The record-union., 1894-12-01

stories there are: "Richard and Robin. -
0y Robert Grant; "Paola in Italy" by
Gertrude Hall; 1.-THE Peddlers Peril, !"
py l.. B. Miller; 1.-The Mother Song" by
Julian Ralph; 1.-THE Colonel's Christ
mas" by Harriet Prescott Spofford, and
The Dividing Fence" by Ruth Nc
Emery Stuart. Then one hundred and
nIne nIr illustrations by Edwin A. Abbey.
C4lLIord Carleton, George du Maurier, a.
-: frost, {. ID. Gibson, Charles Graham,
". Hatherell, w. II. Hyde, Peter S.
Newell, Alfred Parsons, Edward Pen
neld, Howard Pyle. Frederic Reming-
ton. w. I. Smedley, Albert L. Sterner,
I. de Thulstrup, and others. stops of
Various Qaiils," eleven poems by w. D..
towels are illustrated by Howard Pyle;
MISS Alice Archer Sewall's poem, MA
donna and Child" is illustrated from the
authors own drawings. Other poems in
Ghe number are The Coronal," by Annie
Fields, and Love and DEATH" by Lau-
renee Alma-Iadema. The editor $
Study" discusses topics appropriate TO
the season, and the Editors Drawer"
contains a farce, "a Dramatic Evening"
by John Kendrick Bangs.
The sparkle of bright music in a new
ballad by Sir Arthur Sullivan, entitled
BID Me at Least Goodbye" adds to the
pages OF the Christmas Ladies' Home
JournaP {Philadelphia), IN which the
hNAA PAM SOOAC anu "OIuS dIt Rtf6L.
Frank Stockton opens one of his clever
tales with the title 'As One Woman to
Another; Eugene Field is happy in a
Dlt of character verse; Frances Hodgson
Burnett is reminiscent of 1.-The Man Who
Most Influenced Me''; John Kendrick
Bangs begins his paradise Club"; the
Rev. 5. ID. Mcdonnell makes a very real
being OF the mother of Christ in his ar
ticle, "a Girl of Galilee." The wives of
Aiphonse Daudet and Mascagni, of Ca
vaIleria Rusticana' fame are sketched,
with portraits; Mr.. Howell is interesting
IN his literary autobiography; Robert j..
Burdett has Christmas article; Maria
Parola tells of 'The Fete Days of the
French"; Madame Nordica writes To
girls who think of operate careers; the
new serial, "a Minister of the World, ~
takes US to the border of fashionable re-
| Hgious life in New York City. There are
twenty articles on the practical side of a
woman's life at Christmas time.
The Christmas number of "DemoresPs s
Family Magazine") 10 East Fourteenth
street, New York;, has among a score OF
splendid halt-tone portraits of our most
noted American humorists, accom- panying
"OH-Hand Chats with Professional HUI
morIsts." not one of a woman. These
'chats" are decidedly entertaining.
headers will be Interested in 1.-The Em-
press Dowager OF China" which is Illus
! trated With portraits and scenes III and
about Pekin. The first picture is a
Water-color by Maud Humphreys, I'm
der the Mistletoe'; the full-page gravure,
Madonna and Child" by modern art
lSt. is gem; and there are over zoo illus
trations besides, christmas Chimes -
an illustrated poem; Always With Us,
an account of Christmas charities III New
orK; boy Choirs," The Common
Sense of Christmas Gifts" Lullaby.
the Frost Queen" Christmas story for
children; His Christmas Gift" ''Holi-
day Work for Busy Fingers" and "Some
Christmas Menus" furnish Christmas
cheer and suggestions galore for every
body. There are other charming stories,
and the numerous departments are full
10 over1iowing with good things.
The current number Of 'HThe Writer''
(Boston) is an interesting Holmes Mem
oral Number" containing estimates of
DR.. Holmes by leading American au-
thors, including L. b. Sanborn, Charles
Dudley Warner, Edward Eggleston,
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, w. IL. Fur
ness, c. A. Bartol, G. w. Cable, Oscar
Fay Adams, S. L. Smith. Frank L. Stan
ton, Noah Brooks, Charles King. Mar
garet Sidney, Julia c. Il. Dorr Samuel
Minturn Peck, Ilbridge S. Brooks, Dom
aid q. Mitchell, James Jeffrey Roche,
Nathan Haskell Dole, Nicholas z. Gill
man, William II. Hayne, Joel Benton,
Grace King, Caroline Ii. Dali, Edgar
Fawcett, Richard Burton, Junius Henri
Browne, Arlo Bates, Ella Wheeler Will
cox, Hamlin Garland, Hamilton w
Mable and j. T. Trowbridge. In addition
Edward Everett Hale has a unique letter
written 10 him by DIR. Holmes and dis
cussiug The Great Unwritteu Article"
The usual departments of 1.-The Writer,n
including Queries" Book Reviews ;
The reference list of Literary Articles in
Nf9i qolc !
as excellent as usual.
In "McClure's Magazine for Decem-
ber 80 Lafayette Place, New York; Miss
TarbeiPs second paper on Napoleon treats
of Napoleon's passionate love for jose
phlne IN the early period of their rela-
tions. There are fourteen more portraits
OF Napoleon, and six other portraits, in
Guiding one of Josephine, most of these
pictures being after portraits from life by
the great painters OF the time. Professor
Henry Drummond, in "Some impress
sions and Facts" regarding Mr.. Moody.
supplies much interesting information,
There is a series of portraits OF Archdea-
con farrar, who contributes a Christmas
article. There is an excellent Christmas
story, and story which, while not q
Christmas story in point of time, is pre-
emlnently one in spirit and conclusion,
and dramatic story of the Napoleonic
era by Conan Doyle, and Cleveland Mof-
tett's history, drawn directly from the
archives of the Pinkerton Detective Bu-
reau, of 1.-The Overthrow of the Molly
Maguires." Bret Harte, in oonversa-
ton, relates his experiences as a gold
digger, express messenger, school-teacher
and editor in the early days in California.
The current number OF the American
Journal of Politics" "a. J. Palm Il Co.,
New York;, has Commercial Depres-
sionS and Business Crises" Frederic
Clemson Rowe; The Senate and the
Lords; a Comparison" j. Castell Hop
kins; "The Functions of Money" L. i.
Rector; "a Eallacy of the w. c. T. T.,
Mrs: Ella "; Winston; Compulsory
Arbitration" ID. NJ. Frederiksen; His
tOrian Won Holsps Awakening; are
I4abor's Claims Anti-Social?" Victor ar
ros; The Threatened Revival of Know
Nothinglsm," Charles Robinson; "a
Non-Partisan View OF the Tariff Situation
and Outlook" Ernest E. Russell; "How
to Abolish Poverty" Florence A. Bur
leigh; Nautilus at the Hands of Recent
Critics." Thomas Nixon Carver; re
Our Patent Laws Iniquitous?' a Reply"
ii. Ohlerlch; and papers on strikers
Rights" "Civics," Party Politics y
"Patriotism." !" Corruption" GOOD Citi
Zenship," Gam bling" 'Gold'' and
Voters"
Romance" never looked more inyit-
lug tuau now. w lGn the DecemDe num-
ber change has been made in its front
cover, which renders the table of con-
tents more attractive, and the reality
bears out the announcement, for every
story III 1t Is among the best OF it's kind.
They are largely devoted to Christmas.
and are full OF the atmosphere of the
season. Among the authors represented
are Octave Thanet, Francois C0ppee and
Julia Schayer. Besides the Christmas
tales, there are a story of adventure in
China by Henry Willard French. a
charming social study by Hugues lie