6 FEBRUARY 1909, page 10

The Charm Of London.

"A l S sure as London is built of bricks" was once a sayin g i.. which was used as thou g h one should say, "As sure as the sun will rise to-morrow." But even brick was not the......

Homeliness.

I T is an odd thing that a derogatory meaning has clung so long to the word " homely." There is often a suggestion of cynicism about its old-fashioned use in English,—a......