The record-union., 1895-03-23
new PUBLICATIONS

"Koradine Letters" is girls S own book
by Alice B. Stock ham, M. D., and Ida
Hood Talbot. 1t is published by the
Alice B. Stockham Company, Chicago.
The volume is a series of letters to girls
on topics girls are seldom addressed
upon in time. 1t is sound advice con-
yeyed in narrative of interesting charac-
ter and attractive style. Every girl IN the
land should have this book placed in her
hands. Alice Stock ham is widely known
in kindergarten work, in medical circles,
in social reform and educational fields.
She is a courageous woman, loving her
sex devotedly and laboring to the utmost
TO be of use to humanity. From the
preface to this volume we quote freely:
"'k koradine Letters were planned to dis
close to young girls knowledge that is
usually withheld from them. The inten-
ton was that Koradine should discover
her relations to life, even to the mysteries
Of creative life. However, as the letters
progressed she grew into knowledge
of spiritual law, which includes all
other, and is most important for all
to understand. Becoming convinced
that this same spiritual law has
practical application to creative life,
and that the knowledge of it will
bring help and hope to many, | have
added it as supplement to 'horadlne
Letters AT the discretion of the parent
this may ce given to or withheld from
their daughters and sons; for really,
while the book has been planned and
written for young girls, the vital truths
are equally important for young men, and
perhaps for all. OF course the subject OF
creative life is Doundless, and no doubt
many questions will arise in the mind of
the reader so far as | am able, shall al
ways hold myself in readiness to answer
them; still l think most persons after the
second or third perusal of creative life,
Ioll lTT in h
horadine Letters will be able to make
practical application of the principles.
The very practice will enable one to make
new discoveries, and each revelation in
turn leads TO others. a desire for wisdom
and true knowledge must surely be an
swered, and the glimpses OF truth given in
these letters are sent out with love- bless
ings from the authors. The girls Of all
lands are very dear to US, and as we know
that 1t is not always essential to have bitter
experience to arrive at true conception
Of life, we are sure the knowledge in
these pages may prevent not only
physical pain, but heart sorrow."
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush," by
Ian Maclaren, is from the press of Dcdd
Mead u Co., New York. 1t is a collec-
ton of seven stories of Scotch charm and
novelty, and they are simply irresistible
in their attractiveuess. There is an indie
scribable humor running through them
that is as refreshing as showers TO thirsty
soil. They are beautiful stories, clean,
helpful, to the brim full Of human sym
patny and human hope. They are dra-
matte, too, in a sense. and sustain the in
terest unt1aggingly. The pathos of these
tales is perhaps the most prominent
characteristic. Maclaren orders tears
and changes heart beats at will-Indeed
in this gift or art he is something re-
markable, and one may we'll say with
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volume Is l2-mo. and sells at 81 p in
cloth covers.
THE Book-Bills of Narcissus'' is by
Richard lie Gallieune, New York C. Z.
Putnam's Sons. We recently noticed
LIE Gallieune's beautiful work, tine Re-
igion of a Literary Man." 1t is prose
poem, but this volume now at hand is an
ldyl-subtle, delicate, poetic in a degree
rarely met with. LIE GalIieune is one who
makes his readers love him, not by force
OF winning manners alone, but by the
charm and witchery OF his text, holding as
in precious caskets more precious jewels;
truth alone he deals with; he has cour-
age to tell the truth, and yet does it so as
make it lOvable, desirable, and not
harsh, repellant and hopeless. AS a lit
erary work of beauty, grace and crys-
talline purity, this little volume is a
model and treasure.
'Macmillan's Magazine" for March
Macmillan IL Co., New York
and Londonl, has these papers:
The Herons;" "Our Obligation to Ar
menia;" Robert Southey," by George
Saintsbury;" The Sancho Panza of
Madagascar" by Julian Corbett; some
Humors of Parliamentary Reporting"
My Friend Beppino;' The Traufor-
nation of the Black Country" "Froissart
the Historian" by @. c. Macaulay; "The
Soldier in Print"
"Harper's Bazaar" (New York. for
March 10th is rich in fashion and costume
illustrations, and has besides two full
page engravings from notable paintings
The text matter is a serial by Maarten
Martens, editorial on a social subject.
Partisan correspondence, papers on
Monte Carlo, American manners, New
York fashions, personal movements, a
comedy, etc.
THE Supremacy of the Spiritual" is
monograph by Edward Randall Knowles.
L. l.. D., followed by several poems, ali
of devotional character, or illustrative
OF the religious meditations Of the author.
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