The record-union., 1899-03-13

Flame FlickerS and l Wonder why, py
Paul Dresser (whose Banks OF the
Wabash have made him known; The
Feast of Lanterns march and two
STEP a piano piece with Chinese moth,
and THE Girl Who's So Dear to My
Heart an Irish ballad.
The March number of liable Talk
covers the field of women's interests
in a most entertaining way, as mention
of a few of the articles will show The
Entree in it's Variety" by Eleanor M.
Lucas; .-Lapses" by Emma J. Gray;
I'VE Lenten DISH" by Martha Bockee
Flint; ''Gastronomic Chips; the Social
Club" by Mrs NJ. C. Meyer; House
keepers Inquiries New Menus for the
Month" and Table Talks Bill of
Fare by Cornelia c. Bedford; QUO
tations for Menus" Things Worth Re-
membering," by Minna c. Hale. A
sample copy ofathis practical little mag
azine may be secured by addressing
Table Talk Publishing Company, Phil
adelphia, Pa
"Appleton's Popular Science Month
ly,' edited by w. J. Youmans, and
published by D. Appleton & Co., New
York, has these contents for March:
1.-THE Evolution of Colonies-(VII).
Social Evolution" by James Collier;
Politics as a. Form of Civil War" by
Franklin Smith; My Pet Scorpion" by
Norman Robinson; THE Peoples of the
Balkan Peninsula-the Greek, the Slav
and the Turk" by Professor William
u. Ripley; Marvellous Increase in Pro-
duction of Gold,'' by Alexander E. Out
erbridge, Jr.; THE California Penal
System" by Charles Howard Shinn;
THE Scientific Expert and the Behring
Sea Controversy by George A Clark;
IA School for the Study of Life Under
the Sea- by Eleanor Hodgens Patter
son; Science in Education by Sir
Archibald Geikie, F. r. s.; Shall We
Teach Our Daughters the Value of
Money!" by Mrs. George Gilmore Ide:
Sketch of Clemence Roger" by NJ.
Jacques Boyer; Editors Table;
Scientific Literature; Fragments of
! Science"
"Harper's Bazer" CNew York;, all
though pre-eminently the fashion peri
odical of America, always gives much
space to valuable special articles, seri-
| ais and short stories. In the current
number, for instance, there is a special
article by the noted musical critic, f.
| Irenaeus Stevenson, which gives full di
rections for the collection of a valuable
and practical musical library" Duff
/ field Osborne contributes a short story,
and Kit Kennedy" the serial by s. r.
Crockett increases in interest with the
present installment. Other articles of
value are an essay by Thomas Went
worth Higginson and a careful review
of the Browning Letters.
! Harper Brothers have secured the
services of Julian Ralph to make an
extended tour of India with the object
of preparing a series OF letters describ-
] ing the new and splendid state of Lord
and Lady Curzon, the Viceroy of India
and his wife. The letters are an
nounced for early publication in "Har-
per's Weekly under the. title An
American Sovereign" They will be
fully illustrated by Charles D. Weldon,
who accompanied Mr.. Ralph on his last
journey to the Orient and assisted in
producing that notable book, "Alone in
| China" on account of the merits of
which Mr.. Ralph was recently elected
a fellow of the Royal Geographical So
ciety. Mr.. Ralph is the author of the
delightful articles on English life which
are appearing in "Harper's Magazine !"
His letters from India are sure to be Of
SURPRISING interest.