Evening journal., 1896-01-13
RECENT LITERATURE.

students is "Foster on tho Constitution
OF the United States" the first volume
Of which hes iust been issusd by the
Boaton Book Company The work 10 q
thorough treatise on tho Constitution,
and the frst attempt at uuoh since
Slory's Conventions, publIshed In 1888.
Il fully presents the result OF
recent researches into the
sources Of thu Constitution
and The Intentions OF its powers It
discusses at length the theories OF
notification and secession. The constitu-
tionsl history OF the Confoderats states,
the raconstructve msauurss and later
developments bearing upon tho inter
prstRtlon Of the constitution, all Ia a
spirit Of judicial impartislity
In view OF the recent debate Ia Con.
gross as TO the impeachment Of Mr.
Bay ard, the full dlfcussion Of the topic,
"Impeachmsnt. which terminates the
first volume, will be OF unusual interest
II coutsi,.s 8 large number OF curious
facts kno WI hitherto only TO few
special ntudents. such as the conviction
end removal OF a governor for following
L.ncoln's example In suspendlng the writ
OF haboas corpus without authority from
the Legislature, and the removal Of a
Judge for obsylng q decision OF the Su-
preme Court OF the United States over
ruling decisions OF the state courts that
were supported by the wishes Of a
majority OF the state electorate.
The author. Roger Foster, Is al active
member OF the New York bar, alrssdy
known to lawyers through his treatiee
on Practice In the Federal Courts
He is also lecturer on Federal Ju:is.
prudence a. the Yale Law School
Godeys Magazine has brought out
another novelty for tho January Issue,
In the shape OF a woman's number ALL
the articles, stories and poems in It are
either by or about women,
II any one thinks, however, that the
magazine Is less interesting on this
account, let bim read In Joseph Dams
Mlller's "The New Woman in Ohice,
Of how Mrs Blacknan, secretary Of
The Police Board Of Lsavsn worth,
handled Cexsy army" and the ex-
psfience OF Mru. Ames ns deputy sheriff
In linoia; or Of the ingenious accom-
plishments Of womsD, told Ia
Women Inventors;" or Mrs Martha
MoCnlloca Wiliams's charming piece OF
Hotion, "Pyramus and Thisbe;" or
Frances Aymsr Matthews's "A Record
OF Realities
Ia cover illustrations, fashion de-
partment snd all tho familiar features,
the customary standard ia msintlned.
Tho Nsw Years grestiug Of Jenness
Miller Monthly brought by the January
number Of this popular magazine 10 a
particularly happy and auspiclous one.
Under nav editorial management
nun Der Of Innovations have been msda
IN the plan and scope OF thu magszlne,
which Is now devoted TO the all encom-
passing field OF Woman, Home and
Society From cover to cSvsr there Is
not a dull word In the magazine, even
the advertisements showing the artists
hand Ia tho charming Illustrations
scattered through their allurlng decla-
rationS
OF the 1876 illustrations In the Monthly
illustrator and Home and Country for
January. several are full page. limo
Ger CO. from painting by Chsrles
Chaplin, mskes an exquisite frontis
piece "a stormy Voyage" from q
drawing By @ Mcknight smith is one OF
the bakers DOZEN which make my Pet
Subject, by Arthur Hoebsr, o thing OF
beauty, an Interesting stufy Ia 'Love
DiHsrmed. from a painting by Loon
Parault, "Aa Afternoon Call. and "A
Love Letter" from original paintings BY
Paul Poetzsoh, high art Is shown TO
advantage Besides this there Is full
page aptS- portrait Of the great presehar.
Rav. Hsnry Ward Boscher; one OF Ike
plzs OF Miss Ellen Terry In King
Arthur, from a drawing by ] Bernard
Partridge. and "a hanging From Jack
Oak Limb, from an originsl drawing b.
4 J Nlcholl
The February number Of Tollettes Is
out 1t contains elegant color plates Of
unsquAlled beauty, together With a rich
variety Of everything new ard attractive
In drssr, for matron, maid or oaild. A
whole PAGE Is devoted to fancy dress,
which, st this season, annually interests
cur ladies As New Years gift ell
Subscribers will reeslve = set OF beautiful
photo cravings, representing famous
scenes in Paris. tho home OF fashion.
Another new feature announced "a
commence with tue Marc issue. Is th'
serial publication OF work by CASTOR
Worth, head Of the world famous HOUSE
OF Paris designers, on Dress and It's
Ohgin"
Durlog the closing weeks OF 1895 the
daily papers have published an extra
ordlnary amount OF interesting and im
/ portsnt news. It Is worth somethinR "a
the busy newspaper reader TO have this
mass OF information taken up. arranged,
digested and reviewed Ia a calm and In
tslligsni mAnnsr. Tha Review Of Re-
views performs this servise very
efficiently every month. The number fos
January, 1896, Is especially -rong in this
respect.
A neat little volume full OF important
data Is the almanac for 1896 issued BY
the Philadelphia Times. IL contains
just dftY-two pages Of letter press, one
for each weak OF tse year, aud each page
Is filed with information 70 the student.
the business man. the politician, the
lover Of sports, the private citizen and
the stranger In the mammoth suburb OF