... exotic birds among flowers. Jjhis subject, having m,ade 'r!u> h ;1 f' 1 tiny beautifully coloured bird* ''■ The exhibition Madame Vera Lomhavdi who. /' ',^''_ ;,' birth, has specialised for ,-n- 1,1 ,;c', hor«o> and has recently held shows in Paris and Rome ...

... doing with my hat? Maid (under notice): I only wanted to see what it looked like with a pretty face underneath. — Passing Show. That Little Rift. Whatever gold Liberal hand may give, The Council makes its scorn and loathing clear. For chaste Free Trade ...

... trudging along dejectedly in the grip of policeman. his arms he carried a football. There had been broken window and trampled flower beds. A group his pals stood on street corner. lie decided to keep stiff upper lip while passing them. What did you Bill ...

... replied the man with tho money. The woman crooned a little tuno as busied herself with the kettle. and I havo somethink to show you. Ido feel so pleased about it. Without any explanation Mrs. Blank led the way into the best room, dropped the matches ...

... golfing stance? DICKENS TRIBUTE. The Diokens Fellowship had not forgotten that tho geranium was Charles Dickens's favourite flower, when wreaths from the London headquarters, well as from the Boston and Toronto branches, were laid on his grave in 'Westminster ...

... FORTHCOMING MARRIAGES. ELDRIDGE—GRAY.—The engagement is announced between Albert George only son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Eldndge of Chelsea. London and Eileen only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Gray of west jßrldifprd. GILBERT—CLAY.—The marriage arranged between ...

... scoring five goals in a league match and beating Chesterfield for the first time. A record crowd of something like 66,000 saw 1 Chelsea beat Woolwich Arsenal Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The attendance easily created a league record. Mr. Howard Frank has sold ...

... explain themselves, and the Edwardian colours Chelsea blue, sea pink, fuchsia and violet. , I was interested to notice the emphasis placed upon stripes wide and narrow, and checks large and small, in the show rooms. And still more interested in the new ...

... other side in safety.' TO-DAY IN THE GARDEN Pinching Psas. —When early peas have set some pods, and are carrying a good show of flowers, it is just as well to stop extension by pinching, as is done with broad beans. The operation encourages the quicker swelling ...

... THE GARDEN Flowers of Sulphur.—A dusting of this powder is a simple but effective remedy for white rust disease on cauliflowers or ring spot on cabbages. The first-mentioned appears as dirty white mould the leaves, and the ring spot shows itself in yellow ...

... Other expressions have tfie same meaning in the principal Regulations. Now we all understand. More Flowers. THE lifting of the ban on the carriage of flowers has been generally welcomed. It has been felt for some time that the original order was too drastic ...

... ARTIST DETAINED. A sensational tragedy came to light last night, Fic hen taxicab drew up at the Walton-street police-station, Chelsea. Inside the vehicle was found the body of a woman named Mrs. Ethel Howard, otherwise floor of the cab with her throat cut ...