feature of the January Century. The California series continue to be a notable attraction, and in clude articles by Charles H. Shinn and John T. Doyle, with illustrations from authentic sources. Another war paper is given, under the title of " A Romance of Morgan's Rough Riders." The open ing article of the number is C. W. Coleman's description of the fine old mansions along the Lower James, with a number of picturesque illus trations by Harry Fenn. Octave Thanet tells a true, timely, and thrilling story of " An Irish Gentlewoman in the Famine Time" of 184 7-1848. Mr. Rockhill, the Tibetan traveller, describes the Mongols of the Azure Lake. Mr. Krehbiel, the musical critic of the " New York Tribune," has an article (with music) on " Chinese Music." " Colo nel Carter of Cartersville," by Hopkinson Smith, and James Lane Allen's " Sister Dolorosa " are continued. The complete stories are "In Maiden Meditation," by George A. Hibbard; "Nannie's Career," by Viola Roseboro; and " At the Town Farm," by Miss Carpenter.
In Harper's Magazine for January, Charles Dudley Warner, in a paper of great practical value, describes "The Outlook in Southern California." Many illustrations of scenery and interesting ob jects in the fruit-growing regions of California accompany the paper. The very popular series of articles on South America is resumed by Mr. Child in this number, giving his " Impressions of Peru." This paper is also profusely illustrated. F. Anstey contributes an article on " London Music Halls," which is illustrated from a number of drawings by Joseph Pennell. In " Another Chapter of my Memoirs," Mr. DeBlowitz tells how he became a journalist, and relates some in teresting reminiscences of the Franco-Prussian War and the days of the Paris commune. The chief place in fiction is given to the opening chap ters of Charles Egbert Craddock's new novel, " In the 'Stranger People's* Country," which is illus trated by W. T. Smedley. " At the ' Casa Napo leon'" is a story of life in the Spanish quarter of New York City, written by Thomas A. Janvier, and illustrated by Smedley. " A Modern legend" is a beautiful short story by Vida D. Scudder. "Saint Anthony: a Christmas Eve Ballad," by Mrs. E. W. Latimer, is accompanied by three striking illustrations from drawings by C. S. Rein-
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hart. Other poems are contributed by Richard E. Burton, Julian Hawthorne, Charles H. Crandall, Nannie Mayo Fitzhugh, and Archibald Lampman.
BOOK NOTICES. Foreign and Domkstic Law. A Concise Trea tise on Private International Jurisprudence, based on the Decisions of the English Courts. By John Alderson Foote. Second Edition. London : Stevens & Haynes, 1890. Cloth, ^7.50 net. The first edition of Foote's Private International Jurisprudence appeared twelve years ago, and at tracted favorable notice in America as a careful methodical and thorough statement of the decisions of the English Courts on topics coming under the general subject of Conflict of Laws. The scope of the work can be inferred from the table of contents, which, in brief, is this : — Part I. Persons, — Nationality; Domicile; Ca pacity; Legitimacy and Marriage; Artificial and Con ventional Persons, including Foreign Corporations, etc. Part II. Property, — Immovable Property; Movable Personal Property. Part III. Acts, — Contracts; Torts. Part IV. Procedure, — Pro cedure and Evidence; Foreign Judgments. The " Continuous Summary " with which the vol ume closes, is a clear and compact resumfe of the law as held in England. This edition cites about eleven hundred cases, — three hundred more than were cited in the first edi tion; and differs from the latter especially in the chapters on nationality, legitimacy, jurisdiction over and alienation of movables, and capacity to contract. The American State Reports. Vol. XV. Con taining the cases of general value and authority decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the several States. Selected, reported, and anno tated by A. C. Freeman. Bancroft-Whitney Co. : San Francisco, 1890. $4.00 net. This volume contains selections of cases from re ports of the following States: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Penn sylvania, Texas, and Vermont The selections are, as usual, excellent; and Mr. Freeman's annotations are as comprehensive and valuable as ever. The American Digest (Annual, 1890), being Vol. IV. of the United States Digest Third Series Annuals, also The Complete Digest for 1890.
