The record-union., 1895-11-30

by Caspar w. Whitney: "The Paris of
| Davis; "a Previous Engagement"
comedy by William Dean Howells;
short stories by Brander Matthews. Kate
| Douglas Wiggin, Thomas Wharton and
Katharine 5. Macquoid. There are no
less than eighty illustrations by +. V.
Du Mond, Howard Pyle, Frederic Rem
ington. w. T. Smedley, Albert f. Ster-
ner, L. De Thulstrup, }. K. Weguelln, IL.
Cation Woodville and others. The Per-
sonal Recoliections of Joan OF Arc" and
Poultney BigelOw's history of 1.-The Ger
man Struggle for Liberty" are contin-
ued. Miss Fiona Macleod contributes a
series of Celtic folk tales from the Hebrid
Isles; Howard Pyle is the author and
illustrator OF series of four sketches.
with which the number opens; Charles
Dudley Warner. in the Editors Study"
discusses the check to the extension of
Christmas interposed by Japan, and
some aspects of social evolution, and the
Editors Drawer" contains an abund-
ance OF humorous sketches, poems and
| pictures.
The Christmas Century New York; is
notable both pictorially and for its liter
ature. The most striking and novel IL
| Illustrations are those by Tissot from his
/ well-known series, The Life of Christ"
which have been seen only in Paris, but
which may later be placed on exhibition
In the United States. The article on this
| extraordinary work is written by Miss
| Edith Coues. Another set of interesting
illustrations is by Louis Loeb, the Amer
lcan artist, accompanying an article on
The Passion Play at NoTder-Thiersee."
This number gives the opening chapters
OF Tom Grogau," by f. Hopk inson
smith. An old-fasnioned Christmas
story by Stockton is entitled Captain
lFa- H.
les none will attract more attention than
Rudyard kipling's The Brushwood
Boy" accompanied by dreamland map.
The second installmept OF Mrs. Hum
phry Wards ''Sir George Tressady" is
given. "a Midsummer Might" by Ben
Jamin Kidd, presents to the public the
author OF social Evolution" III a new
light. the musician Stavenhagen has a
timely paper, with portrait, on Humper-
dinck's "Hansel und Gretel." Leslie j.
| Perry describes with numerous exam
pies from the records the Appeals 10
Lincoln's Clemency," and the Rev. DIR.
! Munger has suggestive paper called
Music, Heavenly Maid" Miss L Thomas
writes in both prose and poetry of "Glam-
our" a very timely article is printed in
open Letters on The International
Exhibition OF 1900" with map. This is
| by Theodore Stanton, who speaks from
close knowledge of the subject. There
are editorial essays on Congress and the
Currency SYSTEM" Fruits of Civic
Spirit" "a Citizen by Adoption" etc.
Harriet Prescott Spotford publishes q
poem entitled Hear, Q Israeli" and
there are lighter pieces of verse in
Lighter Vein.''
Conspicuous among the contents of the
December Atlantic (Boston) is another of
John Eiske's historical studies. it has
for title The Starving Time in Old
| Virginia." and Is an important historical
contribution as well as delightful read
short stories: "Witchcraft," by l.. Dou-
gall; 1.-The End of the Terror. by Robert
! Wilson, and Dorothy" by Harriet
Lewis Bradley. Other articles of inter-
est are "A New England Woodpile," an
outdoor sketch, by Rowland Z. Robin
son; 1.-The Defeat of the Spanish Ar
mada," by w. f. Tilton: AN Idler on
! Missionary Ridge" a Tennessee sketch,
| by Bradford Torrey; being a Type
writer" discussion of the relation of
the machine to literature, by Lucy G.
Bull; "Notes from Travelling Diary" a
study of the new japan, by Lafcadio
Hearn and ITO Friend in Politics." an
anonymous letter. The series, New
! Figures in Literature and Art" which
has been appearing in the Atlantic, has
attracted wide attention. The subject of
the third paper, appearing in this issue.
is Hamlin Garland. There are four chap
ters in Gilbert Parker's powerful serial,
1.-The Seats of the Mighty" and two
poems OF exceptional quality. THE
Song of aShepherd Boy at Bethlehem"
| by Josephine Preston Peabody, and 1.-The
/ Hamadryad," by Edward a. Ellington
| Valentine.
| The recent suggestions of General Nell
son A. Miles touching the improvement
OF the coast defenses of the United States
| lend special relevance 10 an interesting
article which appears in the issue OF
| Harper's Weekly for November 30th, on
Tine United States Proving Grounds at
Sandy Hook" where the ordnance for
the new cruisers, gunboats and batteries
10 tested. Two pages of illustrations,
showing the different varieties of big
guns, the heavily plated targets, and
other features OF Importance connected
with the tests, portray wildly the work
at Sandy Hook. Another article OF inter-
est treats of the Crops OF 1885," giving
statistics specially valuable to agricult-
wrists. while Julian Ralph discusses
studying Art Out West"
/ The Culver for December (Cassell Pub
| fishing Company, New York and Lon
dom is profuseiy illustrated and we'll
| filled with choice matter for Sunday
and general reading. Chief among the
articles are; Jacob: a Study in Char
! y,
day in Gaol," by Major Arthur Griffiths;
| THE Incompatible Glory of the Cross"
! by Rev. j. q. Greenhough; Things Di-
vinely Revealed by Rev. JOS. Parker,
DID,. AT the Castle" by Very Rev. A.
| K. h. Boyd. 3D., LII. D.; ''Notes OF
Christian Life and Work in all Fields";
| Leaders in The Church OF God"; The
Junior Partner at Moreton's," (serial) by
Fay Axtens; Andrew Clay's Awaken
ing" (sertaD. by Alan St. Aubyn.
''Elsie's Journey on Inland Waters.u
| by Martha Finley. Cloth, i6mo., 81 %,
| Miss Finley's universal fayorite with the
children has again entered on new scenes
and among new friends. Last year they
visited the Worlds Fair at Chicago with
| Elsie, and there they lett her with the
last chapter of the book. Now In the
present volume they accompany Elsie
on her homewsrd way over the Great
Lakes OF North America, whose great
| wonders they share with her in admir-
| ing, as they pass over their vast surface
and skirt their picturesque shores. Iii
| nally, Elsie settles at Newport, where all
her little friends have the satisfaction OF
| leaving her amidst happy surroundings.
Dodd, Mead IL Co., New York.
Harper's Round Table for Novem Der
Goth contains a story of the Cuban insur-
rection, entitled, sin Front of Spanish
Cruiser" by William Drysdale; the first
| installment of three-pa story entitled,
THE New Life" by Florence HallowelI
Hoyt; What Girls Can Do With Chafing-
Dishes" an interesting description Of
how various deicacies can be cook ed
daintily, contributed by Christine Ter
hume Herrick; "Bagged in Midstrean,"
| hunting story, by j. Macdonald Oxley;
and THE Story of King Arthur as told
by Sir Henry Irving" by John Russell
| Davidson. Among the paper's other fea-
lures will be found its usual we'll nown
departments