... carefully brought up to date is best shown by the fact that the article ~* Earthquake is illustrated by photographs taken sfter the catastrophes at Charleston in 1886 and on the Riviera ...

... Christendom (Messra. Cas- eell and Co.) there is much that is interesting but little that is new. One is led through the studios of those artista who have illustrated scenes of the world's story, from tho first quaint little jewelled saints, angels, and madonnas ...

... Belgravia and London Society are filled with lively tales, and Household Words gives seven complete stories by various writers. The Bookman makes a special feature of illustrated reviews of Christmas books, will be useful for those seeking presents for their ...

... CHRISTMAS NUMBERS. The Byttnnder is an anniversary well as Christmas number. Its reputation for light humour fully maintained, and tho special features include well-illustrated stories. The supplement, Tho Smartest Girl in the County,” G. Clark, is fine ...

... Dickens's Christmas Carol. profusely and happily illustrated by Mr. Charles Green, ELI., and with a facsimile of Leech's drawing of the Christmas party, fills Pear's Annual. Of the large coloured pictures Mr. Haynes- Williams's A merry Christmas to you ...

... Christmas Books. Dick Trawl©, Second Mat©.’* By W. Chan. Metcalfe. Illustrated. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 3s. 6d. The Bells of London Town.” Illustrated. 2s. *• Two In a Tang!©.” By Alice Maasie. Illustrated. When Bah was ...

... printed, and illustrated with admirable photographs. From New Zealand come two Christmas numbers. The first is published by the Weekly Press of Christchurch, and contains contributions by W. W. Jacobs and R. W. Chambers, while the many illustrations are mostly ...

... not new, the author writes a bright and readable story. The Century Illustrated Montldy Magazine number for December is issued with no inconsiderable amountt of extra matter as a Christmas number ; the numerous articles are pro- fusely illustrated, but ...

... ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. The flood of illustrated annuals and gift-books ! •which is wont to burst upon a festi \ ely-disposed i world at this period of the year is not, perhaps, ' f. . swollen this season as in some past years. * -ut if there has been a temporary ...

... stiff turn of a translation. Tiie Christmas number of the Montldy PacJxt is full of sensible stories, written expressly for young gals, all with a moral tendency, which has a de- pressing effect, particularly at Christmas. Worth While and ' Gabrielle's ...

... CHRISTMAS NUMBERS. The Saturday Review makes a new departure thia year in issuing an illustrated supplement at Christmas, and the effort is worthy ot success, inasmuch as the illustrations are good, and the matter in the body of the journal ...

... CHRISTMAS NUMBERS. ♦ The illustrated papers and magazines, in accordance with I their custom, have published their Christmas numbers ' some considerable time before the holiday for which they I are intended and after which they are named. It cannot ! ...