The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-19

plete story by Henry James, illustrated
christmas Presents an inimitable
sketch by Marietta Holley ("Josiah
Aliens Wife,, illustrated; Miss
Mason's Christmas Dinner" complete
story, by Margaret E. Songster,
illustrated; the opening INSTALL
ment of 1.-The Bath Comedy" the
new serial story by Agnes and Egerton
Castle, illustrated; THE Old-Fashioned
Christmas Dinner" a farm ballad, by
Will Carleton. illustrated; John How
ard Payne" illustrated account of the
strange, eventful history of the life and
death of the author of Home, Sweet
Home" by Milton E. Allies; "Some
Christmas Pictures" by Margaret
Fernie Eaton, with reproductions of ia
nous works by old and modern mas
tiers; THE American Woman as a Home
Maker" by Mary A. Livermore; poems
and "Marginalia' contributions by Joa-
quin Miller, Clinton Scollard, Howard
Paul, L. H. Upper, Gale Young Rice,
Edwin L. Sabin, r. K. Munkittrick and
others.
The December number of Great Pic
lures" presents to it's readers a cover
design by ]. Ross Bryson, which is ar
tistic indeed being an original concep-
ton by this great pastel artist. The
leading article, Studies Of the Human
Form" by DR.. r. w. Shufeldt of Wash
ington, D. c., should be read by every
one interested in the human form,
both from an artistic and scientific
standpoint. This series Of articles will
be continued each month and we know
of no one better able to cope with this
subject and do it justice than DR.. Shu-
feldt. Another installment of piano
Playing and Teaching in America" by
Walton Perkins, associate director Of
the Sherwood School of Music, is also
given. The reproductions of Famous
Paintings" by renowned artists are par
ticularly fine, and the articles on art
are of the best. Sample copy, Is cents
by mail, Of the White City Art Co., 315
Dearborn street, Chicago.
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The books of the season really worth
knowing are discussed in the eleventh
annual book number of THE Outlook"
december magazine number) under the
three general heads, "In the Field Of
Fiction History and Biography" and
Books and Art" while the same issue
contains also three personal literary
articles, ''Weimar and Goethe" by
Hamilton w. Mabie; "Reminiscences of
Thoreau," by an inmate of Thoreau's
family, and "A Visit to Jokai," by Ed
ward A. Steiner. All six Of these arti
cles are illustrated. So a year. The
Outlook Company, New York.
1.-THE Critic" for December (New
York; is notable number 1t is more
meaty than ever and is finely illus
trated: Among the leading features in
addition to the Christmas Book-buyer's
guide are "Sir Henry Irving as Robes
pierre" from a pastel drawing in color,
by Everett Shinn; "Adolphe Adam"
portrait; christmas Song music,
Adolphe Adam; Cupid and the Lady
Contributor Katherine Pearson
Woods; Concerning Literature" Hen
ry B. Hinckley; "Sir John Everett Mil
lais' Life and Work" Gllustrated), ]. L.
c.; 1.-The Art of Fritz Won Uhde' dllus-
trated). Charles de Kay; 1.-THE Early
Polish Drama" Helena Modjeska;
Christmas Books of the Past" dllustrat-
ed. Annie Russell Marble; 1.-The Stew
enson Letters" Isobel Strong; THE
Drama-Robespierre, 1889. The Amber
Heart. 1141. Nance Oldfield, 1889. Bar
bara Frietchie."
Canterbury was the first permanent
home of Christianity in England, and
the traveller who visits Canterbury Ca
thedrai finds in every part of this splen-