The record-union., 1892-03-18
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The March wv 1de Awake IS q timely
and attractive issue Of a favorite maga-
zine. Its frOntispiece illustrates Miss
Brastow's characteristic story of "a
March Mood" The most important IL
Illustrated descriptive articles are Mrs.
Stanton's brief but interesting description
of Gray'S EOrest-the famous tract of tDe
Burnham Beeches near to London, and
the quaint churchyard of Stoke PoaiS,
where the writer OF the immortal "EIegy"
was laid away, and Miss Eliza Ruharah
Scidmore's capital account Of a visit to
the palace of Chinese noble. Mrs. Har-
riet MaXwell-ConVerse concludes her en-
tertaining chapters on IrOQuOis life.
Lieutenaut-C Colonel Thorndike contrib
utes to his series of ''One Mans Advent
ures," an account of his startling expert
ence LAS War Correspondent" Mrs. +.
+. Bonsell tells OF the elephants bath at
the Philadelphia Zoo, A bright and
spirited story is one by Mrs. Edith Perry
Estes. Rebecca Mays Nadal tells capt.
tai historical tale OF King James V. of
Scotland. Margaret Johnson has girls
story, The Red Necklace" Mary Cath
crime Crowley also tells a frontier story
Of two generations back. There is bu-
Bell,' by j. I. Harbour. The serial
stories" Jack Brereton's Three Months
Service by Maria Mcintosh Cox, and
''The Lance of Kanana,' by the enter
tanning story-teller who conceals his
identity under the Arabic "Abd ell
Ardavan," are both of them alb
sorbing. The poetry in the num-
ber is from such verse-makers as Her
bert d. Ward, Elsie Kendall, Jane Ellis
JOY, Mary Catherine Crowley, Clara Doty
Bates and others. The Men and Things
department is full OF entertaining things.
d. Lothrop Company, publishers, Bos-
ton.
The Home Magazine for March Mrs,
John y. Logan's journal, Washington
d. c. is q charming number, very hand f
somely illustrated with portraits
famous people and full of matter, enter
tanning and instructive, and adapted to
the home and fireside essentially. 1t is a
quarto monthly OF high value, and Mrs.
General Logan is conducting it with
skill and entire success. This handsome
magazine is furnished, by the way, to all
subscribers to the WEEKLY UNION for a
nominal sum, in addition TO the subScrip-
ton price Of the WEEKLY UNION, that is,
twenty-five cents, or 81 70 for both
papers.
Figaro the Chicago social wit and
pungent critic, is weekly paper with
taking illustrations, articles on society,
books, music, drama, etc., that make it a
very entertaining, crisp and enjoyable
paper. The number for March 18th has
one equally good of Mrs. Potter Palmer,
President of the Board of Lady Managers
of the Worlds Columb mbian Exposition
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weeklyr
for March 10th has a full-page political
cartoon OF a very amusing character 1t
has beautiful full-page view of group
of hotels in New York, scenes in Libe-
rian emigration and many other inter
esting pictures. 1t has, among other lit
erary attractions, Frances Isabel Currie's
story, "a Commonplace History"
1.-THE Old Stone House and other Sto-
ries'' is the title of volume by Anna
Katharine Green, one OF the most accom-
plished novelists of the day. Her 81 cav
enworth Case" and 'tSword OF Dam
ocles" will be recalled as strong and en-
trancing works. q. 2. Putman's Sons,
New York, publishers.
''Harper's Weekly" for March 18th has
fine picture of the statue OF 1.-The Re-
public" now being set up in the east end
of the grand basin at the Columbian Ex-
position, Chicago. The number is we'll
filed with critical literary and news mat
ter, and is finely illustrated throughout.
Helen DuvaT' is French romance ty
James l.. Young, a colored author. 1t is
published by the Bancroft Company. San
Francisco. 1t is a well-told story. The
diction is simple, correct and unaffected.