... People of Interest Royally in Egypt Princess Henry of Battenberg, with her pretty daughter, Princess Ena-- the fairest of Royal débutantes-- and her little son, Prince Leopold, have just arrived in Cairo, where the Governor of the Wight intends to spend the winter, as it is thought that the clear, sparkling air will greatly benefit Prince Leopold, who is a delicate child. The Royal party, ...

... Miss Violet Milner The elder daughter of Sir Frederic and Lady Milner Thomson Photo ly ...

... MATTERS 'V MUSlOlL 1 tf> CP The Songs of Richard Strauss Those people who did not go to St. James' Hall last Wednesday evening-- and it was really a pity to see so many vacant seats-- missed one of the most delightful music meetings London has had lately. True, the programme consisted only of some sixteen short songs of Richard Strauss, sung by his wife, the composer being at the pianoforte. ...

... The winter season at St. Merit/. is (writes our St. Moritz correspondent) now getting into full swing. Day by day we have new arrivals who help to fill the hotels and add to the liveliness of the place, and general anticipations are that we shall have a record season and good skating. Every hotel vies with the other to provide amusement and entertainment forits guests, and what with dances and ...

... BY FIELD, STREAM, COVERT The Sport Though the course of the hunt ing season has not been free from the hostility of the elements, accounts of sport continue to be excellent; indeed, seeing how many packs have done well of late, it would almost be invidious to particularise. The doings of the packs in the shires and other ultra-fashionable establish ments are so regularly and admirably ...

... The Gsxrderv W-m by Archibald Marshall Bulbs in the Grass There is no more beautiful form of gardening than that of growing spring and autumn bulbs in the grass. Autumn bulbs for this purpose are rare, and those that there are are little used, but no one who has seen a mass of colchicum or autumn crocus flowering under trees can have helped being struck with their effect, affording, as they do ...

... M. A. Noble, the Captain of Australia Rein hold Thiele Photo by ...

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... Both pictures and books-- collectable books of course-- are apparently suffering from the effects of money stringency, combine scares, and bad times generally; to a much greater extent, antique furniture, porcelains, and other objets d'art. Of course, the very-- absolutely the very-- finest works of art and curios, be they books, pictures, bronzes, or what not, are always above mere market ...

... ANCIENT PERUGIA A PLACE WHFREIN TO SPEND A QUIET WEEK Perugia, as once said Dean Alford, is the Nurem berg of Italy. And, indeed, even in Italy, with its numerous cities preserving their mediaeval surroundings, Perugia remains probably less affected by time than any other. Standing on a steep hill, even as the weary traveller in search for rest and quietness approaches it, one would see it ...

... mmmSM A certain amount of movement is taking place in Mr. George Edwardes' many homes for musical plays. Madame Sherry is the first newcomer at the Apollo Theatre, from which she has already driven The Girl from Kay's. A successor for The Country Girl has been found in the new play, at present named Beautiful Ceylon, which will probably make its appearance at Daly's some time in February. A ...

... Cor\l\olssc\_jr j Antiques from Jewels to Garden gods The collector and the con noisseur have grown rather blasé in spite, or, perhaps, by reason of, the many allure ments that the dealer in antiques spreads before them. And we, who consti tute ourselves the collector's philosophic bystander and looker-on, share his lack of enthusiasm on the subject of forced sales and divine bargains at ...