The record-union., 1893-06-30

Ernest Allen. Among the subjects pre-
sented are opinions on the Shakespeare
Bacon controversy by eminent critics OF
Europe and America, "Our Foreign
Policy" ''Bimetallic Parity" Reason
at the Worlds Fair Congress of Re-
ligion,' Women Wage Farmers in the
West" "The Realistic Trend of Modern
German Literature" Christ and the
Liquor-Dealer'' giving aliquor-dealer's
view, and Pure Democracy VS.. Gov
ernlnental Favoritism." The fiction is
peculiarly strong, there being three no.
lean writers Of note. The book reviews
are also able and interesting. To be in
touch with living issues and present day
problems read the July Arena"
The Century, for July New York.
has among leading features and wealth of
Illustration, portrait of Sarah Siddons;
Color in the Court Of Honor at the
lslander-Part H." Mary Hartwell
Catherwood; The Galaxy" Charles J.
OMalley; The Most Picturesque Place
in the World" }. and E. r. Pennell
Thomas Hardy" Harriet Waters Pres
ton; The Official Defense OF Russian
Persecution" Joseph Jacobs; Leaves
From the Autobiography OF SalviDi,"
Iommaso Salvini; "ln Granada-A Song
of Exile" Archibald Gordon; Balcony
StOries-Anne Marie and Jean Marie, \
Crippled Hope" Grace King; Sarah
Siddons," Edmund Gosse; "Old Ports
mouth Profles," Thomas Bailey Aldrich;
Bird Songs-Sea Bird and Land Bird"
Mary Hallock Foote; THE Intoxicated
Ghost" Arto Bates; "Moonrise From the
Gill;" Eora Read Goodale; The Author
of 'Gulliver,'" NJ. .. w. OHphant; IAN
Artists letters From Japan" John La
Fargo; The Treatment of Disease by
Suggestion" Allan McLane Hamilton:
4 l.
benefits Forgot-VIII.," )" Wolcott Bal
estier; "a Voice for the People of Russia
"A Reply to a Voice for Russia,
George kennan; "Origin and Growth of
the SpOlls SYSTEM; compulsory Pub
lie Service'; Hostility of Foreign to
American Labor; WHO Wore the
Laurels? ~ Kenyon West: How Shall
ent PoOr?" Louise seymour HoughtOn;
In the Wings Bliss Carman; ''Biogra-
ply" Elizabeth c. Cardoza; "Grimal
kim" Clinton Scollard; About Sunrise"
DOane Robinson; "a Literary Order"
John Kendrick Bangs.
Although comparatively unknown in
America, Nathaniel Sichel, the painter of
the picture which forms the frontispiece
of the Magazine of Art" for July, has
commanded a certain section of the pop
ular taste in Germany by his representa-
tions Of Oriental types Of beauty" An
| "Egyptiau Slave" may be taken as fair
example of the large number OF works he
has painted OF this character-which, in
deed. he was practically the first of Ger
man artists 10 introduce to the notice of
his counrymen. Herr Sichei resides in
Berlin, and is now about 45 years Of age.
Many Of his pictures have been published
as plates. and have been received with
great public favor. The editor of the
magazine writes the leading article which
al /, 1g,,,
which he criticises severely as portrait
| academy" Frederick Wedmore con-
tributes the third of his interesting pa
pers on British etching, with illustrations
from the etchers in question, while Mr..
Spielmann has the fourth of his articles
descriptive of Mr.. Iate's magnificent
/ gift to the British nation. Marion Hep
worth Dixon writes entertainingly Of
/ Thomas taed, who is best known in this
country by his painting representing
i LOngtellow's "Evangeline." There is
4 a seasonable sonnet by Mr.. SwinUurne
and long account, with illustrations, of
/ the "MeissOnier Exhibition recently
! held in London. The notes are full and
interesting. Cassell Publishing Com
/ pany, New York and London.
1 1t is surprising that Charles Egbert
CraddOck whose new serial, His Van
ished STAR" begins III the July number
OF the atlantic Monthly" can continue
to write about Tennessee mountain life,
and also continue to be intensely inter
esting; and yet this is precisely what she
does in this new novel. She has never
written with greater mastery than now.
| There are great many good things in
the number, among them some to be
specially looked at-tor instance, Isabel
HapgOod'S paper on Passports, Police
and Post Of1ice in Russia" Problems Of
Presumptive Proof" protest against
the sentimental sympathy shown to
criminals convicted on what is loosely
termed merely circumstantial evil
| dence," showing that circumstantial evil
dence is sometimes the only evidence
available, and that there are grave perils
in direct evidence. 1t is written by
James W. Clarke. Edward 5. Morse dis
cusses the question, IF Public Libra
ries, why not Public Museums?" Sir
Edward Strachey has a delightful paper
on AN English General Election" and
Mrs. CatherwOOd a story called The
Chase of Saint-Castin." Miss Edith
Thomas paper, interspersed with
poetry, called In the Heart of the Sum-
mer," is as graceful and charming as
whatever is written by this writer is sure
to be. The papers on Petrarch and on
Governor Morton and the SONS of liberty
are valuable. Houghton, MitHin IL Co.,
/ Boston, publishers.
| The Worlds Fair and its varied scenes
/ occupy the opening pages of Current
! Literature for July. This is the second
| OF the Worlds Fair numbers. As the
great display becomes more complete the
novelty Of it grows also. Nothing could
/ be more interesting than the excerpts
| here gathered together, or the kodak and
other views taken on the grounds. 10
those who cannot go to the fair there
coulo be no more neat and pleasing pic
ture given of it than promises to be
CLEANED from the five successive special
numbers Of this magazine. Aside IRON
the pages devoted to the Worlds Fair.
Current Literature this month con-
tains a large and varied assortment Of
reading. The lerse, sententious saying,
/ is prominent owing to the appearance in
this number Of the prize winning con-
tributiOn of John A. Shedd. Other origi-
nal articles are creeping into the maga-
! zines pages In restoring the short story
the etching, the oddities OF natural his
/ tory, and the element of romance gem
orally to its pages the editors have FUR
ther added to the value Of the magazine
As usual, there are host of Departments.
100 many and too tull of attractive iu-
formation to speak OF in detail. They
contain the latest and the best IN the lii
erature OF England, France and Amer
ica-not all Of It, but enough to keep the
reader well informed. Current Litera-
ture Publishing Company, Lafayette
Place, New y ork.
"Littelrs Living Age" does not pro-
tessedly cater to the summer lounger, and
yet the charming tales which embellish
each issue serve admirably TO pass the
idle hour away, While the more solid mat
ter is OF such character that it Will lose
none OF its value or flavor by being re-
served Tor more convenient season. The
most notable OF the stories are "A Visitor
and His Opinions, a Story of the Seen
and the Unseen" in Nc. 255l. THE
Z Hint O. Harst." by Menie Muriel Dewey,
runs through two mum bers, 2552 and 2553,