In 1862 we find added to its list of artists, Millais, Keene, Sandys, Whistler, Holman Hunt, E. Burne-Jones, A. Boyd Houghton, Tenniel, S. Solomon, and Lawless, a notable group, even in that year when so many magazines show a marvellous 'galaxy of stars.' To Millais fell the twelve illustrations to _Mistress and Maid_, by the author of _John Halifax_, and two others, _Olaf_ (p. 25) and _Highland Flora_ (p. 393). That these maintain fully the reputation of the great illustrator, whose later achievements in oil have in popular estimation eclipsed his importance as a black-and-white artist, goes without saying. If not equal to the superb _Parables_ of the following year, they are worthy of their author. Indeed, no matter when you come across a Millais, it is with a fresh surprise each time that one finds it rarely falls below a singularly high level, and is apt to seem, for the moment, the best he ever did. [Illustration: SIMEON SOLOMON 'GOOD WORDS' 1862, p. 592 THE VEILED BRIDE] [Illustration: FREDERICK WALKER 'GOOD WORDS' 1862, p. 657 OUT AMONG THE WILD-FLOWERS] The two illustrations by J. M'Neill Whistler seem to be very little known. Those to _Once a Week_, possibly from the fact of their being reprinted in Thornbury's _Legendary Ballads_, have been often referred to and reproduced several times; but no notice (so far as I recollect) of these, to _The First Sermon_, has found its way into print. The one (p. 585) shows a girl crouching by a fire, with a man, whose head is turned towards her, seated at a table with his hand on a lute. The other (p. 649) is a seated girl in meditation before a writing-table. Not a little of the beauty of line, which distinguishes the work of the famous etcher, is evident in these blocks, which were both engraved by Dalziel, and as whatever the original lost cannot now be estimated, as they stand they are nevertheless most admirable works, preserving the rapid touch of the pen-line in a remarkable degree.