THE PARIS EXHIBITION.
The Paris Exhibition, 1900. Section I. (Virtue and Co. 10s. 6d.)—This " illustrated record of the art, architecture, and industries" of the Exhibition is a collection of articles by French and English writers, the editing of which seems to have been done rather hastily, as there is a good deal of repetition. The arrangement also seems rather haphazard, and as there is no table of contents, it is a difficult book to find one's way about in. On the other hand, the illustrations are very well done. Those of the Pont Alexandre III., for instance, give a good idea of this fine bridge, both as a whole and in its details. The pictures of old Paris are very pretty, particularly the full-page one of the main street, in which the modern crowd and the aggressive advertisements are not visible, as they are in reality. Among the many reproductions of pictures there is a good one of Mr. Whistler's "The Little White Girl " ; and to suit other tastes we find an equally large one of Mr. Hacker's, "The Cloister or the World ? " The furniture and " arts and crafts," both English and foreign, are well represented in this book, but the amusement of comparing the vagaries of the furniture-makers would have been easier if, as we said before, the editing had been more carefully done. However, the book is worth looking at, and it will do something to keep the charm of the Exhibition fresh in the minds of people who have seen it, as well as show those who have not some of its beauties and oddities.—Inter- national Exposition, Paris, 1900 : Oflicial Catalogue of the Exhibition of the German Empire. —This English translation of the catalogue is printed with German type which was specially designed by the Imperial engraver, Georg Schiller. It is full of statistical information on subjects ranging from " The German Empire and its Inhabitants at the End of the Nineteenth Century," down to " Imperial Hygiene " and " Uniforms in the German Army." Each chapter is headed by a little picture, which relieves the solidity of the letterpress. They are not intended to be amusing, but the mixture of " arts and crafts " pattern with German figures is sometimes quite comic. The book is very well bound, and the table of contents and indexes are full and clearly arranged.
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