The Magazine of Art.—The frontispiece of this number is Mr.
Vat Priosep'a "At the Golden Gate," and there is a sketch of the artist's career, containing, by the way, some curious information shoat the birthplaces of some of our most eminent painters. Another famous Academy picture is Mr. Alma Tadema's " Way to the Temple ;" this seems to lose more even than engravings commonly lose from the absence of the brilliant colour. Mr. St. John Tyrwhitt's "Craven and the Dales" is an interesting account of picturesque country, illustrated with some attractive sketches by Mr. W. H. J. Boot. There are some striking illustrations of interior and furniture from Dorchester House. Among the other articles which make up a good number may be mentioned an account of "Later Gothic Glass in England." We notice a curious misprint in the table of contents,— " All Saints, Orford," for "All Saints, York." "Gothic glass" in Dean Aldrich's classic church would be a cariosity indeed.— Colburn's United Service Magazine (Simpkin and Marshall) does good service by its articles on "Money's Worth in Oar Army." The list of offices, which in some cases must be very nearly sinecures, in the department of "Stores" is quite surprising. The "Historical Records of the Household Cavalry" contains some interesting details about the services of the corps at Waterloo, particularly appropriate, now that they have won fresh laurels in -Egypt ; but surely the private scandals which are mentioned might have been very well omitted. There is nothing " historical " about them. "Navies of the World" supplies us with details about the Turkish Fleet.— Harper's Monthly Magazine (Sampson Low and Co.) gives us sundry readable articles. " The Heart of the Alleghenies" is very prettily illustrated with wood and river scenes ; and there is a pleasant narrative of personal experiences of travel, under the title of " The Canadian Habitant." The visitor from the States seems to have been very favourably impressed by the simplicity, integrity, and kindly temper of the French Canadian. He sees in his family circle "an atmosphere of virtue, courtesy, quietness, contentment ; but you miss very sadly even a spark of intellectual light, or a suggestion of the possibility of progress." " The British Yoke" reviews the insane proceedings of the British Government with respect to their American Colonies ; and there are 1101110 lively sketches of French military men and things, from the pen and pencil of Mr. R. F. Zogbaum.
Previous page
