11 DECEMBER 1926, Page 20

A diary is a necessity to the modern man or

woman : one might go so far as to say that an average person whose life is so blank that she or he does not have to plan engagements ahead is not doing anything useful in the world. More, an engagement diary has many uses, besides its immediate purpose : looking back to it we can plan life with more purpose by remembering old friends and faces and recalling our mistakes of the past. Messrs. Walker, whose diaries go all over the world, as keepers of the memories of millions, have sent us a, very good assortment, from a large page-to-a- day bound volume to the little pocket diary with pencil. All are in good taste and the result of years of experience. Particularly we recommend the loose-leaf series, which is a boon to busy people.