The record-union., 1897-09-26

The first and only pictures Mrs. Nc
Kinley has had taken in ten years ap-
pear in the October number of The La
dies Home Journal Philadelphia
They form part of a series of new and
unpublished photographs of the new
occupants Of the White House Mrs
Mckinley wore for her picture her lnau-
kuraI ball dress Of silver and white bro
cade. at the special request Of the Pres
ident. who thought it particularly be
coming. The excellent portrait OF Mr..
Mckinley in his office was taken in June
The other pictures in the series show
the many changes in the arrangements
and furnishings Of the rooms ana
grounds. made by the President ana
Mrs. Mckinley. It does not seem possl-
bic that the table for eight people can
be provided for SO a week. But Mrs.
Porer. the most famous cook in Amer1-
ca. SAYS it can be done. She has tried
II. and knows. She proves her case In
the Journal" She gives twenty-one
menus covering a weeks meals. ana
gives full. practical directions by which
any woman can make as attractive
meals as Mrs. ROrer explains, for this
small sum of SO.
"McCIure's MAGAZINE" for October
New York; contains an article by Mr.
Bernard P. Grenfell. one of the two dis
coverers Of the new Sayings of Christ.
1t will give the first complete account
of the recent discovery, in the Egyptian
desert. of what has proved TO be the
earliest by at least $50 years Of all exist
ing records Of Christ's life. The article
is illustrated from photographs The
Magazine contains a description of what
must be one Of the most curious and
thrilling spectacles in all the wOrld-an
elephant roundup in Siam. It is il
lustrated from a series of photographs
showing the various steps in the dan
gerous proceeding Of driving 200 wild
elephants into a corral. Octave Thanet,
stephen Crane. and other Well-knOwn
story writer's, contribute to the number
An article entitled The Making of
Regiment" describes what has hither-
to. we believe. never been set forth
the curious moral progress by which,
in the late war. large bodies Of men
with no taste for military life and no
training in it, became, in remarkably
brief time disciplined to perfection and
capable of any service. There is pub
lished for the first time the long-hidden
and supposedly lost life masks Of John
Adams, Jefferson. Madison, Lafayette.
and Charles Carroll taken about 1925
10y the sculptor BrOwere, by a refined
process that he himself devised and of
which he never told the secret. The
story of the making of these remark
ably truthful masks, and Of their subse-
qUent hiding away. is most romantic
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by Charles Henry Hart, the highest au
thority on such subjects.
From F. NJ Campbell, agent for the
San Francisco branch Of the American
Book Company, 204 Pine street, we
have Professor H. L. Koopmans THE
Mastery of Books-Hints on Reading
and the Use of Libraries" Professor
Koopman is Librarian Of Brown Univer-
sity. We are much impressed with the
method and thought of this compact
volume The suggestion on how to read,
what to read, how much to read, why we
should read and how to look for that
We should read. are pertinent, reason
able and strong. Professor Koopman
thoroughly understands his subject he
is not a bit dogmatic. on the contrary,
he reasons out" all things. Really,
this little book impresses us as the best
Of its kind yet issued and there are
many of the kind That it should have
received the warm Endorsement Of Pres
idents of universities and colleges, of Ii
brarians. authors and students, is not
surprising-it deserves these warm COM
mendatiOns a bouquet of which lies
before US. In this book Mr.. Koopman,
whose experience and reputation as a
librarian give him unusual qualifica-
tions as an adviser. presents to the
student at the outset the advantages OF
reading, and the great field of literature
open to the readers choice. He takes
counsel with the student as to his pur-
pose, capacities, and opportunities in
reading, and aims TO assist him in fol-
lowing such methods and in turning to
such classes of books as will further the
attainment of his object. He clearly
shows that to read with purpose, meth
Cd and judgment IS the key to the mas
terry Of books.
The Atlantic Monthly for October
(Boston) is the fOrtieth anniversary is
sue. 1t was the first to depend definite
" upon the contributions Of American
writer's. and at once became the ex-
ponent Of American literature This
number, in the variety of its contents
shows wide sympathy and a firm
. grasp On contemp0raneou life. The
dominant note in it. true to its tradi-
tions, IS the literary note. The open
ing article is a notable piece of literary
analysis and criticism by James Lane