The record-union., 1891-10-30
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


twenty-second year. Mr.. Coles engrav-
ings OF the masterpieces of the Italian
painters reaches a climax in full-page
blocks. The feature likely to attract most
attention is the new novel, 1.-The Maui
lahka," by Rudyard Kipling and VOL
colt Balestier, the latter well-known
American. John Muir, the California
naturalist, contributes the first fully
illustrated description which has been
made of the great canyon of the South
Fork of Kings River. The death OF
Lowell is commemorated by paper OF
literary criticism by George h. Wood
berry, the newly appointed Professor Oh
English Poetry at Columbia College.
The New York Club of actors, drama
lists and others, founded by Edwin
Booth, Under the name of 1.-The Players" /"
is the subject of an illustrated article by
Brander Matthews. Edgar w. Nye con-
tributes to this number the first of sew
eral of his autobiographies, the present
one being the autobiography of Justice
of the Peace" A paper on the 'San
Francisco Vigilance Committee, is by
William T. Coleman. A number OF
"Mazzini's Letters to an English Fam
lily" are printed in this number. Pro-
fessor Wilbur Fisk Tillett writes upon
Southern Womanhood as Affected by
the War" Adolf Menzel, the German
artist, is the subject of sketch by Carl
MARI. Frank D. Millett, Nice-President
of the American Academy of Design,
considers the question, What are Amer
leans Doing in Art?'' This number con-
tains three short stories-"H How the Old
Folks Won the Oaks" by J. j. Eakins,
illustrated by Helmick; "The Majors s
Appointment" by Mrs. Julia Schayer,
illustrated by Gibson, and "a Theft Con-
doned," by Miss Gertrude Smith. An
article of timeliness by Professor w. o.
Atwater of Wesleyan University treats OF
1.-The Food Supply of the Future" In
the editorial department, Topics of the
Time." the financial series is continued
with an article on "Michigan's Wildcat
Banks" of 1887, and other articles are
Corrupt Practices Legislation in 1891"
and ''LowelPs Legacy to His Country"
In "Open Letters George @. Mackenzie
sets forth ''California's Interest in Yo-
semitic Reform" Monsieur Nianesl,
musical director of the French National
Academy of Music, and leader OF the
Metropolitan Opera, writes of The Paris
Opera.' Mrs. Van Rensselaer, writes
briefly of Mr.. Boughton, and room is
found tor ga Roman Catholics View OF
Sister Dolorosa."
"Harper's Magazine" for November
opens with a strikingly original Thanks
Woman by Hezekiah ButterwOrth, and
illustrated by w. T. Smedly. Constance
Fenimore Woolson's second paper on
"Cairo in $780," appears. Julian Ralph
contributes a sketch of the far Northwest,
entitled Dan Dunn's Outfit" which
Frederic Remington illustrates. The
series of Letters of Charles Dickens TO
Wilkie Collins" edited by Laurence Hut
ton, comes to an end. An apprecigtive
paper, with portraits and illustrations,
on the character and career of Stonewall
Jackson, is by the Rev. Henry NJ. Field,
ID. d. 1.-The Treatment of Cancers and
Other Tumors'' is discussed in a brief
article by Drs. B. Farquhar Curtis and
William T.. Bull. Arthur Silva White,
T. r. S. E., Secretary of the Royal Scot
tish Geographical Society, presents some
striking facts relating to the occupancy
and development of Africa by the Euro
pean Powers. An amusing dialect story,
''The Widder Johnsing," is by Ruth Nc
Emery Stuart. Walter Besant's series OF
illustrated papers on London is contin-
Ued. There are poems by William Dean
Howells, Amelie Rives and Eliza Calvert
Hall. George William Curtis writes OF
the recent patriotic celebration at Ben
nington; William Dean Howells, in the
Editors Study. asks why we have not a
national literature; and Charles Dudley
Warner opens the Editors Drawer with
some pleasant illusions to the tall girl. +"
The first number of the nineteenth vol
ume of ''St. Nicholas (November) con-
tains the beginning of serial for boys,
Paulding." 'iThe Barber of Sari-Ann," f"
is by Jack Bennett. The author, having
in the preceding number taught the
readers how to make silhouettes, in this
shows his credentials by producing eX-
ceedingly funny illustrations. Another
clever bit of work is ''Launcelot's Tow
err" by Marjorie Richardson. ''The
IL ID r.. y =
pathetic story of country wait. c. III.
Palmer, an English writer, tells the his
tory of THE Sea-Fight Off the Azores"
in more detail than is permissible in
Tennyson's ballad, 1.-The Revenge -
Birch illustrates the article with spirit
and accuracy. In another descriptive
sketch Lucie A. Ferguson relates the
by Rail-" and G. Il. Hill has made the
journey vivid by skillful pen-and-ink
drawings. Lieutenant Schwatka de-
scribeS another kind of travel, "A Dash
with Dogs for Life or Death" PRO
fessor Chipmunk's Surprising Adven-
ture," by Tudor jerks, tells the tale of a
captured chipmunk from his own point
of view. charming poem, by Mildred
Howells, suggests an equally delightful
frontispiece by Birch; the "Tee- VAIN
Folks-Stories' are continued, and all the
chinks and crevices are neatly filled with
stories, bits of verse, pictures, and help
ful notions of all kinds.
The November number Of "CasselPs
Family Magazine" is very attractive.
Ida J. Lemons serial, THAT Little
Woman" is already ingratiated in the
"rhe Quaker Grip sharp race for popu-
larity. Among the Scillies' is pictur-
esque account of picturesque country,
which is followed by capital story
called Uncle Johns Prize Chrysanthe-
NUNS" A pretty poem, "The Least
Frequented Way" by j. r. Eastwood,
accompanies the frontispiece. This is
illustrated story. when George the
Second was King is an illustrated article
setting forth the manners and customs of
the days of hooped skirts and knee
breeches. ''Mr. Smith in His New
Home" is new chapter about our old
favorite, for no dog is better known to the
readers of ''Cassell's Family Magazine"
than Mr.. Smith" MY Sisters Secret, y
q short story, pTecedes the second paper
on "The Frightening of Three Dreary
Back ROOMS" from which the reader
will get some useful hints. Stories. music,
poetry, the fashions and "A welI-filled
"Gatherer" go TO the making UP of an
entertaining number of this entertaining
magazine. Cassell Publishing Company,
10 cents number, 81 80 year in advance.
The November number of Outing is
strong in number and beauty of illustra-
uons and variety of interesting reading
matter. This magazine has improved
rapidly of late. The November number
has with the Humboldt Trappers," by
Charles Howard Shinn; Field Trial
Winners OF 1907 lcontinuedl by L. III.
Morris; "Harry's Career at Yale'' (con-
tinuedl, by John Seymour Wood: "A
Cohutta Valley Shooting Match" by
VIII y. Harden; "Reminiscences of Irish
Sport" by I. Murphy; "Fox Shooting
in the Hudson Highlands" by w. +.
Pace: "Orthochromatic Films aud