thus helped the young artist along his road to success. Thanks to the recommendation of his friends, he was fortunate enough to find congenial and well-paying occupation for a large stained glass manufacturer, who re-introduced glass painting into England, and it is his connection with this particular art, where in he achieved great triumphs, which explains many of his characteristics as an oil painter. The narrow upright spaces of chancel windows and the general Gothic tendency to tallness, affected his figure drawing, and explains the undue length, straightness and slimness of his figures, which has so often been criticised as faulty in his work. But this occupation no doubt also accounts for the wonderful accuracy and detail drawing, his mastery of decorative composition, and his perfect ability to fill given spaces in tasteful arrangement and without undue crowding. Jones lived exclusively for his

art.

While his works made his name famous and familiar, his personality remained practically unknown. He was an exceedingly productive artist, numerous drawings and book illustrations, full of poetical charm, mostly fantastical and mystical, but always painstakingly perfect in their detail, appeared in rapid succession. In the meantime, a number of large paintings arose in the quiet of his studio, which, not until the opening of Sir Coutts Lind say's Grosvenor Gallery in 1877, found their way into public exhibition. It was a surprise and a revelation. His name became known all of a sudden as that of a great artist

and criticism and opposition, which never fail to accompany the success of a genius, had full sway in view of the unconventional originality and characteristic strength of his works. But in spite of derisive criticism, the scoffing and ridiculing of the philistines, the envy of many of his fellow-artists, his works found wide appreciation and admiration, and easily gained the victory of true art over narrow-minded inferiority and conventionalism. His works have been so often reproduced and become so familiar to the lover of art, that we can easily abstain from a detailed description and critcism. Yet we must say that even the best reproduction cannot give us an adequate idea of the energetic and masterly skill, with which he produces most wonderful color effects, while a sensitive poetical soul, a love for the mystic, a tender sentimentality and an undefinable transcendent charm make all his works so extremely attractive and impressive. Among his larger paintings we will mention only "The Mirror of Venus,' "Chant d'Amour," "Vivien and Merlin," "Depths of the Sea" (the only one ever exhibited at the London Academy), “Circe," "Laus Veneris," two series of compositions illustrating the legend of Perseus and the legend of "Briar Rose" (the sleeping beauty).

After having heard so many criticisms-and mostly oppositionalabout Rodin's statue of Balzac, of which we presented to our readers a reproduction in our last number,

it is but just that we should hear what the artist himself has to say about it. We clip from a late number of the Musical Courier the following remarks which Rodin made to an interviewer of the Paris Figaro:

"For my own part I feel that I have realized my conception absolutely. I wished to show the great worker haunted by night with an idea, and rising to transcribe it at his writing desk. I thought of him as foreseeing the new attacks that he would be submitted to, and braving them, disdaining them. Maybe my hand has betrayed me. In my mind modern sculpture should not be mere photography. The artist should not work only with his hand; but, above all, with his brain. But have I succeeded in expressing what I wish to express? The truth is I am too intimate with my work to judge of it impartially. If I could go a year without seeing it I might be freed from my personality, and then I could judge of it as a stranger. The only thing that strikes me to-day is that the neck is too thick. It seemed to me that I ought to make it thick, for in my opinion modern sculpture should exaggerate forms for abstract reasons. By this exaggerated neck I would represent strength. I recognize now that in the execution I exceeded my idea. But, after all, have you viewed my statue from a distance of about twenty paces to the right?"

Printers, lithographers, designers and everyone interested in modern art in printing and advertising, will

have much reason to admire the work of the well-known Binner Engraving Company, of Chicago, of which they have given splendid proof in an artistic pamphlet, just published by them under the title Binner's Nineteen Story Creations. (Price $1.00.) It is most tastefully gotten up, and forms an admirable document of the high standard of American engravers' and printers'

art.

Another truly artistic publication of the first order comes from Chicago, a monthly magazine entitled Forms and Fantasies. In its whole get-up, in type, in illustration, it documents an artistic spirit-fin de siécle-which elevates it high above anything else that we have yet seen, with the exception perhaps of a similar German publication, called Ver Sacrum, and Bradley, His Book, which the latter however, has ceased to be published. We truly hope that Forms and Fantasies will keep ahead and live. It cannot fail to attract the attention and admiration of designers, printers and lovers. of modern art in general. The July number contains an article on "The Alhambra," "Marie Antoinette," excerpts from the well-known Chicago artist-architect Louis Sullivan's book, Objective and Subjective, "Oriental Rugs," etc., with ornamental borders by Henry Erkins, who has also designed the striking cover and some of the art plates. The other plates contain a clever poster design, which to our regret does not give the artist's name, in

terior decorations, etc., and are all interesting, suggestive and highly artistic.

The designing of a statue of Gladstone to be erected in Westminster Abbey, has been entrusted to the well-known sculptor, Thomas Brock, R. A.

The city council of Antwerp have decided to celebrate, in co-operation with the Belgian government, the 300th anniversary of the birthday of Anthonis Van Dyck, which will occur on the 22d of March, 1899. The celebration will equal that of Rubens in 1877 in splendor and magnificence.

