The record-union., 1898-11-14

Dream and Reality" by NJ Camille
Melinand; "A Practical Dutch Charity
by Professor j. Howard Gore; Sketch
of Frank Wigglesworth Clarke with
portraiD; correspondence .The Moon
and the Weather; scientific literature,
fragments Of science.
A new feature has been added to
Ev'ry Month" for November (New
York; in the large full-page group Of
scenic photographs From the Plays Of
the Month" In the current issue there
are eight of these illustrations; from
The Christian" 1.-The Liars" and the
new successful comic opera, "The For
tune Teller" The usual departments
Men Of the Month"; and Interesting
Women" are thoroughly up-to-date and
are enriched by eleven large illustra-
uons. An article Of considerable inter-
est, "A Successful Woman Ranch
owner" describes how a woman in
California annually plants, harvests and
markets 100000 pampas grass plumes
TO be used for festival purposes. Co
logne Legends" are cleverly told by
Dean Van Der Veer an4 profuse pho
NNRAA1 oA0 tlC W SdtSh
the spirit of the article short story
One Day" and a humorous sketch "An
Unnecessary Hint" enliven the num-
Der; and the women will 1(rn at once
ITO November Fashions" to post them
selves on the winter styles; while
hcusekeepers will undoubtedly value
the clear and simple recipes given for
Salads and Salad Dressings
The ;e,f "a r.
ure of 'Ev'ry Month" and there are
many who will soon be singing and
whistling the negro serenade Come
Closer to Me, Honey" which has the
catchiness but none of the vulgarity Of
the so-called popular "coon" songs. To
those who are fond of the sentimental
the song Love I am Dreaming Of
YOU will appeal, while to the pianist
the Festival Gavotte'' will undoubt-
edly prove find.
Taken altogether we know Of no
cleaner, cheaper or more desirable fam
lily periodical than 'Ev'ry Month
The frontispiece Of the New Eng
land Magazine" Boston) for Noveln-
Der is fine reproduction Of rare por-
trait of George Dewey, the hero of Ma
AAiAoJ Alio0C III lCOt. 4U1S dppGcIS
connection with an article on Montpel-
ier, Vt.-Dewey's birthplace and home.
The article is by Hiram A. Huse, a
prominent lawyer of Montpelier. Sew
eral papers on old Boston streets have
already been published in the maga-
zine and to the present issue Rev.
Henry F. Bond contributes an account
Of Old Summer street, as it was In the
60Iy y1onva 10, ,,o
had residences there. Another inter
esting article in the line of antiquarian
research is that on Revolutionary
Records Of a Country Town. by Mary
Hall Leonard. The old town referred
to is Rochester, Mass, and the records
consulted relate chiefly to the acts and
resolves of the Rochester town meeting.
Miss Alice D'Alcho contributes an i'm
portant account of "Old Wentworth
House and It's Masters "The Man
With the Branded Hand" whom Whit
tier has immortalized in verse, is the
subject of a brief sketch by Frank Ed
ward Kittredge Hunting in the
Maine Woods" by Sid H Nealy, is an
enthusiastic account of a moose hunt
in the Maine wilderness. There is the
usual amount of good fiction--a story
W 4AhOSCu SAaA n, CA1lAl4CO "a
and Her Son." Miss Peters Indian
Summer" by Mrs NJ E. Pratt; and a
short sketch entitled 'eThe Peacemaker
OF Lamont" by Gulielma Zollinger-and
several good poems. 1.-THE Editors
Table" discusses the remarkable ad-
vance of cooperative production in
England, which is hailed as the most
promising thing now to be seen in the
industrial world.
The Peace Commission in Paris is
described and illustrated in the No
vember magazine number of the Out
look" (New York;, to be published next
week, by staff correspondent in Paris
The article contains sketches Of both
the American and Spanish Commits
sioners, with portraits Of most of them.
Jacob A. Riis, the author of How the
Other Half LIVES" contributes
graphic article concerning the New
York Police Department" Mr.. Riis
has had exceptional acquaintance with
the methods of the department, and
tells the story of many individual deeds
of heroism with enthusiastic praise.
Edward Everett Hale gives IN this is
sue the eleventh installment Of his
James Russell Lowell and His
Friends" which will be concluded in
the December magazine issue. It deals
chiefly with Lowell's life in England
when he served as United States Min
lister, and is fully illustrated. Paul
Bourget, the famous French essayist
and novelist, is the author Of a notable
story. entitled "Antigone," which por-
trays with exceeding charm a gracious
and lofty personality. Among the IL
lustrated articles in the number are a
picturesque account of a visit to the
country of Sitting Bull, by Rosa T.
Shelton, with many striking pictures
of Indian life from original photo
graphs: and an article by DR.. Amory
H Bradford, on Bunyan's Pilgrims
Progress" with special reference to a
beautiful new edition soon to be pub
lished. from which some remarkable
| illustrations are reproduced.
'eThe Forum for November (Forum
Publishing Company, New York; has
these papers: 1.-THE Dreyfus Affair" )"
| Yves Guyot, editor of lie Steele"
'Shall We Keep the Philippines?" Hon.
| Charles DENLY; "The Moral of the Gu
| ban War" Goldwin Smith; Naval
| Lessons of the War" Fred. T. Jane;
| Some Weak Places in Our Pension
| System" Major s. n. Clark; Germany
and Great Britain" his excellency Al
| bert Won Schaff1e; 1.-THE Nicaragua Ca
nal" ex-senator Warner Miller; 'The
New Panama Canal,'' Brigadier Gen
eral H L. Abbot; Does College Edu-
| cation Pay?" John Carleton Jones;
1.-The Change in English Sentiment
Toward the United States" Sidney