.A.M.

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From "Notes, Questions and Answers" in _T.P.'s Weekly_:--

"Author wanted, and where the whole poem can be found:--

"Drink to me only with thine eyes,
And I'll not ask for wine."

C.E.H.

[Herrick. A collected edition of the poems is published by
J.M. Dent at 1s. net.--ED. N.Q.A.]"

Afterthought by ED. N.Q.A.: "At least I think it's HERRICK ... or
WORDSWORTH ... but wait till the Editor comes back from Algiers. He's
sure to know."

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"Sir John Thornycroft kicked off in a football charity match
at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, in which the combined ages of the
players was 440 years."--_Hull Daily Mail_.

Why not?

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"M. Timiriazeff, president of the Anglo-British Chamber of
Commerce, followed with a speech."--_Daily Telegraph_.

We like his Anglo-British name.

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WINTER SPORTS.

[_Some additional aspects of the fashionable topic that
seem to have escaped the writers of similar articles in our
contemporaries_.]

(I.)--BUYING THE HOTEL.

For this game several players are required, who form themselves into
one or more parties according to numbers. A player, preferably a
woman, is selected as leader, and should possess nerve, coolness, and
an authoritative voice. The object of the game is to secure (1) The
best rooms; (2) Tables with a view; (3) The controlling interest in
all projects of entertainment. It is an important advantage for the
leader to have stayed in the hotel at least once previously. If she
is able to announce on arrival, "Here we are as usual!" and to greet
the proprietor and staff by name, this often gives an initial blow
exceedingly hard to parry. English visitors have been proving very
adept at the sport this season, with Americans a good second. The
German game, on the contrary, is slower and less subtle.

(II.)--SPOTTING THE PARSON.

An amusing game that has been very popular at many Swiss resorts
lately, and one that calls for the qualifications of a quick brain
and a keen eye. The universal adoption of sweaters and woollen
caps makes the task of the players one of considerable difficulty.
Envelope-reading should be forbidden by the rules, and some codes even
debar the offering of a _Church Times_ to a suspected stranger. The
_Athenaeum_ and _S