26 MAY 1900, page 16

Mrs. Delany.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] doubt if " nightgown " in eighteenth-century parlance meant "evening-dress." At all events, it can scarcely do so in the following passages,......

An Appeal For The Indian Famine Fund.

[TO THE EDITOR OF TRH “sracrsroa. - 1 Si,—Is it too late to appeal for a more liberal subscription to the Indian Famine Fund ? Money is urgently wanted to enable the ryots to......

England And America.

(To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] StR, — Your article upon England and America in the Spectator of April 14th is both true and timely. With refer- ence to the criticism which......

The Prince Of Wales's Opportunity.

[To THE EDITOR OF TIIF. "SPECTATOR.") Sin,—Permit me, as a regimental officer, to wish you every success in your endeavour to bring about the Rowton system of housing for our......

The First Premier Of Cape Colony. [to The Editor Of

THE "SPECTATOR."] have just been reading in the Spectator of May 19th an able and interesting review of the Life of Sir John Molten°, the first Premier of Cape Colony, whose......

The " Testament" Of Ignatius Loyola.

[TO IRS EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin, — Shall I be presuming too much upon the tolerance of the Spectator if I venture to suggest that the few lines de- voted in your issue......