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Mr. William Waldorf Astor. ' A Group of Anti- Dreyfusards,' illustrated from photographs, gives portraits of M. Quesnay de Beaurepaire, General Mercier, MM. Cavaignac, Jules Lemaitre, Brune- tiere, and Coppee, and other eminent men who have lent their support to the cause of prejudice and persecution. They are, it is needless to say, a dis- tinguished and very intellectual-looking lot of men, and one is puzzled to account for their aberration. ' Some Bridge Chauntries ' is an article of special interest to our readers. Mr. Clark Russell's ' The Ship' is well continued. The CornhiU supplies no fewer than three contributions on the subject of Waterloo, and all previously unknown. Mr. Mere- dith Town send pays a pleasing tribute to Mrs. Oliphant. Mr. Karl Blind continues his ' In Years of Storm and Stress.' An account of ' Japanese Ladies' is quite delightful, and places Japanese womanhood in a light other than that in which we ordinarily see it. 'Don Quexote: a Pineromance' deals not too favourably with a recent and popular play. In Temple Bar is a very vigorous account of the fiercely contested battle of Landen. ' The Siena Races ' furnishes further proof how cruel to animals are the Italians, in other regards so courteous and delightful. ' The Luck of Actseon ' resolves itself into a eulogy of Browning. ' Women at Cards in the Eighteenth Century ' is a pleasant piece of anti- quarian lore, and ' On Gardens' and ' The Knights of St. John' are both to be commended. In the Gentleman's Mr. Mackenzie has a thoughtful paper on ' The Highland Clan System.' Mr. Gore has an interesting paper on ' The Sun's Journey through Space.' ' Seventeenth-Century Scandal at Oxford' and ' An Idyll of Provence ' may both be read with pleasure and advantage. To a capital number of the English Illustrated Mr. W. A. Fraser contri- butes some very interesting stories of elephants. Mr. J. Stephen in ' Assassination as a Fine Art,' a title obviously copied from De Quincey, gives an account of Baltazar Gerard, Ravaillac, Felton, and other loathsome fanatics. 'The Romance of a Diver's Life ' constitutes agreeable reading. Most of the remaining contents consist of fiction. To Longman's the Rev. John Vaughan sends a pleasing article on ' Wall Flowers.' His observations were principally taken in Hampshire. He might with advantage go further afield to Devonshire. ' Fire- arms and Armour ' is valuable as well as interest- ing. In ' At the Sign of the Ship ' Mr. Lang deals trenchantly with Mr. Beaven, who seems to have been the aggressor. In a quite excellent number of Scribner's, which, however, reaches us rather late, the first place is occupied by an account by Cecilia Waern of ' The Modern Group of Scandi- navian Painters.' Among numerous illustrations, chiefly of domestic interest, is an admirable portrait of 'Mona' from the Furstenberg Gallery, Gotten- berg, which serves as frontispiece. ' Mona ' is by Zorn, ' Lisbeth ' by Karl Larsson. ' Young Peasant Girls' and 'Fishermen' are excellent, as, indeed, are many others. A very interesting batch of Stevenson letters is published, and accompanied by many views of Davos. ' The Rough Riders,' by Col. Roosevelt, and 'The Battle of the Block- Houses,' represent war contributions. ' Europe,' by Mr. Henry James, will attract all readers.

THE twenty-sixth annual issue of Willing's Press Guide is before us, and constitutes a useful guide to the newspapers and periodicals of all countries. Each succeeding year sees some improvement.

WE have received The Natural Waters of Harro- yate, by Francis Wm. Smith, M.D., author of ' The Saline Waters of Leamington,' &c. The publishers are Messrs. Dawbarn & Ward.

A GREAT success seems anticipated by the Gros- venor Press with ' The Imperial Gallery of Por- traiture and Biographical Encyclopaedia,' edited by W. L. Wilson, which will be issued by subscription and will contain seven hundred portraits of people of eminence.

THE eighth annual exhibition of the Ex-Libris Society will be held at the Westminster Palace Hotel on 16 and 17 June. A special feature will be ladies' book-plates. Members and friends will dine on the 17th inst., after the annual meeting, the chair being occupied by Sir Arthur Vicars, F.S.A., Ulster King of Arms, information mav be obtained from Mr. W. H. K. Wright, the Hon." Sec., Public Library, Plymouth.

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H. W. L. HIME. The correct quotation is Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love, But why did you kick me downstairs? These lines occur in 'The Panne],' I. i.. taken by J. P. Kemble from Bickerstaffe's "Tis Well it's no Worse,' and produced at Drury Lane 28 Nov., 1788. They are also found in Debrett's ' Asylum for Fugitive Pieces,' vol. i. p. 15.

E. MARCAN (" Milton's Lament' 1 ). The lines you quote appear, we believe, in 110 edition of the poet's works.

W. F. C. ("Judas with Red Hair"). See 1 st S. vi. 605.

S. H. B. (Tf/g niv yap, &c.). These two lines, in the first of which dXyoQ occurs after ovdsv, will be found in Euripides, ' Alcestis,' 937-8.

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