The record-union., 1897-10-31

ticle by Mark Twain; but the editors OF
''McClures," in their profusion. engage
to serve all three at once. The Mark
Twain article will consist of chapters
from the forthcoming book on his re-
cent Journey around the world, and is
the only part that viii be published
in advance of the book itself. It fol-
lows, those that have read it say, the
earlier Mark Twain manner, which IS
undoubtedly the most popular; on a
thread of pleasant travel are strung
no end of wise and witty reflections,
quaint and quizzical observations,
comic adventures and plausible impos-
sible tales.
The arrival of autumn and near ap-
proach of winter suggest the inevitable
and often dreaded question, What to
wear?" The answer depends quite as
much upon ones pocketbo0k as one S
good taste: and many a lady finds
herself letting / dare not wait upon I
would, like the poor cat i the adage -
The adage, by the way, is that the cat
loves fish, but fears the water; is a
creature Of taste, in fact, but breads
the liquidation. For ladies to whom
the problem presents itself in this form,
''Harper's Bazar" provides a. solution.
1T gives Illustrations of the choicest
designs in ladies' and childrens cos
tunes-designs representing the latest
modes which can be reproduced by any
lady in such material as she can af-
ford. In certain cases paper patterns
are supplied so that the danger of
an unskilful dressmaker miSrepresent-
ing the design is reduced to a mini
mum. The most notable feature of the
reading matter is an article by Mrs.
Townsend on THE Woman's Educa-
tional and Industrial Union of Buffalo, -
an organization without class, re-
ligious or social distinctions, aiming
by real cooperation, at the material,
moral and intellectual Improvement of
its members, and Of women in general.
'Harper's Magazine" CNew York; for
November has these special features
With the Greek Soldiers with eleven
illustrations, by Richard Harding
Davis; "A Pair of Patient Lovers" IL
lustrated, by William Dean Howells
THE City to the North of Town. -
with ten illustrations, by James
Barnes; THE New Japan" by Toru
Hoshi, the Japanese Minister to the
United States; I'm Olivia
Susan Clemens" a poem, by S. L. c.;
The Century's Progress in Biology, -
with eight illustrations. by Henry
Smith Williams, M. D.; Daniel Web
ster," by Carl Schurz The number
also contains the second instalment of
Spanish john" by William McLannan,
illustrated and 1.-THE Great Stone of
Sardis." by Frank r. Stockton, illus
trated. The short stories of the num-
Der are: Joshua Goodenough's Old
Letter" by Frederic Remington, illus
trated by the author; The Pardon of
Sainte-Anne D'Auray in Brittany" by
George Wharton Edwards, illustrated
by the author; who Made the
Match?" by Ruth Underhill, and Mum
Der 1929 by Willis Boyd Allen. The
poems are contributed by Margaret E.
Sangster. S. L. Clemens and Ednah
Proctor Clarke (see extracts) In THE
Editors Study Charles Dudley War
ner discusses "The Decline of the
Doughnut, " The Modern School of Fic-
ton, The Landlord of Lions Head, -
Captains Courageous and t"The Chris
tian." ''The Editors Drawer" opens
with THE Quarter Loaf" by Margaret
Sutton Briscoe, illustrated by A B.
Frost. It contains also pictures by Will
liam H Walker and Peter S. Newell,
and anecdotes.