The record-union., 1897-09-05

The 'FWoman's Home Companion
for September (Mast, CroweH q hHk-
patrick, Springfield, o. is at hand. II
Is a large twenty-six-page long quar-
to, splendidly illustrated and IN sea
sonable artistic cover. 1t is wei hlleu
with choice matter, stories, poetry
sketches, essays on designing, lesson
On dressmaking, autumn pfeser 81
embroidery, modes Of entertainment
etc, besides treating of fashions 40
mestic economy, decoration, mousse
keeping, and has a charming depart
ment for children.
t'The American Queen" for Septem-
Der (New York; is rich in an autumn
cover, fine engravings and artlstlc IL
Illustration. While devoted mainly 10
fashions, it has much interesting mis-
eellany, with life sketches, biographies
of business women, articles on nor
ticulture, book reviews, decoration
etc.
brother Jonathan and His Home
Is the subject of the opening article
in the September number Of the New
England Magazine" (Boston), the
article being from the pen of Rev.
William Elliott Griffis The island OF
Cuttyhunk, one of the Elizabeth ISL
ands between Martha's Vineyard and
the Massachusetts main land, is ia
NOUS as the seat of the first English
settlement in New England, Bartholo-
NEW Gosnold having located himself
here for little while almost twenty
years before the Pilgrims came to
Plymouth. The historic little Island
is the subject of a fine article by Ar
thur Cleveland Hall. An article which
deals in a somewhat similar way with
the old and new is that upon ola
Dover, N H, by Caroline Harwood
Garland An article which viii have
peculiar interest to our educational cir
Giles is that by Eugene H. S. Randolph,
on "Greek-Letter Societies in American
Colleges" An article possessing pc
culiar historic interest is that entitled
Next of Kin to Fisher" by DR.. Azel
Ames, telling the story of the old Fish
er Tavern in Dedham. Nathan N.
Wilmington contributes an article up
on Robert Pike, a Forgotten Cham
pion of Freedom" In an article upon
-'Travel in Early New England" Anne
liza Leavitt Hill makes US realize how
much more comfortable we are in some
things than our fathers were. Miss
Ethel Davis story, 1.-The Altar of
Youth" is concluded in this number.
There are short stories and half a
dozen poems, and in his Editors Ia
ble' Mr. Mead writes energetically con-
corning the troubles at Brown Uni
Versity.
"The Lotus" for August-Septembe
(Kansas City, MOI combined is on
hand with a striking cover and with
a table of contents that is quite fetch
ing, in that it bespeaks a delving into
the unique at every turn. Prominent
among its features is a folio of prison
verse signed No. 1882. If the editor
can prevent the escape of this pris-
oner, he has a literary gold mine. Car
men Harcourt Austin watts us a
breath from Mexico with Chinese
story of self-abnegation, "Ah Vets
Penance." A love story in brief ''The
Faith of a Faithful" is by Charles
Fletcher Scott Henry r. Remsen ap-
pears with some delicate verse. THE
Anemone" THE Leper," a sketch
in the desert by Leonard H. Robbins,
is a powerful pen-picture. THE Con-
fession of a Dead Man." a fantasy of
"a self murdered soul. treating of the
irony of love unreturned, is by Egbert
wv Fowler. 1.-The Sons of Abranyi, "
a romantic story of the medieval
world. picturing the old religion in
its kindest and most human guise, is
by Martin Birnbaum "A Book of
Fantasies" by Walter Blackburn
Harte in his inimitable style, is re-
view of Miss Dawson's AN Itinerant
House, and Other Stories ''An Incl
dent" by Plato G. Emery, is very
realistic street car sketch. About as
clever a paraphrase of Loves Woes
as has ever happened is spread in three
columns of verse across the center
pages. 1t is by Gotthold J. OIlendOrff.
Bubble and Squeak" in its usually
delightful vein, fills out the number.
In October 1.-THE Atlantic Monthly"
kBoston) will celebrate its fortieth year
of existence. and on the Goth Of Sep
TENDER it viii issue a special october
number.
During those forty years how much
mas not THE Atlantic Monthly" done 70
advance public education? 1t never
has been the least sensational Hav-
ing early formed its policy of instruc-
ton, it has never swerved a hairs
breadth from it. In the history of
American magazines. this Boston pub
LEGATION has always held its own. We
do not know if to-day contributors to
st do not hold place somewhat apart.
Perhaps the dignity Of those who We're
among its early contributors has helped
no make its pages the more impressive
to-day. Certainly the memories of
Iongfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes.
and James Russell Lowell still nnger
about THE Atlantic Monthly"
Many of the men living to-day who