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    with a simplicity of style and an innate love of his subject — t 3 that adds infinitely vto its attractiveness .

    There is no necessity for the author to tell us that the study of flowers and flower-lore has been a congenial pastime to him for many years ; he

    shows it in every line . The letterpress is supplemented by some excellent illustrations . From Mr . Elliot Stock . —Encouraged by the

    success which attended the publication of her * Analogous Proverbs ' in four languages , Mrs . E . B . Mawr has now amplified the same ,

    extending the languages to ten . . Looking over her work , we have chiefly been struck by the pains-taking research and labour that it displays . To all

    exp book lorers should in the prove attractive not onl field y highl of y folk interesting -lore , the , Lut extremely useful as well . We hardly think the

    authoress has in all casos been successful , since some of the quotations given in other languages sarour rather of being parallel passages than

    proverbs strictly so called , and there is probably a slight straining to get in as many languages as possible , which operates somewhat to the

    detriment of the work ; but , all said and done , Mrs . Mawr has reason to be heartily congratulated on the success of her labours . It would , indeed , be

    a wonderful book , especially of this nature , that possessed no faults at all ; it is infinitely to the credit of the authoress , and tostifies greatly to

    her diligence , that in the present case they should be so limited in number . From MrTFislier TTxrwin ¦ ¦ —Voter 2 snew and

    J _ iUIii O . U . X . . . ! . . »_¦_ ' 1 OXJ . OJL « - / J-l W * . * \ J * s % ^ . O , j XX \ J \ w liliu old Candidate , could ' s not and h Voter ave a 's better Manual handbook , edited than by Charles c The

    G . Payne , which is a concise little volume full of useful facts . The chapter , ' A Summary of the Law relating to Parliamentary Elections in

    England , ' is written by Mr . George Whale , solicitor , returning officer for the borough of Woolwich ; that - on * Corrupt and Illegal

    Prac-7 - - u tices ' is written by Mr . Arthur ^ H . Spokes , B . A .,. B . Sc , & c . ; Organisation and Election Tactics *' is bMr . G . H . Croxden Powell . One of the

    most y obvious recommendations of the book is that it is strictly neutral . for

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    ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINES . Since the acquisition of ' Burnham Beeches ' by

    bas the been metropolitan a favourite authorities theme for , that several picturesque descriptive spot writers — — ~^ r ^ ^^ r , m ^ some m ^ ^ m' ^^ m « ^ m ^ of ^^ ^^ whom w v ^™ ^^ " ^» ¦* ^ ^» have mm mM ^ ™ " ¦ ¦ written " ¦¦ — — — — ¦ — with — ' ' — p ™ leasant — ^ ^ ^ - — .- — ,

    and we mi a g very ht even fine descri say with ption fascinating comes before , pens us . A in new the article ' Burnham Beeches , ' by Mrs . Henry Fawcett , 1 « mm H ^^ mmm A Jtt m % A f ^ m \ ^ ^*

    which introduces the Magazine of Art ( Cassell & Co . ) for October , the contributions being illustrated 1 five drawings by Mr . Anthony "Warton Henley .

    with Some V * r \ . » v ^ fine *\ Portraits IJ — . descri . _ -. 1 . «— « -k « A . « ptive of ^ s . X * Lad 1 — text . —I y Hamilton L _ J from « ¦¦ m > 1 14 > the - * . n ' are rh pen v » ^ t given *¦» of 1 w y-k * Mr -k along # ¦» 1 . "V v E rf" . Harrington " * *• A 4 f ^ ISWJLA Nash * . 1 t **^** * . The -M- AAV subject * J »¦* fc ^ I W V has *««•»*¦ # a * v melanchol »»* "W • ¦» % » v ^ » y w

    traits interest would , and in the themselves reproductions be sufficient of Romney attraction ' s porfor ¦ art magazine 44 * The a « k * A American ¦ m mtmt Salon +++ 1 finds ir ¦

    ¦ any » w W « U » A . % J *« JI « jW ^ M U « MV . ^ M ^ »«« ^** m mrm , m nm *** -r m •*¦* , mmm , mm -m — valuabl a Stevenson good e and account , and _— mr appreciative the of editor mm ¦ the gives critic work * A his in of Mr »^ B readers ^ P * Do . R ^ V ^ Neuville . a A . very M ^^ ^ P * .

