The record-union., 1897-11-29

Magazine" bound in an ornamental
cover specially designed in colors by
Kenyon Cox, consists Of 166 pages,
beautifully illustrated, eight pages be-
ing in color, and including "The Woo
ing of Malkatoon," narrative poem by
Lew Wallace, with eight illustrations;
THE Queens Jubilee" by Richard
Harding Davis, illustrated; "a Birds
Egg" by Ernest Ingersoll, illustrated;
Destiny at Drybone,'' by Owen Wis
ter; Puppets, Ancient and Modern by
Francis j. Ziegler, an account of their
use in religious ceremonies, with six IL
lustrations; Reindeer of the Jotun-
heim," by Hamblen Sears, with eight
illustrations; George William Curtis at
Concord" by George Willis Cooke,
revelation of Mr.. Curtis early man
hood; American social life, illustrated
by a portrait by James Wall Finn, and
from an engraving by Schladitz, after
a photograph; AN Act of Charity" by
Charles Dudley Warner: "Marianson,"
a Mackinac story, by Mary Hartwell
Catherwood. illustrated by w. T. Smed-
ley; My Faith in Nanny" by w. l..
Sheppard. illustrated by the author;
Mr. Willie's Wedding Veil" by Mary
Tracy Earle. illustrated by A. B. Wen
zell; and an ,nstallment of Spanish
John,'' a novel of adventure, by Will
lam McLennan, illustrated by Myr-
bach, which will be brought to dra-
matte close The poems of the num-
Der will be "Annunciation, by Harriet
Prescott Spofford, illustrated by Now
bray; ITO Newborn Baby" by Alice
ID l.
Sherwood; The Lover by r. II. Stod-
dard; Happiness. by Sarah Piatt, and
CITY and Prophet by Alfred H. Louis
There will also be the usual detAart-
ments: THE Editors Study" by
Charles Dudley Warner; 'The Editors
Draw err containing humorous anec-
dotes pictures and verse, and Literary
Notes" by Laurence Hutton.
George Munro's Sons (New York;
have launched a new magazine, The
Half Hour" The November number Is
at hand. 1t is prettily gotten up, Is
handsomely illustrated, has a music
page, poetry and a number of full
stories by Kipling, Margaret HOFFMAN,
Mary E. Bryan, c. l.. Garden and other
writer's of prominence. 1t is hand
some story magazine at the remark
ably low price of 80 cents year.
THE Culver" for December (the Cas-
sell Publishing Company, New York
and London) is early at hand, hlieo
as usual with a great variety of matter
for Sunday and general reading, with
poems, music, Bible and Sunday school
lessons, stories, chats, sketches, etc.
The Pocket Magazine for December
Of. A. Stokes & Co., New York; has
these fine stories: THE Wayof the
Transgressor," Howard Fielding;
christmas Jane" Frank r. Stockton;
christmas Voices" Julia Ward Howe;
THE Kingdom of Bourgorieau," Max
Pemberton; christmas at Riversedge,"
Harriet Prescott Spofford; The Smok-
ing ROOM Witty and Humorous
Pocket Pieces; Literary Pocket
Pieces"
The Thanksgiving number of 'Har-
per's Bazar'' is furnished with coi-
ored cover by a well-known artist, r
S. Church There is a full display OF
illustrations of Horse Show Gowns,
the designs that will set the fashion
during the coming winter. On the same
subject of seasonable costumes kath-
arine de Forest writes from Par1s,
while Mrs. Ashmore describes the
winter shirt waists. The number also
contains a London letter from Mrs.
Poultney Bigelow, treating of the ex-
hibitions and plays; the usual monthly
extra instalment upon Women's Clubs,
and a story. by Margaret Sutton Bris-
coe, entitled The Stay at Home En-
envy" The increasing popularity OF
the correspondence department has
necessitated its enlargement; and the
final feature of particularly full num-
Der is an elaborate but inexpensive
dinner menu.
The first correct copy of Sir Arthur
Sullvan's great song, The Lost
Chord ever printed in America, di-
rect from the composers own hand,
will appear in the Christmas number
of the Ladies' Home Journal Phila-
delphia) over his signature Sir Ar
thur Sullivan states that of the million
of copies Of THE Lost Chord sold in
America, all are incorrect and that this
ever prepared by him, or for which he
received a penny of payment The
complete music and words of Sir Ar
thurs copy of the song. expressly pre-
pared for the Ladies Home Journal"
viii be given.
In the first number of Literature"
the weekly gazette of criticism, pub
lshed in this country by Messrs. Har-
per & Bros, and in England by the
London Times" the leading article
deals with Author and Critic; a po-
EN-. white Horses" is contributed by
Rudyard Kipling; and Augustine Bir-
rell writes a paper entitled, Among
Ny Books" The reviews include many
Of the most conspicuous works in the
various departments of letters recently
published in England, on the continent
of Europe, and in America among
them 'Tennyson's Life" by Hallam
Tennyson. Mrs Oliphant's history of
wv. Blackwood and His Sons" Dr.
Weir Mitchells Hugh Wynne," Miss
Mary T. wilkins jerome a Poor
Man" and Henry James What Maisie
Knew" Other important features Of
the periodical are notes on current lit
erary events list of the chief new
books brought out in Europe and in
this country, and a carefully prepared
photography the subject in the first
issue being The Battle of Trafalgar
The November annals of the Amer
lean Academy" Phiadelphia) contains
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