The record-union., 1896-01-31
new PUBLICATIONS.

In a most invitingly dainty cover,
seasonably typifying midwinter, the
February Ladies Home Journal
Philadelphia), rich with Illustrations
and attractively varied in it's literary
features, is unique. A suggestion of
spring is in an article by F. Schuyler
Mathews, for which w. Hamilton Glib
son has drawn a series of illustrations.
James Whitcomb Riley sings of Little
Maid -O'-Dreams." Ex-President Har-
rison's paper, This Country of Ours,
discusses the Presidential Office"
Mary Anderson de Navarro reaches the
most interesting point of her memoirs,
telling of her first appearance in the
larger cities, incidents of her touring
experiences and of some of the notable
people she met. In an article upon
The Little Queen of Holland Arthur
Warren writes. Edward W. Box edi-
torially discusses women and their
work. The Rev Charles H. Parkhurst,
DID, addresses himself to young men.
There are two practical articles upon
music-"The Violin for Women" by
Maud Powell, and 'Hints for Violin
Students by Robert d. Braine. Miss
lillian Bell smartly arraigns Men as
Lovers; Mary E. Wilkins presents
'Neighborhood Type" and Miss Ma
gruder further unravels the mystery of
The Violet" All these, with a vocal
composition Yesterday and To-Day"
by B. II. Jansen; plans and details for
erecting a $4,000 colonial house; the
discussion of household and culinary
matters, entertainments, dress, woman
as hostess, etc, unite in making the
February Ladies Home Journal at
tractive. entertaining, instructive.
sHarper's Magazine" (New York; for
February has beside a rare collection of
fine pictures, these special features:
THE New Baltimore" eighteen illus
trations), by Stephen Bonsal; "On
Snow-Shoes to the Barren Grounds"
fhirteen illustrations1 by Caspar w.
Whitney; "St Clair's Defeat" Gllus-
trated), by Hon. Theodore Roosevelt;
"The German Struggle for Liberty Ill
lustrated), by Poultney Bigelow; 1.-THE
Passing of the Fur Seal" by Henry
Loomis Nelson; beside installments of
the Personal Recollections of Joan of
Arc Qllustrated), and of 'Briseis," by
William Black Gllustrated there are
three short stories: a Snipe- Hunt.
Story OF Jim-Ned Creek by Mrs. M. E.
NJ. Davis, with illustrations; "A Mother
in Israeli is a strong tale of Hebrew
life in Odessa and New York, by the
late H. II. Boyesen, and "EIer Boy"
study Of a reduced gentleman, by Rob-
ert Stewart. DR.. Forbes Winslow de-
scribes some "Premonitions of Insan-
ity'; there are poems by Louise Imogen
Quincy and John Hay, and a farce by
John Kendrick Bangs. Introductory to
the Editors Drawer" and Charles
Dudley Warner, in the Editors
Study discusses a variety of topics of
current interest.
The contribution in the February AT
lantic'' (Boston) which will attract per
haps the widest attention is a paper
entitled nThe Presidency and Mr..
Reed" It is a thoughtful presentation
of the requirements of the Presidential
office and a discussion of Mr. Reeds
fitness for it. Another feature of inn
portance in this issue is 'sGlasses," a
complete story by Henry James. The
central idea of this story is most unique
Mrs. Rose Hawthorne Lathrop con-
tributes come recoIlections of Haw-
| thorne. The second Of Mrs Gather
woods studies in provincial France is
entitled "a Little Domestic, and is a
charming picture of peasant life. The
second installment Of f. J. Stimson' s
Pirate Gold is full Of dramatic inter-
est. II. Sidney Everett contributes a