The record-union., 1898-04-25

| A Stlrflng poem on Cuba, by Joaquin
| Miller. opens the May number OF
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
(New York;. If there are any Ameri-
cans who do not wish the freedom Of
the Cubans, reading of this poem Will
quickly bring them into line. This
magazine contains much of great time
ly interest. Naval Warfare of To-
day" is an elaborate article 1t is by
Frederick Stone Daniel, and is accom-
panied by more than twenty-five half
tone cuts of all the leading warships in
our navy, including a beautiful water
color frOntispiece of the battleship
Maine. Another timely paper is one
on The National Congress of Moth
ers, the most important of the So
called 'women's movements, and
which is to hold it's second annual
gathering next month. 1t also is Well
illustrated. The article on Andrew
Jackson this month is by Francis WOr
cester Doughty, and treats of the Me
dallic History OF Old Hickory, describ-
ing the medals, coins and store cards
that We're struck to commemorate some
important acts of the General and Pres
ident. The illustrations include repro
ductions of these medals and coins and
some unfamiliar portraits. There is an
interesting description Of the Reformed
Church in America, by David James
Burrell, D. D., the sixth in the series
on the religious denominations in this
country; Bacon's rebellion, which
marked the beginning of liberty in Viz
ginia, forms the subject of a graphic
paper by DR.. Lewis r. Harley; Gal
weston, the Island City" of Texas,
comes in for an exhaustive and pro-
fusely illustrated article by Charles
Thomas Logan; and the United States
Consul at Martinique describes the city
of st. Pierre. There are several very
clever short stories, a department for
boys and girls, and other features.
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"Carter's Monthly" for April (Chicago)
freely illustrated has among others
these interesting articles: The Door of
Life" Fred De Land; "Eleanore Rus
sells Awakening" (story). Mrs. Angelo
Scott; Dark Days for SPAIN" illustra-
ted, John Foster: ''Treacherous Vel
asco" (story), w. c. Morrow; "A Bur
mese Legend of Alchemy" Anna Bal
lard; Bachelor Reflections" Enocn
Dixon; "Unc' Tobias 'Possum Hunt,
(story), H. S Mariner; John Deering's
Narrative" (story), Leander Baker; "A
Modern Temple of Minerva" Edgar
Cameron; The Blushing Venus"
(story), John r. Musick; "A Sad Case
(story) DR.. j. Adelard Rene; Pure
Food and Home Department" P. NJ
Hanney and II. Effa Webster; J. c. and
F. X. Leyendecker," Forrest Crissey;
Lii Chings Baby (story), Onoto Wa
Of n nd
T Lee; "One Returned Klondiker"
(story), Emile C. Sharpe; GLASS 217"
(story), Dudley Walker.
"Guntons Magazine" (New York; for
the current month has these papers.
Factory Labor in the South" rs
Newspaper Influence Declining?' I'm
dustrial Arbitration in Congress-, by
Hon. Carroll D. Wright; Wage Changes
in England" Foreign Labor Statistics
Criticised" Institute Work" Outline
of Reading" aids to Reading" Local
Center Work." Economics in the Mag
aZines."
The thirteenth number of Great Pic
lures" (White City Art Company, Chi
cagO), is now ready, and contains the
following beautiful plates, 14X17 in size,
fit for a frame: "A Nude" on. Arosa),
representing a young girl descending
to her bath, and strewing the water
with rose leaves before she enters it.
A sweet face and perfectly developed
figure, being cast in fine relief against
the dark stone pillars. Innocence &c.
Benner). A pool in the foreground,
with broad pads of water lilies, while
on the bank reclines a female figure.
The eyes of the figure are gazing at the
reflection mirrored in the pool, the lips
have a smile on them, and the hands
are uplifted in sportive manner.
"Nymphs'' E. Benner) Introducing
four plump female figures in the fore
ground. Two brunettes are seated,
while a third is wading in the pool, and
a fourth is calling by reed music to
some one invisible over the hills. Chi
cago Day at the Worlds Fair" CIV. H.
Jackson). One of the most important
days of the Fair. Group of Statuary''
CIV. H. Jackson). Another beautiful
feature of the Fair grounds The num-
Der is very beautiful one. The White
City Art Company is contributing
largely to cultivation of art tastes by
this method of publishing examples of
the best in art. 1t is now eonfining it
self mainly to examples of the nude,
the very best pictures in that
order. The study of the human figure
is one of the highest branches of art.
cart Idols of the Paris Salon"-by the |
White City Company-the second quar- |
terly part of the year 1898, bearing the |
date of April, is issued, and it bears
n lSp6nino n
standard its publishers have set for it. |
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