The record-union., 1897-01-31
Jordan: "A Pair of Lovers in Mexico"
Edward Page CASTOR.


Jordan: "A Pair of Lovers in Mexico"
Edward Page CASTOR.
Romance" for February (New York;
is at hand. "Ramance," born seven
years ago, was the first magazine to
print short stories. To-day ii easily re-
mains ahead of all who initiated it, This
is the result of a new editor and a broad
mined management. The February "Ro-
nance certainly contains more good
reading than any short story magazine
of which we have knowledge. Forty
extra pages have been added and a mum
Der of the best story writer's of the day
have been added 10 its staff.
Clarke Russell writes a fish story; An
thony Hope finishes his story of the
venturesome Duke: Hall Caine contin-
ues his tale Of Morocco. and Grant Allen,
l. Zangwin Gilbert Parker and the
daughter of Captain Maryatt have re-
lated each their own romance from real
life Miss Braddon continues a romance
that will interest young married women.
Mrs. Theodore Sutro has told of an in
cident in her own life: there is a transla-
ton from the French by NJ. De Linelle
I +.
mantle Frenchwoman," by the Editor
st. Nicholas" for February Century
Company, New York; is richly illustrat-
ed as this magazine for young
folks always is. Mrs. Mary Mapes
Dodge, :he editor. makes st. Nicho-
las" the model journal for children.
What a wealth of ability, literary and
artistic, is laid at the feet of children
in these days by their maSazines-such
as the youth of the last generation
could not conceive of by an stretch Of
fancy \ notable paper in st. Mich
olas'' for February is Willie and Tad
Lincoln" and another is Noah Brooks
True Story of Marco Polo (chap. XVII.
Still another notable feature is "A ST.
berian Scene" by George Kennan.
"CasseIrs Family Magazine for
February (CasSeu publishing Company.
New York; is at hand. 1t is freely Illus
trated. Among the especially interest
ing papers are The Governor of the
Tower" O0ndon): Christmas Charac-
ters of Dickens; Experiences on
Torpedo Boat: What London Drinks
and A Day in the Life OF a Guards
man" Besides there are stories, fash
ions, the ever interesting "Gatherer'
Of new inventions and discoveries.
From the Office Of the overland
Monthly" (San Francisco comes a neat
little book in stiff linen paper covers,
ertitled "Reminiscences Of the Crum-
bling Past-The Missions of Califor-
MIA 1t is a book of half-tone engraV-
mss Of California missions. with text
in tinted embellished borders. The text
is from articles published in the over
land Monthly" and are by Rounsevene
Wildman. the editor: Bret Harte, Es-
teIle Thompson. Horace Annesley Va
chel. Charles S. Greene. j. z. Widney,
Pierre y. Roeringer. Francis Fuller
Victor Charles II. Shinn, Ninetta
Eames, Ella NJ. Sexton. $ NJ. II. Byers.
c. j. S. Greer, Joaquin Miller and j.
TOrrey Connor.
"Harper's Weekly for January 30th
contains an elaborately illustrated ar
ticle on New York's plan for rapid tran
sit. The front page of the same num-
ber is Il drawing 10y w. y. Rogers Of
the signing of the treaty of peace be-
tween Great Britain and the United
States.
In "Harper's Bazar." published on
January 30th. is a very thoughtful
paper by Elizabeth Cynthia Barney on
Co Educa ton at the University Col
lege, London" and a timely article by
Miss Metcalf ON Exercise for Women
Miss Metcalf is we'll known under the
pseudonym of c. de Hurst. and is the
author of an excellent manual entitled
How Women Should Ride"
w. Clark Russell contributes TO
'Harper's Round Table" published on
January 26th, a paper entitled Boys
at Sea" In the same issue Cyrus c.
Adams, the authority on Africa, has a
paper entitled The Fighting Savage"
which enters into the semi barbarous
methods of meeting the civilized ar
miss of Europe in warfare; Emma J..
Gray will contribute The Childrens
Hour: John Kendrick Bangs describes
some more of the Remarkable Adj
ventures of S2ndboys': and there are
installments of the serial stories "A
Loyal Traitor" by James Barnes. and
THE Middleton Bowl" by Ellen Doug
las Deland.
In Hamburg the authorities tax a dog
according to it's size