WAR GRAVES.
[To THE EDITOR OP THE SPECTATOR."1 Sra,—Yon kindly allowed me to address a letter to you on the above subjeot some weeks ago, and I would again ask your indulgence. I have just seen the pamphlet, The Graces of the Fallen, written by Mr. Rudyard Kipling, and illustrated by Mr. Douglas MacPherson. Although the size of the headstone is given on p. 6, I think it is unfortunate that it is not men- tioned to what scale the illustrations are drawn; and those on pp. 10, 13, and 14 convey a totally wrong idea of the official size. Most people to whom I have shown the illustrations have guessed the size at anything from four to five feet in height. Again, it is to be regretted that the lady and gentleman shown on p. 8 are not in the foreground, as it might then be noticed that the headstones reach only a little above the knee. As regards the lettering, I am informed that on any soft stone it is not safe to out less than three-quarter-inch letters, but on marble, granite, or any hard stone three-eighth-inch letters can be cut—half-inch quite easily—and would not be out of proportion to the size allowed. I refer to this because I am a supporter of Lady Florence Cecil's petition to be allowed to
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