Why not?
"M. Timiriazeff, president of the Anglo-British Chamber of Commerce, followed with a speech."—Daily Telegraph.
We like his Anglo-British name.
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.