29 JULY 1899, Page 22

Handbook of Universities. By Isabel Maddison, B.Sc. (Macmillan and Co.

3s.)—This is an account of Universities in Great Britain, Ireland, the Continent of Europe, and Canada, with a special reference to the facilities which they afford for women students. It is a remarkable advance on what many of us remember that "practically all European Universities and Colleges are open to women."