The record-union., 1894-02-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS

The Magazine OF Art" (the CaSSell
Publishing Company. New York and
D'Amour, by e. Burne-Jones. photo
gravure by Du Jardin; 'Head of Girl"
by Sir Frederic Leighton; "Puvis De
Chavannes," by Prince Bojidar Kara
georgevitch, with a portrait of Puvis De
Chavannes and six illustrations of his
works; "The Late Charles Bell Birch, A.
II. A." with portrait of c. B. Birch, A.
K. A, by Seymour Lucas. A. r. A. and
five illustrations Of his works; Notes on
the Illuminated Books OF the Middle
Ages" by William Norris, with five
illustrations; ''Christ Blessing Little Chill
dren," school of Rembrandt, as engraved
by Professor Berthold; Institute of
Painters in Oil Colors'' is by NJ. Phipps
Jackson, with five illustrations. 1.-THE
Royal Society of British Artists" by
Peter Macnab, with three illustrations;
1.-The Ruston Collection of Modern Pict-
ures" is by Claude Phillips, with three
illustrations; Italian Chimney TOps' is
by ii. Z. Tidmarsh, with ten illustra-
tions by the author; ''The Illustrated
Note Book" has eight illustrations; 1.-THE
Chronicle of Art'' is filled with newsy
matter. There is no art periodical supe-
rior to this magazine, and few that are
rivals to it.
The complete novel in the February
number Of "Lippincotts MagaZine''
philadelphia is 'The Picture of Las
Cruces" by Christian Reid. The scene is
laid in Mexico. and chiefly in the ancient
house of noble family, where an Ameri-
can artist undergoes curious experience.
Gilbert Parker's serial story, The Tres
passer," reaches its sixth chapter. 'Dr.
Pennington's Country Practice" by But
Ter Munroe, is a lively and amusing story.
Dick by George Grantham Balm, tells
of an office-boy whose unObtrusiye vir-
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reporters. "a House that Jack Built"
by Philo Andrews Tucker. is a quaint
sketch with a moral. Champion Bissell
contributes careful and interesting
study of Pawnbrokers." Alice Well
ington Rollins writes on 1.-The Science and
the Art of Dramatic Expression" HAL
mar Hjorth Boyesen tells us about Nor
wegian Hospitality" and Charles Robin
son about Freaks" In talks with the
Trade" the question, Have Young
Writers Chance?" is discussed. The
poetry of the number is by Martha I.
TYLER, Mary Mcneil Scott, Mary B.
Dodge, Lillian Corbett Barnes, and Frank
Dempster Sherman.
Especial interest attaches to the Febru-
ary number Of Romance from the fact
that its leading feature is a ghost story
written expressly for it by Miss Mary E.
wilkins, and the first of the kind that she
has ever given TO the public. This issue
onens the fourth year of this popular
monthly, and is the first of series which
will contain, besides many other special
attractions, illustrations of the chief types
of the ''short story" in groups of three.
A group of society tales appears this
month, one American (by Nora Perry,
one French and the other English, val
entIne story, remarkable psychological
tale by Erckmann- n-Chatrian, and other
narratives in great variety by, such
authors as Guy de Maupassant, William
O. Stoddard and Fanny Forester" make
up strong and well-balanced number.
Romance Publishing Company, New
York.
Current Literature" for February is
even more than usually bright and enter
tanning, aud has sparkle aud tone that
is refreshing. Il shows a keen grasp of
the vital thought of the time in every de-
partment, and gives such survey of the
striking events of the worlds progress
that a study of its pages will keep one
abreast with the latest and best. 1t is
eininently a family magazine, for the
range of its subjects covers almost every
field of human thought and effort. The
portraits of famous authors, a new fea-
lure, adds greatly to the interest and
value of the magazine. To be under
stood in all its range. completeness and
freshness, Current Literature" must be
carefully read, though it is delightful to
din into in leisure moments. Current
Literature Publishing Company, New
York.
The vast importance which the electri-
cal interests Of the present day have as
sumed may be inferred from the fact that
q recent issue of 'The Electrical World"
the leading weekly journal devoted to
electricity, contains no less than 100 pages
and over 300 business announcements, an
amount of matter only exceeded by that
of one other industrial or technical paper
in the United States-the journal repre-
senting the iron interests. 1.-The Elec-
tricsl World" is an enterprising and