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kitchen garden rather than the parterre, if,
indeed, it is not in the store closet or the
scullery. ' Elizabeth and her German Garden '
obtains some praise, though her critic has a shrewd
suspicion that she knows nothing about gardening.
Mr. Arthur Ponsonby has a thoughtful paper on
' Tycho Brahe,' who, on the island of Hveen given
him by the king, is described in the words of
Hamerton as, since the days of Horace, the most
happily situated of mental labourers. Mr. H.
Heathcote Statham bears tribute to 'The Genius
of Handel.' Mr. Laurence W. Pike pleads ' The
Cruel Case of the Wounded War-Horses.' Col.
J. H. Rivett-Carnac describes ' Swiss Rifle Clubs,'
and Mr. Sidney Low writes on the ' Enigmas of
Empire.' An article of mournful interest is
the description by the late Capt. Cecil Boyle
of 'The Cavalry Rush to Kimberley.' In the
Pall Mall, under the title of 'Arts and Crafts
in the Sixteenth Century,' further illustrations
from Stradanus are given. Among these are
' An Engraver's Workshop in Florence,' several
pictures of the culture and utilization of the silk-
worm, designs of pearl and coral fishing, and of the
collection of naphtha. ' Canadian Fisheries,' by Mr.
W. S. Harwood, has excellent illustrations from
photographs, together with a readable account of
the occupation. ' Claude Monet, Impressionist,' by
Mr. Wynford Dewhurst, is styled "an apprecia-
tion." It reproduces many fascinating pictures by
a great artist, and gives a definition of " Impres-
sionism." Among the pictures is a view of Monet
in his open-air studio, presumably at Argenteuil.
An account of ' The War Office ' and the War,'
by a Staff Officer, naturally defends the Office
from the criticisms many of them sufficiently
unreasonable that have been passed upon it.
' Delhi Past and Present ' supplies a series
of excellent views of the principal edifices in
the great Mohammedan capital. In ' Ex-Libris '
Mr. W. E. Henley, like the patriot he is, sings
the praises of Thomas Atkins and his hymner
Mr. Rudyard Kipling. Mr. Street, in his ' From
a London Attic,' deals with the characteristics of
Jews. By far the longest contribution to the
Cornhill consists of part v. of the ' In Years of
Storm and Stress ' of Mr. Karl Blind. It is a very
pitiable narration of cruelty and hardship. ' A
Literary Nihilist,' by Mr. Thomas Seccombe, gives
a brilliant account of Anatole France, one of the
most interesting figures in recent French literature.
He has been called, as Mr. Seccombe tells us,
" 1'extreme fleur du genie latin." Mr. Osborn's
4 Warders of the West ' depicts the proceedings of
the North-West Mounted Police, concerning whom
some admirable stories are told. ' A Trek from the
Transvaal' is a record of experiences about the
time of the Jameson raid, some of them pleasant
enough, but others disastrous. It gives a startling
account of the ravages of the cattle plague.
' Georgian Gossips,' by Miss A. M. Wilson, is a
curious account of conversations, consisting of the
recollections of nonagenarians. Authority can be
supplied for every strange assertion that is made.
Urbanus Sylvan (!), repeating ' The Legend of Mac-
conglinne,' changes in strange fashion his nar-
ration from the past tense to the present. Mr.
Crockett's ' The Blue Eyes of Ailie ' is an agree-
able and original story. ' The Sultan of Lansdown
Tower' is the title assigned, in Temple Bar, a
gossiping account of Beckford of ' Vathek ' fame.
Some harsh criticisms on Emma, Lady Hamilton,
are quoted from Beckford. A good account is
included of the association of Beckford and Disraeli.
'Some Old Singers,' by Mr. Todhunter, deals
with, among others, Piccolomini, Tietjens, Giuglini,
Saiitley, Grisi, and Mario. ' The Ships of the New
Forest' gives stimulating records of sea fights. Much
of the fiction is excellent. Mr. Percy Fitzgerald
sends to the Gentleman's ' The Play-Bill,' a history
of the growth and development of that indispensable
companion on a visit to the theatre. Many inter-
esting, if well - known bills are reprinted. ' East-
bourne Antiquities' has an agreeable antiquarian
flavour. ' The Queerest of Colonial Books ' is an
ambitious title for an account in the 'History of
Ballarat' of the only battle ever fought on Aus-
tralian soil. 'The Penny and its Story,' in the
English Illustrated, contributes an entertaining and
a valuable chapter to the history of the English
coinage. Many enlarged reproductions of coins are
given. 'The Haunt of the Waterrail' supplies
many pleasing pictures of English marshes and
sylvan scenery. It is sad to learn that it is doomed
to extinction, and still more sad to hear that the
only mention of the bird is by the naturalists (!) who
shoot it. ' Royalty in Disguise ' is fresh in subject,
showing many royal personages of past times mas-
querading in various dresses. A better title for
' A Fashionable Hobby ' would have been ' A Once
Fashionable Hobby,' grangerizing being out of date.
' Elephant Training in Burma' is worth reading.
' The Women of the Salons,' No. II., in Longman's,
depicts Madame d'Epinay, the friend of Grimm,
Rousseau, and the Encyclopaedists. It is brightly
written. ' Country Teaching for Country Schools '
is a thoughtful and valuable article. In 'At the
Sign of the Ship' Mr. Lang bewails the death, in
an obscure skirmish, of Capt. Cecil Boyle. He also
deals with Smollett.
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