The October number of the Ili . bliotheque Universelle (Hachette and
Co., 2 fr. 60 0.) worthily maintains the repute of this interest- ing and well-edited periodical. Amongst its varied contents we may notice a suggestive article by M. Louis Wuarin on the future of cities, which may be read with profit in connection with Mr. H. G. Wells's more speculative" anticipations." The anther explains the antagonism of the artistic and utilitarian ideals, pays a handsome tribute to the forethought of the designers of Washington, and in general admits that the Continent has much to learn from the example set by the Anglo-Saxon race. Another most interesting paper i3 that of M. Michel Delines on Tschaikowsky, though he throws no new light on the two mysteries of the composer's life, —his marriage and his death. It is a singular fact that Tschaikowsky at a critical stage of his career was freed from the pressure of grave financial embarrassment by the generosity of a wealthy lady, who, though she corresponded freely with him for many years, never once spoke to or even shook hands with him. Curiously enough, the writer seem; entirely unaware of the immense popularity of Tschaikowsky in this country. The foreign correspondence is, as u.ual, a strong feature in the review, notably that from Russia, which gives a most illuminative account of the vagaries of the Russian censor- ship.
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