17 JANUARY 1914, page 17

" Will-o'-the-wisp."

[To V. E0170l or Tex •. Srscrsrosi"1 Srs,—The phrase " Will-o'-the-wisp " corresponds with the term Jack-o'-Lantern." In Johnson's Dictionary, how- ever, it is found as " Will......

Ernest Arthur Edgrill.

ITC vas Roma or ran "Brecraroa.m1 Era,—Mr. Palmer's letter in your issue of January 3rd on the subject of "The Edghill House" must have sounded in many ears like a veritable......

[to Ton Emsos Or 'me "spectator." J Wish To Correct

an error in the interesting notice of my cousin, Miss Julia Wedgwood, which appeared in your last issue. Frances Julia Wedgwood was the daughter of Hensleigh Wedgwood and......

The Art Of Siena.

ITO TIM EMT. or 150 ••SPECTA7011.”) Stu,-.-A French edition of my History of Siena has been asked for, and will shortly be published. I am anxious to make the chapters dealing......

The Late Miss Julia Wedgwood.

[To THE Emma OF MI . Sractsma.") SIR, —It may interest some of your readers if I supplement the sympathetic end critical sketch of the late Miss Julia Wedgwood which Dr.......

Li Hung Chang And The Purchase Of Honours.

[To Ton EDITOR OF TIM " SFECF/VFOL.' SIR,—In connexion with some of the current New Year topics your readers may be interested by a quotation from the recently published diary......

Tile "indian Spectator."

Its ens Emma or ens .. Srscraron."] Sin,—To the list of Spectators on p. 66 of your last issue permit me to add the late Bebramji Malabari's Indian Spectator, which • after a......

A Christmas Tree For The Birds.

Its run Eniron or ens " SeErrAro a.") Sur,—Instead of relegating the family Christmas tree to the attic or bonfire after its one night of splendour, as in Hans Andersen's......