The record-union., 1891-10-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Decked in new artistic Thanksgiving
cover, the November Ladies' Home
Journal comes as the first reminder that
the holidays are approaching. Whether
one reads Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher's
second reminiscent paper Of Mr.. Beecher
as Knew Him." or listens to Delmonico,
the caterer, as he tells how to set a table
and arrange dinner; or to Russell Sage,
the New York financier, as he describes.
for mothers, ''The Boy That Is Wanted;
in business to-day-each feature is good.
A whole page most timely illustrates GA
Group of Pretty Dolls" and tells how to
make them; Max O'RelPs wife is
sketched in the series of unknown
Wives of Well-Known Mem; Rachel
Sherman, the pretty daughter of the late
General Sherman, opens the new series
OF "Clever Daughters of Clever Men,;
Palmer Cox's Brownies appear and
Ella Wheeler Wilcox tells of Mistakes
We Make With Men" DIR. Talmage has
page on Thanksgiving, and, so likewise
has Maria Parloa; Miss French, of the
State Department." is an excellent story
story, The Flowing Shoestring." The
Curtis Publishing Company, Philadel-
phia.
The Magazine of Art" for November
(Cassen Publishing Company publish
ers, New York; has for frontispiece a
plate called "The White Cow" etched
from the original painting by Julien
Dupre, by G. de Billy. "The White Cow'
was considered one of the best pictures in
last years salon. David Murray, A. r.
A, is the subject of q sketch by Walter
Armstrong. which is freely illustrated.
Claude Phillips discusses the Sculpture
of the Year." calling especial attention TO
the work of Mr.. MacMonnies of New
York, and Douglas Tilden of Califor-
MIA. An interesting paper is devoted to
the late Charles Chaplin, by Marion
is the subject of the paper on illustrated
Journalism" from the pen and pencil of
]. F. Sullivan. "Linseed Oil in Paint
ing" is by III. G. Standage. A fascinating
article is "Knole," by F. G.. Stephens.
descriptive of Lord SackviIle's seat near
Sevenoaks. The number is, as usual
brought to an end with the notes, which
give a concise report of the art work of
the past month.
presents these papers: THE Lady of Fort
st. john" by Mary Hartwell Gather
wood; Count Tolstoi at Home," by Isa-
bel +. Hapgood; "A November Prairie, y
by Katharine t. Prescott; 1.-THE Chief
City of the Province of the Gods,n bv
Lafcadio Hearn; "a Trumpet Call,r by
D. Cavazza; "E-lim-in-ah-do," by Clinton
OdDltS C1dI6IlC0 Mang3n, DV
Louise Imogen Quincy; 1.-THE Chaperon, y
by Henry James; ''The Schools at OK
ford" by S. L. Winbolt; Beyond the
Day." by John Vance Cheney; "a Peo-
pie Without Law" by James Bradley
Thayer; Journalism and Literature. - by
w. j. Stillman," besides the usual edi-
torial departments. Published by Hough-
ton, Mifilin & Co., Boston.
The history of the French codfisheries
on the Newfoundland banks, With an
account of their present condition and
Importance, is the subject of leading
article in 'Harper's Weekly.n The
paper is written by Marcel Edant. and
is accompanied by six illustrations, in
Guiding double-page picture. The pro-
cession of the Yelled Prophets in st. Louis
IS appropriately illustrated. The fiction
of the number includes the continuation
of "The Jonah of Lucky Valley" and a
new story by Rudyard Kipling entitled
"Brugglesmith, both illustrated.