12 DECEMBER 1891, Page 25

The annual volume of Cassell's Family Magazine contains, as usual,

literature of all sorts, suitable for young folks, and espe- cially middle-class folks, of both sexes. Of the serial stories,. "The Temptation of Dulce Carruthers" deserves a special word of commendation, partly because the illustrations which ac- company the letterpress are of exceptional quality, and partly,. also, because the temptation of a really simple girl by " Society " is very skilfully and delicately managed. Of the shorter stories, "That Little Woman" also merits mention, as being at once com- pacter and sprightlier than most stories in magazines of the " family " class. The fashion and science notes are always in- teresting, though some of the latter are not always "up to date."