... A NEW BUST OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN. The New War Memorial at Paisley And an American Bust of Abraham Lincoln MZ, V/^ VSSSSSSSSSSS/SSMM |P A LIFE-LIKE BUST OF THE RICHEST MAN IN THE WORLD MR. JO. DAVIDSON AT WORK IN NEW YORK ON HIS BUST OF M MR. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER. WHO IS NOW EIGHTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE lyyyy/ssssssss/ssssssssssssssssfffff iff THE IMPRESSIVE WAR MEMORIAL DESIGNED FOR PAISLEY ...

... FROM SILKWORM TO SILK STOCKING. The Chinese Silkworm Farm which is Included in the Hong Kong Section at Wembley Where Visitors May See the Production of Silk from the Cocoon Stage to the Finished Article THE COCOONS ARE PLACED IN BOILING WATER IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE SILK TO COME OFF IN ONE STRAIGHT PIECE LADY HO TUNG EXAMINING THE COCOONS ON THE WICKER FRAME ON WHICH THEY ARE PLACED FOR ...

... VARIETY AND ITS AUDIENCES. The Atmosphere of Three West-end Theatres where Vaudeville Still Holds Sway AILAM BOTT In a recent issue of The Sphere we published an article by Mr. Alan Bott on First Nights and their Audiences, dealing with the distinctive atmosphere possessed by certain of the big West-end theatres. This article Mr. Bott now supplements by the one published below on Variety and ...

... . By R. P. Hearne. The fourth International 200-miles race organised by the Junior Car Club will be held on Saturday, September 20, at Brooklands. The main points of interest in this year's race are the inclusion of an additional class for cars up to 750 c.c., and the running of the three classes (750 c.c., 1,100 c.c., and 1,500 c.c.) together. The 200-Miles Race All competing cars will be ...

... THE HOME NEWS OF THl WEEK TOLD IN PICTURES. The Coming of Age of the Hon. W. H. Smith, Mr. George Malcolm, and Lor £l,nley The British Association Meeting at Toronto And Other Items of News THE COMING OF AGE OF THE HON. W. H. SMITH. ELDEST SON OF THE VISCOUNT AND COUNTESS HAM- BLEDEN-GOOD WISHES DROPPED FROM AN AEROPLANE POLO TOURNAMENT AT PLYMOUTH-- LADY LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN PRESENTING THE CUP ...

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... THE DRAMATIC POSSIBILITIES OF FUSED QUARTZ. Recent Experiments which Go to Show how Glass May be Replaced by an Entirely New Substance IBy Pspo Eo Eo EEEE That plate-glass does not form the most trans parent window panes will no doubt surprise many people; but it is, nevertheless, true. According to the latest scientific discoveries, the material which has proved more trans parent even than ...

... 1^=-- -s- uuuuuuuuuijuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUIJUUULlUUUUUUUUyUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUl A PICTORIAL WHO'S WHO of Prominent Personalities. Men and Women Who are Figuring in the News of the Moment Dr. Marx, the German Chancellor, in London Dr. Marx is the chief German delegate in the negotia tions with the Allied representatives at the Foreign Office. This ...

... THREE GROUPS OF SOCIAL INTEREST. A Family Gathering--Mrs. Ashley's House Party and the Duke of Connaught FOUR GENERATIONS IN A UNIQUE FAMILY GROUP--THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF ROSSLYN (SEATED IN CENTRE) WITH HER CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN Elliott & Fry THREE GENERATIONS AT THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT'S AFTERNOON PARTY TO OVERSEAS VISITORS A. Corbett AN EXCLUSIVE SOCIETY GATHERING ...

... HOSTESSES DURING THE SEASON ON THE MOORS. A Group of Prominent Women who are Entertaining During the Present Scottish Season THE DUCHESS OF WESTMINSTER, WHO IS AT REAY DEER FOREST Hay Wrightson THE COUNTESS OF HADDINGTON, WHO IS ENTERTAINING IN SCOTLAND Lafayette THE EARL OF HADDINGTON, WHO IS NOW IN SCOTLAND Lafayette LADY MALCOLM, WHO IS NOW AT POLTALLOCH, THE FAMILY ESTATE Bassano LADY ...

... 1 THE PLAY'S T HE THING L rrj Binnie Hale and the Big Stick The Production of Fratricide Punished at Oxford B^ HERBERT FARJEQM The newest revue in London at the moment is the Odd Spot, at the Vaudeville Theatre to this subject Mr. Farjeon devotes considerable atten tion, mainly because the revue contains as its principals Mr. John Deverell and the versatile Binnie Hale. The production of ...

... WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN PARIS. Conferences and the Franc Paris on the Move By The Sphere's Special Correspondent Paris. I've given up reading the news papers entirely, remarked a cynic seated at one of the marble-topped tables outside a café opposite the Bourse. It is Conference to-day, Conference yesterday, and will be Conference to-morrow; for my part I am sick of the whole thing. I ...