The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-01 00:00:00

London Society.

Ephemeral though the lette.r-prEss of London
Society is, for the most part, it is innocent and
amusing from first to last. While as an illustrated
shilling periodical it is really and truly some-
hinß Mo; of the ombellibhments are
charmingly well done—the tff.ct of each number,
s a whole, being absolutely brilliant. Few will
feel any surprise, however, at the fact being as we
,ere pot it quite truthfully, when it is found, as in
• he April number bafore us, the " Court Number" as
it is appropritely called, an artist like Edward Cor-
hould has contributed the first and the last picture
out of a throng of beautiful illustrations : the first
tieing a portrait of the Queen, the last
,)f the Princess Alice. Both most gracefully
,irawn ; and each of them an admirable
ikeness. Besides these, there are in this " Court
lumber" of London Boczety portraits of the Prince
ind Princess of Wales side by side (very in-
lifferent likenesses, these), and—upon opposite
pages portraits of the Prince and Princess
Christian of Denmark. Besides which engrav-
ings apropos to the late royal marriage, there are
:there more or less directly associated in subject
with it. There is an interesting drawing of the
wedding gift from the King of Denmark to
the Fair Young Bride the already famous
Dagmar cross and necklace. There is a
,ketch of the interior of St. George's Chapel,
at Windsor, as it appeared during the breath-
less interval of expectation when the Bride-
groom was " Waiting for the Bride." Kenny
Meadows has a ridiculous little picture—full of
mannerisms at every touch—and entitled, without
any apparent meaning whatever, "The Sea Kings'
Daughter; or, Bridal Greetings." An oddly-ima-
gined, boldly-drawn jumble of horses and men
is the one called "My First Court Suit." While
in "Going to Court—How I went," both the writer
with his pen, and the artist with his pencil may be
escribed as good humouredly poking fun at the
Fashionablea.

Good Words,
Daring though the title is in its assumption, it is still
not unworthy of its name. The literary contents for
the most part continue to reflect honour upon the
editorial discrimination of Dr. Norman Macleod, and
upon the abilities ~f his skilled and many of them
eminently gifted eontributors. In this April num-
bwr alone there is an " Essay for Sunday Reading"--
an admirable substitute for a sermon, written by
Dr. John Caird, the author of te far-famed and
beautiful discourse upon " The Rehligion of Common
his
Life." D-. Caird's subj,,,ct in this fourth essay
in Good Words is—with an n exquisite appropria.te-
niss to the season, the incident it refers to having
TileAlibastr
paper penned in feet
immediately preceded the Passion—"
Box of Ointment." There is a paper also in this
rt.--fffienry Rogers gives us a
Coal." Dr.
, number upon "The Sun "—a paper worthy.of the
Ps°ratiblts one after another
the ever-lovely parable
I by
sstierrit; rand
h n
iit 1, irastaviieri o. t e
Di
Mr, Sohn Hollingshead,
Guthrie,
sletaiirinedtedui:sqiunirs, disquisition pu
as becomes so practised a man of
letters, writes
currents writes
currente calamo and with exhilarating
Ist; a tint ma
rei,.t
aunp.
,e, n
illustrated
ease a
gene.ine mag 'zitie tale, droll
coofm"lnThenetGs'ootdb
pettie, called 'Nut Above his7ustrated by John
.Business." Among
the illustrators of GoodTVerds still we find the
notable name, still we
J.
E.
minnie.
The recognise the notable hand of
" Little Wife"—we Scotch
Collier-Poet's. ode to his
mean David Wingate's, of
Blackwood—has quite
re-
frain of the pretty stanzas
aboutmanifestly , suggestedic
.
to which T. Morten—apparently makingdesignonsinhlirisinnie ."
1 with a blunt slate pencil—has
sketched a rough but
graceful embellishment.

As usual,BEE eyli'olSl CnalloEuttP,
cPomUßasLlfCorAtThlOthN.
this varied
varied
bundle of popular literature in the cheapest form,
and of the wholesomcst character. S. 0. Beeson,
of 248, Strand, beidg the name and address upon
each welcome serigl. Let us glance through this
pile of goodly periodicals appearing in due course
now upon the commencement of this present April.
H.-re, then, is the 53ci sixpenny part of Beeton's
Dietionary of matters appertaining to Scierce. Art,
and Literature. Here is No. 4of the Boy's Pennys
Atagozine. Here is No. 36 cf The Englishwom an
Domestic Magazine, published for sixpence. Parts
XII and Xiii. of Beeton's (threepenny) Books of
Home Games. One on "Whist; the other on
" Whist, Loo, and Cribbage." Here again
is part
24 (price sixpence) of The Boy's
.Own Libralay!age
lating, this Part, to the a Curiositis.s of b •
Life." No. 4 of The Boy's Own 31
agazzn , e also price
the studioas
sixpence, for that small sum
fgfiv_ecst
, fiction, his-
youngster a delightful medley o
crowning' 'all pric two
tort', and adventure. Finally, ,
work, to be completed
shillings, there is Part 2.0 °p reservation rvation and never-
in 24 Parts, a Work tor,
IllustratedPreae F •
ending reperusal, ileeton s
with (17.ntly Bible,
prin • ted in colours, and illustrated impressive
eartoons by Julius Sohn° ,rr and with graceful ()rue
mental initials ; bea dings and borderings by Noel
Humphreys.