The record-union., 1896-12-10
new PUBLICATIONS.

Nhe Hety-ntth volume Of the "out-
soodS (New York; begins with the 1st
.. january, 1897. The new departure
Mn1cn the Outlook made year ago
III pecoming a weekly newspaper and
sndAustratsd monthly magazine in one
mas saaa with the most cordial approval
ON the part OF all readers, and has
eneaf1y added to tho popularity and the
onculat1on OF the paper. Beginning
wan the fifty-fifth volume, the paper is
% assume the regular magazine size,
R'nfch WIN add greatly to It's convent
ence and attractiveness. The Out
sonK is published every Saturday. The
n1'se issue In each month Is an illus
HaIeo magazine number, containing
anout twice as many pages as the or
amary issues. together with large
number OF pictures.
"Godey's Magazine for December
(Rew York; is nicely illustrated. The
leading features are: Frontispiece,
The Alteration Of the Shepherds"
(from the painting by Gherardo della
No&te); "The First Christmas" Fred
eric Reddall: American Woman Harp
SSAsS xbObd1As IoASS AAoA ~ - NSsN
on the Stage" Beaumont Fletcher;
Art and Fashion in Dinner Giving"
Grace E. Drew; "a Hard Times Christ
mas" Rupert Hughes; Her Cobra
Lover" William Alexander Fraser;
THE Santa Claus OF the Midland Rail
way" Clarence Herbert Newi ''The Re-
pentance OF Amos Loveday," Kenneth
Lee; Talks by Successful Women" AL
See Severance; Benjamin Franklin"
George Q. Lay; Music in America"
Rupert Hughes; ITO Forgive Divine"
(fction), Mary F. Nixon; TN Excelsis
Gloria" "a Christmas caroD, Homer N.
Bartlett; Fashion, Fact and Fancy"
Countess Annie de Montaigne.
A. S. Barnes & Co. CNew York; pub
hsh 1.-THE Externals Of Modern New
York" by Mrs. Burton Harrison Q10
pages, small quarto. cloth, gilt top. one
volume, $3), a beautifully illustrated
book on fine paper with embossed
cover. In 1T the author tells the story
Of the last fifth Of a century by
thumb nall sketches OF the various
departments of the city's work, and by
a brief summary OF progress in social
development.
They also publish a new edition Of
the History of the City Of New York,
by Mrs. Martha j. Lamb. three vol
unes, cloth, Svo.; price, $15. contain
ing the chapter on 1.-The Externals Of
Modern New York." by Mrs. Harrison.
Announcement Is made by the Critic
Company (2S7 Fourth avenue, New
York; that 1t is about to begin the pub
llcation Of literary magazine to be
called The Month-in Literature, Art
and Life" It will be edited by Joseph
B. Glider and Jeannette L. Glider, ed
itors OF the Critic" and will be made
up, In part, of matter that has appeared
in the weekly issues Of that journal
There will be about one hundred pages
of reading matter and illustrations. and
a buff cover printed in black and red.
The Month" will be a journal Of cul-
tlvation, independent In It's point Of
view and vigorous In its treatment Of
men and books. By combination Of
circumstances, it has been possible to
make the price extremely low, 81 a
year.
The Cosmopolitan" for December
CNew York; is a notable number for the
richness and profuseness Of its illustra-
tons. Chief features are, aside from the
vigorous and varied editorial and crit
ical test: Frontispiece, Under the
Mistletoe"; "Maccaris Historic Fres-
Goes" Theodore Tracey; "A Pre-ar-
ranged Head End Collision" Austin c.
Rogers; 1.-THE Ancient Silver Mines of
Zacatecas," Charles S. Gleed: "Ten
Years Captivity Of Slatin Pasha," Col
onel s. z. Tillman, y. S. Army; 1.-THE
Aims of Monsieur PAbbe," John j.
A'Beckett; IA Modern Fairy Tale, y
Theron C. Crawford; The Gold Fields
of South Africa" George F. Becker. U.
S. Geological Survey; The Artist and
His Model" Percival Pollard; Perfect
A Love Story" Anita Vivanti Chartres;
English Beauties Of the Victorian Era, :"
Personal Recollections Of the Tai-Ping
Rebellion General Edward Forester.