is told by Re
becca Cameron; Adelina Patti, Edna
Lyail, Mamie Dickens, Lady Mackenzie,
Mrs. Kendall wrote Christmas greetings
TO American women; 1.-THE Girl Who
Loves to Sing" is told how to train her
voice, by Clementine de We're, Minnie
Louise Natali; Hezekiah Butterworth
has long Christmas poem, superbly
illustrated by w. l.. Taylor; the Prin-
cess Bismarck is sketched in Unknown
Wives OF Well known Men," while Miss
Winnie Davis, daughter of Jefferson
Davis, is photographed and sketched
under Clever Daughters of Clever Mem;
there is sweet Christmas story entitled,
"A Christmas Grip; Palmer Cox max es
his famous Brownies have a glorious
Christmas tree; Mrs. Henry Ward
Beecher continues her glimpses of ''Mr.
Ialmage, Maria Parloa, Margaret Bot
tome, Isabel Mallon and all the sixteen
editors of the Journal crowd their de-
partments with the brightest and most
readable matter. There is practically no
end to the delight in such magazine as
this, and when its price of 10 cents is con-
sidered, the marvel increases. Twelve
such journals are given for 81 year, by
the Curtis Publishing Company of Phila-
delphia.
For the first time in its history 1.-THE
Magazine Of Art'' gives it's readers col
ored frontispiece. The process is called
chromotypograyure. "a Breezy Day"
by H. E. Detmold, is the picture chosen.
The opening article of the number is
The Mystery of Holbein's 'Embassa-
dors'," by w. Fred Dickes. ''Where to
Draw the Line: A Word to Students" by
L. Woolner RIA. A page is given to a
reproduction of w. II. Y. Titcomb's
Primitive Methodists." 1.-The CoIlec-
ton of Mr.. Alexander Henderson," is by
Walter Shaw-Sparrow. Linley Sam
bourne gives the first of two papers on
Political Cartoons" which has portraits
of two of the most famous political car
toonists-Thomas Rowlands0n and James
Gillray. The late Richard Redgrave of
the Royal Academy is the subject of an
illustrated paper, and there is an article
on Recent Honiton Lace.o The new de-
partment, Our Illustrated Note Book !"
appears. 1t is proposed in this depart
ment to include portraits of artists whose
names, through noteW orthy achievement
through death or other causes, NAV be
brought prominently before the public
new statues and monuments set UP,
buildings Of architectural importance and
artistic interest; pictures and works of
art freshly acquired by our national and
public galleries and bodies: artistic old
houses condemned to destruction: OBJ
Jects OF meritorious art-workmanship
prepared for presentation, and artistic
productions generally of unusual beauty
in all sections of the applied arts. After
this come the notes of the art world both
here and abroad. Casseu Publishing
Company, New York and London.
The "North American Review" for
December New York; has these re-
views, essays and notes: Thoughts on
the Negro Problem" by James Bryce,
M. P; The Three Philanthropists," Col
onel K. G. Ingersoll; 'The Benefits of
War;" Admiral S. B. Luce, L. S. n: "a
Great Statistical Investigation" Hon.
Carroll d. Wright, United States Com
missioner of Labor; SIS Corporal Pun
ishment Degrading?' The Dean of St
| PauPs, London; Italy and the Pope.
H." ex-Prime Minister Crispi: "Rail-
way Rates" General Horace Porter;
The Workingman and Free Silver" T.
! V. Powderly; "The Quorum in Euro
pean Legislatures" by Theodore Stan
ton, with letters from NJ. Louis Ruchon-
net, eX-President Of the Swiss Confedera-
ton; Herr Won Levetzow, President of
the German Reichstag; M. Henri Bris-
son, eX-President of the French Cham
| Der Of Deputies; NJ. Jules Melin, ex-Min-
| lister of Agriculture; NJ. Sofus Hogsbro.
President of the Danish FolkIthing; Sig
nor Chiavassa of the italian Senate and
others; "Football-Sport and Training"
Joseph Hamblen Sears; "Do Americans
| Love Money!" Junius Henri Browne:
| The Poor Man at Harvard" A "Grind":
My Gold Cure" DR.. Leslie E. Kelley:
''Jewish Soldiers in the Union Army.''
j. NJ. Rogers.
The useful applications of science are
especially prominent in the Popular
Science Monthly for December. a
copiously illustrated paper by Edwin A.
Barber is "The Rise of the Pottery In
dustry." P. D. Ross contributes a de-
scription of ''Typecasting Machines
which bid fair to revolutionize the print
ing trade. Professor G.. l.. Goodale's ad-
dress on "The Possibilities of Economic
Botany" is concluded. There is an essay
| by Professor E. P. Evans on Progress
and Perfectibility in the Lower AMI
mails" Dr. Wesley Mills has an article
in the same field on 1.-The Training of
| Dogs" Rev. j. w. Quinby gives a strik-
! ing exhortation to breathe Pure Air.u
The last of Professor Frederick Starts
! illustrated dress articles deals with "Re-
! V
| Connecticut is by Professor w. M.
| Davis. j.. B. Mann has an article on
Silk Dresses and Eight Hours Work.
Dust is by j. G. Mcpherson. The por-
trait and sketch represent Mendeleef the
Russian chemist. New York, D. Apple
ton Company.
The Christmas number of Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly" 1IO Fifth avenue.
New ork) Is at hand. It is profusely
illustrated and contains great quantity
| OF choice wholesome reading matter.
| There is so much of it that we can men
| ton only "a few of the more important
articles: "The Red Shield; the Romance
of the First Rothschild," by Joaquin Mil
! Ter; 1.-The Holy Places; Why They Re-
main in the Hands of the Turks" by
Edwin De Leon; ''Seminoles at Home,h
| by Caroline Washburn lockwood: 1.-THE
Queen of Christmas" by M. C. Williams;
'Spurgeon," by Ferdinand c.. Iglehart.
D. d.; Animal Training and Animal
Intelligence" by Ernest Ingersoll 1.-The
Terrible Magic Lantern" by David Ker:
"Agassiz at Cambridge" by Clara Co
nant Gibson; Unseen Worlds" by j.
| Carter Beard; christmas and Its Lore
| by Lottie McIlvain Moore; Mature
Love in American Literature," by the
| Rev. Hilderic Friend.
The New England Magazine for De-
eember has these papers, many of them
fully illustrated: Canadian Journalists
and Journalism" by Walter Blackburn
Hart; Randolph of Roanoke" Albert
G. Evans; Phyllis" Henry Cleveland
| Wood; Brunswick and Bowdoin Col
| lege," Charles Lewis Slattery; 'Parnell,''
It. H. Farnham; ''The Odor of Sanctity.r
Ellen Marvin aeaton; Winter" Julie
NJ. Lippmann; "Black and White" Lille
B. Chase Wyman; Mozart and Mendels-
sohn,'' Zitella Cooke; Pen Pictures of
the Bosphorus," Alfred d. f. Hamlin: