Another Brownie Book. By Palmer Cox. (T. Fisher Unwin.)— We
noticed, if our memory serves us, Mr. Cox's first " Brownie Book " last year. This volume has the same characteristics,—a quite surprising variety of quaint figures, full, separately and in combination, of humour. Such designs as " The Brownies at Archery " and " The Brownies' Yacht-Race " are deserving of the highest praise. Of course, they may be regarded as a gently satirical caricature of human society,—indeed, it would not be difficult to trace a resemblance between them and the cartoons in Richard Doyle's " Mr. Pips : his Diary." But, taken by them- selves, and without any regard to an ulterior meaning, they are very entertaining. The versified letterpress, describing the Brownies' doings, seems to us somewhat commonplace. It is easy enough ; but it wants point, and exhibits very little of the fun which so abounds in the drawings.
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