The record-union., 1898-12-12

AppletOn'S Popular Science monthly
for December (New York; has this
table of contents: Wheat Growing
Capacity of the United States" by Ed
ward Atkinson; The Racial Geography
of Europe-The Jews" by Professor
William Z. Ripley Gllustrated); The
Fairgrounds of Rural and Suburban
Schools" by Isabella G. Oakley; up
the Skeena River" by George A. Dor
sey, Phi. D. Gllustrated); Light and
Vegetation by Professor d. T. Mac
dougal; The Stone Age in Egypt" by
j. de Morgan; Superstition and
Crime" by Professor E. P. Evans; "A
Geological Romance" by Professor J..
A Udden Qllustrated); THE Season Of
the Year." by Grant Allen; Brain
Weights and Intellectual Capacity" by
Joseph Simms, NJ. D.; "Speleology. or
Cave Exploration" by M. E. A. Martel;
Sketch of Charles Henry Hitchcock
with portraiD; Evolution and Edu-
cation" David Ames Wells; Scientific
Literature" Fragments of Science"
The December (Christmas) Critic"
Is not only the handsomeSt number of
that periodical yet published, but it is
one of the handsomest numbers of a
literary magazine ever printed. The
snow white cover, in red and black, is
decorated with a beautiful reproduction
of Andrea del Sarto's Holy Family -
There is the lounger, full of illustra-
tions, among them portraits of Rodin,
the French sculptor, and Bourget, the
French novelist; the latest and best
portraits of DR.. Weir Mitchell and
Lieutenant Hobson, and one of Mrs.
Humphrey Ward, the one she prefers.
Then come eight full page portrait
sketches by Will Rothenstein, of
Thomas Hardy, Henry James, John S.
Sargent, Walter Crane, William Archer,
w. E. Henley, George Bernard Shaw
and Arthur Wing Pinero, whose Tire
lawney of the Wells" has just been pro-
duced with great success. These are
followed by the 101 quatrains Of Fitz-
Gerald's "Rubaiyat of Omar Kahy-
YAM" with a portrait of the translator,
and the Hon. John Hays address be-
fore the Omar Kahyyam Club of Lon
don; Rudyard Kiplings much discuss
ed poem, The Truce of the Bear; an
article on the late Puvis de Chavannes,
with portrait and illustrations; criti-
cism of TisSots illustrations for the
Life of Christ" now on exhibition in
New York, with portraits and sketches;
criticisms of the drama, with portraits
of M. Henri Lavedan, the author of
Catherine" and of Mrs. LIE Moyne and
Mr. Worthing, together with essays by
John Burroughs, Gilbert Parker, Mau
rice Thompson and others, and many
pages of timely book reviews from the
pens of specialists.
The North American Review" CNew
York; for December has these valuable
papers: The Reorganization of the
Naval Personnel" by Hon. Francis H.
Wilson, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt Com
modore John w. Philip, u. S. N; Com
modore George w. Melville, Engineer
in-Chief Z. s. n, and Hon. George Ed
mund Foss; Scientific Prevention of
Yellow Fever DIR. A. H. Doty, Health
Officer of the Port of New York;
Studies in Cheerfulness,' Max O'Rel;
--latest Aspect of the Nicaragua Ca
nal Project" G. M. Stadden; DO Ma
tional Bank Examiners Examiner"
Hon. Thomas l.. James, President of
Lincoln National Bank; Our Indian
Problem" The Rev. Lyman Abbott, D.
D.; The Atlantic Fisheries Question"
P. 7. McGrath; THE Fashoda Incl
dent" Lieutenant Winston Spencer
Churchill; The Work of the Peace
Commission" Hon. Hannis Taylor, late
United States Minister to Spain; '"The
Decision Against Railway Pooling"
Roswell Miller, President Chicago. Mil
waukee and ST. Paul Railway; "Finan-
cial Wrong in Porto Rico" Lieutenant
Clarence Wiener; Concerning Ethics
and Etiquette" Geraldine Meyrick.
There is a holiday air about the De-
cember issue of Table Talk" and such
healthy, happy and helpful one that
ii appeals to the housekeeper in search
Of new and attractive dishes for her
choicest dinner of the year, and the
decorations given are helpful in her ar
rangements for the feast. For home
makers who want the latest ideas to
make bright the closing days of the old
year, THE New Bill of Fare" En-