The record-union., 1893-04-01
NEW PUBLICATIONS

Current Literature" occupies a field
quite apart from that of any other maga-
zine published. Its. aim is not only to
furnish the reader with useful knowl-
edge, but to entertain him. Wherever
the magazine is opened there will be
found some worthy article from a maga-
| zine, a book or newspaper to arrest at
tention; or some department of epigram-
matte sayings. of anecdotes, of wit and
humor, carefully culled from thousand
different sources. Its pages, therefore.
vary from month to month. The new,
| the quaint, the picturesque bits of life are
carefully put aside, and the best of them
selected and preserved in this literary
storehOuse. The things of the day which
rise above the commonplace are Judi
ciously given a conspicuous place, while
a host OF articles, like that in the April
number on Eleonore Duse, are always to
be found interestingly treated. Bright
ened by sketches, by an occasional short
story, by chapters from the important
new books, there is no magazine of the
time which occupies the field in which
this one moves. The table of contents
has been compressed with difficulty
into single page. There are over
! twenty eight different departments, be-
side large number of special articles.
Current Literature Publishing Co., New
York.
Frederick w. Hamilton, of Pawtucket.
Il. l., has been awarded the first prize of
$50 in Public Opinions" washington.
D. c. Essay Contest just closed. The
subject on which prizes were offered
was "What, if Any Changes in the Exist
ing immigration Laws Are ExpedientPU
There were nearly two hundred ESSAYS
submitted in competition. The second
prize OF 500 was taken by W. +. Wevl
of Philadelphia, and the third prize of
$50 went to Loren II. Knox of Evanston.
Ill. These prize contests on the great
questions OF the day, inaugurated by
Public Opinion have attracted marked
attention. The paper is one we have fire.
quently warmly commended. No other
gives so comprehensive an abstract of
press expression. 1t is q weekly epitome
of the voice of the newspaper and re-
view press. and as such is invaluable to
the editor, the political student. The
earlier mum ber March 25th) is lust at
hand, in a fresh and tlowery cover and
contains the prize essays, with portraits
of their authors.
Romance for April is the eighth in
that magazines series of special num-
bers, nearly half of its contents beino
from the Italian. Famous Italian au-
thors are represented in this collection,
and the selections embrace a powerful
war story, an almshouse sketch, a tale of
King Humbert's kindness, two sparkling
love stories and thrilling incidents
legends and adventures. Beside the
Italian stories, there are strong and beau
tiful tales by Harriet Prescott Spofford.
Eva Wilder AfcGlasson, Mary C. Hunger
ford and others; an Australian April
Fool story, very funny ghost story by
Oscar Wilde and one of the most charm
ing of French love stories by Henri de
Chennevieres. Romance Publishing
Company, New York.
"Lippincott's Magazine" for April
(Philadelphia) has these interesting pa
pers: columbus in Love-" George Al
fred Townsend: what the Publicity
Department Did for the Columbian Ex-
position" William Igleheart; "Colum-
bus" poem, Robert Loveman; "Abra-
HAMS Mother" (illustrated), Annie Flint:
"a Description of the Inexpressible," /"
Julian Hawthorne; "Sappho," Edgar
Saltus; THE Religion of 1922 Frederic
NJ. BIRD; "Tennyson," Florence Earle
Coates; Men of the Day. NJ. Crofton.