The record-union., 1897-05-24

Clure'S" contains series of life p0r-.
traits of the Queen, the earliest show
ing her, child on her mothers lap.
William Allen White the young
Kansas editor, orator, and story-writer,
who makes distinct hit" whenever
he writes, has written a new short
story Of Kansas life-a Decoration Day
story-which appears in "McClure's."
1t contains an article also on the Re
vue des deux Mondes,' which of all the
journals in the world has probably
made the deepest impression on poll
tics. letters and society. 1t is by '.Th.
Bentzen" (Madame Blanc), who has
long been member of the staff of the
Revue
Homes in Greece" is the title of the
leading article in Frank Leslie's Pop
ular Monthly" for June (New York;. 1t
is written by George Donaldson, Phi. D.,
and there are more than a dozen illus
trations, including full-page group
of portraits of the royal family of
Greece. In conjunction with this ar
ticle, and of equal timeliness, is one
entitled, Crete and it's Vicissitudes,
by Anna w. Young. "A Day with the
Trout" by Henry E. Haydock, is an
other paper appropriate to the season,
and both the text and the pictures
make one long for such an outing as
the author describes. The eighth pa
per in the excellent series of articles
on american Universities and Col
| leges'' treats Of Williams College. and
is by the Rev. DR.. Eben Burt Parsons
the popular Secretary of that institu-
ton. 1t contains twenty seven illus
trationS, among which are several
groups of students There are many
other good things in this number: a
profusely illustrated description of
visit to Cairo; 'Locomotion in India. ;"
by Florence Fem Forman; ''FoX-Toss-
ing" by Ernest Ingersoll; a graphic
and beautifully pictured description of
the City of Baltimore. by Charles
Thomas Logan; an installment of
Frederick K. Burtons new serial; sew
eral clever short stories; a description
of some new plays: an interesting de-
partment for young people, etc.
new volume of "The Century
(New York;, containing the numbers of
the magazine for the past six monthes.
has made its appearance. 1t contains
nearly a thousand pages and more
than three hundred Illustrations. The
volume is notable among it's predecess-
ors as containing the first installments
OF two of the most successful serial
features The Century has ever had.
These are General Horace Porter's
Campaigning With Grant" giving
vivid and intimate pictures of the
great commander from the headuuar-
ters standpoint. and Dr. S. Weir Mitch
elfs novel of the American Revolution.
Hugh Wynne." There are also given
the first parts of Mary Hartweu Cath
erwood's historical romance, The
Days of Jeanne Dare" with the strik-
ing illustrations by Boutet de Monvel.
There are many special articles that
readers viii be glad to have in perma-
nent form on their library shelves. "A
Group of American Girls Early in the
Century" by Helen Evertson Smith.
and "Old Georgetown" by DR.. John
Williamson Palmer, give glimpses of
the social life of long ago. and are
quantity illustrated from old minia-
lures. Two papers on modern Athens,
with drawings by Castaigne, have time
fy as well as permanent interest. "Elec-
ton Day in New York. by Ernest In
gersoll Places in New York" by Mrs.
Schuyler Van Rensselaer,, and "The
Chinese of New York" by Helen F.
Clarke, are profusely illustrated arti-
cles presenting picturesque phases of
metropolitan life A group of papers
also pictures life and scenes in the cap