    ¦¦ illustrated ~ ' ™ - ^^ r by ^^ . ^ mr a ^^^» wm ^ porirai im ^ m * ^* m ^^* t ^^ , ^^ r ^^ and ' ^^ ^ by » ^ - — ' " - ^ a —¦ reproduction ^ " - - ~ — ' - ^ " — ~ — - -- of — — - the , w great artist ' s * Killed and Wounded : "Apres lo Combat . "' We observe in this part the index for

    v oiume 25 of this admirable magazine— a favourite r- > - ¦ - y "' 1 1 1 . '' ! . "' . ' ' ' ' ' ' ' . '

    lover alike with of the the arts connoisseur : the numerous and w ^ ith items the disp simp lay le

    an unequalled collection of matter suitable for both . A fine ¦ etch — — - i — ng « , hy M A — . Masse — — , of ' ^— - ^ ^ Felix ^^ - ^ r ^» ^ m ^^» ^ Ziem ^ fc- ^^ ^ - ^ m mm ^ m ^ m ' wm s ^

    painting , Venice , is the frontispiece of the new part notice of the being Portfolio furnished ( Seeley by & the Co editor . ) , the Mr desc . Hamer riptive - ,

    ton , who says that the art of Ziem ' is attractive and picturesque rather than accurate . ' The view is certainly a very fine one . The other full-pa

    illustrations in this part are ' Deer in Windsor Park ge / etched by Hey wood Hardy , and ' The View from the Terrace , Windsor Castle' bE . Hull . The latter

    two form beautiful enrichments , y for W . J . Ix > ftie ' s the picturesquel tenth y instalment written descri now ption appears of Windsor . The , of which other

    literary contributions are ' The Influence of the Mendicant Orders upon the Revival of Art : III . The Conway Rise -- ' Old of the Eng ^ Dominican lish Fruit —— —m —v ¦ Trenchers . m School ^ m , ¦» . !¦ mt mt ¦ & / b y W A . M H .

    — — , , _ — — ~ ^ A ^^ ^ , , ¦ ^ " ^ y J ^^ . ^^~ - > fc . . Julia Church Cartwri ; * St . ght Augustine ; and the ' s usual Abbey judiciousl , Canterbury y selected / byand complete ' Art Chronicle /

    ' Great American Industries' have been chosen for description by Mr . Gr . Pomeroy Keesr , who , in Harper ' s Monthly ( Sampson LowMarston — / &

    Co . ) , presents the first \ portion i of his , work under , * - - the title * A Glass of Beer / Readers who have studied a similar class of industrial literature in

    this country will be pleased to peruse these pages , and even others cannot fail to find them entertaining . ' A Model State Capital' is a fine description

    r m ~ w ' — ~ " ~ ¦ ^ ^— ™ ^ " —¦ - ^ »™ ' ^ ^ " ^ mr ^^^^ of Hartford , by Mr . George Parsons Lathrop . A poem , 'Dimidium Facti / by Mr . R . D . Blackmore , is a bright little two-verse story . Mr . Phil

    Robinson writes 'A Priest of Dobrga / Harper is this month—but when is it not ?—very finely illustrated . We notice particularly the graceful

    illusi . •/ CJ trations to ' She Stoops to Conquer . ' Notices and reminiscences of General Grant ,

    as might be expected , bulk largely in the Century-Magazine ( F . Warne & Co . ) , the chief articles being * The Last Days of General Grant / by

    General Adam Badeau ; * Lincoln and Grant / by General Horace Porter ; and ' Reminiscences of General - ^ v- — f- n my » * m ± ^** mr mm ¦ Grant ^ " ^ ¦ ^^ — - ~ ^^ ^ / b ' ^~ - y w General — — __^__ J . _ Harrison ^ , — ^ - — . — Wilson _ ^ , — ^^ , _^—_ :

    all of these are sympathetic and able articles , which cannot fail to make the public look forward with interest to the appearance of the great soldier ' s

    ii . \^> autobiography . * Tho Summer Haunts of American Artists / by Miss Lizzie W . Champney , wo like immensel Bi y : the illustrations from various pencils

    are ^ " ^ ^ ^ " . ^<^^ VB very ^ m * mw mw ^^ p ^ ^^ p" ^ " good w — . - — ~ - — ' Tlie Bostonians / by Henry James —— -- — -- , readies its ninth chapter . ' Tuscan Cities / by W . D - — . Howells — — - ¦ — , g ^^ ives attractive reading 1 ^ 1 , the p j | leasure

    of which is enhanced by Mr . Pennell ' s sketches . The Memoranda of the Civil War / ' Topics of the Time / and ' Open Letters / are very interesting

    this month . Altogether it is a good part . A new volume is begun by this month's part of the English Illustrated Magazine ( Macmil Ian

    & Co . ) , and it opens nobly with a fine poem , * The Interpreters / by A . C . Swinburne , of which we may take the liberty of quoting the first verse : —

    Days dawn o Som n us otinios that make amends for many When > V UvU heaven IJCHVvii and cvftJvt earth u « u uu , seem ovoiu ovt sweeter vvwa even wtvaa than vumji any - >/ mm * * «

    Light had not Man all ' s been rhymes quenched . in France , or quelled Had Homer In Gr not eece or , had Hugo held

    Bung His peace , . Had Sappho ' For For s self token token not . loft her word thus long

    The sea round Had Lesbos spoken yet , . in waves of eong

    A high degree of excellence is maintained by the II

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 1, 1885, page 961, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01101885/page/45/