29 JANUARY 1910, page 13

House-planning.

W HAT was the origin of the proverb, " Fools build houses for wise men to live in" ? It is the proverb which is quoted by nine people out of ten to any one who decides upon......

Letters To The Editor.

THE REVISION OF THE PRAYER-BOOK. [To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR:] Ein,—Now that the elections to the House of Commons are nearly over, your readers may have leisure to be......

The Position Of The Unionist Free-traders.

[To THE EDITOR ON THE "SPECTATOR' Sin,—Your advice, and that of Sir Robert Giffen, appears to me so cogent that, though I am no longer young and the weather is very inclement, I......