The record-union., 1899-09-11

General Lees military record, its theme
being Lee the Christian. the husband,
the father, the man. Portraits of Gen
eral and Mrs. Lee at various periods
of their lives, and portraits of their
Light Horse Harry of revolutionary
fame, are among the interesting illus
trations of the article.
The .Bookman' for September
Dodd, Mead & Co.. New York; is pret-
tily illustrated and rich in text. Among
the leading features are: Sea Son
nets" Richard Hovey; Robert G. In
gersoll," with reproduction of the death
mask made by George Grey Barnard,
the sculptor, Harry Thurston Peck;
Loves Inspiration" Curtis Hidden
Page; 1.-THE Systematic Epigram, ;"
Frank Moore Colby; New York in Fic-
tion," with seventeen illustrations from
aphs-part 1, old and proletar-
ian New York, described and pictured
by Arthur Bartlett Maurice; "The Es-
say and Some Essayists," H., Hamilton
w. Mabie; Jewish Literature in the
Nineteenth Century," Richard Gottheil;
Janice Meredith a story Of the revo-
luton, chapters XXIII.-XXVII., Paul
Leicester Ford; THE First Books of
Some English Authors" l., Robert,
Luther S. Livingston; Literary Paris, .
Adolphe Cohn; ITO the Singer of the
'Hesperides,' Charles Woodward Hut
son.
In the September number of "Har-
pers Round Table" Dan Beard tells
the boys how to build and furnish the
Daniel Boone Log Cabin and illus
trates his article with drawings that
show exactly the way the work should
be done. The stories of the number
are: THE McWilliams Special" by
Charles Broughton: My Duel With
Yellow Hand" by Colonel Cody (Buf-
falo BID. and "The Cruise of the AL
farata," by Sophie SWEET. There is
also stirring war paper with Cap
ron at Ell Caney," and another install
ment of the Adventures of Gavin
Hamilton"
John Kendrick Bangs has never
written anything more thoroughly
amusing than the first chapters of
THE Enchanted Typewriter" which is
now appearing in "Harper's Weekly
In it Mr. Bangs again ventures across
the Styx for his material, and a num-
ber of the famous shades" whom we
met in the 'Housaboat'' are introduced
Mr.. Bangs story will be followed by a
romance entitled with Sword and
Crucifix," by e. S. Van Zile. The first
installment of Mr.. Van Zile's story will
appear early in September. 1t will run
through the winter months.
Not before has the practical useful
ness of "Harper's Bazar'' been more
thoroughly proven than in its recent
numbers. Among the most useful fea-
lures may be mentioned DR.. Grace
Murray's papers on First Aid to the
Injured" Mrs. Birds lessons in Bon
net Trimming" and Miss De Forests
letters on the European fashions There
is always a plentiful supply of short
stories, and Brander Matthews novel
"A Confident Tomorrow" which is
still in its early chapters, promises tC
be one of the most interesting studies
of life among New York's artistic and
literary set which has yet been writ
ten
"Harper's Magazine" CNew York; fol
September, profusely and delightfully."-
illustrated, and with full departments
has these features among the more
prominent ones: Colonel Washing
tons Wedding Reception" frontispiece;
The First American-His Homes and
His Households" Leila Herbert
'Misther Kilgar of Athlone," a story
Seumas Mac Manus: ''The Century's
Progress in Experimental Psychology
Henry Smith Williams. NJ. D.; "Con-
corning the Jews" Mark Twain; 1.-The
Princess Xenia." a romance, part VI.
H. B. Marriott Watson: 'Whilomville
Stories-II.-Lynx Hunting" Stepher
Crane; Formal Gardens. and a New
England Example" Charles H. Caffin;
"A Cup of Tea" a story, w. B. Var
Ingen; Their Silver Wedding Jour
ney," a novel, part TX, William Dear
Howells; AN Elective Affinity" &
story" Wilmot Price; The Stormins
of Fort Pillow-A Chapter From the
Life of General n. b. Forrest John A
Wyeth, NJ. D.; when a Document is
Official" a story, Frederic Remington
Behind the Pink Walls of the Forbid
den City of Pelxing-The Drama of ar
Imperial Reformer." "Cathay''; ION al
Errand of Mercy a story, Brandel
Matthews; "The British Occupation o1
Egypt-A Lesson in Colonial Admins
tration," Chalmers Roberts; " A Cure
for City Corruption" J. w. Martini
THE Drawer" Ruth McEnery Stuart
Literary Notes." John Kendricl
Bangs.
Leading papers of the Critic" fol
September &c. p. Putnam's Sons, New
York; are: Poets and Essayists as
Preachers. by Newell Dwight Hills
D. D.; Mrs. Oliphant" with portrait
by Meredith Townsend: 1.-The Unit ot
Pleasure-A Fable" by Gelett Burgess
illustrated by the author; Sarah Bern
hardt," by herself. Jules Huret and NJ
Edmond Rostand. illustrated; Mad
anne Aulnoy in SPAIN" by Archer NJ
Huntington, with portrait; Ernest
Haskell by Roger Riordan, with por-
trait and Illustrations; What Makes a
Book Sell?" by Ellen Burns Sherman;
Literary Fallacies," by Jennette Bar
bour Perry.
The TRANSPORTATION.
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