... have stlff considerable, as he gained the title of The Raphael of ldatiisrs. NOTE.-The illustrations entitled ' Echoes from the Nurscly. published in the Christmas Nuisber, were drawvn from sketches by Miss Emily Lees, The Maze, West Cliff Gartleis ...

... complete tales by such masters of their art as Henry James, and Grant Alleg The Christmas Number of the Illustrated London Mews begins with a fairy story by Mrs. Molesworth, illustrated by Mr. Forestier, and includes tales by Grant Allen, Barry Pain, and that ...

... are from photographs supplied to us by the rector, the Rev. WV. K. WV. Chafy-Chafy. MARION FAY Mit. Tizol.i.oi'i's New Story, illustrated by W. Small, is continued 0n11~ [MISC1). THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA AND HER COURT BOTH Austria and Hungary are renowned ...

... average. Puss in Boots re-intro- duces us to our old friend with a variety of i new faces, eight full-page drawings in colours,t he and twenty more in tints, serving to illustrate J z-the adventures of the famous cat and her lucky c M- master. Redcoats and ...

... CHRISTMAS NUMBERS. t A bewildering variety of books are issued from T ?s the press at this seesson as suitable for Christmas T ,n and New Year's gifts, but in the half-crown annual ; -1 of the PulfTishers' C'ircular (London: :3ampson Lt Low, Marston, ...

... 3Macmillan and Co., London. Lily and tbe Lift, a:d other Fairy Tales. Br Mrs. Herbert Raillon Illustrated. Seeley and Co.. London. I irvtures from Greek Life arld Stcer. B Professor A-. . 3 Chureb. Illustrated. Hatehineon arid Co., london - ...

... There are also same t admirable illustrations.-- By Fire and Sword is a new work by Mr. Thomas Archer, whose previous volumnes we have noticed with appr- c bation, and apart from its being an e excellent Christmas book has been season- a ably issued ...

... Co., London. Ihe Seine end the Loire. Illustrated after drawings by J. M. W. Tururr,-.A. With introduction and desaiptioas by M. B. H uisb, LL.E . New edition. J. S. Virtue and Co.., London. ine Art-Journal for 18S4. J. S. Virtue and Co., ...

... Co.), a- comparatively new candidate for pdblic favour. It includes among its con- tributors the editor of Punch. The chief feature of the Publishers' Circular Christmas number is reviews of recent literature, profusely illustrated from the books noticed ...

... CHRISTMAS PUBLICATIONS. I T 5lFTH NOTICE. Messrs- Eadder and Stoughton, of London, are far from having exhausted their Christmas books. The latest they have sent us is a large and very interesting one by Dr. Gordon Stables, author of - The Cruise of the ...

... L coloured illustrations, although not for coloured supplements, the Grafihaz Itakes the palis. The Ilaus/rated London News contents itself, except in its coloured supplements, of which it has three, with plain black-and-white illustrations and a very ...

... here quite at home. The -volume I has twelve neat and effective illustrations, and 1, is altogether most artistically got up as a L- Christmas book, being fit for any table. Another ?? Christmas boak of l Messrs. Hod der and Stoughton is that-entitled 'Thrwvnon ...