The record-union., 1893-07-06

1 from Hindoo, Persian and Japanese liter
ature lone of them amusingly rendered
( into English by native Japanese; one of
! Rudyard Kipling's oldest tales; thrill
ing incident of the Sepoy mutiny; and a
stirring original account of a kangaroo
/ hunt in Australia by W. Thomson. In
J vivid contrast to these are Fourth-of-
/ July story by Harriet Prescott Spotford;
a quaint character-study,; in her best
style, by Mary L. Wilkins; weird ghost
I story by Guy de Maupassant; capital
tennis story by r. l. Cowen; several
/ beautiful French love stories; and strong,
/ original American sketches by James
Harvey Smith and Arthur James Pegler.
/ rms magazine is issued by the Romance
PuDllshlng Company, Clinton Hall, Astor
! Place, New York
! A portrait OF England's future Queen
-PrIncess Mary of Teck-forms the
/ frontlspiece of ''Cassells Family Maga-
zine' for July and gives much
! pleasanter impression of that royal young
lady than do most of the so-called pOr-
/ traits OF her. "Davenant," a new serial
! by ). Southail Bone, is begun in this
number. "a Lakeland Voyage" fills the
reader with longing for vacation in
| England and suggests to him that he
might hnd as beautiful scenery nearer
home, i'll Vermont or the Catskills, for
instance. Lace Braid Embroidery"
Will interest the lady readers of the maga-
zine, the male readers will prefer "a
Ruler of Princess" and the young girls
Will decide for The Tutors Engage
ment." Young housekeepers will be
! very much interested in "Diningroom
! Dlfflculties,H for it will show them how
easily they may be surmounted. There
are great many good things in the num-
| per, but none better than the series of
! Illustrations called 'Our Circulating
Library" Cassell Publishing Company,
New York and London.
Outing" for July New York. is an
IDEAL summer number. Naturally sailing
! and fishing are prominent topics, but
| there is plenty of variety for readers OF
az tastes. The fiction is good, and the
Illustrations fully up to the high standard
OF tins deservedly popular magazine. The
| contents are: "Pastelle," a complete
story by Clara Sprague Ross; sails and
Sailorcraft." by Charles L. Norton; "A
Day IN the Grand Canyon" by Mary
! y Nager Fisher; THE Champion Pacers,' -
| Part III. of the turf and track series; "By
Canal Through the Empire State" by l..
). Sanderson; practical Lessons in
! Swimming" by w. A. Varian; "Down
Miller's River" by Joseph Lee; 'Cana-
dian Militia in Action" by Captain Hy
I. Woodside; Salmon Fishing on the
Newfoundland Coast" by L. J. Myers;
| The Frog for Pan and Pastime," by
Jennie Taylor Wandie; "Lenz's World
Tour WheeW; Through Erin A
! Wheel" by Grace f. Denison; BLACK
| Bass Fishing in Maine" by Arthur
| Pierre, and the usual poems, editorials,
records, etc.
The state Commissioners of New York
ana pennsylvania have given permission
| Tor members Of the Order of the Round
Table to meet in their buildings, which
stand side by side directly opposite the
north main entrance of the Art Palace.
/ on Thursday. July 18th. Membership of
this order is wholly made up OF boys and
girls, and there are 2I5,0O0 of them. The
order has invited as special guests for the
/ day the authors of favorite Juvenile
| stories. The reunion is therefore a social
one gathering of those famous in
juvenile literature and of those for whom
they write. Addresses are expected from
Margaret E. Sangster, the famous Post
mistress" of "Harper's Young People";
Kirk Munroe, the author of the Mate"
stories; Hon. a. f. Stevenson, Vice
! General Nelson A. Miles, Mrs. Potter
Palmer and others. The founders OF the
order invite all boys and girls in attend
ance at the Worlds Fair on July 18th to
attend the reunion, whether member of
the order or not.
The Magazine of Art' for July is a
beautiful number. The contents are:
H6S pOlah save, Dy n. SlcheI, photo
gravure; The Royal Academy Exbibi-
tion," by the editor, with four iIlustra-
tons; British Etching Frank Short.
Watson, Macbeth, Herkomer, Oliver
Hall and Others" by Frederick We'd
more, with four illustrations; Thomas
Faed, R. A.,' by Marion Hepworth
Dixon, with portrait of Thomas Faed,
| *. a., and six illustrations of his works:
Recent illustrated Volumes" with six
| illustrations; Carols of the Year-June.D
poem by Algernon Charles Swinburne.
with an illustration; 1.-The Messonier Ex-
! hibiion," by Claude Phillips. with ten
| illustrations; ILLUSTRATED Note Book y
with eleven illustrations; "The Chronicle
Of Art and American Art Notes. con-
clude brilliant number. Cassell Com
! pany, New York and London.
The June number of "Germania.u a
magazine for the study of the German
| language and literature, has reached our
| table. 1t is a very interesting number.
| containing the conclusion of Hoff'man's
| beautiful historic novel; Master Martin
and His Menu; a charming little story bv
| Ganghoter, 'Goldl, GOldi' a facsimile of
| Schiller's handwriting, popular
| German song IN word and music and
many shorter articles on German lam
guage, literature and life. The Begin
ners' Corner" contains short stories and
poems, with an interlinear translation.
| plenteous notes, conversations and
| vocabularies. 1t is the opinion of LEADING
| college professors that "Germania'' is the
beft effort yet made to assist the student
of German and to interest hlm in his pur-
suit. The magazine is published at
Manchester, n. H.
The Cosmopolitan Magazine'' New
| York; for July is superb number on
| both the illustrated and text sides of that
| progressive periodical. The art paper bv
! 4 lac y,
for vigor and originality. The paper on
| The Great Railway Systems Of the
| United States" is of striking interest and
rich in views and portrature familiar to
! Calltornians. 1t is by f. S. Stratton.
| ''Engineering With Camera" is paper
/ full of life and vigor and very richly il
| Illustrated. THE Swiss Referendum is a
paper by w. D. McCracken that conveys
needed information OF a very valuable
! character. 1.-The Cliff Dwellers of New
| y ork" treats of tall houses and lofty
dwellings in the great city, with perils
| and pleasures incident thereto. The de-
partments, editorial and otherwise. are
vigorous and fresh.
"Harper's Weekly'' for July lst has a
full-page engraving of the opening of the
| German building at the Worlds Fair: in
| teresting views OF the floods on the Mis-
| sissippi; a very valuable description of
the new United States magazine rifle; a
fine portrait of the late Senator Stanford
and one of Walter Besant; a picture
ots the lost battleship Nictoria four views
OF the desecration of the Gettysburg
battlefield; double page views of the Uni-
versity boat races, with portraits of the
crew; four pictures of the New York Fire
/ Department.; view of the Midway
/ Plaisance parade at the Columbian Expo
sition, and view of the parade of the
Congress of Beauty.
| Tho tsPacific n Coast Fducatio,a1 u,