The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-02-03
new PUBLICATIONS.

'Harper's Magazine' for February
opens with Mr.. Abbey's superb illus
trations OF Twelfth Night" with An
drew Lang's comment upon the play.
The ninth paper in the series of illus
trationS of Shakespeares Comedies
The frontispiece is fine engraving, in
tints, from a drawing by Mr.. Abbey,
representing "Malvolio in the Dungeon. -
Mrs. Annie Fields contributes delight
full chapter of personal "reminiscences of
Whittier, accompanied by illustrations
and portraits. Rev. John w. Chadwick
writes similar chapter of "Recollec-
tons of George William Curtis" illus
trated with portraits. Julian Ralph's
second paper on the South relates to
New Orleans, our Southern Capital"
More than twenty illustrations by w. T.
Smedley supplement Mr.. Ralphs graphic
descriptions. The story of another re-
markable city is told in John Il. Ship
leys article on bristol in the time of
Cabot" This number is also rich in
fiction. The second installment of A.
Conan Doyle's great historical romance,
The Refugees" appears. 1t is the best
dramatic historical tale of modern times
Constance Fenimore Woolson's new
American novel, Horace Chase" is
continued. Maurice Kingsley contrib
utes a story of ranch life on the Texan
border, with characteristic illustrations
by Remington. 'The Woman's Elk
change of Simkinsville'' is delightful
Southern story, by Ruth McEnery Stuart,
illustrated by c. S. Reinhart. "Lide."
an original character sketch, is by Rob
ert c. V. Meyers. The poetry includes
1.-The Red-Bird," by Madison Cawein,
and historical poem, 'L'Ordre de Bon
Temps" by William McLennan. The
Editors Study is by Charles Dudley
Warner, and deals with some of the most
interesting features of the Columbian
Exposition. The Editors Drawer is in
PRODUCED by an amusing sketch by
Thomas Nelson Page.
If the young woman whose portrait
graces the first page of "Cassell's Family
Magazine for February be real young
woman, and not painting, she ought to
be a famous beauty. sin Parliament AS
sembled' is the first of a series of il
Illustrated papers, and the illustrations
are, some from photographs, the others
semi caricatures. I'm the { nited States
Weather Office" gives a number of IL
Illustrations and portraits. The Family
Doctor" has "A Word on Megrims,u
"Marqueterie Wood Staining' tells of
very pretty and artistic accomplishment.
Getting on in Business is a practical
paper. students Day at the National
Gallery is capitally illustrated article.
Fortunes in Faces" gives the portraits
of some famous beauties. The ladies will
be interested in Kitchen Troubles and
fashion letters from Paris and London.
Serials, short stories, poetry and music
go toward making very attractive num-
ber Cassell Publishing Company, New
York.
The February Popular Science
Monthly" opens with an article on ''The
Glass Industry" by Professor {. Ham
ford Henderson. Professor Spencer
fril ,raf hot
Birds of the Grass Lands,' with illus
trations. NJ. Paul Topinard sketches
"Man in Nature''; ProfessoriC. O. Whit
man sets forth the need of "A Marine
Biological Observatory; Professor E. p.
Evans describes THE Hsthetic Sense
and Religious Sentiment in Animals";
NJ. Berthelot writes on Science as a
Factor in Agriculture; "The Habits of
the Garter Snake" are told by Alfred @.
Mayer. There is paper on ''Ghost Wor-
ship and Tree Worship" by Grant Allen.
The subject of Number Forms,n illus
trating some of the curious operations of
the human mind, is treated by Professor
G. t. w. Patrick. Other articles are:
Science Teaching" by Frederick Guth-
RE: 1.-The Trepang,' illustrated; "Prehis-
toric Trepanning'; The New Star in the
Milky Way; 1.-The Discovery OF the
Sexuality of Plants" and sketch Of
Robert Boyle,'' with portrait. New
York: D. Appleton q Co.
1t is an encouraging sign of the times
that there is more largely growing class
of both men and women who recognize
the responsibilities of parenthood and de-
sire to avail themselves of all the helps
possible toward the carrying out of these
modern ideas. To such the magazine
called childhood" will come as a guide
to whatever is best in child-culture. Its
main purpose seems to be to set parents
thinking. 1t teaches more by suggestion
than precept. 1t aims to inculcate the
idea that children are not property. 1t
hopes to make child-life fairer and better
by developing in parents just ideas as to
home government. Three numbers have
been issued, containing articles by Julian