... . Whilst cordially thanking the many Contributors who have forwarded interesting pliotogj-aplis for his consideration, the Editor would urge upon such Contributors the necessity for ensuring ABSOLUTE ACCURACY in the matters of NAMES and DALES, which should be written clearly on the back of each portrait and view submitted. ...

... Bond, and Co., Limited, have issued their noor +n TVTaxr n T Q Tin win D Report and Daiance-sneet tor tnc uucuiuai y o that the net profit for the year, after deducting Directors fees and all other charges, amounts to .£42,035 3s. 4d., and, with £24.74 3s. id. brought forward from last year, there is a sum of £44.5°9 6s- 5- to the credit of the Profit and Loss Account. The Directors ...

... The Chancery Lane Safe Deposit Company have made special arrangements for the temporary safe keeping of Court jewels and other valuables during the Coronation ceremonies. ...

... Madame Bolska is now in England arranging the preliminaries for the concert which will be given in London, under the patronage of the Queen, and at which the Polish soprano will introduce herself to the English public as a singer. She has lately been singing with great success in Germany, Italy, and Paris, and, in recognition of her services to art, the Czar has appointed her Court Singer. ...

... A new and very satisfactory departure has been noticeable in the treatment of many of the Coronation stands. Architecture nas co. c to the assistance of utility, and, in place of the time-honoured felt- covered boxes with which we have been all too familiar, we have .etn work that has been worthy of more than temporary use. 1 he new regime was introduced to the West-End as far away as 1.S97 by ...

... , the signal for lighting the Coronation bonfires will be made from the top of the Great Wheel, Earl's Court, at 9.55 p.m. precisely on Thursday. The signal rocket has been specially made by Messrs. Pain and Sons, and will reach an altitude of a thousand feet. As the Great Wheel itself is three hundred feet high, an exceptional view of the Coronation bonfires in the surrounding country may be ...

... (James Blackwood and Co.) is a neat little book of some hundred and thirty pages of interesting letter press and many quaint illustrations. Its authors (Miss Laura Bennett and Miss Emily Dorman) dedicate it To all loyal subjects of their Most Gracious Majesties trusting it may add to their knowledge of the past and their ever-deepening interest in the present Coronation. This it should most ...

... . All letters on financial subjects only to be addressed to the City Editor The Sketch Office^ iq8 Strand Our Correspondence Rules' are published on the first Wednesday in each Month. Baths. The market in the shares you inquire about is a very bad one, and, of course, the price of silver has helped the dwindling process. If we held anything like the number of shares you mention, we should ...

... Thanks-giving is good, but thanks-living is better. Matthew Henry. COOKERY stands now quite among the fine arts. The dishes that one's grandparents would have thought fit for a king would to-day be spurned by even the family of moderate means. And, after all, why not? Does not gastronomy affect our tempers, our health, indeed, as often as not, our very lives? I propose in these columns to ...

... Whit's here Things for the cook. -Shakespeare. Too many cooks may spoil the broth, but there is no like danger in the provision of too many recipes, and I have before me an up-to-date and economical cookery book, published by Jarrold and Sons, 10 and 11, Warwick Lane, E.C., and written by Dora Groome, that seems very helpful in the knowledge, and I think I may say the cost, of cookery. I ...

... The Menu Menu of a Christmas Dinner For my menu this week I intend to give a Christmas dinner; and as I wish to include as many of the recipes contained in it as possible, I must content myself with only a very few words. I particularly wish my readers to try the almond sauce, which will be found a delicious accompaniment to the Christmas pudding; and, in fact, gives a fillip to it similar to ...

... At this season of the year, when so many country houses are full of visitors, breakfast holds a very im portant place. A good breakfast lays an excellent foundation for a day's work or a day's shooting, and I propose to give two menus suitable for a house party of about twelve persons:-- Menu No. I Fish Cakes. Devilled Turkey Omelette aux Fines Herbes. Ham. Boiled Eggs. Pate de Foie Gras. Tea. ...