The record-union., 1894-07-30
new PUBLICATIONS.

"Harper's Magazine New York; for
August has these special features: ''Old
Monmouth" by Julian Ralph; up the
Norway Coast" by George Card Pease;
"A Few Edible Ioadstools and Mush-
rooms" by w. Hamilton Gibson: My
First Visit to New England" (VL), by
William Dean Howells; ''Stubble and
Slough In Dakota" by Frederic keming-
ton; 'Trilby," concluding installment,
by George du Maurier. Ihe illustrations
are many and very beautiful. There are
six complete short stories. Richard
Harding DAVIS contributes 'The Editors
Story: Owen Wister gives vivid pict-
ure of Western life; Miss Elsie ). Nord-
hoT is the author of "Heimweh";
'Step- Brothers TO Dives" by Miss Louise
Belts Edwards, Is ii sketch of urban
charity; 1.-The Inn of san Jacinto," by
Miss Zoe Dana Underhill; and in "a
Vista in Central Park" Brander Mat
thews gives glimpse of New York life.
The story introducing the Editors Drawer
is by Thomas i. Janvier and is called
"A Possible Improbability." There are
four poems-two ''Sea Ballads" by AL
fred Percival Graves; North and South
from the Brooklyn Bridge" by Marion
Wilcox, and 'kinship," by Charles q. d.
Roberts. The Editors Study discusses
the American Spirit" 'Nulgarity in
Fiction" and the proposed memorial to
George William Curtis.
How girls were courted in old Puritan
days is delightfully."- described by Alice
Morse Earle in the August ,'Ladies'
Home Journal (Philadeiphia), which
article is put next to snake story by
Max Okell. Julia Bond Valentines
charming story, the ''WhistIing Girl" is
the subject OF two illustrations. Sketches
with portraits of -Four Famous Young
Authors" Richard Harding Davis, Rud-
yard kipling, john Kendrick Bangs and
Jerome Is. jerome, comprise the biog
raphy of the number. MIR. Howells' lit
erary biography, "My Literary Pas
writes of "Mud-Imprsoned Women"
Frank r. Stockton alnuses with Pomo-
mas letters To her old mistress. Edward
w. Box writes of The Boy in the Of
fice," and Grace Ellery Charming of "Po-
likeness in Two Countries" The Brown
les are at Newport. Florence Morse
writes of the advantages and disadvan-
tages of suburban Life for Women,o
and Mrs. Garrett Webster gives very
novel idea of a summer fair. Mrs. Mallon
writes of Dainty Styles in Lingerie"
and 1.-The Art OF Dressing the Hair"
The complete novel in the August num-
Der of "Lippincotl's" Philadelphia) is
Sweetheart Manette,'' by Maurice
Thompson. The scene is laid at Bay ST.
Louis, on the Gulf OF Mexico. Louise
Stockton's tale, "A Mess of Pottage." is
concluded. Other short stories are: '.At
the Rough-and-T Tumble Landing" by
Professor Charles q. d. Roberts; "Al
Military Maneuver." by Kate Lee Ash
ley; 1.-The Everlastin' Buzzards' Sit," by
Chas. McIlvaine, and AN In Memoriam
of the Keys" by Johanna Stats. Thomas
Stinson Jarvis contributes and acute and
suggestive essay on Feminine Phases"
aud Charles Henry Webb discusses I'm
cared-for Catsn in humanely humorous
vein Mrs. NJ. Il. w. Sherwood supplies
interesting "reminiscences Washington
before the War" Mary Elizabeth Blake
writes on Muscles and Morals" George
Grantham Balm on Newspaper FAX
ing.'u and Viii Clemens on "Chinese
Shops and Their Peculiar Signs" The
poetry of the number is by Margaret Gil
man George, Dora Read Goodale, Fannie
Bent Dillingham; and Professor John B.
Tabb.
The "Quarterly Illustrator" for July,
August and September is at hand. 1t
contains 362 illustrations from the best
known artists of the world, and repre-
senting all styles known to art, Some
$50 artists are thus represented. The text
relates to great variety OF subjects, and
is by Charlotte Adams in "Felines and
CANNES in Art" Julian Hawthorne on
Live Work." Hillary Bell on 'The Art
ist Mind" Elizabeth w. Champney on
the ''Connoisseur.,' Fred Allen on Land
scape Art" John Gilmer Speed on
.sPainting the Sea-" and so on through
long table of contents. The ILLUSTRATOR"
is so full of interest. so attractive in pic
torial beauty, so informing in text, that
we cannot too strongly commend it. We
have perused every page of the 'Illustra-
tor" and thus speak from knowledge of
its high value.
The .'Irrigation Age" for July (CIi-
cago) has as two specialties ''The Social
ASPECT of the Arid Region.n by Arthur
state Streams" by Professor Elwood
Mead. In the same number is the official
call for the Third National Irrigation
Congress. There is, besides, large
amount of useful and interesting matter
of interest to cultivators of the soil, and
news and instruction relative to irriga-
ton. 1t is valuable number from sew
eral points of view, and is certainly the
advocate OF an industry of first import
ance.
Mrs. NJ. e. w. Sherwood's article on
1.-The Latest Caprices of Fashion" opens
the midsummer number of Table
Talk (Philadelphial, that valuable little
magazine for housekeepers, and is fol-
lowed by an excellent and helpful one
from the pen of Mrs. Burton kingslaud
on Lawn Parties" The usual depart
ments are especially full OF timely hints
and suggestions for comfort and fashion,
as well as reliable menus and recipes
The current number ten cents or sam
pie copy is offered free.
1.-THE Fur Seals Tooth,n a story of
Alaskan adventure that for several
months has been leading serial in
.'Harper's Young People" traces the far
reaching results OF seemingly trivial and
unimportant acts, institutes an interest
ing comparison between boys of equal
manliness and strength of character, but
brought up under diverse conditions,
conveys in most attractive form the latest
information concerning matters of para
mount interest in our great far-away
Northwest, aud, above ALL is an excellent
story.
AS an illustrated history of our own
times, .Harper's Weekly" for July 2lst
devotes many pages to the Chicago
strikes, with sketches and a descriptive
article by Frederic Remington, who went
to Chicago for this purpose at the request
OF Messrs. Harper q Brothers. There
are also views of the much discussed
town of Pullman, cartoon by Rogers
and a panoramic view of the Worlds
Fair grounds, showing the devastation
wrought by the fire.
IsBlue and Cray for July (Philadel-
phia) came late to hand. for strike rea-
sons. 4 most acceptable number, how
ever, freely illustrated and rich in rem
iniscent story and anecdote of the late
war. tits also VOL stored with practical
papers on subjects of current interest.
and an article on the United States Postal
Department which is richly illustrated.
A white-au black costume from
Worth, and several other elegant toi-
lettes in white, as BELTS the season, are
the leading fashion features of 'Harper's
Bazar'' for July Dist. An article on
"How to Memorize Music.1 by Auber-
tine Woodward Moore. will be of prac-