12 JANUARY 1901, Page 26

Bridge seems to retain, possibly to increase, its popularity. Here

we have another manual of the game, Bridge Whist : its Whys and Wherefores, by C. J. Melrose (L. Upcott Gill, 3s. 6d.) —With this we may mention Chess Lessons for Beginners, by the Rev. E. C. Cunnington (Routledge and Sons, 6d.)