The record-union., 1898-11-07

ent Condition of Italy," which gives
vivid but respondent presentation OF
the social and political problems with
which Italy is at this moment con-
fronted. M. Rene Doumic's Mod
ernity,' which the Age" for October
18th translates from the Revue des
Deux Mondes," is a clever essay, IN
which a shaft is aimed at modern I'M
pressionists Americans will gain
new estimate of the progress which
the United States is making in the
appreciation and the cultivation of art
from reading William Sharp's descrip-
ton of 1.-The Art Treasures of Amer
ica,' reprinted from the Nineteenth
Century in the Age" for October
10Th.
THE Atlantic Monthly for Novem-
Der (Boston) has these papers: Colon
ia1 Lessons of Alaska" David Starr
Jordan: THE Intellectual Movement in
the West" Hamilton Wright Mabie:
The Navy in the War With Spain,
Ira Nelson Hollis; .Messmates," Henry
Newbolt; Among the Animals of the
Yosemite" John Muir; Psychology
and Art" Hugo Munsterberg; Con
fessions Of Three School Superintend-
ents'; The Battle of the Strong" Gill
bert Parker; unpublished Letters of
Carlyle Charles Townsend Copeland;
Carlyle as Letter Writer" Charles
Townsend Copeland; THE Alcalde's
Visit" Mrs. Schuyler Crowninsheld;
Some Aspects of Thackeray," Henry
D. Sedgwick, Jr.
THE Partisan" (New York; for Mo-
vember has these features: Sculpture
of the Salon." The Blue Bird from
tispieces; Uncle Florot's Will" Gllus-
trated), by Henry Fevre; "A Chopin
Prelude" by Count l.. L. Tolstoi;
Partisan Art Studies Gllustrated);
THE Screen" by Paul Bourget; "A
Mystery" by Alfred Copas; French
Social Customs" by Lionel Strachey;
An American Heiress," by Nine de
Bowel; Book Chat
An important feature of the editorial
department, THE Progress of the
World, in the American Monthly Re-
view of Reviews" for November New
York;, is the survey Of the State and
national political campaigns of the
present year. All the leading issues are
presented from a non-partisan point of
view. DR. Albert Shaw reviews the
admirable work of the ''Y. NJ. c.. A." in
connection with the army and navy
during the war with SPAIN He shows
that this work has been done with a
remarkably small outlay of money and
urges the Importance of continuing it.
James Creelman, the war correspond
ent, gives thrilling recital of his ad-
ventures before Santiago In the series
OF articles on the problems of Euro
pean nations "Ouida" contributes
chapter Of eloquent censure entitled
An Impeachment of Modern Italy." In
the same number of the Review Sig
nor Vecchia publishes a defense of the
ltallan Government on the various
charges specified by "Ouida ," The
Review" also publishes two timely ar
tcles on the Nicaragua Canal; Profess
sor l.. M. Keasbey, author of 'The Mic
aragua Canal and the Monroe Doc
trlne, approaches the subject Gin the
hight Of present politics. while DR.. Fin
DRY IL. Johnson treats of the CONNER
clal aspects of the undertaking. The
REVIEW for November makes an in
terestlng assemblage of Roosevelt car
looms, apropos of the ColoneIs candi
dacy for the Governorship of New
York
Harper's Magazine" for November
1New York;, richly and profusely illus
trated, has these special features: "Tor-
peGcboat Service" (four Illustrations nv
ReuterdahD, by Lieutenant J. C. Ere
mont Y. ). N, commanding the Por-
ter; with the Fifth Corps seven il
lustrations, including frontispiece. by
Frederic Remington; Our Seaboard
Islands on the Pacific 0hirteen illus
trations by Orson Lowell, Henry Nc
Carter and Harry Fenn), by John E.
Bennett; Eastward Expansion of the
United States,' by Archibald r. Col
quhoun; Some Recent Explorations"
with four maps, illustrating the routes
of Nansen, Jackson, Sven Hedin and
Savage Lander, by ]. Scott Kettle, LII.
D., Sec. r. G.. S.; Bismarck" by Sid
ney Whitman; Social Life in the Brit
ish Army'-third paper (sevan illustta-
lions by r. Cation Woodville), by Brit
ish Officer. The number contains also
part II. of THE Span o. Life" by Will
lam McLennan and J. n. McIlwraith,
illustrated by F. de Myrbach; Sun
Downs Higher Self written and illus
trated by Frederic Remington; PAN
cho's Happy Family" by Henrietta
Dana Skinner; Sally" the eighth Of
the "Old Chester Tales" by Margaret
Deland, illustrated by Howard Pyle;
"A Reprisal," written and illustrated
by H. w. McVickar, and the conclusion
of An Angel in Web" by Julian
Ralph, Illustrated by w. T. Smedley.
The Drawer" opens with THE Lady OF
Lions, by Wilmot Price, illustrated by
W. A Rogers, and contains skits by
Albert Lee, Oliver HEREFORD and John
Kendrick Bangs.
DRYING PREPARATIONS simply de-
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