The record-union., 1892-05-30
: new PUBLICATIONS.

narperS Magazine" for June (Har-
per q Bros, New York. is at hand. 1t
Is richly illustrated and altogether
number of superiority. Its leading
papers are, Funeral Orations in Stone
and Word,' Charles Waldstein; ''Jane
REID" Mary Il. Wilkins; "A Honey
dew Plcnic,' William Hamilton Gibson;
Ihe Birthplace of Commodore Isaac
HULL" Jane DeForest Shelton; The
World OF Chance,n William Dean How
ellis; How Kentucky Became State,
George w. Ranck; "The Austro- Hunga-
rlan Army" +. Il. NJ. Baron Fon Kuhn;
sOn Cremation" George Horton; PIT
Barouette," William McLennan; THE
Old English Dramatists,' - James Russell
! Lowell; Decoration Day. Sarah Orne
Jewett; ''Montana-The Treasure State,'
Julian Ralph; From LeopoId's Win
dow" Catherine Pearson Woods;
! Social and intellectual Condition
of Eastern Peru" Courtenay de Kalb;
From the Black Forest to the Black
Sea-" L: D. Alillet; my Sweethearrs
Easy Chair" George William Curtis;
Editors Study" Charles Dudley War
ner; Editors Drawer" with introduce
tory story by Thomas Nelson Page.
Current History go West Larned
street, Detroit, Mich.) has now entered
its second year. The uniqueness Of it's
conception-that of a quarterly devoted
" now GSl0u pubic aLlGilllOll lIOlIl
the start; and, from its first issue, ii
has steadily increased in public favor.
a year experience in a journalistic field
hitherto unoccupied has suggested sew
eral Improvements, Of which the pub
fishers are taking quick advantage; that
any practiced observer can see. The
number for the first quarter of 1892 is full
and complete. II gives Succinct his
| tory OF all international affairs Of the
period, of affairs in Europe, Asia, Africa,
ana our own country; record of prog
| resS and the neurology Of the quarter.
| Current History" is published by Al
! tred >. johnson as manager and editor,
under the auspices of the Evening News
! Association of Detroit. Current His
tory" preserves in a permanent and ac
/ cesslbIe form. that which is so apt TO pass
! by us in the daily course of life, and
/ which Is absolutely necessary to clear
! idea and intelligent grasp OF the ques-
! uons and movements of the day, in
| which all, young or old, should be inter-
/ ested.
| One of the questions occupying the at
| tentlon Of the literary world is that Of
Walt Whitman's position as a poet. In
order to present good idea of the char
| acter OF the discussion, Current Liter
| ature" for May presents widely contrast
| ing views of the subject. One of these is
! Colonel lngersoll's Grafton at the tomb of
! biiI BOCl, 1IOill IIlS duIHOC' UldluScElDJ,
! the other from the pen of an opposing
critic. The May number comprises, as
usual, the latest thought of the day.
Among the many interesting articles i'll
the different departments are: "Annihil-
ating Napor," The Rosicrucian Salon"
the latest fad in Paris high-art cries,
| deep Sea Research" ;" when Man Will
| Disappear" and The Great American
| Novel" The poetical selections are from
| the most recent books and the Nav mag
azlpes. Current Literature Publishing
| Company, 81 and 54 Lafayette Place, New
! York.
Good Form is the title of charming
| magazine, which for the home and for
women, ought to be very attractive, 1t
is published by Walter l.. Gallup q Co.,
! Chicago. 1t is handsomely illustrated.
! 1t treats ofdress, womans sphere, home
decorations, bodily grace and beauty,
| health, the nursery house affairs, plants
and flowers, amuSementS, etc. 1t has, be-
sides, special papers-thus the May num-
Der has these papers: ,'Photographing for
! Fun" Mather Dean kimball, Children
on Tptoe," Mary Il. Cardwill; "Round
Trip to Alaska," Mrs. Ida b. ellison;
The Creation Of Newspapers" Nixon
! Waterman; "a String of Beads" Amber,
and poem by Charles Eugene Banks.
| 1t is magazine, taken all in all, that is
|, full Of excellent matter of high value and
] SSSP AA4hSA ~ SAAOAts "C 14fAC tLlS
aZine much.
''Lippincotts Magazine" for June
! (Philadelphia) has these papers among
| others: "JOhn Gray, A Kentucky Tale of
| the Olden Time" James Lane Allen;
I Early Editorial Experiences" Aurat
! HalStead; 'W Westward the Course of EN-
| pire Takes it's Way Hon. John James
'sThe Great American Deseft," William
! f. g. Shanks; "a Study from Life"
Susie Nj. Best; ION the Idaho Trail,'
| William Y. Lowell; LA Crosse (ath-
! letic series, Frederick Weir; ''The Wo-
man of the Plains" Patience Stapleton;
John Bach McMaster; Curious Mix
tures' composite Photographic.
| The English Illustrated Magazine"
! for May Macmillan IL Co., New York.
was very handsome and richly Illus
trated number. Its leading features were:
II. K. H. Prince George of Wales';
Musical Performers" by Jaseph Ben
nett; Pretty Pierre,' Gilbert Parker;
| "On Mulebacll in Morocco Stanley ].
| Weyman; "a Deplorable Affair."" W. E.
! Norris; Match Box Making at Home"
Clemintina Black: ''The Vanished Alb
bey," by the Very Rev. Donald NJ.
| Spence D. D.
"St. Nicholas" for June (The Century
! Company, New York;, is even better
| IMAM Lne DeSJ Oh lAe SI. NlcnOlaS issues
! that have preceded 1t outside of the hOli-
day number. Mrs. Dodge makes this
richly illustrated periodical one of the
| most potential agencies for good among
! youth the world of literature has ever
had. "a Story Of Old Spain," Helen
! Keller, the Blind Girl" and ''Rangoon
! as a Nurse" are, in the June number,
especially charming papers in poetry and
! prose.
Public Opinion washington. d. C.l
continues to be one Of the most useful
! periodicals we receive. 1t is a weekly
| epitOme Of all leading expressions by
! press and magazine and review on poll
ties, religion, art, literature and current
! questions in mart, church, Congress and
general thought. We indorse it emphat-
ically as an Indispensable journal for all
! who wish to keep posted in the worlds
| doing and thinking, who have not time to
! read all that is printed.
The sanitary Era" (W. c.. Conant.
| New York for May is, as are all issues of
that very valuable journal, full OF matter
! OF profound interest 10 Sanitarians, phvsi-
clans and municipal authorities: indeed.
| the ERA" ought To be read by every OH
| cial i'll the land who has to do with city
ana town drainage, sewage and health
| ''Toilettes " for June l26 West Twenty
third street, New York, the handsome
/ fashion magazine, has a richly coIOred
/ title and is accompanied by double page
supplement. The fashion illustrations
for adults and children are many, and
! accompanied by understandable expIana-
! tory matter.
1.-The New Moon" lowell, Mass.) for
June is at hand. 1t is filled with original
matter, clever stories, taking sketches
and thoughtful comment. 1t is a cheap
magazine, but one Tor old or young. and
worth far more than the 81 year asked
! for it.