... . St. James's Square, which was the genesis of the whole West-end, has been the home of the bluest blood in the land for a longer period than any other part of the metropolis. For instance, the Dukes of Nor folk have lived here since 1684. 1 ne square was created by Henry Jermyn, Earl of St. Albans, whose name is still com memorated by the neighbouring Jermyn Street and St. Albans Passage. ...

... 1 s If the old triangular duel between Eton, Harrow and Winchester could be revived the task of the cricket prophet would be easier. Eton beat Winchester by a short head a couple of weeks back, but as there is no means of learning whether Harrow is as good, better, or worse than Winchester what Eton has done against Winchester gives no clue as to how the Light Blues are likely to fare against ...

... . Past and Present Blues Wishing him. luck Just after lunch The coaches on the mound The Oxford men coming out to field L. V. Harper and E. R. Wilson coming out to bat It is during the interval between the innings and at lunch-time, when the promenade takes place, that Lord's looks its best on the occasion of the 'Varsity match ...

... . While so much interest is centred on the trial of Earl Russell by his peers it may be instructive to recall previous cases where a peer has been tried by the House of Lords. There have been only four such trials since the reign of George II. Lord Ferrers was tried for murder in 1760, Lord Byron was arraigned on a like charge ten years after wards. and there were the trials of Lord Cardigan ...

... His Grace is seated in the middle. The figures behind him are, from left to right. Lord Settrington, Irish Guards; Hon. Esme Gordon-Lennox, Scots Guards and Hon. Bernard Lennox, Grenadier Guards. This picture, which is exclusive to The Tatler, is by Mr. Russell THE DUKE OF RICHMOND AND GORDON AND HIS GRANDSONS ...

... . THE MARQ'IIS OF LANSDOWNE Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Elliott Fry THE EARL OF KERRY Eldest son of Lord Lansdowne J. Edwards THE MARCHIONESS OF LANSDOWNE The Marchioness of Lansdowne is the wife of the Foreign Secretary and sister of the Duke of Abercom and Lord George Hamilton Langfiet ...

... . The critics are agreed that Madame Melba's voice has improved this season. This excellent portrait of the diva is by Mr. Mendelssohn ...

... THE FOUTl/JSTE At the Shaftesbury Theatre. AN ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR, OF THE HUNGARIAN COMIC OPERA. My aged grandma told me, And I've read the same in books, That it doesn't matter what a girl May wear nor how she looks. She never should be frivolous She never should be bold. My grandma said, My darling, Always do as you are told. MISS ALICE NIELSEN As Irma, the pupil in the ballet school ...

... . The comic opera, The Fortune Teller, was first pro duced in Toronto (and it was, therefore, un necessary to get it licensed on its London production, Canada being a British colony). It was put on at the Casino Theatre, New York, on September 14, 1898, and at the Shaftes bury Theatre, London, April 9. The plot of the opera is somewhat com plicated, but the main fact to remember is that Miss ...

... A Prophet p* Ts the Editsr eflm Tatler- By William Archer. DEAR MR. EDITOR-- You may remember how on a festive occasion not long ago, the spirit moved you to address me as a prophet of lost causes and how I repudiated the appellation with some warmth. Unquestion ably, however, you had merely given an epigrammatic turn to a very general opinion. I figure in many people's imagination as an ...

... . This picture by Mr. Ellis illustrates one of the most charming snow costumes in The Girl from Up There at the Duke ot York's Theatre ...

... F rom Pekin. to Bond Street Ii\ the Woodbury Gallery. One thousand years is truly as but a day in the history of Eastern peoples. Nine hundred years ago there might have been found in different parts of the Chinese Empire workers in bronze and pottery who little ima gined that the caskets and vases made for the Royal Family of China would turn up in a Bond Street art gallery. Century after cen ...