The record-union., 1894-03-03

III war, etc. Inc readings anu SlOTl6S are
more than usually strong. THE Escape
of Besia" is an account OF a woman's
lonely ride of three days and nights across
the Russian Steppes. The mysterious
Mirror is quaint story. A character
jstic chapter is given from the much
talked-of new book, ''The Superfluous
Woman" The literature of the world
seems to be searched for the latest and
best in biography, travel, adventure,
science, humor, religion, education. his
tory, music. medical progress-the whole
being characterized by brisk, fresh, up
to-date spirit, with no trace of pedantry.
The poetry is in itself sufficient in guam
tity and quality to make the magazine
name. Current Literature Publishing
Company. Lafayette Place, New York.
The leading article in Frank
Popular Monthly" for March is pictur-
esque account Of the four leading "Enro-
pean Parliaments," by Frederick S. Dan
iel. The illustrations accompanying this
paper are as timely and up to date as the
text. j. William FOsdick illustrates,
with series of elaborate drawings, his
own entertaining description of An Art
lists Winter at Fontainebleau." Other
notable illustrated articles are "Tasma-
nia," by Il. Trowbridge; Fort Hamil-
tai Punishment" by W. II. Garrison;
"How to Get Married, Though in
France" by DR.. b. Sherwood Dunn; "A
True Eskimo Romance" by DR.. j. NJ.
Mills, Surgeon of the Peary Relief Expe-
ditiOn, and an appreciative review of the
life and work of the late Professor Tyn-
dali, by Henry Tyrrell. A new serial
story, entitled 1.-The Silver Shafts" by
Frances Swami Williams, begins. There
is also, amongst the complete short
stories. striking one by Maley Balm
bridge Crist, called 'The Woman's Story
OF Tolstoi's 'kreutzer Sonata"
The complete novel in the March num-
Der OF "Lippincotts" is "a Desert
Claim" by Mary E. Stickney. 1t is a
charming tale OF ranch life in northern
Colorado. Gilbert Parker's serial, "Ihe
Trespasser," reaches its ninth chapter.
1.-The Inmate of the Dungeon by w. G.
Morrow, is story OF uncommon power.
Joel Chandler Harris, in THE Late Mr..
Watkins Of Georgia; His Relation to Ori-
entail Folklore" compares a curious
legend of his own State with one Of In
dia. In "a Prophet of the New Woman
hood" Annie Nathan Meyer considers
Henrik lbsen from an unfamiliar point
of view. Emma Henry Ferguson tells
"More About Captain Reid" the Confed
crate blockade-runner John Gilmer
Speed describes 1.-THE Training of the
Saddle Horse" DR.. Charles G. Abbott
writes of "Bees and Buckwheat," and
Charles McIlvaine of 1.-The Evolution of
Public Roads," In Talks with the
Trade" the subject of Literary Mendi-
cancy" is presented. The poetry of the
number is by Anna Robson Brown and
John James Meehan.
(Houghton. Mi1lin u Co., Boston, has
Philip and His Wife" (serial), Margaret
Deland "Assyrian Arrowheads and
Jewish Books" Sir Edward Strackey;
''Ihe Fore-Room Rug" Kate Douglas
Wiggin: ''On the Upper st. Johns"
Bradford Torrey; rs the Musical Idea
Masculine ?" Edith Brewer; "a Wagner
1.-TWO Strings to His Bow (seriaD, Wal
ter Mitchell; The City OF the End Of
Things" Archibald Lampman; "a Greek
Prime Minister" Jeremiah w. jerks;
5" he Sapphic Secret" Maurice Thomp-
son: ''The Reform of Secondary Educa-
tion," Nicholas Murray Butler; His
Vanished Star" (seriaD, Charles Egbert
Craddock; 1.-The Historical Spirit "a
New Reading of Leonardo Da Ninci,"
1.-THE Contributors Club" The "Atlan-
tic'' strengthens, broadens, and grows
better with age. 1t moves Oh a high
plane OF thought and intellectually, and
is without question a leader in advanced
thought.
'Macmillan's Magazine" for February
Macmillan d Co., London and New
York; has as usual all excellent collec-
ton Of reading matter, such as Lords
and Commons" "Perlycross" (seriaD,
by r. D. Black more; The Portrait of
Moonshee," by j. W. Sherer; "Some
Thoughts Of st. Francis" The Story of
the Inscriptions" IAN Oxford Idyll,"
son Modern Travelling" by Vernon Lee;
THE Partridge" by r S. Kebbel.
From Payot, Upham q Co., San Fran
cisco, we have their twenty-irst edition
of the laws and Principles of Whist"
as stated and eX planned by "Cavendish"
of the Portland Club. This edition in
cludes the now established law of the
fourth best in original lead, and makes it
a substantial part of the game of whist.
The book will be welcomed anew by all
scientific whist players. For sale by w.
h. Purnell. Sacramento; so cents.
"Harper's Bazar'' for February oath is
a superb number, rich in illustration,
strong in editorial, helpful and enter
tanning in other reading matter, and in
fashion and personality is newsy, clean
and crisp. The serial Highland Cous-
ins" continues, and a new story is pre-
sented, "a Venture in Opals." There is
a very brief but interesting paper, with
many illustrations, on ''The Cactus Club
of Baltimore"
"Harper's Young People, is head and
shoulders above and leading any youths
weekly paper of which we have knowl-
edge 1t is vigorous, helpful, strong in
every essential ior young folks reading;
teaching, uplifting, yet merry, bright
and full OF sunshine and joy. The boy or
girl who reads it from week to week has
at least one anchor to windward.
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