The record-union., 1896-08-03

Tadema, entitled 1.-The Silent Voice, :"
with illustrations by E. A. Abbey. The
short stories are: ''Postes ct Tele-
graphes,' an old-fashioned love story, by
Quesnay de Beaurepaire; Her Preroga-
tive tale of American artist life in a
French village, by E. A. Alexander, with
Illustrations by John w. Alexander;
THE Mayors Lamps humorous
sketch of municipal politics, by John
Kendrick Bangs; Miss Maria's Re
vival," a story of Southern life before
the war, by Sarah Barnwell Elliott; and
'"The Wreck of the Columbia" strlk-
ing tale of shipwreck, by Professor ST.
mon Newcomb. Charles Dudley Warner,
in THE Editors Study (see pages 13-
14) will discuss the critic as necessary
friend to authors, and the activities OF
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes, and 1.-The
Editors Drawer will be introduced
with a short story, by F. Hopkinson
Smith, called Zone of Bob's Tramps.'
Seldom is so much delightful fiction
presented in a single issue of maga-
zine as is invitingly arrayed in the
short story issue (AugusD of THE La
dies Home Journal philadelphia
With the contributions of such clever
story writer's as Bret Harte, Jerome X.
Jerome, Sarah Parr, Lillian Bell, jean
nette H. Walworth, Caroline Leslie
Field and Annie Steger Winston, the
illustrations of such capable artists as
W. l.. Taylor, T. de Thulstrup, Alice
Barber Stephens, Otto Toaspern, Flor
ence Pearl England and Clifford Garlic
ton, divide attention and interest. OF
Mr.. Harte's story, his latest ard best,
The Indiscretion Of Elsbeth," it is
enough to say that it is in the author $
characteristic vein. a spirit of humOr,
not wholly unmixed with pathos, is i'm
parted by Mr.. VOLTS page of waits
"Life's Comedies" In practical vein
are articles by ex-President Harrison,
Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst, D. D., and
department editors. General Harrison
discusses 1.-THE Secretary of the Treas
ury." DR.. Parkhurst has for a theme
Selecting a Career AS a complement
to this Ruth Ashmore addresses girls
on how ITO Be a Social Success" An
other useful article, Headaches and
Their Cure is contributed by four
eminent physicians. Isabel A. Mallon
tells of autumn coats and frocks. Mrs.
Garrett Webster details "A Musical
Luncheon"
''The. Critic N. " of July 18th,
apropos of the centenary of Robert
Burns death, reviews several recent vol
umes bearing upon the life and writings
Of the poet, whom he rates among the
worlds greatest lyric writer's. Mr.. Zang-
Wills monthly essay is devoted to re-
port of his One-sided conW Wersation with
the Young Fogey-a type for which he
processes little admiration. "Some Talks
With Tennyson" are Interestingly sum-
married.; and among the illustrations
are an excellent portrait of Mr.. Glad
stone, with quotations from his essay
on "Man-Making and Verse-Making" +;
and reproductions of designs from Mr..
Beardsley's edition of THE Rape of the
Lock" and Mr.. LIE Gallienne's edition of
THE Complete Angler
"Godey's Magazine" for August con-
tains much entertaining reading for the
summer time. Half a dozen pieces OF
fiction in as many keys give a very
readable variety in that line, and some
thing stranger than fiction is told in
Albert L. Parkes' anecdotes of Anna
Bishop, in the series of Great Singers
of This Century" An especially timely
article is ''Some Armenian Notables," F"
which gives many unfamiliar and in
teresring facts in regard to the i'll
treated nation of Asia Minor and its
greatest men and women. Light and
Sound on the Stage" tells many of the
secrets of mechanical effects in use in
the theater. American Wives Of For
eign Diplomats contains much that is
descriptive of diplomatic life in Wash
ington society; the eighth Of the Talks
by Successful Women" treats Of the
career Of the Rev Phebe A Hama ford /;
and the Fashion Department is filled
with designs and descriptions of the
latest things in gowns and all matters
Of interest to women.
The editor of the Review of Re-
views (New York; continues in the Au-
gust number his analysis of the polit-
zeal situation, with especial reference to
the candidacy of Mr.. Bryon, the Chi
cago platform, and the position of the
Democratic party on the currency ques-
ton. While largely given over to the
issues of the Presidential campaign, there
is treatment Of other important topics.
Illustrated articles on Harriet Beecher
Stowe and DR.. Barnardo, the father of
"Nobody's Children" and the usual
elaborate resume of the current maga-
zines; and the departments of "The
Progress of the World" Record of Cur
&c ic+o ",
Caricature" appear W. T. Stead de-
scribes the great work of DIR. Barnardo,
"the father Of 'Nobody's Children :"
This work began thirty years ago with
DIR. Barnardo's efforts to better the lot
of twenty-five homeless boys in London,