27 JULY 1918, Page 15

"HOWLERS."

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECEATOR."3

Sie,—The enclosed may fit into your collection:— Hors d'ccuvre.—" Draught-horse."

De gustibus non est disputanduni—" We should not discuss unpleasant subjects."

Fertur pudicae crmjugis osculum, parvosgtie natos tit capitis minor, a se removisse—" He is said to have sent away his Cartha- ginian wife with a kiss, and even his little sons—which is less comprehensible."