The Art Amateur

Unlike to many periodicals which seem to exhaust themselves with :heir Christmas issues, The Art Amiteur, maintaining its steady level of excellence, opens the new year with every indication that during 1895 the artist, art student, and art lover will find as useful a teacher as ever in this always practical magazine. One of the color plates for January is an exquisitely delicate reproduction of the profile of a beautiful woman by Albert Lynch; and there is a sunny landscape called '■The Old Sugar House in the Woods," by D. F. Hasbrouck. Eight pages of practical and not too difficult Working Designs as usual are given for Wood-Carving, Embroidery, China and Glass Painting, Pyrography, etc, and there are many more working designs scattered through the profusely illustrated pages of the text. Among the practical articles are "Drawing for Reproduction," "Drapery upon the Human Figure," "Pen Work for Photo Engraving," "Flower Drawing in Pen -and-I nk," " Klower Painting," "The Value of Criticism," "Figure Painting," "Designing for Lithographers," "The Abuse of Color," "Glass Painting in Vitrifiable Colors," numerous articles on China Painting, "Painting on Tapestry Canvas," "Hints for Amateur Metal-VVorkers," "The Care and Framing of Pictures," "A Mother's Bedroom," "Notes and Hints for Art Workers," "A Useful Book Case," and "Talks on Erobroidery."