The record-union., 1898-06-19
Colonel Andrew Jackson.

grandson. Colonel Andrew Jackson. A
pretty piece Of music is contributed by
John Philip Sousa, the March King"
| the words to. which were written by
| Hunter MacCulloch. The disciples of
Christ are described by Rev S. T. Will
lis, with many good pictures. Henry
| Clay Colver has an interesting account
/ of the resources of Seattle. Wash,
which is illustrated with views of the
! principal buildings and points of inter
est. A new pen is apparently devoted
to the department known as The Leslie
/ Portfolio" for the matter is much more
| attractive than before. There are nu-
merous other good things, including
several short stories, the department
| for boys and girls, etc.
The issue of "Harper's Bazar' for
June 4th was peculiarly attractive to
| all women in search of the latest and
| best fashions for gowns designed for
wear during the approaching summer,
and the monthly colored plate, publish
| ed as a supplement to this number
shows a costume Of French organdie.
Additional chapters of William Blacks
new serial, wild Eelin,'' appear in
this issue, we'll as an interesting let
ter from Paris by Katherine de For
| est and a column OF paragraphs full
of suggestive criticism and information
| to lovers of music. The regular depart
ments on club women and club work
New York fashions, answers to corre-
! spondents, etc, complete this number
of a periodical which covers the entire
field of feminine activities and inter
ests.
The University Chronicle" Univer-
sity of California. Berkeley. No. of
vol. l, has these papers: The Univer-
sity, It's Graduates and the State
William E. Ritter; University Spirit"
Thomas p. Bailey, Jr.; Life in Hot
| Waters" w. A. Setchell The Ne
elected Half of American History" ="
Bernard Moses: Liberty and Author
ity" Thomas r. Bacon; THE Earth
quakes of March Both and April 14th, Y
A. O. Leuschner; Great Men and Their
| Environment" William Henry Hudson:
Buildings and Equipment, Official Ac-
ton, the Library"
"Carter's Monthly for June (Chica-
go) is freely and handsomely illus
trated and is well filled with good mat
ter. One paper is on the life. home
and works of Mark Twain. Another
treats of noted women of the West, an
other Of Havana, Cuba, and the war,
| another of Picturesque Marquette" y"
There are stories. sketches. poems and
the home and other departments.
In the mind of the layman, gold lace
and shoulder straps are so invariably
| associated with officers of the navy,
that it is difficult to realize that naval
uniforms are an innovation of the pres
ent century. In his memoirs, shortly
to be published by Harper Brothers,
Rear Admiral Franklin tells many cur
| ious anecdotes on this subject of the
days when the costumes of our land
and sea forces were strangely different
from the common sense dress of the
modern soldier and sailor. The present
necessity of service in tropical eli
mate is now making further radical
changes in the uniforms of our army,
as may be seen in the large colored
supplement, published with the issue of
'Harper's Weekly" for June 11th. Sew
eral serviceable maps of the various
fields of operations of our war with
Spain are also included in this supple
ment, which makes it valuable for pres
ervation and reference.
Five or six years ago most of our
American colleges began to make a rea-
| sonable change in the forms of their
| graduation exercises on commencement
day, and in many of them now little
trace remains of the old fashioned and
tedious ceremonial, lasting often
through an entire day. and consuming
the endurance Of the participants as
| hot Of he bp
thetic and sensible instincts of Ameri-
can women have protected the students
at Vassar Wellesley and Smith from
such unattractive, wearisome and
profitless proceedings, and nothing of
| the kind could well surpass in artistic
| impresSiyeneSs the exercises and GUS
! toms in vogue on class and graduation
day at these institutions. Many of the
unique and beautiful ceremonies cele-
brated during this season at our col
/ legeS for women are illustrated in
'Harpers Bazar7 for June 11th, and it
may easily be imagined that this strik-
| ing series of pictures, reproduced from
photographs, makes a particularly at
tractive page.
| A stirring and timely Fourth of July
| tale by Edith Carruth, entitled "A
| Frontier Patriot" is the appropriate
initial article in the July number of
/ ''Harper's Round Table" the fiction of
| of the number also includes several
other excellent short stories and enter
/ tanning sketches. as we'll as additional
/ chapters of the two fascinating serials,
The Copper Princess" and The Ad-
venturers" both enlivened with a sue
cession of exciting and unexpected in
/ aiI r1a rarinr va, ! II
monthly departments continue to assist
and interest the readers of the maga-
| zine.
Questions and Answers in the The
ory and Practice of Military Topogra-
| ply" by Major j. H. Bowhill. is the
| title of a book which will be published
! Immediately by the Macmillan Com
pany New York; This timely work
| is accompanied by a folio of sixteen
| plates and eighteen diagrams to be
| used by the student as separate work
| ing plans While avoiding useless rep
| etitions the whole of the questions
which have been set in recent examin-
ations. are included in this book, col
lected under thirty-four groups, each
dealing with a particular branch of the
subject.
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