practice has made her
familiar with a craft which is not so easy as it looks; and in
particular she has learnt the art of the final line. Miss POPE may
possibly run the risk of over-writing herself; but so long as she brings
a discriminating eye to the choice of what is worth preserving--and she
has been _quite_ reasonably self-critical in her present selection--the
matter that she jettisons is no affair of mine. Judging only by what I
see here, I recognise that, in whatever other way she may be helping the
cause, through her gift of light-heart verse she is doing--and none more
bravely--her share of woman's work.

* * * * *

[Illustration: _Touring Stage Manager (rehearsing super)._ "And when you
hear the cue, 'Ah, here comes the Kaiser!' you stride slowly on to the
stage looking like the guilty Monarch."]

* * * * *

Journalistic Colour.

"On all hands their preparations for their ultimate victory are
being pressed forward with unflagging zest, and nowhere has the
white heat of their resolve grown pale"--_Daily Graphic._

* * * * *

Extract from Scottish Command Orders:--

"When marriage has actually taken place, the N.C.O. or man
should inform O.C. at once, so as to ensure the necessary
documents for separation allowance for the wife being made out,
and this casualty should in addition be inserted in Part II.
Orders."

_Scotsman._

This appears to confirm the belief that a Scottish marriage is a sort of
accident that might happen to anyone.

* * * * *

It is easy to understand why the Zeppelins have a partiality for
almshouses. They think it's another name for munition works.

* * * * *

From the report of a music-hall action:--

"In reply to Mr. Justice Darling, he sang comic songs and
appeared alone on the stage."--_Morning Paper._

After all the Bench cannot always monopolise the "star turns," even in
Mr. JUSTICE DARLING'S court.

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150, MARCH 15, 1916***

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