26 OCTOBER 1912, page 11

The Old Turk.

W E have quoted on several occasions of late from Lord Houghton's Eastern poems. There is one which is so specially appropriate to the present occasion, though written over......

Correspondence.

SOME MODERN FRENCH BOOKS. [To THE EDITOR or THE "SPECTATOR...1 Srn,—One of the most important books connected with French history that have appeared this year is M.......

A Chocolate Souffle.

T HE planning of a successful holiday is no small achieve- ment. Not only should the goal be supremely attractive, but the journey to the goal should in itself be made rich with......