The record-union., 1899-07-24

Little Folks" magazine for July
(Boston) is prettily illustrated and ex-
ceedingly rich in matter for youngest
readers, embracing both entertainment
and instruction
An interesting feature in the current
number of "Harper's Bazar'' (New
York; is Mrs. James H. Birds article
on Practical Talks on Millinery" The
illustrations, which occupy the greater
part of a page, are from photographs,
and give an excellent idea how to make
the different rosettes bows, ETC., which
go to make a dainty bonnet.
Part XVII. of volume 1 Of Fifty
Years of Mansonry in California is at
hand from George Spaulding & Co.,
publishers, San Francisco. 1t has as
a fine steel plate frontispiece the por-
trait of H. S. Orme, P. G. M. and p.
M. ILL.,, G. M. There follow chapters on
Knights Templar of the State with full
page plates Of the. Communicates or
drill corps at Ukiah, San Luis Obispo,
Visala, Petaluma. San Bernardino,
Vallejo, Ventura, San Francisco, Santa
Rosa, Los Angeles, San Jose, Ukiah.
Fresno, San Diego and Santa Ana.
There are many pages of descriptive
text. The number is the most richly
illustrated of any yet issued.
1t almost causes one to believe that
some change is slowly going on in the
character of sport-loving Englishmen,
to examine the records made recently
at the international rifle match at The
Hague. In his London letter to "Har-
per's Weekly (New York; Arnold
White notes as worthy of comment the
fact that in competition with Switzer-
land, France, Denmark, Italy, Holland,
Norway and Belgium, England finished
last, "a result sufficiently disappoint-
ing" says Mr.. White, when it is re-
membered that for forty years rifle
shooting in England has received atten-
tion from 100000 men,
Trained Motherhood' for July (New
York; has it's twelve regular depart
ments filled to the brim with matters
of great interest to mothers and guar
dams. In addition there are nine spec
ial papers with poems by writer's of
recognized ability and experience, in
Guiding DIR. C. S. Reny. Rev. w. l..
Worcester, Caroline Hardy Patton and
Ellen Lee Wyman.
In the "Sanitarian" for July Brook
lyn, n. " Surgeon General Sternberg
treats of the sanitary lessons of the
war; DR.. Gardiner of the treatment or
consumption with air and light: DR..
Otis of tubercular tests, Dr. Williams
of the Roentgen-ray and tuberculosis;
Dr. Buckley on climate on skin dis
eases, and many other physicians and
sanitarians on subjects intimately re-
lated to health and disease. There is
no better sanitary magazine in the
world than the one under notice. 1t
has been a welcome exchange in the
office for fifteen years. and knowing
its nature we give it hearty commen-
dation. because in SO doing we recog-
nize merit and a public beneficence.
Our notice of the Overland Monthly"
for July (San Francisco comes late
through some mishap, but the maga
zine is not one in which date has to
do with the value and welcome char
acter of its contents. The leading
features of the number are: "On the
Mediterranean" "A Slope on the Twin
Peaks, San Francisco from sketch in
oils by c. D. Robinson: "A Trip to
Mount Lyell,'' Charles E. Townsend:
In the Shadow of the Live-Oak," Flo
ia Haines Loughead; THE City From
the Hills" Charles A. keeler:
"Schnaderhuepfeln: the Impromptu
Songs of Tyrol," Charles A. Gunnison;
Ambitions" Susie Hale Brewer: "A
Man of Resources" William Dale
Fountain; Loves Bitter-Sweet," Ed
ward Wilbur Mason; Mount Hamil
ton" Alice Kirk; "A Chinese Ishmael,'
Sui Sin Fab; "Inyo." Mary Austin;
"Jeffersonian Principles" Norris NJ.
Estee; "A Friend of the Sioux" r. A.
Harris; 1.-The Priestly Prerogative."
Jack London; "Ad Finem." Ella NJ. Sex
ton; 1.-The Hearst Architectural Compe
tition of the University of California"
Charles S. Greene; Los Angeles and
the Teacehrs," Wyllys S. Abbott;
Might Cometh from the Canyons"
Harriet Winthrop Waring; THE Four
teenth of July in the Sierra" James
Hopper: "The Whispering Gallery"
Rossiter Johnson.
The July number of the Hotel Ga
zette and Outing News contains an
original article on July Out of Doors
by the wel-known author T. S. Van
Dyke; Cataract Canyon and the Yava
Supai Indians" a very interesting arti-
Gle by G.. Wharton James, news notes,
recreation record, coming events, etc
One dollar per year Gazette Publishing
Go Los Angeles Cal
'Pearson's Magazine" for August
(New York; richly illustrated, has these.
leading features: Nell Gwyn, Come
dian,' Frankfort Moore; Giant Rats"
Weatherby Chesney; THE Adventures
of Sirdar Mohammed Khan" Louis