The Art Crafts for Beginners. By Frank G. Sanford. Edited
and Revised by Arthur F. Phillips. (Hutchinson and Co. 3s. 6d.) —This is a book of practical directions for those who have a feeling and desire for doing artistic work, but find themselves in need of instruction. It begins with a chapter on "Design," introduced with a wise caution that it is not every one who can design. Some must be content with mechanical skill and the artistic perception of what is good in other men's creative work. Then follow chapters on "Thin Wood Working," "Staining and Polishing," "Pyrography," "Sheet-Metal Work," and other "art crafts," ending with "Bookbinding." We cannot but think that much employment might be found for any one who could do good work in this last department to suit "the too common shallowness of the human purse."
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