5 MARCH 1932, page 17

Introducing Miss Stella Benson - [to The Editor Of The

SeEcrAvon.1 Sue,—Your r eviewer (I re g ret to discover) finds my introduc- tio n to Miss Stella Benson's " Christmas Formtda " po m p o u,s, surmisin g that "surely the......

Latin Pronunciation

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—When my friend the Headmaster of Eton is supported in this well-worn controversy by my old chief, a former Headmaster of Harrow, I am......

The Ikon

Iti.-EE a g ainst sky, with fallin g hair, I see him, bent and silent, still with blunt hands drive his flashin g shsro behind the patient horses there across that g entle hill.......

Medicatrix Natura

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sus,—The article by Major Yeats-Brown entitled "In a Turkish Hospital," is a timely reminder of the trend our medical servides are takin g ........

[to The Editor Of The Spectator. ] Sin,—why Should "old...

like Dean Welldon write reactionary letters on subjects on which they have no practical experience? Dean Welldon's position in the Church is apt to g ive value to-his......

Mr. Epstein And The Man In The Street

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Snr,—I write as a commonplace man in the street, who has inherent in him the dominant instinct of what beauty means. We English people are......

An Appeal For The Diocese Of Gibraltar We Commend To

our readers the appeal issued by the Bishop of Gibraltar for his Diocese, which includes the countries of Southern Europe and stretches to the east of the Mediterra- ne a n. The......

Escape And Prayer

the Editor of the SPE C TATOR.] Sta,—Re g ardin g Major Yeats-Brown's article in the Spectator, entitled "Escap e and Prayer," will you g rant me a few lines in which to protest......

A Hundred Years Ago

THE " SPECTATOR," MARCH 3RD, 1832. THE SILK TRADE. On Thursday, the Silk-trade and its distresses came under the review of the House. The Silk-trade is a mystery. It was......