The Girls' Realm Annual. Edited by S. H. Leeder. (Cassell
and Co. 8s. 6d.)—This magazine has a quite imposing list of contributors. We notice that Mrs. L. T. Meade is among them ; she never fails in producing a sensation. Miss Ethel Turner gives us one of her characteristic Australian stories. The volume, however, is not overloaded with fiction. The miscellaneous articles are distinctly good. The pride of place is given to "A Debutante's Experiences of the Past Season," which will probably make many mouths water. An excellent idea has been to repro- duce some successful Christmas pictures of the past. Some of these are far too good to be forgotten, and it is pleasant to see them again, " Little Red Riding Hood," for instance, with which the Illustrated London News made a great sensation in 1863, and Mr. E. '1'. Reed's admirable "Prehistoric Peeps." We note 'a paper on famous ghosts. Why not include the Littlecote apparition, which is as well authenticated as any ? Dress, of course, has its place.; so have gardens, occupations for women, &c. There is an interesting paper, with portrait, on the great singer, Madame Tetrazzini.
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