The record-union., 1892-12-05
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son who has not time to wade through
| everything in order to keep up to date,
current Literature Publishing Company.
New York.
C Inc American Sports Publishing
Company (Z4I Broadway, New York
S n%S ISSUED the second volume of their
i ".niellc library. 1t is a simple, concise
anu eO complete treatise on Indian clubs
and 9umh bells. 1t is profusely illus
tTaled with upward of fifty cats. Ihesub-
JecI IS handled III readable and interest
llis iaohloh and written up to date As
/ haiy as Iorty plates are devoted 10 the
4 cup exercises, while the text is furnished
\ ~ lne most practical authority, j. Ii.
7 houg liefty, amateur champion OF Amer
4 IGd' 4 or the first time in 4 work oi this
character the dumb bell exercises arc
I gwen on an elaborate scale which places
/ Ine extent Of their usefulness in an en-
/ ure4y new and attractive light. Every
/ movement which has been found effect
I'VE IN promoting health and develop
/ lhehI is given in its simplest form. Tie
NAo-e pook IS compiled with the object
I ol furnishing 4irect key 10 the eXer-
GI4Ses, Ior which the beginner has hitherto
/ Deeh dependent on an Instructor.
III me december number OF "CasselIs
I I"iIIy Magazine" the entertaining Sc
Il@!' Lady Lorrimer's Scheme comes
70 an eng and SO does "Barbara MerI-
N%Iei which has given so much pleasure
/ aI,l 'i,9 IeauefS. Nursery Accidents
ana now 10 zeal with them is from the
practical pen Of the country doctor.
pro jewellers hy the Sea" will Interest
7 ~ VINO love nature and Out-1f-lOor life
/ II eharIoy Downs Ordeal" WA have a
IiaIWay romance from the pen OF Harry
I IIIn. ne Care OF Ones Clothes ID a
I paper py Josepha Crane. "Shipp's Loot''
. ~ tod IL
I eye OF tne boys in the family. The Lon
| uoh and Paris fashion letters ara uDusII-
/ any suggestive and send forth the rrata-
i"l news thdJ the long skirt for street
wear must go. 1t should never have
come ana II cannot go fast enough. There
Is luu "Uatherer." Altogether this is q
good number. Cassell Publishing Con-
/ pany, New York.
\ prominent feature in the c;Irrent
hu'hp9r OF "ila"per's Weel.ly'' is ?
sIa'iilc description OF life and society in
tne city OF Washington, written bv liGnrv
l-ooilllS Nelson, and at.ractiyeIv iIIuc-
tr'ued by Z. ). iteinhart. II is tI;e If
Veaistn aitIcia III the famous series, The
1Ieat Capitals OF the Worid.r Tnn
HoIso show Is well represented bv a
lroni-page picture by Max 4. hlepler
anu two pages Of striking sketches drawn
py hemlngton. There is also a notable
page OF looball illustrations from iustan-
IaheouS photographs. In - Study in
1 fesh W ater'' W. 5. HarWood gives some
interesting facts about lake commerce.
[ Illustrated with several views OF the Sault
ote. Marie Canal and the whalebacll
steamers. The fiction includes a pIa1s-
ant story by Ilavel Scott Mines. entitled
Gentle Conspiracy" The editorials
ana the departments OF music and drama
ana amateur sport are full of interest.
christmas Stories Of All Nations, form
the distinguishing feature of The DecaIu-
Der number Of "homance,v nearly every
country which celebrates the greatest of
festival days being represented. Here
are stories OF Christmas angels and
Christmas beggarS, stories with a laugh
IN every line and stories which touch the
iount Of tears, but all OF them pure and
fascinating. There is also a large variety
OF other tales for those who 10 not care
Tor the Christmas element, among them a
true ghost story, a brilliant society sketch
Ine history or an interesting cat, and a
GlNlu picture OF southern protracted
meeting. Among the contributors to
TINS most interesting issue are George
LberS, Marion Harland, Francois Cop
pee, Lucy &. Lille, Berthold Auerbach
and Alphonse Daudet. The number is
testimony to the taste of "Romance's'
edltor, Mrs. KATE Epson Clark. Romance
fupnshlhg Company, New York.
The December number of "Jenness
Miller illustrated Monthly'' contains
many special features, some perfainino
TO Chrismastide. Mrs. Jenness Miller
has three pages of matter about
dress, books and chat particularly Y
interesting to women and young girls.
1here are numerous timely articles OF in
terest 10 the housewife. Miss Mabel Jen-
nees' sterling book on physical Cult
ure" is offered as a premium to subscriL-
,IRnnpGG Million n In
/ ia tlith Avenue, New Ao ork City.
The bound volume Of ''Harper's Young
People" for 1892 is fully equal to its Dre-
decessors i'll the beauty, value and va
flety OF It's contents. Among its contrib
utOrs are such Well-known writers as W
ID. HoWellS, Thomas Nelson Page. Captain
Charles King, Kirk Munroe, Afarparet
E. SangSter, Howard Pyle, Harriet Pres
cott Spot1ord, Charles Carleton Colin and
many others. The illustrations are
numerous ana beautiful. AS a holiday
giil-book for boys and girls it is unsur-
passed.
"Harper's Young People, for Novem-
Der I'd was very handsome number of a
charming weekly journal ior young peo-
pie-a better IS not printed. 1t is clean.
handsome, helpful, and always attractive
70 young readers. 1t reaches through the
fancy and the imagination those who
coult not otherwise be brought to read
literature that IS at once educating ana
cleyating.
Is there an eclectic magazine anywhere
at all comparable with "LittelFs Living
Age?" We think not. 1t is the oldest
ana unQuahhediy the best publication of
its order in the world. Issued weekly as
magazine 1t gives US the cream OF all
the leading foreign magazines and re-
views at cost less than any two OF them.
Littell q Co., Boston.
The November "Booz Buyer" Charles
,5cribneT's Sens, New York is remark
ably attractive in portraiture'a and engrav-
ings from books OF the time. The book
extracts and notes, the sketch OF Hail
Caine, the Boston letter, English notes,
literary news and Rossiter Johnson's
Literary Querist' make up q number OF
strong attractiveuess.
The California Architect ana Building
News" for November, late at hand, is an
excellent number. This quarto mapa-
zine IS Well conducted, handsomely
printed, vigorously edited and finely
illustrated. 1t ms field, and filIs Il
well. Published by the California Archi-
tectural Publishing Company, san Fran
cisco. G
The 'Wide Awake" for December ID.
I4othrOp Il Co., Boston, is a very hand
some number, richly illustrated, and
crowed with attractive, strong and help
ful reading of varied character for young
people. 1t is model of excellence At all
points.
Reginald de Koven Will edit the new
department of ''MuSic and Drama" in
"Harper's Weekly"