Altogether, it was rather poor stuff, unworthy of the talent of many of its interpreters and of the trouble that Miss Edith Craig had spent over its scenic effects. Perhaps the audience had been led to expect too much, for "The Daisy," far from being the "wee, modest" flower of Robert Burns, had been at some pains to draw preliminary attention to its merits.

O.S.


The Bedroom Shortage.

"That a woman ought to dress quietly and practically in the street is unquestionable."

"Times" Fashion article.


"As the harvest season this year is late, sport will not be general for at least two weeks hence, when grain crops may be expected to be in stook. For some time to come sheep will be confined to the low hill-sides and pasture lands and turnip fields, and a few good bags were had there yesterday."—Scotch Paper.

We still prefer the old-fashioned sport of partridge-shooting.