The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-08-01
new PUBLICATIONS.


midsummer characteristics, but as ceIe-
brating the centenary of the poet Shelley
10y a frontiSpiece portrait and Striking
essay by the poet George l.. Woodberry.
In open Letters John Malone gives the
interesting result of patient search for
Shelley's American Ancestor" The num-
Der is gay with pictures and stories, both
serial and short. The first article is a fresh
account of the ascent of Japan's sacred
mountain. John Burroughs, in GImpses
OF Wild Lfe,' gives the readers OF the
midsummer number a peep at hawks,
foxes, thrushes, woodchuczs and other
intimate friends OF his. Professor G. A.
kenaston writes of 1.-THE Great Plains of
Canada" r. Cleveland Coke, the artist,
writes and illustrates an article concern
ing the picturesque features OF Gloucester
harbor. w. l.. y oTrls, the novelist, gives
Il descriptive article on the rising game Of
golf The August instalment eof the Co
lumbus history, by the Spanish states
man Castelar,, deals with the incidents
connected with the first voyage Of Co
lumbus. Mr.. Fuller's "Chatelaine Of La
Trlnlte" is continued. An article on the
: Worlds Fair architecture includes pic
lures of the Electricity and Mining build
ings. The Topics Of the Time" depart
ment for August treats Of Popular
CraZes" like the free-silver movement,
"What is Patriotism?" and ''prade
Schools" "0pen Letters" for August
contain a suggestive article by Philip O..
Hubert, Jr., on Camping Out for the
Poor; Southern Women as Affected by
the War;" by DR.. Charles T. Deems; two
suggestions concerning the steering of
yachts, by Isaac Delano and Lewis Her
reshof; a note on The Battle Of the Wy
oming in Japan" etc. \ great deal of
poetry is given in this number.
The Arena (Boston1 for August opens
with fine portrait of Mary A. LivermOre.
These papers and illustrations follow:
twenty-five Y ears on the Lecture Plat
FORM" by Mary A. Livermore; sin the
Tribunal of Literary Criticism" Edwin
Reed; "An Idealistic Dreamer" 3. O..
Fowler; "a Rare Letter from Mrs
Browing'; 1.-THE Pending Presidential
Campaign" Gail Hamilton, Hon. VIM.
I. Ellis, NJ. c., Hon. George Fred Will
Jams, NJ. c., United States Senator James
il. Kyle; "The Dangers ofan Irresponsible
Educated Glass IN Republic" Helen H.
Gardener; The Coming Brotherhood"
Frances q. Willard; "A Survey of the
American Dress Reform Movements"
Frances e. Russell; 1.-THE Chain Of the
Last Slave" Susan Elston Wallace; g A
Woman's Case" Sara A. Underw God;
The General Federation Of Woman s
Clubs" May Wright Seawall: 1.-The Bos-
ton Club Woman" Kate GanneUt Wells;
The Club in Conservative Philadel-
phia," Mary f. Mumtord: THE Atti-
Iude of Typical Southern Woman to
Life in the South,'' Katherine Mobiles;
'"Ihe Club as an Ally to Higher Educa-
tion," Mary u. Boyce; The Womau's
Club as School Of Philosophy" Ellen
NJ Mitchell; 1.-The Woman's Club as an
Agent of Philanthropy" DR.. Julia
Holmes Smith; 1.-TWO London Clubs"
Louise Chandler Moulton; 1.-The Club OF
the Future" Mary a. Livermore.
Henry Ward Beecher's premonitions,
his last day on earth and his death are
The subjects of Mrs. Beecher's concluding
paper on Mr.. Beecher as l Knew Him.
in the August Ladies' Home Journal
Mrs. William Maxwell EVartS'' is the
subject of sketch, with portrait, by
Lillian Wright. Kate Epson Clark gives
q pleasant addition 10 the series of Lit
erary Women in Their Homes" by de-
Gcription and portrait Of Miss Mary Viii
lins. a new serial story. "A Live EN-
b2r," by Julia Magruder, opens attract
lively. Belle G. Greene has q short story,
"a Child of Earth" Ethel Ingalls, gives
an interesting paper on Life at Con-
vent SCHOOL," Ella Higginson writes of
How We Entertained an Editor" Dr.
Talmage, in Across a Crystal Path, y
tells OF crossing the ocean on a trip to Eu-
rope. Palmer Cox takes "The Brownies
down the Mississippi. Junius Henri
Browne discusses the question Are
Women All Alike?" Clifford Howard
writes OF GLOW Time is Regulated -
L
and It's Care" and of ''Seashore and
Mountain Frocks,'' and Miss Hooper
upon New Designs in Cotton Dress as. -
Margaret Bottome, Maria Parloa, Mrs.
Lyman Abbott, Maude Haywood, Ruth
Ashmore and Foster Coates crowd their
departments with good things, and Rob-
ort }. Burdette discourSes upon the SOU
venirs of travel. The Curtis Publishing
Company, Philadelphia.
''Harper's Magazine" for August is q
delightful midsummer number. 1t opens
with the first of a short series Of articles
on Literary Paris by Theodore Child.
The paper is illustrated with seven por-
traits including the frontispiece, which
is picture of NJ. Renan in his study at
the College de France. 1.-THE Italian
Army" is fully described by Colonel
Gorian. The third paper of James Rus
sell Lowell's series on the s'Old English
DramatiStS" relates to John Webster
Constance Fenimore Woolson con
tributes a delightful description of visit
10 Corfu and the Ionian Sea- 4 very
timely article, by DR.. r. Mitchell Prud-
den, is on lice and Ice-Making," fully
illustrated. An interesting chapter OF
American history, The SalZburger Ex-
lies in Georgia. is contributed by the
Rev. John K. Hurst, d. ID. The beautiful
series of Danube papers, Prom the
Black Forest to the Black Sea-" written
10y Z. ID. Millet is brought to q conclu-
SION. Inc llcIlOn 1ncludeS the continual
ton OF Miss wilkins novel, ''Jane
Field" and of w. ID. Howells 1.-THE
World of Chance; a charming love
story entitled, ''Troth," by Rose Haw-
thorne Lathrop; and an amusing tale by
Thomas a. ,Janvier, relating to the
Passing of Thomas" The poetry is
contributed by Adele r. Ingersoll and
Coates Kinney.
1t is foregone conclusion that the
N hn of A-t1,
1or August will find its way to many a
frame TO hang in the mushroom of the
young lady and also the young men read
ers of this periodical. 1t is q photograv-
ire from a painting called THE Old
Spinet," by r. Poetzelberger. rising
young Austrian painter. The opening
paper of the number is on the New Gal
Jery" exhibition, and among its ilIustra-
tions is a portrait by George Watts iof
Walter Crane, whose thoughtful face is
not unknown on this side OF the Atlantic
\ lively description OF Corfu, from the
pen and pencil of Tristram Ellis, follows.
y full-page engraving from Guido RENTS
The Youthful Christ Embracing ST.
john" is one of the attractions of this
number. a very interesting paper by
Cosmo Monkhouse on that versatile and
delightful painter, Alfred Stevens, is
fully illustrated and gives an excellent
idea of the variety of his work. A special
feature of the number is Theodore Watts
poem on Ellen Terry as "Queen Kath-
erine,' with its full-page portrait of the
popular English actress. American
readers are here introduced TO Georges
van der Straeten, the sculptor ''de fan
talsie, and the examples Of his work
that are given do not belle his claim to
The name given him by his compatriots.
Professor Hubert Herkomer gives the
second OF his papers on scenic art to
winch he adds q portrait of himself by