The record-union., 1895-01-28
new PUBLICATIONS.

"The Magazine of Art" (Cassell Pub
fishing Company, New York. for Febru-
ary, is a strikingly original and brilliant
number. The illustrations are especially
fine. The leading features are: xii
churn CASTLE" original etching by David
Law, Il. 2. E.; "A Study" by j. l..
Gerome; San Italian Laundress." by a.
\. L. Hebert and engraved by Madame
jacob Bazin; Alfred East, K. L." by
Walter Armstrong, with portrait and
illustrations; "Glimpses of Artist Life,
Diners at the Punch Dinner Table," by
NJ. II. Spielmann, with a head-piece and
seventeen reproductions OF initials;
''>hakespeare's Songs: ArieFs Song
from the Tempest" with All illustrations;
"Y erke's Collection at Chicago: The Old
Masters" by Z. q. Stephens, with six
illustrations; Colonel GoH's Etchings,"
by Frederick Wedmore, with three illus
tralions; "Perugia: A City Set on
Hill," by Mrs. Frank W. w. Topham,
with six illustrations; some Scottish
bindings of the Last Century," by 5. Y.
PridauX, with seven illustrations: The
Chronicle of Art" with eleven lllustra-
lions.
The new "Science Review" for Janu-
ary (l47 \. Tenth street, Philadelphia)
is at hand. 1t is conducted by j. NJ.
Stoddart, is a new magazine, but has
taken at once a front place. The con-
tents for January are: The Union OF
Astronomy and Geology" Major I; eneral
Sir John Cowell: 1.-The New Element OF
the Atmosphere" considered by Lord
Rayleigh; The Dangers OF EXamina-
TONS" Major General y. W. Draysou;
road III ASIA" Charles Morris; The
Amateur III Science." Grant Allen;
"What Electricity Is" compiled by Mrs.
| Bloomfield Moore; ''NNhaJ Electricity
| Is" G. j. Reed What Electricity Is"
| Henry Clay; The Elseviers," Baroness
| Althea Salvador; The Worlds Cables"
| Major Moses =. Handy; "Pre-ScienIilic
! Electricity" Horace hayden, Jr.: Notes
! on the Progress Of Science" Professor
Angelo Hellprin.
"Le Monde Moderne' is the initial
number OF a new French monthly re-
view that comes 10 hand. Judging from
| the excellence and diversity OF the sub
| iects in the first number. we think lovers
| OF French literature VIII gratefully wei
/ come the Monde MOderne." The open
| ing article is a HOUU4itc from the accom-
! plished pen Of Jules Claretie, alter which
| follow Well-Written contributions on sci
! ence, art, music, archaeology, new inVen
tions, c., not emitting a department de-
voted to fashion and cookery. The typo
graphical appearance OF the magazine is
! exceedingly tasteful, and the haii-tvne
! illustrations are both numerous and
artistic. The publisher is VI. QuantiI, >
rue Sainte- Beuvit, Paris, and the price u
| francs year.
From the New York World Office we
! have the "W World Almanac ana EDcyclo-
! pedia'' for tie new year. 1t is Il tat num-
| Der, and exhaustive in political news
! especially. 1t contains 52S pages, and
treats on l,4yO topics. The aim OF It's
! editors has been to create a standard ref
erence book, and they have done so. The
! complete, up-to-date railway statistics,
the educational statistics, miscellaneous
college information, the table OF indus
! trial strikes, the new tariff, the income
/ tax law and the comprehensive political
! features are things to be had i'll no other
single volume. The almanac is relief
| to the mind. 1t saves the trouble of re-
membering things that one ought to
| know.
Paper and Press" for January (NN. NJ.
Patton, Philadelphia) is still further i'm
| prOYement upon what is already one of
! the finest technical journals OF the age.
/ How a practical and progressive printer.
! binder or publisher car afford to be with
! out this medium of technical news and
/ advice is difficult to understand. The
! illustrations are exceedingly fine and
! give us the very best examples of the
various half-tOne and modern engraving
processes. The matter is botn news and
comment, and embraces treatise, report,
! debate and instruction, together with pro-
! ceedlngs by organizations related to
many trades.
Poet Lore" is magazine devoted to
! the study of Shakespeare Browning
and comparative literature. 1t is pub
| lished monthly by the Poet-Lore Com
pany, 1876 Summer street, Boston. Its
papers come from such writer's as II. h.
! Coblentz, w. c. Lawton, DR.. Easton,
! Hon. Warren Truitt, Professor Trggs,
". G. Kingsland, Florence Converse
| Edmund Noble and DR.. Rolte. 1t is a
scholarly work and moves upon a high
but liberal plane of criticism.
" Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly"
! New York; for February is at hand. 1t
! is rich in illustration and altogether too
varied in matter to warrant rocapitula-
ton here OF even half its worthy features
and valuable papers. We must, how
| ever. invite attention to the very interest
| ing paper on Russia and her rulers, and
TO that on the mechanism of the stage.
'Littelps Living Age'' (Littell q Co.,
/ Boston, comes 10 us weekly, the most
welcome of all eclectic journals. 1t is the
| oldest American magazine, and its age
but adds to its vigor and value. To get
| tie cream of European periodical litera-
ture one needs the Age"
":St. Nicholas for February Century
Company, New York. is a fine sample Of
the foremost Of youths magazines Mrs.
| Dodge makes 'St. Nicholas" better and
| better, and the artists seem to compete
with themselves in improving the illus
| trated features.
The "Quiver" for February (Cassell
Publishing Company, New York; has
great variety and large volume Of Sunday
and general reading. 1t is freely illus
trated. 1t is one of the cleanest, healt th-
lest in tone and morals of all family mag
| aZineS.