The record-union., 1896-12-27

26th contains story by Mary b.
Sleight, entitled "A Pensioner of
Hope: and Every Day Physical Gull
| ture," a practical paper, by Eva Low
ett
In the opening paper of 'Harper's
Magazine" for January "Poultney Blge-
low sums up the result of Portuguese
Progress in South Africa showing
how Intellectual a coloniZer Portugal
has been, and how demoralizing has
been her influence upon the blacks. For
this paper r. Cation Woodville has
made four spirited Illustrations. George
du Maurier's The Martian" increases
In hnterest. An important paper on
"A Century Struggle for the Fran
ChiSe," from the pen of Professor
Francis N. Thorpe, relates the history
of the movement which has underlain
all American politics, and shows how
the individual has become, in fact as
we'll as in theory, the political unit in
the United States. Fog Possibilities,
by Alexander McAdie, indicates the ma
ture, uses and dangers Of fogs, and
suggests how the great cities of the
future may avoid them. The paper is
accompanied by illustrations of fog
phenomena made from photographs.
| Science at the Beginning of the Cen
tury," by DR.. Henry Smith Williams
is an important contribution to the his
tory of nineteenth century civilization,
and will be followed by other papers
showing the progress of scientific dis
covery during the last hundred years.
THESE papers are fully illustrated. Lau-
Irerce Hutton, in Literary Landmarks
of Rome completes his Italian series
with an account of the literary land
marks Of the fOeign city most closely
identified with the poetry and fiction of
Erglishmen and Americans. Import
ant and beautiful illustrations for the
paper are by Frank V. du Mond. An
entertaining story of English Society"
and the basis upon which it rests is
coritributed by George w. Smalley. An
exceedingly interesting account of
John Murrell and His Clan" by Mar
tha McCulloch- Williams, portrays the
striking career of the most famous of
our border bandits. The fiction of the
number is noteworthy. Besides THE
Martian," it includes a farce by Will
lam Dean Howells, called Indian Civ
Ter, OLe dOOu lIIlc, d SeIfO- HuIIIOI-
Gus tale of rural New England also, IL
lustrated by Smedley; bright sketch
of Paris studio, called "A Prize-Fun
Beneficiary" by E. A. Alexander, with
illustrations by John w. Alexander:
and In the Watches Of the Night a
| story Of New York Life, by Brander
Matthews Charles Dudley Warner, in
the Editors Study will discuss the
| Yellowstone Park in the light of a re-
cent visit. The EDITORS Drawer is
introduced by IAN Optical Dilemma" a
sketch by Ruth McEnery Stuart, and
contains a variety of humorous anec-
dOtes, verses and pictures.
One of the welcome additions TO the
list of holiday publications is the es-
pecially bright and attractive Christ
mas number of 'Harper's Round Ia
BILE" (New York;, published December
I'D, containing a story entitled Law
sons Investment by Major G. B. Da-
Wis, L. S. A; THE Word of the Guns"
a Christmas story by Earle Tracy; and
John Henry a story of New England
life by Miss Mary E. Wilkins; Albert
Lee Will contribute a story entitled
| The Luck That Fell From the Skies
and a fac simile of manuscript copy of
| the poem The Night Before Christ
mas" VIII be given, with portrait of
the author, DR.. Clement Moore. In
stallments of the serial story entitled
"A Loyal Traitor" by James Barnes,
ard The Boy Wreckers," by w. o.
Stoddard, with other short Stories po-
ems, departments on Interscholastic
NIL
With Young Men, etc, will complete
| the number.
"Godey's' (New York; for January
begins the 134th volume of this famous
old magazine and opens with Winter
in the American Snow-lands," by Ed
gar Maurice Smith, illustra ted by many
pictures of Canadian winter scenes, and
tells of the sports and pastimes of the
| Canadian winter. The striking feature
| of this issue is the opening serial by
Grace Z. Drew. on Modes and Man
ners of Seventy Years" a history of the
| development of the fashions and GUS
| toms of the past. from the time when
the first woman's magazine, "Godey's
Lady's Book" was esta blished Miss
| Drew has gone deeply into her subject
| and the result is a contribution to the
reading world that is exceedingly in
| teresting, instructive and amusing Ev-
cry woman will wish to read these ar
| ticles, and the men who will not enjoy
them are few in number. With the ar
tticles are reproductions of the old fash
ion plates and pictures which made
the first woman's magazine famous and
set the pace for the later development
of the woman's periodical of the age
In fiction the issue is especially strong
The opening serial is 'Elsbeth-The
Story of a Little Gray Dove" by Carrie
Hunt Latta. "Elsbeth" is story which
pictures life in bright hues, even while
it deals with much that is sad and
tragic. OF other fiction "Geraldine'
and The Revolt of Martha Scott" are
worthy Of especial mention. Peter
Hughes continues his Music in Amer
ica' with critical analysis of the work
of Charles G. Converse: and Beaumont
Fletcher talks of the dramatic work in
f! Gillette's Secret Service" Emma
Paddock Telford gives an interesting
description Of the Turkish bath. Mrs.
| I-aban Edward Smith writes of the
| "Old Gray Sanctuaries of New Mex
leo, and Marie Overton contributes an
interesting article, illustrated, on "Old
| English Keys" Chelifer furnishes a
sketch of the life of the German
Sappho," Johanna Ambrosius. and in
The Bookery' treats of Walter Pater
as a Stylist." The Fashion and Wo-
mans Department of the magazine is
full of new topics and suggestions for
the special class for whom it is pre-
| pared