30 JUNE 1894, Page 42

Two periodical volumes may be noticed together, each excellent in

its way,—one on the work of the pencil, the other on the work of the pen. These are :—The Picture Magazine, Vol. III., January —June (Newnes and Co.) ; and Stories for Hearth and Home,

second series (Cassell). We have also received the last annual issue of the Journal of Decorative Art (Simpkin, Marshall, and Co.)