The record-union., 1898-05-09
WeinSfOCk, Lubin Co., 4OO4I2 Street, Sacramento

Bush" window exhibit. Poetry
"The Lone of Soul" by
Dora Sigerson Shorter: 'Nightfall,
by Thomas Walsh; The Closed Way,
by Myrtle Reed. Lincoln, Lamon ana
Eugene Field" with fac-simile of orig
iral verses, by Henry W. Fischer; John
Splendid" the tale OF a poor gentleman
(seriaD, by Neil Munro; American
Bookmen" Uongfellow and Holiness,
with portraits and fac-similes, by M. y.
De Wolfe Howe: London Letter" by
w. Robertson Nicoll: Paris Letter "
by Alfred Maniere: Reviews of New
Books, Novel, Notes, Bookman's Fable, -
etc.
Lillian Bell pictures Southern life in
"Yessum," the initial story Of the May
'Woman's Home Companion" (SprinS-
field, %. In the way of fascinating
love story Mrs. Burton Harrison has
never written anything more pleasing
and successful than THE Three Misses
Benedict" Other contributions in the
line of fiction are: Will N. Hardin 5 STIR
ring love tale, "A Tie of Blood ro-
mantle Ghost story by Margaret Sey-
mour Hall. together with a wide-awake
story for the young folks by Sophie
Sweet: a timely article discussing The
Patriotism of Cuban Women. by
Thomas Gold Alvord. Amusing Incl
dents occurring in the experience or Wo-
men of Senatorial families are recount
ed in Mary Nimmo Balentine's article,
women OF the United States Senate,
illustrated with recent portraits: "A
Chat About China" by Frank II. VIE
telly "A Mothers Note-Book by Flor
ence Hull Winterburn: Woman
Dreams and Hobbies" by Carrie F.
Garrett; "A Womans Glance" by Mary
r. Baldwin. and Nineteenth Century
Furnishings by Orlena L. Shackletord
Making Toys of Cork is suggestive of
means to divert FESTIVE child. Sallie
Joy White continues her Cookery fol
Girls" with a chapter on vegetables,
and Katherine f. Junkermann gives
simple directions for developing a
shapely arm in Physical Culture for
Girls" Among the choice verse APP
pearing in this number is strong poem
by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. entitled
Speech The manifold interests OF
womankind u3on the approach of sum
ner days are discussed. Department
articles treat of the latest styles in mil
linery, street costumes, summer gowns
and the general frou-frou of dress. The
large number of excellent Illustrations
add materially to the practical and lit
eIary value of the magazine. The spirit
of the approaching Memorial Day is
typified in the attractive cover-page by
Henry S. Hubbell
THE Overland for May (San Fran
CISCO is of great artistic merit and full
of vigor. interest and information. The
article by Lieutenant William F. Full
lam, U. S. N. is timely description of
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis. Il is profusely illustrated.
A poem on Mount Hood by Susan
Whalley Allison is not unworthy of its
high theme Another brilliant sketch
by Phil More, called .Chowder," will
claim a high place DR. Charles Mil
ton Buchanan has written another of
those articles on Indian basket work.
The Triumphs of Atropos," by Judge
3. r. Webb of the Texas Supreme
Court is a story of Western life. Small
Raising in My Snailery'' is by Willard
Nj. Wood. The Overland prize pho
tographic contest continues. There are
two short prose idyls by Rufus NJ.
Steele and Luita Booth and poetry by
Elizabeth Hartman, Mary Bell, Edward
Wilbur Mason. and an article on the
Omaha Fair. Rossiter Johnson con-
tinues his chat in the Whispering CAL
lery." A complete article by Charles S.
Green on the University of California,