_Black and White_ has gone in for a shilling's worth of the truly wonderful in _The Dream Club_, by BARRIE PAIN and EDEN PHILPOTTS. It is quite an after-turkey, plum-pudding, mince-pie dinner story. How authors and artists must have suffered, judging, at least, by the delightful nightmare illustrations. And the picture-lady of the cover--ahem!--she has evidently forgotten that she is supposed to be "out" at Christmas. Between the boards of LOTHAR MEGGENDORFER'S moveable toy-books (H. GREVEL & CO.) lies genuine fun. _The Scenes of the Life of a Masher_ are simply irresistible. Little ones will be delighted with _The Transformation Scenes_, besides, there is _Charming Variety_ with a _Party of Six_. These books are a good tip for a Christmas gift for the representatives of Tommy and Harry. Had G. W. APPLETON'S _The Co-Respondent_--an attractive title--been in the form of a short magazine story, it would probably have been amusing from first to last. Now it is only amusing at first. Good idea all the same. The old quotation about "Sir HUBERT STANLEY" is brought in, and, of course, incorrectly. It is not "_Praise_ from Sir HUBERT STANLEY," but "approbation." However, as it is said by a light-hearted girl of a very modern type, it may be assumed that the misquotation is intentional. THE B. DE B.-W. * * * * * Transcriber's Note - - indicated italic text; = = indicates bold text. Missing or damaged punctuation has been repaired. Page 279: 'beariny' corrected to 'bearing'. "_Enter_ The Visible Prince (_like the_ King _and his companions in "Love's Labour's Lost"_) _"in Russian habits" but bearing a true British face_, not _masked_." Page 286: 'neigbbour' corrected to 'neighbour'. "and-a-next-door-neighbour-who-plays-the-piano-night-and-day." * * * * * End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 107, December 15th, 1894, by Various