14 SEPTEMBER 1929, page 12

A Hundred Years Ago

THE SPECTATOR, SEPTEMBER 12TH, 1829. STATE OF THE COUNTRY. The substitution of an income-tax for various others which press more immediately on production, as proposed by......

Music

THE TREND OF MUSIC ON THE CONTINENT. [Festivals of music have enjoyed more popularity than ever this summer in Germany. We are glad to publish this record and critique of the......

Poetry

Love's Fragility HARD above all things mortal is To sacrifice true love's return : We shudder and are bare of bliss, And our hearts mourn. For love is lighter than men say ;......

Correspondence

A LETTER FROM BRUSSELS. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, — The second week of September sees Brussels once more springing into a city of activity. The ever-increasing......