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NOTES AND QUERIES.

[9 th S. II. DEC. 10, '98.

young humbug. One observer was, on the other side, struck by the brutality and ignorance of certain portions of university life, and "the iinin- tellectuality of the Briton " was painfully obvious. Great interest attends the observations of Alphonse Baudot and Taine upon English university life, and the entire article is excellent. Mr. J. Horace Round has an important paper upon ' Historical Research,' in which he answers some recently enunciated views of Mr. Frederic Harrison. 'A Girls' Lodging -House' supplies pictures all but incredible of the ignorance of those among whom we dwell. We have ourselves heard children, on sight of the ducks on Hampstead ponds, drawing attention to them as pigeons that could swim ; but the dis- play of Mrs. Leake goes far beyond this. Sir Charles Robinson says much that is worth heeding upon ' The Reorganization of our National Art Museums,' and Canon Barnett advocates ' Cathedral Reform.' The frontispiece to the Pall Mall consists of a photo- gravure of ' The Virgin and Child ' of Gerard David, not previously published. 'The New Christmas,' by K Nesbit, has a note of regret over the past, but has, none the less, a cheerful ring of patriotism. ' A Great French Etcher,' by Mr. Frederick Wed- more, deals with M6ryon. Out of the works of this unfortunate genius a couple of dozen prints is, Mr. Wedmore holds, what will constitute the real treasure of the collector. Mr. William Rossetti supplies ' Some Scraps of Verse and Prose by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.' These throw a light upon the method of workmanship of Rossetti, and will be welcome to his admirers. Among the illustrations are a portrait of the poet-painter in 1862 and a sketch of Miss Siddal. A curious feature in the contents is a monologue, the facial illustrations to which are entirely supplied by Miss Irene Van- brugh. We do not deal with faction in ' N. & Q.,' but it seems worth while to say that there are some exquisite short stories by Miss Nesbit and others. In the Cornhill the Rev. W. H. Fitchett concludes, as we presume, his ' Fights for the Flag ' with an account, under the title ' The Lady with the Lamp,' of the heroic deeds of Miss Florence Nightingale. 'A Study in Imposture' presents the once famous George Psalmanazar, in whose supposed adventures in Formosa people used once to delight. Mr. C. J. Cornish conveys some curious information on ' Lon- don's Store of Furs.' Dr. Stanford gives an inter- esting account of 'Joseph Robinson.' 'Humours of Speech and Pen ' gives some curious instances of misuse of words. Cavendish supplies an account of the game of Bridge, now newly sprung into fashion, and suggests an origin for its name, which has long been regarded as a crux. ' A Spartan Mother,' in Temple Bar, depicts Susannah Annesley (the mother of John and Charles Wesley), who, among other claims to attention, gave birtn to nineteen children. ' Our Great Frontier Railway ' deals with the Sind-Pishin Railway and the Chaman extension. ' Eyes of Famous Folk ' is likely to form a popular theme. Among those with piercing eyes David Garrick should oe mentioned. Prof. Redford sends to the Gentleman's an excellent paper on ' Shake- speare and the Faust Legend.' 'Crime, Criminals, and Prisons ' deals with the latest system of Anglo- Saxon penology, as yet on its trial. Miss Dora Cave has a series of triolets on the sea-coast of Bohemia. The English Illustrated appears in de- lightful holiday guise, and is really the most season- able of the magazines. Its illustrations, plain and coloured, are beautiful and admirably diversified,

its letterpress is well selected, and it is in all respects an ideal Christmas number. In Longman's Mr. Rider Haggard continues his ' Farmer's Year,' which in this case is specially excellent. ' Midas,' by Mrs. Parr, and ' Our Mary,' by Mrs. Mann, are both delightful. ' At the Sign of the Ship ' is, as is customary, readable and vivacious. Scrwner's has a very dainty and graceful cover, embleniatic of Christmas, over a number largely occupied with wars. There is, however, an article on 'John Ruskin as an Artist ' which stands pleasantly con- spicuous. It reproduces many designs, and says of his etchings that while Ruskin is somewhat elementary in drawing, he suggests light and shade and colour. Part I. of Wagner s ' Ring of the Nibe- lung' has many curious designs, quaint, beau- tiful, or grotesque. A readable article is that on 'Stevenson at Play.' The entire number is attractive.

THE Christmas number of the Queen gives two taking coloured plates, one of them very prettily designed, and any amount of other matter, literary or pictorial.

MESSRS. MITCHELL & HUGHES have just issued Lady Elizabeth Cust's ' Records of the Cust Family of Pinchbeck, Stamford, and Belton, in Lincoln- shire, from 1479 to 1700,' illustrated with arms and facsimiles of letters. The work is a most pains- taking history from the beginning, and is amply authenticated throughout by copies of original letters and documents from the Record Office and elsewhere, registers of births, marriages, and deaths of the Pury family, pedigrees, wills, and inqui- sitions.

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