DEBRETT'S CITY OF LONDON BOOK. Edited by Arthur G. M.
Hesilrige. (Dean and Son. 10s. 6d. net.)— This is a new and promising work of reference. It begins with readable chapters by Sir Francis H. Green on the Guildhall, the Royal Exchange and the Mansion House, dating respectively from 1411, 1568 and 1789. A section follows with information, alphabetically arranged, on the chief institutions of the City. The longest and most interest- ing article gives an account of all the Livery Companies, some of which are very little known to the general public- e.g., the Homers, who used to make drinking cups before glassware was invented ; the Loriners, wbo make bridles, bits and spurs; and the Upholders, who represent dealers in second-hand goods. More than half the book is devoted to short biographies of City notabilities on the lines of W ho' s Who. The work conforms to the standard long associated with the name of Debrett. It is no doubt an oversight which has omitted Ranelagh from a list of clubs which includes Burlingham and Roehampton.
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