The record-union., 1897-12-25

UucIlOn IN QudTlO DOuIu AphiAi "ANAA -
Illuminated cover and a profusion OF por-
traits of noted people of the stage ana
the managerial world in half-tone
work of the best order. AS a supple
ment two loose sheets give us fine por-
traits of Louis James and Fanny Dav-
export. There is also a copy of sheet
music, a popular soubrette song, "for
That's a Pretty Girl" The whole issue
is unique. entertaining and distinct
credit TO the publishers.
The Christmas number Of the San
Francisco News Letter" is a magazine
indeed, of a hundred pages or more
and an art cover. There are maps,
fulI-sheet etchings, half tone views in
San Francisco and pictures Of buildings
abroad, reproductions of noted paint
ings, original drawings for the issue in
large number by leading California
artists, views in Hawaii, portraits of
artists and large amount of literary
matter special to the number. All in
all, it is a fine work and one of which
the publishers may well feel proud.
"Harper's Christmas Bazar" (New
York; is a beautiful number, rich in
Christmas thought.
Trained Motherhood" (New York;
for December. is nicely illustrated and
has these leading features, besides the
many departments: How to Secure
Obedience" Mary Blakeslee Stowell;
The Rearing of Premature Infants"
Henry D. Fry, NJ. D.; "A Baby Cage"
-
Feeble Infants s s. Adams, NJ D.:
Evening Prayer Gllustration); Even
ing Prayer" (poem). Ray Laurance;
The Chldrens Christmas" Emile
Holman; Obesity" DR. J. H Kellogg;
-Babbling About Babies" Mary A.
Sphinx, NJ. D.; Mothers to the Mother
less" Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth;
''Sermonette for Mothers" Margaret
May; "A Country Lane" poem), Nora
A. Piper.
Donahoe's magazine" for Christmas
Boscon), is rich and profuse in illus
tration. Its leading papers are: Men
and Things" Henry Austin Adams, NJ
A; Check Mate" (sketch), Helen
Frances Huntington; Some Popular
Books of 81 Maurice Francis Egan;
ery?" Walter L. Ramsdell: Emanuel
Gllustrated), Conde B. Pallen, PHI D.;
'Westohester, a Tale of the Revolu-
tion." Henry Austin Adams, NJ A.;
oar Country Life, Again" John T.
Kenney; The Secret of the Statue"
Eleanor c. Donnelly; "A Plea for a Re-
vival cf Cooper" Gllustrated), Edwin
Lyell Earle; "Ratty, the Dago' Gllus-
rrat aIA A I,<7
ucation at Washington" NJ. b. Down
ing; Christmas at the Capital" NJ B.
Downing: People in Print" Qllustrat-
ed, William Hopkins; What Catholics
Have Done for America ]. T. Gallag-
her. NJ. D.; The Natural Method Of
Charity" Bolton Hall; "A Second Ze-
nobia," Euphemia NJ. Fallon; Delight
full Days in a Berlin Art Gallery" NJ.
A. Waddell Rodger.
The feature which VIII attract all
lovers Of modern romantic fiction to the
January Atlantic" Boston) is the first
instailment Of Gilbert Parker's new
story, The Battle of the Strong" A
paper which viii attract universal at
tentioa is that by Edward NJ Shepard
upon the recent New York election, en-
titled, The Political Inauguration of
the Greater New York" Professor Eu-
gene Nambaugh's essay on The Pres
ent Scope Of Government" very fitly
supplements Mr.. Godkin's papers, and
VIII enlist careful and thoughtful con-
sheraton. The paper upon Public
Opinion" by f. L. Godkin. in continu-
alton Of his series of studies of Amer
lean social and political problems, dem
onstrates how recent is the existence
even Of such thing as a force in Gov
ernment and shows clearly and inter-
estiagiy how, having arisen in a desire
Tor political freedom, ii has gradually
changed its aims, and is now chiefly
concerned with social and economic
Problems. John Muir's earnest and elo-
Quent paper on The Wild Parks and
Government Reservations reveals
many unsuspected wonders of these
great domains. II. ". Chapman con-
tributes a second paper on "Belated
Feudaiism in America" ]. Firman
Coar. iii an article on Three Conten-
porary German Dramatists." discusses
the present revival Of literary activity
in Germany, as shown in the work Of
these great dramatists Colonel r. w
Higginson's "reminiscences take him to
Paris in this number where he meets
and describes many notabiuties-Victo
Hugo. Louis Blanc and Tourgueneff. f.
Hopkinson Smiths serial, Caleb
West" reaches a dramatic climax in
this issue.
What TO Eat" (Minneapolis) for jan
uary has among other features these
papers: italian Wine Making" Lena
J.. Pepper; 'Housecleaning" (poem),
F'ranklyn w. Lee: "Aspic Jelly" Emil
ly Ford: "A Few Sweets" Emily NJ.
Colhng: Holiday Gifts" Jennie Lou
Use Harris: I'm Tourist Car" Eliza
beth Grinnell; THE New Pegasus" W.
H Dilworth; Egg Nog." Julia Il
Chandler; "Old Days in the South,
Jennie Dunbar Raworth: What Two
Eggs VIII Do" Mary J. Stafford; "Oys-
ter Cocktails" Belle Cory; "Jesis for
the Table" Mrs. Minnie f. Leo: ia
bic Lore" Laura a Smith, Horse
Flesh as Food" Charles Hallock; "An
Artistic Dining Room." May Taylor.
Appleton's Popular Science Monthly
for January will contain an instruc-
1--WE article on Science and Morals by
the eminent French chemist. NJ. p. Z.
Berthelot. NJ Berthelot contends that
morals have grown out of science. and
that, instead OF their being based en-
religion, the latter is really the out
growth of an ethical theory built up
unconsciously from scientific data.
McClure's Magazine" for January