27 SEPTEMBER 1919, page 13

"the Future."

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—In your kindly reference to The Future appearing in last week's Spectator you state that the contributions are com- piled from......

Pisil De Terre.

[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR."] Sus,—In the valuable article on " Pise de Terre " in your issue of last week the origin and meaning of the word " Pis6 " are relegated to......

The Italian Summer School At Girton. [to The Editor Of

THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Ileaders of the Spectator may be interested to hear that a most successful Italian Summer School was held during the Long Vacation at Girton College,......

Pope As A Painter.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Ste,—It is unlikely that Pope's Madonnas were the horrible daubs imagined by your critic. Jerras was weak in drawing, but was a fine......

The Dominions And Monarchical Forms. [to The Editor Of The

" SPECTATOR."] Stu,—In Canada also we have a certain class of people who, like " New Zealander," inveigh on occasion against the " I " and " My " of the King and pride......

The Spertatar

We suggest that there can be no better Present in Peace or War than an Annual Subscription to the Spectator. He or she who gives the Spectator as a present will give a weekly......

Author Found.

[To THE EDITO% OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The question asked by " A." has probably bee-i answered before this. If not, perhaps the following from Leitch Ritchie—Turner's Annual......

The Late Sir William White.

[TO THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I have undertaken to write a biography of the late Sir William White, 1C.C.B., Director of Naval Construction and Assistant Controller......

" Formacean."

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Replying to your inquiry last week as to the derivation of " formacean," I may point out that Pliny explains that parietes formacei "......