... - me 1 Figure subjects largely~ determine the popu- out 'larity of an exhibition of pictures. This perhaps pet ifis a pity, but it is none the less true. Portraits de ...

... :rgv GLASGOWY EXHIBITION. eo- FROGsrESS OF THE OPERATIONS-THE Itn ROYAL 4 VISITORS. I ye ,--1t is now stated that the Prince and Princess Itb *f Wales during their visit in connection with the openin.g of the Exhibition are to be the Po Sof Lord Hamilton of Dalzeli. The severe ea ' iler of the past few days has somewhat i.l. larded the progrr.ess oi operations in the open I an 5ir -enartment ...

... L]ATERATURE. tr:sott. By JohD Caird, LL.D., Principal ot th lUniversity of Glasgow. William lall veoil & Sons, 18S. I is scarcely possible to exaggerate the good t, -xork, in the interests at vnce of thle public and f `!o general reader, which has been done by the b l'l lnleosoph icall Classics of Blessrs Blacktwood. ,M if Profossor Knight doee not aippear to extra- P rdtary advantage iln ...

... LITERATURE INDIFFERENTLSM: or, Is One Religion as Good ki as Another? By the Rev. John Mae- se TE Laughlin. London: Burns & Oates. is :_ This is a work which requires great delicacy la nd on the part of a Protestant pen to criticise. It di is most elegantly written. The style is fault- It less. The logic precise. And the conclusions in -if the premises of the writer be accepted- th v. follow ...

... ,HISTORY OF THE PEOPLE OF Tsrt.tlr, Time 'rifz TIME OF DAVID. By Ernest I'enan. London: Chapman & Hall, Linitiel. 1888. This translation of Renan's History of tl's People of Israel, following within a few miutirs of the original, lays the English reader undor t deep obligation. For a work sex brilliant as thii ought to be accessible to the thoughtfl in icveiv lauguago; and we can hardly ...

... SEED SHOW AT ABERDOUR 5 3 The annual show of seeds and roots under the 4 auspices ofthe Aberdour Agricultural Society was held there on Saturday. The weather was inclement, but notwithstanding this the attendance of farmers 6 and competitors was about an average. The show - was in al l respects fully abreast of last year. The - entries were slightly more numerous, and the qiuality was really ...

... I -i'V INTMNATIONAL 5'rFS' FEW EXHIBITS. .JIES1.-S MOJOS .% co. o ?? ia tile main avenue at utw -;S :tioiclu those of Messrs Wm. i er, ,icrrewi, ll oicuiiy consider. . vll ?? in a striking manner ;u -e e !; inges that have from Lou ' jn the shipbailding aud 10u (:s ri:)llg tho present cca- ' mu: mc mnsiselswhich are of some itc'si is that of the brig-of-war . aiu-r of the present Mr Simous ...

... ,dTHE MIKADO AT THE ROYALTY THEATRE. The second week of the present visit of theI D'Oyly Carte Company to the Royalty is to be divided between The Mikado and Patience, i j three nights being devoted to each opera. Last s night the former was presented before a crowded house. One frequently hears it asserted that! the popularity of Gilbert and Sullivan's extrava- i ganzas-f or, brilliant ...

... F~~~ ~ ?? T- - i! GLASGO~ti INTARNATONA - | ~~X :IBXTION. B EIBITICN, OFiWOMErS -WORK AT - AYE. I (inoa A LADY coREsPONfT.) I ,. . FPO D oE-SZ,3 Is In ?? vith the Women's Industiies Section of the International Exhibition the^k ; county of Ayr, so long famous for the beauty of its needlework, has taken the initiative in the :] I matter of the preliminary exhibitions, the first of the kindl ...

... GLASGOW INT NATIONAL, EXHIBITON.' 0 I __ _. ?? I . . I e THE LIGHTING, OF THEB: BUILDING g e AND GROUN'DS. 55 e c t The whole of the arc anps420 in number- e to be need inthie lightieg of the interior of fthe B *.Erhibitiozi -have now beea placed mi positiod. The engines and dyamos for geating the , electricity harde still to be fitted up. In the m sneanine, however, a temporary egine and one ...

... ?? 9\- IFMT!NATI'ONAL i g:2*ss ,-1x3 SON --plu1' GALLI Y.-No. I. ?? a; the collections p' 2 suite of fine-art ?? .s a a part of our ' ?? L;.ni Is the collection of ' eer3 el transnmission beiug - ?? ; we can speak safely *. I ?? - at be brou-ght to. - ?? i ioh it lins been the s to obtain a set of ,*i. .; y be a review, to a fi' ' but should King- ,o- >'tc as it ex sts til o heivim snirit ?? ...

... .MISSCELLANE OUS BQOKS. Elocution, Voice and Gesture. By Rupert | p Garry, teacher of elocution and dramatic art. o 1 (Lndo : eurose& sons, 23 Old Bailey, E. C.) t: Althoug 'we are not too favourably disposed- t as a rule-to written instruction on this subject, i: it is impossible to refuse some praise to Mr t Garry for the pains he has bestowed unen his v Lj ok The best; Parts- Of itare ...