The record-union., 1891-07-23

Hidher, tuaL Is 10 eleSate Two fnecHanic
arts, printing and book making, that
higher standards in each may be at
tanned and the world consequently bene-
fitted. But with all its fine art work,
typographical excellence and pictorial
beauty. "The Bookmaker'' would be of
smaller value if it were not edited with
intelligence and by broad-minded and
For it is a critic as well as an instructor,
| and its commentaries are essays, printers,
book makers and book lovers can read
with equal pleasure and profit.
1.-THE Magazine of Art' for August is
an unusually good number. 1t has a
| strong literary interest, too, for the open
| ing article is devoted to The Portraits of
| Thackeray," and is by f. G. kitton. We
| first have bust of the great novelist at
! the age of eleven, then two sketches of
| him by Daniel Maclise, taken at the age
! OF twenty-nine. The other portraits are
more familiar, but none the less interest
ing. Concerning Some Punch Artists
comes ,;S , not inapprI.o2tp,riately rep, after the
lection at Bradford, is a coplously illus
| trated paper. Postscript" to II. Bing's
Study of Hokusai, the japanese painter
| follows. An interesting paper is "The
Artistic Aspects of Figure Photography
The Metal Ornament Of Bound Books'' is
a paper which should attract the atten-
a
on the Sculpture of Henry Stormouth
| Leifchild is contributed by J. Sparks and
| illustrated with some of the best exam
pies OF the sculptor's work. The frontis-
| piece of the number is an etching by
James Dobie from William Thorne's
painting, Romance without words.'-
Cassell Publishing Company, New York
and London.
Great interest is now taken in anything
pertaining to Alaska, and those who cam
not go and see what that part of our coun-
try is like for themselves will be glad to
read of the experiences of two persons
who have been there, as set forth in ga
Trip to Alaska" by DR.. A. Victoria Scott
and Emily j. Bryant, in Frank Leslie's
Popular Monthly" for August. The ar
ticle is profusely illustrated. Other highly
interesting illustrated articles in this
number of the Popular Monthly" are:
Down the st. Lawrence OH a Raft,'' by
]. j. Bell; Medieval Epidemics," by
Joel Benton; The Older Boston," telling
OF an ancient English town from which
came the founders of our Hub; "A
| Malagassy Man, by Lieutenant Shu-
feldt, u. 5. NJ; "Women as Inventors, !"
| by Frances Stevens; "A Black Giant" an
Interestingly told story Of how steam en-
gines are run; and Nelly Hart Wood
worth contributes another OF her charm
ing bird articles. There are six short
the serial, John MaggS, Barbarian" and
several pretty poems.
1.-The Catholic Quarterly Review" for
July Hardy IL Mahony, Philadelphia
has these papers: ''The Idea of a Paro-
chial School," Rev. John Murphy;
Proofs of the Existence of God from
| the Metaphysical or Ideal Order" Rev.
Laval, Bishop of Quebec" Right Rev
Manager Bernard O'Reilly; Early
Christian Sepulture," Right Rev. Monsig-
nor Robert Seton; "Windthorst," Very
Rev. Monsignor Joseph Schroeder, D. D..
''rhe Prospect for Irish Home Rule"
Bryan j. Clinch; ''The Popes and the
Novarum." Right Rev. John J. X eene,
D. D.; 'Ihe Mystery Of Christian Mar
riage," Rev. James F. Loughlin, d. D.;
The Failure of Native Clergy" p. S. j.; !;
| Scientific Chronicle Rev. Thomas j
A. Freeman, S. j.
1.-The Engineering Magazine" for July
Engineering Magazine Company, New
York; is one OF the most valuable and
attractive magazines devoted to a special
subject that has ever fallen under our OBJ
| serVatlon. 1t is a very voluminous num-
| Der, treating fully of electricity, public
works, scientific advance III several lines,
new mechanical appliances, mechanics,
metallurgy, architecture, civil engineer
! ing, motive power, water power in New
England (illustrated), great marine and
other engines Gllustratedl, great locomo-
| tiVes illustrated), industrial discomfort,
| iron and steel industries, electricity as a
| blacksmith Gllustrated), healthful air
in factories, development of the South,
| surveying in diving suit, and finally,
| steamship building in America. with fine
| views of all the chief vessels OF the new
| navy.
| THE Home-Maker" for July has for
! frontispiece 1.-THE Light of the Incarna-
| tion," a medal picture by Carl GutherZ:
! the Ideal and Real Geneva" superbly
illustrated; "Narragansett Elopement," I"
a story ola Colonial dame; continuation
OF Three Fates," +. Marion Crawford s
| new Americen novel; MY Masquerade" :"
| by,Annie III. Wharton; and several excel
lent short stories and poems. Caught
/ IS picture which suggests somewhat
noted authoress; and then there is "Our
| Little World" and the Arm Chair" by
the editor. The Helpful Domestic Club, /"
! sensible fashions, notices of books, an
! illustrated chapter on drawn work, and
| the fine club or Cycle" department.
''The Pacific Educational Journar'
| (San Francisco) for July is at hand 1t
| has again been made the official organ of
| the Department of Public Instruction
1t is well filled with matter of interest to
/ educators. Cannot the "JournaP' now
| that it has been relaunched, show some-
| thing more of spirit in advocacy of the
maintainance of the States system of
school text books?
"Littelfs Living Age" continues to be
the foremost eclectic magazine, as it is
| the oldest. 1t is issued weekly and comes
to our table as one of the chief of well
| come visitors. 1t is published by Littell
| IL Co., Boston. The issue for July 18th
has selections from "Blackwood' :"
Temple Bar" Nineteenth Century,"
''Cornhill," /" "Macmillan's" and Long
! mans.
"Babyhood'' for July is a charming
number. Though delayed in reaching
us, we find its contents not less interest
ing. 1t is a journal everyone having the
care of children should read Babyhood
Publishing Company, New York.