The record-union., 1897-05-24

three papers suggested by the memorial
will appear in the June Century (New
York;. Edward Atkinson will give a
sketch of the monument: Colonel I. w.
Higginson, himself a commander of a
negro regiment in the war, will write
of ''Colored Troops Under Fire." and
William A. Coffin will contribute an
article on the sculptor ST. Gaudens, who
executed the memorial. Accompanying
these papers are thirty-one reproduc-
tions of sculptures by st. Gaudens, the
most complete pictorial representation
of his work yet made.
In it's June number the Ladies' Home
Journal will celebrate the Diamond
an article by William George Jordan,
entitled What Victoria Has Seen," the
reader will be taken on the British
throne, and the marvellous panorama of
the worlds history for sixty years will
pass before him. He will at a glance
see the progress in art, science, inven-
ton, music, education; the great social
reforms, the growth of nations and the
advance of civilization. The whole
story of the worlds progress Of the
longest reign in English history will be
vividly presented.
Cicero and His Friends is a study
of Roman society in the time of Caesar,
by CASTOR Boissier of the French Acad-
emy, author of The Country of Horace
and Virgil" Rome and Pompeii," etc.
Translated, With an index and table
of contents, by Adnah David Jones,
published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New
York. NJ. Boissier presents to US the
great Roman statesman. orator, philos-
opher, and man of letters moving
among his associates in daily life. He
has shown how like the events of that
distant century were to our own how
human actions and motives are now
what they were then. their appearance
deriving its difference rather from the
material aspects of civilizatio than
from any intrinsic changes in human
nature. The description of the anarchy
ishment reads like the story of Paris
in 1913, or in the time of the Commune.
The second number of "Great Pic
tures'' CThe White City Art Company,
Gil Manhattan building, Chicago) is
at hand. This is superb publication,
monthly in issue and giving its patrons
not only the richest process of en-
craving known to art, but elegant let
er press also. The May number con-
tains the following huge pictures Gre
ated by master minds: 'Leda" Or.
Fleury), a favorite subject for artists
of every school; THE Spiders Web
Ge Quesne), a superb nude-a charm
ing study of beautiful women, who are
endeavoring to eXtricate themselves
from their gauzy environment; San
Luis Rey" CIV. H. Jackson) one Of the
characteristic missions of California, a
marvel of architecture; THE Great Ma
chinery Hail. CIV. H. Jackson), one of
the great and wonderful buildings of
the late fair. Each picture is 11x14
inches in size and fit for a frame. The
price is - cents copy at book stores
or by mail from the publishers. We
can frankly commend these issues for
artistic merit We have had no better
or larger half-tone or process examples
in this country. What splendid port
folio of art these issues will make in a
short time for any collector!
"McClure's Magazine" for June opens
with an article by Professor S. P. Lang
ley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, describing his flying machine"
The article is fully illustrated. Apro-
pos of the sixtieth anniversary
of the reign of Queen Victoria, Me