The Portfolio. December. (Seeley and Co.)—With this number, the Portfolio
concludes its twentieth year. Mr. Loftio finishes up his series of articles on "Westminster Abbey," finishes them, we may say, in a very bad humour with " restorers," Sir Gilbeit Scott being the chief offender. A little more moderation would not have made his words less weighty. The five illustrations are as good as usual. The etching of the number is a "Coast Scene: Sunset," by E. E. Evans, after Copley Fielding, an attractive piece of work, at once elaborate and effective. The reproduction of a pictrue in the Dulwich Gallery, " An Old Woman Eating near a Fireplace," has a great look of Rembrandt. Mr. Reginald T. Blomfield contributes an interesting article on " Gardens." The conductors of the Portfolio announce the appearance of a new series, to begin with next year. Improvements are to be made in the appearance of the journal by a change of type, and the abolition, except in the art chronicle, of the double columns. A good programme is given, the series of the year being " The British Seas," to which Mr. Clark Russell will be the chief contributor, illustrations being supplied from the works of Dir. Hook, Mr. Colin Hunter, &c., besides Turner, Stansfiold, and others.
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