The record-union., 1896-01-11

Day" and its entertainments; Nursery
Hygiene" wedding Fads and Fan
cies," Lace and It's History" Father
Times Reception''-one suitable to New
Years Day, the latest fashions of the
day, etc, are dealt with. Readers of
the Record Union" can obtain free
sample of Table Talk by addressing
that magazine at Philadelphia.
The January number of 1.-THE Pro-
gress of the World Magazine" (New
York; is, as usual, filed with crisp,
timely and instructive articles. In the
department of Scientific and Mechan-
ical Progress" an interesting descrip-
ton is given of the electric plow. The
article on "Mechanisms of Compressed
Air shows the varied uses of that Won
derful power at the present day, and a
paper by DR.. S. MilIington Miller de-
scribes some hypnotic experiments just
made, that prove the existence of a
marvellous magnetic influence between
two widely separated persons. In the
Current History Department the war
threatenings and the causes leading to
them are all explained so simply that
the casual reader can easily compre-
hend the great questions involved. The
months review of the worlds finance
and trade, as we'll as of the literary and
artistic field, is intelligently and enter
tainingly written.
.'Donahoe's Magazine" for January
has these papers: Should Cleveland
Have a Third Term?" illustrated, by
Hon Michael D. Harter; THE Origin
of OPERA" by J. F. Rowbotham; saint
Anne D'Auray," illustrated, by Henry
Haynie; General Hooker's Resigna-
tion," by M. E. H.; THE Spoiler in
Florence" illustrated, by Bernard Nor
gan; Richard Olney," illustrated.
by Michael e. Hennessy; Anna
Bell a sketch, by K. E. Me-
gee; THE Carcass and the Vul-
tures," illustrated, by S. Milling
ton Miller, M. D.; 'sAn Atlantic Gable
Station, illustrated, by John H. Will
son; THE Mound Builders of America,
illustrated by the Marquis de Mad
aillac, and poems and departments.
"Harper's Bazar'' CNew York; for
January 4th has very many attractive
features, not the least of which is full
page engraving of a Worth evening
gown on the person of lovely woman.
There is the beginning of Maria Louise
Pools serial, Mrs. Gerald; a fashion
design pattern supplement, a double
page illustration of great vigor and
beauty drawn by Reinhart, and enti-
tied Turning Over a New Leaf; a
page illustration by A. S. Duffy, An
other Year Most Gone" a touching
subject. There are personal notes,
correspondence, sensible editorials,
pretty sketches. etc.
From the author, John C. Walling Of
Oakland, late of Sacramento. we have
a new song, Loves Me-Loves Me
Not" as sung with great success by
Miss Irrna Fitch of Sacramento. 1t is
published by Sherman, Clay & Co., San
Francisco. The words are selected. On
the title page is good portrait of Miss
Fitch. 1t is a charming ballad, and Mr..
Walling has caught the sweet love
spirit of it and made it tangible by his
composition.
The "Travelers' and Shippers Di-
rectory" (The Den Born Company, San
Francisco) is at hand for January AS
we have repeatedly said, it is the best,
most exhaustive and generally desira-
BILE directory for travellers ever issued
on this coast. Tt has really no equal
It's method is wholly dissimilar to that
Of any other publication of the order,
and is better than any other.
The New York Musical Monthly" for
December (R. A. Saalfield. New York;
has as vocal pieces Little More Cider
and Bridge; as instrumental pieces,
Loves Dreamland Waltzes" Nor
ma, 2 Then youll Remember Ne" (four
hands, and Capitol March"