... THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. Christmas amusements are not what tl.ey were, and pantomime, if matters theatrical go on as Cas i they are, will, ere time is many yeqcs alder, be La one of the things to talk about ?? not to see. In London managers no longer care ...

... NME. Steid's story is the possessor of Glunts- wvoith, out of which the DBide of Devonshire has been htundled. TFe Illustrated London News is in every 'nay an attractive tumber. ' The picture stlp- 'plements are excelleut, tdie large one, Bo. peep, being ...

... one time lis without pra- str -e cE dent In Swansea, all the dresses of the porformers ele jo boirg new, and obtained at a groat cost. At length aol in news arrives that the Green Knight has stalean tint so laway Lucidora, the fair one with the gole ok, ...

... The Stranf double number for Christmas is exceedingly well worth the money, apa-t alto- t gether from the chaming coloured plate which accomnpaniess it. Phil May's Illustrated Winter Annual (Salisbury-square, London) is a bright budget I of good things ...

... nnd with1l this we may class the plate given wmth Yuletide, wvhicht is sure of a -; cv popular reception. The Illustrated -London I News (an oldl favourite) has some nice pietures - and readinan matter, and. is well ap to the onod il- standard all ...

... Mall Magazine (Christmas Number; col. Studio (Nocvemberl; roe A'lbumn; d's a 'St. Paul's; Black' and White (Christmlas fou Nunber); Sketch; 'Grapbia (Christmas Br' nial Number); Illustrated London News:. hi; :Racing i ...

... number, this or its rival the Illustrated London - News. The surest way of finding out is tor the y reader to obtain a copy of each and judge for :s himself. 3 Yet one more Christmas number, and we shall have done. ,The Illustrated Sporting ...

... Edue stioni .NewspeVer o., lleet-otreast, 'London. Is. , ,, Cottage Lectures on Home tNursing. By Catlie rine J. Wood. London; , x is Mr. Henry Irving, Who i6 : preseit in New IYork, lies cabled homtie a Christmas greeting to simany friends in two words- ...

... embelliahed with an excel- G!( lent and recent portrait of the authoress. H.e of Ts.E CHRISTMAS ANNUAL published by Messrs. da3 Grant and Co. (Turnmill-street, London, E.C.) con- ( sists of t remarkably interesting and original story ch bV it. E. Francillon ...

... little essay by the lion. -Mrs. e Spencer on Flowers, Jessie Cur'es Ride to d Bethlehem on Christmas Eve, and G. F. Milfin's i s, London Babies. The illustrations are good, as t d usual. g The publications issuing from 56, Paternoster- I d row- are almost ...

... the Christinas season reminds me 61I that I received last week from Messrs. Do Ia Rue cm1 and re ?? London, an assortment of their Christmas se an d New Year's cards. If 1a, thing of beauty is a se lejyfreer, the pleasure to be derived from - these artistic ...

... Micade. London and Edinburgh: WIV and R. Cham- bers (bimited). Price. 6s. This capital story for children is divided into three sections, tnder the attractive titles of thie Easter, Summer, and Christmas holidays, and is profusely illustrated by Percy ...