PERIODICAL LITERATURE.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2595, 12 June 1871, Page 2

PERIODICAL LITERATURE.

The Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine. The Family Herald. The Gentlemans Journal, Joseph Braith waite,- Arcade and Highstreet. * We are not able to estimate tbe full value to a lady of the Englishwoman’s Domestic Magazine for March because there is much more than literature to attract. The engravings illustrative of the fashions are works of art, well executed. There are patterns of antique point lace and edgings and drawings of patterns for cutting out, which we suppose to be useful. Of these ladies will be the best judges : jhey are not much in pup line. The letter press includes some Very iuteresting yeading and is not confined to the novels continued from form-r numbers, but is interspersed wir.h biogr vphical and historical notices, criticisms on music and notes of passing events. Not the least interesting sketch is a portrait and biography of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, M.D. This lady, ou whom was conferred the degree on the 15th June, 1870, of M.D, of the Paris faculty of Medicine, is the first lady of any country

who ever took such an honour. We learn that 200 to 300 patients a week avail themselves of her advice. But the career of Miss Garrett is still more remarkable, as by 47,858 votes —the largest number ever polled for one candidate in Great Britain—sha was ele-'ted a member of the Marjlebone School Board. Last February this lady married and wi’l henceforth be known as Mrs Garrett Anderson.

In the Family Herald, a new story is commenced, “Lady Hutton’s Ward.” The opening chapters give promise of an interest ing tale. “ The Lost Jewels ”i 1 a well told narrative, which is likely to be founded on fact. It reads somewhat like a version of “La Sonnamhula,” however, but is rone the worse for being recast. The Family Herald has long enjoyed a large circulation, but, from our recollections of its earlier numbers, never deserved it more than at present. There are some very good didactic pap; rs in it, nice scraps of poetry, and a variety of statistical, scientific, and humorous notes well worth remembering. The Gentleman’s Journal, with its monthly supplement, contains numerous interesting articles bn a great variety of subjects. There is instruction for the engineer, for the che-

mist, for the gardener, the student of astronomy, and the volunteer. The number for March, to the latter, is especially intercsthg a«, ip addition to several papers on England’s national defences, there is a well-exe-cuted plan of an entrenched camp, the arrangement of which will repay careful study. The instructions in gymnastics afford useful liints, and there is abundance of illustration of gaines at chess, draughts, apd billiards, We cannot refrain from giving an extract by Way of caution, which many would do wisely to remember Billiards ia an excellent game i but, like Other excellent things, it is apt to he abused by unprincipled men. Whenever you meet 0 smart-looking fellow in a public room, who offers wagers against your making certain Btrokes •which he ean accomplish, treat him with civility, but don’t het with him. Take any advice from him, but don't bet, A game or two with him, for ‘love,’ will not, perhaps, be bad practice* He may not be a ‘ sharp, ’ but if he get his living by billiards, he is not a man to know Intimately. Avoid the clever fellows who carry a piece of chalk in their waistcoat pockets, have a favorite cue, and call the marker by his Christian name. Some of them are members of good clubs—but they are dangerous.