The record-union., 1898-02-20

urer of the Grand Lodge, F. and A. NJ,
and of the Grand Commandery K. T.,
with half-hpne portraits of other dis
tinguished Masons and news of Mason
ic interiors. The text is full of inter-
est to members of the order.
Little Folks for February Is. E.
Casino. Boston) is a new candidate fer
the favor OF children. 1t is adapted to
the capacity and tastes of youngest
readers, is handsomely printed and IL
Illustrated and the text is simple. clean,
attractive, educating. This magazine
seems to grow better and better with
each new number; yet it fills its special
field so admirably that we are at a loss
to suggest further Improvement. Good
taste and superior judgment in plan
ming for the entertainment of little
children, and in securing suitable writ
ers and artists to execute the plans,
are evident throughout the magazine.
The publication OF NJ. Zola's Paris"
will fall on the very eve of his trial for
his outspoken defense of Dreyfus The
novel itself will reveal Zola's passion
ate love of truth and justice. In this.
his latest work, he has fcrestalled by
his graphic description the very pam
demonium into which Paris and the
National Assembly have been thrown
by his ringing challenge TO the Presi
dent. lola has discovered himself. and
France, perhaps. is about to discover
lola. He has shocked even his coun-
trymen by the practice of his theory
that in order to remedy an evil il must
be shown in ali its revolving truth. His
fearless championship of Dreyfus is
but another phase of the courage which
has shown itself in his philosophy and
his writings.
The National Magazine" for Febru-
airy, freely and richly illustrated, has
besides poems and the departments
these articles specially notable: THE
Street Cries of Paris Henry Haynie;
The Beginning of a Royal Life Rev.
r. WoodSamuel: Christ and His
Time" with reproductions from paint
| ings, Dallas Lore Sharp; CAROLS Pro-
motion" Francis Lynde; THE Mahar-
| ALAS Stratagem," Helen F. Hunting
| ton; The Dancing and Howlng Der
wishes of Egypt" Laura b. Starr; Be
side the Bonnie Brier Bush,' Winslow
Bates; Jones Tooth" (sketch), Henry
| G. Lahee; Our Black Aristocracy,"
Freeman Farbush; Club Women and
| Their Work." conducted by Mrs. M. d.
| Frazar.
| G. p. Putnams Sons (New York; will
publish shortly the authorized Ameri
can edition of lie Soutien de Femille,''
the last story, completed shortly before
his death, of Alphonse Daudet The
/ book will be issued simultaneously in
/ Paris. London and New York The
American version VIII pl oba bly, be issued
under the title of THE Wage Garner"
Trained Motherhood" for February
New York is at hand, full of matter of
special value to young mothers and
young wives and with leaflets for chill
| dren. Leading papers are: "Teething,"
Louis Fischer, NJ. D.; Suggestions
About Infant Bronchitis, Winifred Il.
Cossitt; The Pregnant Woman" l. A.
McSwain, NJ D.; DO You Know Him?"
| poem) I. Edgar Jones; Baby Clothes"
/ Emma B. Marble; What to Do in a
| Case of Diphtheria. S. Virginia Lewis,
NJ. S. N; Teaching Children at Home"
I$iiliic All Iutdl NuIStly,
Mary II. O'Connor.
What to Eat for March (Minneapo-
| lis) is loaded with good advice and val
liable information. Chief among the
papers are: Dyspepsia and Its Treat
nent," Albert n. Hoy, NJ. D.; Cont
mental Cafe Life Frank Tryon
Charles; Formal Dinners" Katherine
Louise Smith; Artificial Butter" A. l..
Benedict, NJ. D.; "A Cheap Dinner in
Munich" Frank Tyron Charles; Five
Home Recipes" Annie Josephine Levy;
"A Hap Hazards Party" Gentleman
Farmer; Profession of Begging edi-
torial; why Men Bear Their Age Bet
ter Than Women the editor; "A Dutch
Supper" Julia Davis Chandler
THE Pacific Monthly for February
Pacific Grove, edited by Marie Eva
Bradford. has many illustrations of the
beet sugar industry and of scenes in
and about Salinas and Monterey. Lead
ing papers are: THE Beet Sugar In
dustry," III. l.. Bradford; Systematic
Giving" Mary f. Robertson Atlantis"
Vance Turtelot; The Status of Wo-
men," Susan Il. Anthony; People We
Read About,rS. 3. Harper; California
Laws VS. Women" Sarah M Severance:
Sauce Piquant' c. o. NJ. Nonsense.