... . AMONGST THOSE PRESENT- -BY FRED MAY Of all the flowers that bloom in the spring there are tew more robust or more beautiful than your primrose. The artist has endeavoured to combine both qualities of our English woodland flower in these portraits, and has we think succeeded more, rather than less, well, considering always, of course, the material he had at his disposal. His Grace the Duke of ...

... AT THE INTERNATIONAL HOTEL ALLIANCE BANQUET Given by the Gordon Hotels, Ltd., at the Hotel Victoria, last week, as a farewell to the large contingent of American hoteliers who have been on a visit to this country, of which Sir Francis Towle is the managing director ...

... ALA, THE ACES IN THE PACK! THE 4TH FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL DINNER This dinner, which was the third annual one, was held with what can be suitably described as eclat at the Piccadilly Hotel, and was attends as will be observed, by a large number of high-fliers, who naturally lent an air of distinction to the proceedings. All these officers, now engaa upon teaching the younger birds, served with ...

... Although Denmark is comparatively close to England, it has never achieved popularity as a holiday resort which is a pity, for there are many quaint and interesting S1g ts t ...

... . WITH THEIR HABITS AS THEY PLAY: THE TRICKS OF LAWN-TENNIS FOLK. BY H. F. Crowther-SMITH. Wimbledon dress fashions and the little tricks of famous players are quite an interesting study. There is Vincent Richards' straw hat, M. Lacoste's white cap, and B. I. C. Norton's Homburg head-covering. Our artist, however, when he took his notebook and pencil to Wim bledon, did more than study dress ...

... Inter 'Varsity Soccer: The Light Blues. THE TEAM CHOSEN TO MEET OXFORD AT QUEEN'S THE CAMBRIDGE XI. Specially Drawn for Thh Sketch by H. F. Crowther-Smith. Soccer has a very large following, which includes royalty, as H.M. the King takes a keen interest in the game, so naturally all eyes were turned on the 43rd inter-'Varsity match, fixed to take place at Queen's Club on Saturday last, the ...

... The Opening of the Winter Sports Seaso^ ciety on Swiss Snow and Sun Playgrounds. ...

... . PERSONALITIES AT A POPULAR RENDEZVOUS: RANELAGH WELL-KNOWNS. Caricatures Specially Drawn for The Sketch by H. F. Crowthxk-Smith. The beauty and charm of Ranelagh Club appeal both to sporting outdoor people and to those who like to sit in a delightful garden and watch others taking exercise. The' golf course has been the scene of many important matches and the fact that lakes, trees, polo ...

... In a few days time, July 19, the Cathedral Church of Christ, on St. James s Mount, Liverpool, will be consecrated in the presence of the King and Queen. This wonderful work, which, when completed, will be the largest church m the country, and inferior in size only to St. Peter's, Rome, and Seville Cathedral, is the first Anglican cathedral to be constructed in the Northern Province. It was ...

... Copyrighted in the U.S.A. Seen from the Kama Cliu Valley, to the south-east of the great peak From the varied impressions brought home by those who saw Mount Everest at close range, the artist of The Sphere has attempted a first reconstruction of the scene in colour. From near the glacier to the left is flowing the Kama Chu, and down almost to its banks extend grass- covered slopes, ...

... WHO CAN ACCOUNT FOR THE LIKES (AND DISLIKES) OF HER? BY Dl EGA' ILL Ji ...

... No. 19.-- DEVONPORT SERVICES This season the Devonport Services R.F.C., though not perhaps so successful as usual as regards results, possesses some outstanding players. Horsey Browne is a tower of strength in the Irish pack, while H. W. V. Stephenson, another Irish International, is the brother of G. V. Stephenson, who recently played his thirty-fifth game for the Emerald Isle. The ...