The record-union., 1892-12-02
new PUBLICATIONS.


"The Century, for December falls into
the current of the Christmas feeling with
a number Of features. 1t has beautiful
special cover. In addition there are five
full-page engravings of pictures by Amer
lean artists, besides a trontispiece of
beautiful Madonna and Child' by Dag
nam BouVeret. The American artists thus
contributing are Simmons, Du Mond,
Thayer, Miss Macomber and BlashLeld,
the representative of the last being his
Salon picture oflSY2, Ringing the Christ
mas Bells" There are several poems and
stories rejecting the Christmas feeling,
In addition to two short stories the num-
ber contains five more: The New
Cashier" by Edward Eggleston; "a
Knight Of the Legion of Honor" by T.
Hopkinson Smith, author of Colonel
Carter of Cartersville''; ''Serene's Religi-
Gus Experience" by Cornelia Atwood
Pratt and two of Grace Kings separate
series of Balcony Stories, "entitled The
Balcony" and 'A Drama of Three" In
addition to these seven short stories the
number contains the second part Of
sweet Bells out Of Tune" the New
York society novel by Mrs. Burton Har-
Tison, the author of"Tbe Auglomauiacs,
and the opening part of the posthumoUs
novel of Western life by WOlcott Bales
all of these stories are attractvely
illustrated. In addition to MIR.
Riley the poets OF the num-
ber are Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Rudyard
Kipling, Harrison ). Morris, John Hay,
Mary Il. Wilkins, John Malone and
Richard Watson Glider; and in the de-
partment "In Lighter Nein,' William
Bard McVickar, Manley II. Pike, Mar
garet Vandegritt and Frank Sherman.
The Christmas element and the story ele-
ment are hardly more noticeable than
the personal element, which is repre-
sented entertainingly by four articles;
Leaves from the Autobiography of Tom
maso Salvini"; the Rev. StOpiord A.
Brooke contributes an article of personal
reminiscence and criticism, "Impres-
sions OF Browning and His Art''; an at
tractive anecdotal article by Ronald J.
Mcneil on Jenny Lind forms the first OF
a new series OF separate papers in The
Century, on IN otabie Women" Archi-
bald Forbes follows up his papers on the
Paris Commune, with paper on War
Correspondence as Fine Art" Illus
trated with portraits of William Howard
Russell, DR.. kuster, Kingston, Henty,
Millet, Colonel Grant and MIR. Forbes
himself; picturesque New y Ork" is de-
scribed by Mrs. Schuyler Won Rensselaer,;
ITO Gipsyland" is the second paper Of
Mrs. Pennell's experience among the
duuRdIiduS anu 1OltIllldlS. III 1OIitS
Of the Time" the meeting of Congress is
editorially taken note of by three articles.
W. J. Henderson. musical critic of the
New j ork Times, contributes an open
letter ITO Persons Desiring to Cultivate a
Taste in Music" The Century" an
nounces that in the January number will
be a humorous sketch by Mark Twain,
entitled The eI,G00,000 Bank-N ote.'
The article Of MIR. Gladstone in the Oc-
S,1.r Nf ~
Review" on Home Rule" in reply to
the article by the Duke Of Argyll in the
August number, aWoke the lvelest in
terest on both sides OF the Atlantic. These
papers are followed in the Review for
December by an exceedingly interesting
statement by Hon. Arthur James Bal
four, late Secretary for Ireland, of the
difficulties which Mr.. Gladstone's ad-
ministration is likely to encounter in
dealing with the home rule question. The
Hon. 4. Burd GrubD recOuntS the history
of the remarkable fight that was recently
made against corruption at the polls in
New Jersey. An article of timely inter-
est is on The Horse in America" Sir
Henry a. Blake, the Governor of ia
maica, has written paper setting forth
business opportunities for Young Men
in jamaica" L. l.. Godl1in has an ac-
count of quarantine methods in the port
of New Y York. The nature and scope of
the Pope's intallibility, and what is un-
derstood by it in the church, is the subject
of a paper by :. NJ. Brandt, 5. j.
The recent legislation i'll Congress in
matters affecting the mails is commented
on at length by Hannis Taylor. Fresh
interest Will be awakened in yacht racing
by the article by the Earl Of Dunraven,
the greatest English authority on the
subject. Alfred Naquet, of the Chamber
of Deputies, and the author Of the di-
In hnCy ~
From a French Point of View" There
appears paper by Il. d. Crothers, NJ. D.,
on the question, rs Alcoholism Increas-
ing Among American Women ?"
wages of Sin" is the title of an article,
descriptive Of the form Of insanity known
as paresis. 1t is by DR.. Henry Smith
Williams, Superintendent of the Ran
dalfs Island Hospitals. Among the short
articles are: "Playwrights and Literary
Men," by w. 7. Price; Criticism Criti-
cised," by Z. Iren8us Stevenson, and
American Chauvinism," by S. Rhett
Roman.
"Harper's Magazine for December is
the Christmas number. 1t comes to us
with an entirely new and novel cover
Especial for the number) on which are de-
picted by types the advent of the Savior,
the season OF good will and the EN- mblems
of the Christmastide. The number is itself
a surprise and delight. 1t is tue tattest
and most fully illustrated number ever
sent out by the Harpers, being decidedly
bulky. 1t is the most profusely illus
trated magazine of the month, and all
the pictures, save two or three humorous
ones, are in the finest of process art work,
and the best of wood-engraving. Indeed,
we have not seen anything superior and
very little equal to these examples in the
literary magazines of the day. The lead
ing features of the Christmas number of
Harper's are: but He'll Come in the
Morning, Sure''; "a New Light on the
Chinese" Henry Burden Mcdowell, il
lustrations from paintings and drawings
by Theodore Wores; 'Tryste Noel" a
Christmas carol, Louise Imogen Gui-