... . Playland is bound to be very dull until Sep tember, for the managers are away on holidays or are going on tour, and scarcely a new play is to be produced during the next few weeks. This is unfortunate for the country cousin who comes for his summer holiday in London. I used to spend every summer holiday in London for years, and yet I never saw Mr. Tree until I settled in town, as he had ...

... MISS ELLALINE TERRISS IN SWEET AND TWENTY. Captain Basil Hood's charming comedy, as produced at the Vaudeville on April 24. Miss Terriss plays the part 01 a girl who is loved by two brothers (the sons of a vicar), one, a prodigal (played by Mr. Seymour Hicks), whom she loves in return, and the other a dour stay-at-home (played by Mr. Holbrook Blinn). This picture is by Ellis and Walery ...

... . This picture, which is the copyright of The Tatler and has been specially taken by Mr. Hodsoll, shows Miss Eva Moore in her dressing-room (No 19) at the St. James's, just about to go on in the first act of The Wilderness, the pretty comedy written by ber husband, in which she plays tbe principal part ...

... DISHES OF THE DAY.-- Jellies a lid Creams. SMALL BATTETTE SHAPES OF LIQUEUR JELLY vVith differently flavoured creams inside the jelly and as a border A SUCCtS SHAPE LINED WITH JELLY Garnished in its various divisions with chopped fruits and a bavaroise mixture in centre FANCY MOULD LINED WITH JELLY Garnished with slices of peaches, the centre being filled with other peaches and jelly SMALL ...

... ST. JAMES'S SQUARE. St. James's Square, which was the genesis of the whole West-end, has been the home of the bluest blood in the land for a longer period than any other part of the metropolis. For instance, the Dukes of Nor folk have lived here since 1684. The square was created by Henry Jermyn, Earl of St. Albans, whose name is still com memorated by the neighbouring Jermyn Street and St. ...

... . By Garden G. Smith. Come years ago a question that used to agitate domestic circles profoundly at this season was, Where shall we go for the holidays? Paterfamilias wished to go in land, where he might wear old and comfort able clothes, get some fishing, shooting, or other sport, and smoke a pipe all day long. Very seldom did he have his way. Mater- familias always set her face against ...

... MY LADY'S MIRROR. FASHIONS THROUGH THE CAMERA. /V. Jj Much has been said-- and unfortunately quite truthfully-- of the slavish way in which women have followed the fashions whatever their type may have been. How ever hideous or extraordinary the fashion may have been it has always gathered a goodly number of followers all quite regardless of the fact of its being becoming or not. With the much ...

... . Past and Present Blues Wishing him. luck Just after lunch The coaches on the mound The Oxford men coming out to field L. V. Harper and E. R. Wilson coming out to bat It is during the interval between the innings and at lunch-time, when the promenade takes place, that Lord's looks its best on the occasion of the 'Varsity match ...

... . While so much interest is centred on the trial of Earl Russell by his peers it may be instructive to recall previous cases where a peer has been tried by the House of Lords. There have been only four such trials since the reign of George II. Lord Ferrers was tried for murder in 1760, Lord Byron was arraigned on a like charge ten years after wards. and there were the trials of Lord Cardigan ...

... His Grace is seated in the middle. The figures behind him are, from left to right. Lord Settrington, Irish Guards; Hon. Esme Gordon-Lennox, Scots Guards and Hon. Bernard Lennox, Grenadier Guards. This picture, which is exclusive to The Tatler, is by Mr. Russell THE DUKE OF RICHMOND AND GORDON AND HIS GRANDSONS ...

... . THE MARQ'IIS OF LANSDOWNE Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Elliott Fry THE EARL OF KERRY Eldest son of Lord Lansdowne J. Edwards THE MARCHIONESS OF LANSDOWNE The Marchioness of Lansdowne is the wife of the Foreign Secretary and sister of the Duke of Abercom and Lord George Hamilton Langfiet ...

... . The critics are agreed that Madame Melba's voice has improved this season. This excellent portrait of the diva is by Mr. Mendelssohn ...