The statue of the poet Leconte de Lisle, the work of M. Denys Puegg, was unveiled recently at the Luxembourg Gardens. Speeches were made by M. de Heredia, M. Maurice Barrés, and M. Léon Bourgeois, Minister of Public Instruction, and a sonnet was read by M. Sully-Prudhomme.

A new volume of Gibson pictures, the third in the series, will be published shortly by R. H. Russell, under the title of Sketches and Cartoons. It will no doubt repeat the success of the two previous charming albums Drawings by Charles Dana Gibson and Pictures of People, as the host of this clever artist's

admirers is a large and steadily increasing one. Among the other good things promised by the same publisher, whose name to-day stands foremost in the rank of fine art publishers and whose publications enjoy deservedly a wide reputation for their exquisite and artistic taste and refinement of get-up, are books and illustrations by E. W. Kemble, William Nicholson, Maxfield Parrish, George and Louis Rhead, F. H. Lungren, C. W. Allers, Frank Ver Beck, J. M. Conde, Chester Loomis and W. A. Sherwood. Mr. Russell's list of calendars for 1899 consists of a baker's dozen of beautifully illustrated art calendars, varying in size and price. We shall speak of them later.

Mr. Steinlen, the French artist, who is known through his clever caricatures in the French humorous papers and perhaps most of all through his famous poster "Nestle's Condensed Milk" has recently published a collection of studies of cat life, which is eminently characteristic and which shows his excellence as a pen and pencil artist. While Madame Ronner, the great French cat painter delights in picturing the amiable, cozy and lazy side of a cat's character, Mr. Steinlen's cats are mostly belligerent, mischievous and romping, but therefore no less amusing and attractive.

Profitable Advertising is the name of an artistic and useful monthly magazine; useful to advertisers, publishers, printers, litho graphers, designers and type founders-interesting to all who take an interest in the progress of press, printing and the technical side of literature. Many original articles on literary topics, primarily, of course, periodical literature, together with excellent illustrations of cover designs, display display advertisements, portraits, etc., render the character of this ably conducted magazine far beyond the sphere of a purely technical publication. In its June number it gives a survey of some of the best American magazines, and from it we quote what Profitable Advertising has to say about a few, which are perhaps less generally known, yet possess merit and originality enough to deserve special recommendation. Of course, we do not merely reprint these notes, as they appear in Profitable Advertising, but have changed some and added some remarks of our own, since that magazine, in reviewing others, does so with particular reference to points

of interest to advertisers.

The Boston Cooking School Magazine was established in June, 1896, by the president and board of directors of the Boston Cooking

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School. It was, during its first year, a quarterly, but since the commencement of its second volume (June, 1897), it has been published bi-monthly. Its field is educational in the line of good cooking, domestic economics, homekeeping, and all matters pertaining to the household. Mrs. Janet McKenzie Hill, well known as a writer and lecturer of cooking, hygiene, and kindred topics, is editor. John F. Spofford is business manager, and Mrs. Ella F. Breed, advertising representative. It has taken place in the front rank of culinary publications, and is growing in popularity every day.

Mrs. McKenzie Hill will doubtless be remembered by many visitors of this year's great "Pure Food Show" which took place at Siegel-Cooper Co.'s Big Store from June 11th to 25th, and where she delivered several lectures on cooking, which attracted and greatly interested large audi

which began in the July number, and will be continued for several

more.

The International Magazine, of Chicago, is making itself felt in a practical way. Since its establishment two years ago it has advocated the publication of trade relationship with South American countries, and in its May number it proposes to the public to learn Spanish, and offers to conduct a course of lessons in that language from month to month. The International proposes what

seems to be a novel idea in con

nection with the study of foreign languages, viz.: to supply at a small charge a graphophone cylinder by means of which the pronunciation of every word in each lesson can be learned with the utmost precision, the ear instead of the mind being the guide.

No magazine has been more in evidence of late than The National Magazine. Its discussion of current national questions, and its magnificent war number, issued in June, have made it in great demand. In many cities the June number was sold on the streets as are newspapers. The National Magazine is published by Mr. Chapple, who has gathered around him a literary and artistic staff representing the best of the younger talent of the day.

Since the inception in January, 1897, of the company which now controls The Arena, that review, always progressive, has made vast forward

strides in tone and character generally under the guidance of the scholarly Dr. Ridpath as editor, and John D. McIntyre as business manOur readers will find the conager. tents of the latest number of Arena in every number of BOOK NOTES under the "list of leading articles and stories of some of the magazines."

The June issue of that popular cooperative magazine, Modes and Fabrics, is devoted almost exclusively to the interest of the girl graduate. The publisher of this journal, A. P. Gardiner, has spent a great deal of time and money in bringing this publication into general favor with the alumnæ and graduating classes of ladies' colleges in all parts of the country. Aside from these, this magazine appeals also to the professional dressmaker as well as to the monde élégante in general, and contains many original and useful suggestions.

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly has been established twenty-three years. It is, as its name implies, a magazine of popular literature. It is devoted to topics of current popular interest, sketches of travel and good fiction. It makes a specialty of striking, timely articles, and these are liberally illustrated. During the past few months the editors have been particularly enterprising in this respect, articles on naval warfare, torpedo boats, the naval militia, and famous naval battles, appearing just at the time when special interest was attached to these subjects. Even