30 SEPTEMBER 1916, page 14

The G.f.s. And The Single-handed.

ITO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR...1 pat,—I wonder if the writer of the article "Single-Handed" has ever heard of the Girls' Friendly Society. There lies the solution of the......

Books.

NAPOLEON.* LOCKHART'S History of Napoleon Buonaparte, which has now been republished, was written, eight years after Napoleon's death. The book is eminently creditable to its......

The Scottish Women's Serbian Hospital Fund. We Have...

following subscriptions to the above Fund :— £ s. d. J. W. Garnett, Esq. .. 10 0 0 Mrs. Dorothea Webb .. 5 0 0 Mrs. C. M. Garnett .. 5 0 0 L. C. Cholmeley, Eaq... 5 0 0 Herbert......

A " Via Sacra."

(To THE EDITOR 01' THE " Srsersamt."1 tint,—With reference to your oorrespondent's letter suggesting the planting of a forest along the via sacra, would it not be possible to......

Humbug.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SrEersxos.1 Sin,—You may find the following quotation of interest, in spite of its probably false etymology. It is from Isaac Taylor's Words and Phrases,......

Industry And Motherhood.

(To THE EDITOR OF TUE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—The Women's Industrial Council is undertaking an inquiry into occupations and conditions of occupations likely to prove injurious to......

Poetry.

A SOLDIER'S MOTHER. JUST nineteen years ago The birthday of her boy, The whole world seemed too small To hold her joy. To-day he died in France A comrade's life to save, And the......

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or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked "Communi- cated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the mode of......