Two practical works, illustrated with drawings, dealing with domestic architecture,
may be mentioned together. Sketches of Village Buildings. By James Williams. (Bentley and Son.)—Any one desirous to set up a model village cannot do better than study Mr. Williams. We do not always agree with him. We think, for instance, that a pine avenue (which may or may not be like a cemetery) is a desirable thing. Pines contribute to dryness, and they are picturesque all the year round. —A Book of Houses. By Ernest Newton. ( B. T. Batsford).—There are drawings and plans of houses that have been actually built near London at a cost varying- from £1,400 to £2,200. We wish that he had given the cost of each. No. 9, which we guess to be the most costly, gives four sitting- rooms, four bedrooms, with dressing-room and bath-room, and two nurseries, and four attics, with box-room. Altogether, this is a very convenient house, as indeed the others seem to be in their degree, at a rental which may be reckoned, if our guess is right, at £120.
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