The record-union., 1892-08-13
aansal ankiass alnauner.

is number of especial interest and high
value, as the table of contents, outside of
regular departments, discloses "Com-
pressed Air for Street Cars" General
Herman Haupt, G. E.; More Of the
Mississippi Problem 1.-THE Levees
Indispensable" Chauncey n. Dutton;
y The Yellow River and the POI H.
81. l.: Coppee; Ornament in Architect
ure," Louis 81. Sullivan; 'Does Capital
Need High Priced Labor" w. E.
cartridge; Underground Water IN Arid
Regions" Robert L. Hill; River I'm
proyement at Portland" George w. Free
man; The Railway of the Future,'
Oberlin Smith; cold Mining in the
Black Hills" Harry NJ. Hanson; "Practi-
cal Hints on House-Heating," Leicester
Allen; Evolution OF the Constructive
Faculty" John NJ. Burnett.
The July issue of paper and Press''
OWN. NJ. Patton, PhiladeIphia) is a su-
perb number. In the matter of illustra-
uon 1t is especially rich. The depart
Inents treat of hoOk-b binding, printing and
printing machinery, bronzing and dust
ing, printing from glass plates, wood
cuts OF Gothic books, late foreign inyen-
uons IN inks, printing, etc; designing
ana Illustrating, photozinecography
phoSomechanical processes, electrotyp-
ing ana stereotyping, blankbook max
ing, art in book binding, stationery
and vellum binding. TYPOGRAPHY and
color work, manufacturing stationers
ana plate printers, receipts for many
Kinds OF inks, etching, motive
powers and lubricants, etc, In
the matter of typographical excellence
1aper and Press" is a model scarcely
eequaled indeed and not surpassed.
In the August number of Current Lit
erature" the readings from new books
include the thrilling auction scene from
SteVensonS 'Wreckers," together with
selections from Mrs. Edwards interest
ing book on France of To-day" and Cur
us' Grafton on Lowell" The Gossip of
Authors gives some new light on rising
American authors, and the lively
gossip of literary doings in for
eign lands. In the Current Fact
and Opinion Department" a large variety
OF topics receive mention, making il a
record OF the general news of the world
Meanwhile the Eclectic Departments
VIII be found Of value. The selections
give the utmost variety, thus enabling
the reader to keep abreast of the times.
Current Literature Publishing Company,
52-54 Lafayette Place, New York.
"Harper's Weekly" published August
sd, contains graphic and thoroughly in
tereSt,ng description of the city OF Athens,
written by the Comte de Mouy. and conf
ously illustrated. This is the sixth pa
per in the important series OF "rhe Great
al ildA- VI Viz " Oilu. HOW GullllnN III
the Weekly" Among other attractions
in the same number are Illustrations OF
the New DIRK Water-toWcr; Of the New
or6 state Building at the Columbian
INposIUOn; OF tho attempted aSsaSsina-
ton OF Mr. Frick at Pitlsburg, and of the
launching OF the new war-ship Columbia
tcruiser No ~. Mrs. McGIasson's pow
ertul story OF American life, AN Earthly
Paragon" Is continued.
- larpp-'S Hazar't {i,r An ,,,st cal, 49,,
tains charming short story entitled
"Gardl," by Gertrude Smith. and the
continuation of the two serials, "Wolfeu-
berg" by VIM. Black, and THE Ivory
Gate" by Walter Hesant. Clare Bunce
contributes valuable article on ARTS
tic Floor Coverings" Caroline A. Cree
vey writes another chapter on Botany
as Recreation" and there is a Variety
OF articles on the fashions, on domestic
economy and on other subjects of timely
interest.
Good Form for August Good Form
Company, Chicago) is freely illustrated
and IS very interesting in matter and va
rlety OF 1t. There is a handsome trontis-
piece ana an accompanying poem: serial
story by Stanley Waterloo: n paper by
Frances =. Willard ION Life in French
Family" an excellent educational article.
paper on Dress Reform" by Mary II.
hrout, and departments on health, the
nursery, dress. house affairs, garden and
dollhouse, bodily grace, etc.
''Toilettes' for September is superb
number of that elegant fashion journal.
'ToiIetteS" appears to be growing in size.
for 1t has now twenty pages OF choice en-
cravings, instead of sixteen as formerly
besides a handsome cover 1t is pub
lished by the Toilettes Publishing Com
pany, New York.
The STORY Teller for August Cd.
Lothrop 81 Co., BOSTON, consists of the
full illustrated serial ''Montezuma's Gold
Mines" by Fred A. Ober. 1t is a clean,
strong, wholesome story for young peo-
pie.
The ''New Moon' for August lowell,
7Mass.) has stories, poetry, editorials. wit,
literary selections, household notes. chill
dren's department and varied and in
teresting quantity of good reading mat
ter.
The youths Companion for August
18th (Boston) is, like all issues OF that
journal, full of interest, brightin illustra-
ton and clean and attractive.