The record-union., 1895-05-31
ROYAL BAKING POWDER.

Helen Dry POlnLS. Dy FroQeflCk w ed
more. with four illustrations; "ro Dia-
neme," poem, by Herrick, illustrated;
'Mosaics by Sir Edward Burne-Jones at
Rome" with seven illustrations; 1.-The
Way of the Cross in Catalonia - by Lau-
reanO Barrau, engraved by Berthold;
THE Closes OF Salisbury and Wells" by
Alexander Ansted. with twelve illuStra-
tons; IAN American Painter-Mark
Waterman" by William Howe Downes.
with portrait of Mark Waterman, with
six illustrations; Rem brandt at Cassel';
'The Chronicle of Art" with nine illus
trations.
The complete novel in the June issue
of 'Lippincott's" (Phiiadelphiaj is II he
Battle of Salamanca" from the Spanish
OF Benlto Perez Galdos; il is followed by
a brief account. OF "Gaidos and his Now
els" by the translator, Rollo ogden.
William Thompson, relates wild West
ern adventure of long ago, "Beset in
Aravaipa Canyon" The other stories
are: las Day in june" by May d..
Hatch, and "Iuterwoven Strains,' by J.
Percival Pollard. Under the title. "Will-
lam Shakespeare: His Mark" William
Cecil clam shows how largely the speech
OF illlterate Firginans is that OF the cor
responding class i'll England near three
centuries ago, as preserved by the great
dramatiSt. In Tho Tyranny of the Pic
the most prominent fadS of the day. John
Gilmer Speed writes with full knowl-
edge on a topic OF great practical impor-
lance, "ImproVlng the Common Roads,"
W. ID. McCrackan furnishes sharp essay
on THE referendum and the Senate"
and DR.. Charles Z. Abbott an interesting
study nf Thoreau. The poetry of the
number Is by Ella Gil bert Ives and Madi-
son Cawein.
The June Atlantic" (Boston) contains
lnstallments OF the two leading serials
by Mrs. W ard and Gilbert Park er, also a
short story OF frontier garrison life by
Ellen Mackubin, entitled "Rosita." An
other bit OF fiction of unusual character
and interest is Through the Windows:
Two GliInpses OF u Mans Life" The
two chapters bear the significant titles
"Detachnent anu Disenchantment." Laf-
cadio Hearn contributes a delightful pa
per In the Twilight OF the Gods" which.
with Mary Stockton Hunters poem, "a
Japanese Sword Song" gives this issue a
distinct flavor of the Orient. Percival
Lowell continues his readable papers
upon Mars, discussing IN this issue the
Nv alter Problem, and in July Canals"
Other important features are, "Reminis-
cences OF Christina Rosetti,' by Will
lam Sharp. the completion of "a Week
on Walden's Ridge" by Bradford Tor
rev." and ''Vocal Culture in Its Relation
TO Literary Culture" by Hiram Corson.
Poems, book reviews and the usual de-
partments complete the issue.
The mid Continent Magazine (Chi-
cagO) for June IS freely and handsomely
illustrated. Its leading features are IL
lustration for "rhe Prisoner Reeasedn:
"Midwinter Travels in Mexico" DR..
August Schachner, with illustrations
from photographs; 1.-The Regeneration of
Mr ~ Il
by Lyendecker; "a Mothers Note
Book" Mrs. e. 4. Elder; "Inskip" "a
story. Edward Cummings with draw
lngs; Development OF the Club Idea in
Memphis" Annah Robinson Watson,
with portraits and illustrations" The Low
ing Cup" and Common Things" Forrest
Crissey; 1.-The Prisoner Released"
Fanny hemb!e Johnson. with drawing;
"a Box of Old Papers," Virginia Dare;
1.-The Lyric Poet of America" James l..
Onderdonk; John Keats, Poet" Thos.
e. Darlington; AIMS Home Coming"
Elizabeth Z. Shipnan; "How Shall We
Pronounce English?" Morrison ii. Cald-
well; "a Case in Point" J. Percival Pol
lard; 1.-The Autocrat." George Braden.
''Harper's Bazaar for May 18th pre-
sented picture OF very elegant sum-
lner toilette in black silk. 1t used to be
an axiom that no gentlewoman's ward
unless she had good black silk gown,
and this prepared her for nearly all
emergencies. Many lovely little de-
signs are given for children, and some OF
the mothers will be glad to know how to
promote their babies from long to short
clothes. Alice Wellington Rollins has a
clever paper on woman's suffrage. 1t is
called "A Thousand Words" Junius
Henri Browne discusses "The Style OF
| New York Women" Katherine de
| Forest writes of vanishing day at the
| Paris Salon.
1.-The Official Book of the Intercollegi-
| ate Association Of the Amateur Athletic
| Union OF America is published in the
current issue of Spalding's Athletic Lii
brary. The book contains the cousttu-
| ton, bylaws OF the association, list of
clubs, officers and committees. 1t also
| contains the new athletic rules for the
coming year and complete records of
each event that has been held since 1876
up to the present day. 1t also shows you
tabulated records of the points scored by
each college since the formation of the
association. The book is a valuable one
just at this time, when intercollegiate
sports are on the boom. American Sports
Publishing Company, New York.
The chief aim of liable Talk"-an
American authority upon culinary and
household topics-is carried out as adj
mirably as usual in its June number.
The special departments are full of the
newest and most useful hints for the
kitchen, dining-room, parlor and library,
as well as for the inmates thereof Be-
sides these, there is another of Dr.. III. II.
Hauxhursl's valuable articles on Infant
Feeding" also del1gh full description of
Wells College, past and present, by Miss
Lucy Elliot Keller. Table Talk Publish
mo ('OmDanV Phila0alpha
''St. Nicholas" for June THE Century
Company, New York; is at hand, freely.
spiritedly illustrated and rich and CO.
pious in text matter just adapted to the
tastes OF young readers. The table of
contents is quite too long to be repro
duced, but the papers to which it refers
are helpful, educating, entertaining, witty
and of such variety as the skiilful editor.
Mary Mapes Dodge, knows SO well how
to provide.
The 'Sanitarian' for May Brooklyn,
4. NJ treats of home sanitation, house
hold water supply. sewerage OF foreign
cities, hygiene in medical education,
temperance teaching in schools, mortal
ity and morbility reports.
The Kindergarten News'' (Sprinr-
field, Mass.) for May is at hand, and. as
usual, is full of matter of first interest to
teacher aud friends of the kindergarten
system. A fine portrait of Susan S. Har-
rlman opens the number.