The record-union., 1895-01-05

Make Drawing" showing the evolu-
ton of a magazine picture. Edwin w.
Box answers lot of "Problems of Young
Men," Mr.. Howells gives an installment
of his literary biography. ''A New Even
ing's Entertainment" is clever, and pic
turesque. Beginners OF French and Ger
man will welcome suggestions on Study
ing French and German" by Professors
Isaacs and Fortier. The author of the
Journals" novel, "a Minister of the
World" Introduces her clever young
clergyman TO New York's fashionable So
ciety. Other articles are twenty odd, good
and wise, making this issue one Of the
most evenly interesting yet made.
The "Review of Reviews" for January
(New York. is very full and deeply in
teresting number. SO varied and replete
with interest have been events OF the
world in recent weeks that the successful
efforts OF this magazine to treat OF all of
them having public and large human in
terest makes the January number of eX-
ceeding value. For instance, IN 1.-The
Progress of the World" over forty public
topics are comprehensively and editori-
ally treated, and are accompanied by
numerous illustrations and much good
portraiture. Current History in Carica-
ture," "Record of Current Events"
The English Visitors, Burns and DR..
Lunn," ''The Armenian Crisis" "Bryce's S
Chapters on Current American Ques-
tIons," review of the leading articles of
the month, over forty in number, with
the review of periodicals, book notices,
contents OF reviews and magazines and
index to periodicals, round out a full
number of one Of the most valuable pc
riodical prints of the century, if not the
most useful of any to men of the world.
'Demorests Family Magazine" for
January (New York; tells how to make
the new year happy one, in unique
symposium on the subject by Colonel
William l.. Strong, Mayor of New Y ork, !,
Dr. a. Conan Doyle, Rev. DR.. S. Rey-
nolds Hole, Rev. L. De Witt Talmage,
''Ihe Empress of Japan'' is timely
article, illustrated. People who know
the cactus only as a house plant will be
delighted with an article which takes
them on a trip through Southern Califor-
MIA, the Mojave Desert and Mexico. One
can visit the land of olives also in this
pleasant fashion and learn all about
olives. There are the usual interesting
stories, many of them illustrated, and
adapted to old and young. Home Art"
contains beautiful designs for nmble
fingers to execute; and ''Saniiarian" is
filled with timely TX ernels of Precau-
ton and Comfort" Much talked-about
peoples pictures are to be found in the
Portrait Album'' Of the current mum Der.
1uo AllduLlC MOnLuly' LOT JANUARY,
1898 (Houghton, Mifflin IE Co., Boston),
has "a Singular Life" Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps; The Survival of the American
Type" John II. Denison; 'Alcyone,"
Archibald Lampman; Joint Owners in
Spain," Alice Brown; The Symphony
illustrated by Beethoven's Fifth in G
Minor" Philip ii. Goepp; "The Mean
ing of an Eisteddfod," Edith Brewer;
"a Village Stradivarius," Kate Donglas
Wiggin; "The Genius of France" Have
lock Ellis; "Gallia Rediviva," Adolphe
Conn; Soul, Wherefore Fret Thee?"
Stuart Sterne; ''A Wish Fulfilled LaI-
cadio Hearn; "Co-operative Production
in the British Isles," j. NJ. Ludlow; The
Want of Economy in the Lacture Sys-
tem," John Irow bridge; THE Author OF
Quabbin," j. L. TroW Wbridge; 'Mr. Win
throp's "reminiscences" +" "a German Ap-
praisal of the United States," and 1.-The
Contributors Club.'
'McClure's Magazine" for January
demonstrates the thoroughness of Miss
Tarbell's study of Napoleon's career, by
her remarkable summary of his services
TO France and by the remarkable discoy-
cry she made of a contemporary docu-
ment written by grenadier of the Con-
sular Guards, describing the battle of Ma
rengo, and the famous stand of the Con-
sular Guards. a new jungle story by
kipling, and a battle story by Conan
Doyle show these authors at their best.
Professor Drummond writes OF D. l..
Moody. Mr.. Edwards. who wrote a char
acter study of DIR. Parkhurst for the
magazine few months ago, summarizes
his recent services in purifying the gov
ernment of New York City. The maga-
zine has a new article by Edward Mar
shall, treating the stage. Three Men