14 JANUARY 1893, Page 22

The Portfolio, 1892. (Seeley and Co.)—The Portfolio remains, for purely

artistic qualities, at the head of the periodicals which devote themselves to the subject of art. While not attempting to vie with some of its contemporaries in variety of matter, it appeals to the judgment of those who know, and is careful not to admit anything of inferior merit. Its latest volume is not less deserving of praise than those which have gone before. The principal item in the contents is Mr. W. T. Loftus's series of artieles on "The Inns of Court," interesting throughout, and admirably illustrated by Mr. Herbert Railton. But to these we can return on another occasion. Among the other articles, all accompanied by illustrations, may be mentioned "Mr. Briton Riviere, R.A.," " Greville : Birthplace of Millet," "The Yorkshire Coast," and "Gardens."