The record-union., 1899-05-15


Watanna, story Of a will by Robert
c. v Meyers, and collection of short,
crisp stories in the Leisure Half
Hour" This magazine aims to supply
acceptable reading for the entire home
circle, and it certainly is fulfilling It's
purpose. The entertaining account of
The Last Days of the Southern Con-
federacy'' is strong attraction. Sallie
joy White proves in some telling argu-
ments why the home woman derives
benefit from club-work. Florence Hall
Wlnterburn exposes the, fallacy of the
o1t-quoted phrase, The Romance OF
Small Incomes" A glimpse into the
nome life OF Andrew Jackson is given
by Elizabeth Davis Fielder. The poetry
Is OF the highest order, including verse
appropriate for Memorial and May
LAY. timely features abound with a
paper on landscape gardening, ilustrat-
eu from Photographs, an article show
ing the financial possibilities in garden
ing lor women, an Illustrated page tell
ing now to recognize the native wild
flowers, and architects designs for a
9aOO cottage In domestic topics are
discussed the subjects, of good beds, a
mothers library, home dressmaking,
crocheung, amusing the baby and
cookery for girls.
Llpplncott's Magazine" for May
(Philadelphia) has Princess Nadine, y
Christian Reid; THE Question of the
philippines Reviewed." John Foster
Kirk; Philippe de Confines" Emily
Stone Whitley; THE American Fond
ness for Movements Edward Leigh
Fell; "Jacqueminots," Edgar Maurice
Smith; Glasses and Their Uses" John
5. Stewart; His Lack of Courage"
Adeline Knapp; Democracy and Suf-
frage," NJ. L. G.; Kate" George Will
lam.
In the May number of 1.-THE Critic"
&c. P. Putnams Sons. New York; be-
gins the publication of a series of papers
on Thackeray's contributions to
punch" Although there has been q
volume OF Thackeray's contributions to
that periodical already printed it does
not include any of the letterpress or
illustrations that have been selected
and edited for ''The Critic by Freder-
lex 5. Dickson. the we'll known Thack
erayan. These are virtually unknown,
not more than three or four persons
being aware of their existence Mr..
Dickson is one Of these few, and he
gained his knowledge by patient work
and information derived from sources
known only to himself We are safe in
saying that no other man in America
could have unearthed this mine of
Thackeray treasure 1t will unques-
tionably make literary sensation. The
number is rich in papers, reviews, dra-
ma n fy1n o,~+-
''The Bookman" for May Oodd, Mead
& Coz is a superior number. Among
the features. not a quarter of which we
can catalogue here, are Waiting" by
E. S. O'Connor; The. Drama of the
Month" with portraits of Heinrich Con-
ried, Norman Hapgood: Mr.. Chimmie
Fadden of New York. Arthur Bartlett
Maurice; MIR. Martin Dooley. of Chi
cago," w. Irving Way; "A Song Of
Dawn and Springtime,'' Katharine
Pearson Woods; THE Amateurs of
Satan" Thomas Walsh; The Opera
Season of 1898 1899" Esther Singleton;
'The Bookman's Literary Sculpture
Gallery" (No. III. The Little Minis
teri, Perriton Maxwell; Janice Mere
dith" Ca story of the revolution), Paul
Leicester Ford; New Life, New Art"
Curtis Hidden Page; More Lamb Let
ters," Edward NJ. Cole; "Edouard
Rod" (concluded) Frederic Taber
Cooper; "Rudyard Kipling,' Neil Nun
70; 1.-THE Bridge Builders" Percy
Adams Hutchinson; 1.-The Humor of the
Romany Chi" Theodore Watts Dun
ton; 1.-THE First Book on the Philippine
Islands, Luther S. Livingston; I'm the
Ancient Capital of Spain," Minna Caro-
line Smith; "a New Latin Grammar"
John C. Rolfe;' Literary London" w.
Robertson Nicoll; Literary Paris"
Adolphe Cohn; when Dogwood
Brightens the Groves of Spring" Will
lam Hamilton Payne.
"The American Monthly Review of
Reviews (New York; of May devotes
considerable space to survey of recent
developments in American cities. The
editor comments on the reelection of
Mayor Carter Harrison in Chicago, on
Mayor Jones remarkable triumph in
Toledo, on the Detroit project for mu-
nicipal ownership of the street railways,
and on the general situation in Boston,
San Francisco, Minneapolis, Cleveland,
Denver, st, Louis, Philadelphia, Pitts
burg and New York. Dr. Shaw also
contributes a special study of the new
San Francisco charter-a remarkable
document in it's way, and George E.
Hooker gives some interesting facts
about Mayor Quincy's administration of
Boston. The Samoan difficulty is re-
viewed by the editor in the department
of THE Progress Of the World" There
are illustrated character Sketches of the
American Commissioners to the Cars
conferer ce at The Hague. Julius MORT
zen CO tributes dispassionate and well
informed statement of the influences
tending to bring about a disruption be-
tween Norway and Sweden. Following
its annual custom the Review pub
fishes forecast of the great national
conventions, summer schools, and other
gatherings Of general interest for the