20 OCTOBER 1923, page 18

Poetry.

ASPENS IN SPRING. BLESSED be he who set you there To wave your boughs in the blue air ; To whisper ever, night or noon, Under the sun, under the moon.; To weave a music, where......

The New Italy And The Holiday Maker.

• [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—May I briefly comment upon Mr. Strachey's article in your issue of October 13th ? I, like him, have recently returned from a delightful......

" Mend Or End."

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The New English Dictionary should be heard on this subject. Under the word " Mend," §12c, it says : " To mend or end : either to improve......

Colley Hill.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Srit,—May I be permitted to draw the attention of your readers who drive up and down Reigate Hill, and also those who enjoy the beautiful......

Lord Birkenhead's Act.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—As one who has read the Spectator continuously for well over fifty years, may I be allowed to protest against your review, in your issue......

Cinemas For Children.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—It is quite true, as Mr. Hay says, that our " Secrets of Nature " films, which are those to which he refers, have been found interesting......

Taking In Each Other's Washing.

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sra,—Re " Taking in Each Other's Washing." "Zero's" quotation will be found in Dr. Johnson's Tour in the Hebrides. Boswell, of course, was in......

How The Poor Live.

WE have received several replies to the letter we pub- lished last week from a " Stipendiary Magistrate." We have sent them to " Stipendiary Magistrate."—Eu. Spectator.......