The record-union., 1898-12-12

tertainment and Fashions" for Decem- |
Der will yield much. The article on |
Books will greatly aid in the selec- |
tion for friends, while under "Appro-
PIRATE Quotations for Yule-Tide" may
be found some help in choosing line
To accompany the gift. sample copy
Will be sent free, to any of our readers
sending their name and address to
Table Talk Publishing Company, Phil
adelpha.
The holiday number of the ''Woman's
Home Companion" is a Christmas gift
in itself, with it's wealth Of short and
long stories from Francis Lynde, Robert
c. V. Meyers, Opie Read, Julia Truitt
Bishop Mary F. Leonard, Hester Cald-
we'll Oakley, Harriet Prescott Spofford
and William O. Stoddard. An illus
trated paper entitled "A Christmas Song
Symposium" presents five beautiful
poems Of the ChriStmas-tid Edward
A. Steiner, in relating the facts of the
downfall and death of the Prince of
Austria, tells story stranger than ever
ina gined in fiction Aside from its
many literary features the journal is
delight to the eye in artistic makeup,
and in the cover page typifying the
Magps visit to the Christ-child. The
numerous articles discussing special
Christmas features offer many original
suggestions under the titles Shell
Work for Christmas Gifts "A Christ
mas House Party" "A Christmas Idea"
and The Wife of Santa Claus" the
last two developing unique ideas for
Sunday-school entertainment and
church fairs. "The Christmas After
niath" is a telling appeal for modera-
tion in giving. An impetus to higher
living and thinking is given to one
after reading Kate Upson Clark's plea
for a simplifed conventional dress or
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's argument in
favor of developing the affectional side
OF child's character. Mary r. Bald
win writes of social shams under the
title 'On the Edge of Things" Mrs.
Moses p. Handy offers practical sug-
gestions on THE Art Of Conversation"
and Josephine Hill shows the harm of
giving heed to "Circumstantial Evi-
dence. Other pages discuss Home
Nursing" Cookery for Girls" Paint
ing on Satin" Making Dainty Hand
kerchiefs," and the usual fashion and
household articles. Published by Mast,
Crowell & kirkpatrick, Springfield, o.
The overland Monthly" (San Fran
cisco has this table of contents for
December: Frontispiece, THE Ferry;
frontispiece, THE Pasig River and Ma
nila"; "A Chinatown Medley" by Sarah
Comstocil, with Illustrations; "Courting
at Grizzly Spring." by Johannes Rel
mers, with drawings by K Montague
Hall: The Christmas Bells of 1S9S,"
by Margaret A. Brooks; 20 Time and
Change" by Ida Kenniston, with illus
trations; THE Pardon of Sainte Anne
de la Palue," by Algernon G. Shaw, with
drawings by the author; ''One Incident
In the Life of Little Doubtful" by
Grace F. Davenport, with pictures;
Ostrich Ranching in California" by
S. M. Kennedy, illustrated; ION an In
dian Basket" by ]. Torrey Connor, il
lustrated; "The World Runs Round"
by E. r. Sill, with portrait; Some AS
poets of the Washington Hop Fields"
by Susan Lord Currier, illustrated;
The Self-Accuser," by Geraldine Mey-
rick; Captain Clark and the Oregon"
by n. A. Hamilton, illustrated; Santa
Cruz, by F. L. Clarke, with illustra-
tions; Missouri Bills Last Trip by
James H. Lawrence, with drawing by
Dixon; Edward Rowland SILL" by
Frederic L. Wheeler; "The Whispering
Gallery" by Rossiter Johnson.
Municipal Engineering for Decem-
Der Qndianapolis) is rich in illustra-
tions, notably of systems of street
cleaning and of brick paving. Besides
the regular and many departments,
these subjects are treated: Town
Waterworks From Financial Stand
point" w. L. Heidelberg; "A Study of
Paving Materials George w. Tillson;
Theory and Practice of Asphalt Mix
lures" A. w. Dow, Inspector of AS
phalts and Clements, Washington, D. c.;
Better Work and Better Prices for AS
phalt and Other Pavements," J. w.
Howard; Artificial Stone Paving"
Warner H. Jenkins; "The Washington
Meeting of the A. S. M. To; Forms of
Municipal Reports; Current Informa-
ton; Machinery and Trade; I'm
provement and Contracting News"
The Christmas number Of Frank
LeSlle's Popular Monthly On. Y.) comes
in beautiful, seasonabIe number. The
illustrations are profuse and handsome,
and the text entertaining and attract
i've. Among the more important papers
we make note of Bocock's Romance
and Tragedy of Schonbrunn'; Mrs. Les
lies Cuban Bygones"; Minna Irving's
Naval Divers; Sutphen's Praise of
Golf,'' and Mrs. Aliens Women in
Journalism.
The December magazine number of
''the Outlook is its tenth annual book
number The Outlook was, it is be-
leved, the first of the weekly papers
to publish a special illustrated number