12 OCTOBER 1889, Page 40

Illustrations. Conducted by Francis George Heath. (Simpkin and Marshall.)—We gladly

welcome another annual volume of this very interesting magazine. Mr. Heath has several depart- ments. These are—to enumerate them in the order of the index— Amusement, Art, Biography, Economy, Invention, Literature, and Science. Fiction, if not altogether absent, is very slight in amount, and, for once at least, it can be spared. It would be a very unreason- able reader who would grumble at the fare with which Mr. Heath provides him. Under the head of "Economy," especially, are included many articles of value: Schools of various kinds, for instance, are treated of. It is difficult, of course, to avoid the appearance of advertising ; but there is no reason why honest accounts of institutions so important should be excluded.