Authors' Favourite Words.
(To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Of lute it has been a fad of mine (I hope a harmless one) to try to find out what word or words certain authors habitually affect, and......
A Correction.
(To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECIATOR.9 SIR,—May I remind R. M. Barrett that the Arts League of Service and the League of Arts for National and Civic Cere- monies are two separate......
An Old Children's Song.
[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sut,—Your correspondents who inquire about the origin of the old song, " There was a frog lived in a well," will find a version in Lyrics......
Who Rules Russia? (to Max Editor Or Ter " Spectator.")
Sia,—My attention has been called to the publication in your issue of June 25th of a short review of a pamphlet published in New York city entitled Who Rules Russia: The......
Absent Lovers.
(From the Chinese.) IN the night the beloved Floats upon the lake of memory Like a water lily. Ripples of desire rock her to and fro ; The moon, rising, kisses her golden face.......
Poetry.
AWAKE! WHY hath the rose faded and fallen, yet these eyes have not seen ? Why hath the bird sung shrill in the tree, and this mind deaf and cold ? Why have the summer rains......
Danger In Dictionaries.
(To THE EDITOR Of THE " SPECTATOR-9 SIL — The following translation I took from a French toy, the maker of which was anxious that the English purchaser should understand its......
A Plucky Water-hen.
(To THE EDITOR Of THE " SPECTATOR.") Sta,—The other day while fishing on a river in the South-West of Scotland, I saw a seagull suddenly swoop to the surface among some yellow......
Tile Theatre.
THREE CURRENT FILMS. THE cinematograph seems to be feeling the influence of the holiday season almost as much as the regular . theatres. On the evening on. which I went to the......
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The Editor Cannot Accept Responsibility For Any Article,...
letters submitted to him, but when stamped and addressed envelope are sent he will do his beat to return contributions in case of rejection. Poems should be addressed to the......
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