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SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST FOLIO.
Only 172 Copies in Existence.
The tercentenars of the publi- cation of the Firs: Folio of Shakespeare will bo celebrated at he British Museum during April and May by an exhibition of the many treasures its library con- tains, including the quartos, tirst and other folios, and early books which have allusions to Shake- speare. These works will take the place for the time of a portion of the permanent exhibition, in the same way as other exbibitions of
special character have done.
an
The Museum has recently been presented with a copy of the First Folia with the famous Droneshout portrait in
earlier state than is found in the majority of the copies. Although stthe time the presentation was made the Museum had four other copies, only one of them had the frontis. piece and verse, and that was the Grenville oorg, which cannot be exhibited except on special orca- RIDES. Now, therefore, it pos
esses & beautiful copy which can Islways be extinited.
Sir Sidney Lee has traced the existence of as many as a hua dred and seventy-two copies of the His Shakespeare First Folio. census demonstrated two points. both of which, he says, hat long been vaguely suspected. In the irst place, it plainly appeared that, although extant exemplars in a ne state were few, yet per-l fert First Folios, tar from being" extremely rare, Lumerous than perfect copies of other creat books of the saine era. In the second place it became obvious that, as soon as there were embodied in one systematic) survey the more or less imperfect copies of this creat collection of) Shakespeare's plays, it was dif ficult to quint to a publication of
were
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 1923.
NEW FABRICS
Kasha cloth has a monopoly in the grey shades, duveton is seen almost always in brown, and broadcloth comes usually in black often in brown, occasionally in blue. Jersey cloth, velour de Ixine and poire; twill are to be found in browns, tons and navy.
ANCIENT RELICS.
Monuments of 1600 Years Ago.
"IF I WERE KING."
Ideas of London Boys
and Girls.
"Write an account of how you!
were Kinz or Queen." would spend your day if you
Many monumental treasures of the early seventeenth century the ancient Maya Indians of
This task, set for 1. C. C which had more triumphantly Guatemala are again on view at
scholars by the examiners for the faced the perils of physical decay, the British Museum, after having
Junior County Scholarships sad all the wear and tearof hand-been lost for nearly 30 years. ling, to which popular books are They were collected by Dr. A.
P. Maudslay, who conducted award, produced some bumorous always liable.
ideas. To most of them being a having unlimited In 1902 there were 116 Firs: several expeditions to the fever-
motor-cars. Thes modes and Folios in the United Kingdom. 3:stricken areas of Central America king meant
took no account of any possible were in the United States, 3 were between 1881-7.
When he brought abem to Eng-daties except going about visiting in the British Colonies, and)
Cantinent of land the relics were on view at hospitals and the poorer classes 2 were
the 03
The influence of the picture Europe. Four years later, when the Victoria and Albert Museum.
papers and cinemas was notice. Sir Sidney wrote his "Notes and but, other treasures arriving, the
able. To many the idea of a day Additions to the Census," the Indian relics were consigned to
King or Queon appealed as an British total stood at 105 and the the store room.
opportunity for obtaining their American total at sixty-two. The monuments themselves are
desire-entertainments, Thirty three of the British copies in some respecta more astonishing hearts" were at that time in public in than the relief carvings of Egypt feasting, and dancing, and rides in a State coach. One little Lon- stitutions. In the last sixteen and Assyria. years the distribution has chang
To reach the abandoned Indian don boy wrote: "If I were King jed still more in favour of America, temples the archeologists had to would have roast chicken.ginger pop, and plum cake for breakfast.” penetrate miles of virgin forest.
Many of the original monu-Some, regardless of constitutional ments were brought to England, custom, initiated reforms, such bu: Dr. Maudsley also made as "Closing the Pubs," "Build- *Set- plaster and paper moulds of other inz More Houses," and
dling Strikes." Among the pieces of sculpture.
Happily, the British Museum relaxations were spending the holidays at Sandringham and A Russian-American's Scheme. has now found a room for the
Windsor, attending football treasures, and at a private view Mr. Henry A Dix. & Pussian. d. Jose, the deputy matches, and betting at aged seventy-three geats, who
a Pully Chronicl came here thirty years ago, his keeper, case
to his employees, representative some facts about caste, covered numbering four hundred, all his the huge stone richts in his business of many with elaborate carvings, which facturing women's dresses and fill the new section. nurses' uniforms, writes the New
THIRTY-TOS CAST. York correspondent of the Trues |
The original of one of these wriche 30 tons. It is a Apart from his profits, Mr. D. casts has beep drawing a salary of great slab of volcanic rock carved £13,000 a year.
In future he will to represent the Earthin the form give his services as adviser for alot a beast, with the Sun God in Cover's water of half-arrown. Hets mouth.
delines that the employ---, win!
Th-Mayasercubuel Guatemala have devoted the is lives to devel shout A.D. 39, and achieved a oping the business, ought to be high art, as expressed in their o her returns from: it than their places of worship.
BUSINESS FOR EM- PLOYEES.
turned over
meetings.
race
Leas imagination was shown in mentioning a Queen's relats- to be frequent attendance at ball- tians. The general idea seemed
and banquets: the personal comfort afforded by a multimiel
the softest of of servante : festher beds."" unlimited scented superdaity of ices soap." and and jellies."
SOMEHOWLERS." Some 01 the Keris of the "howlers" are:-
.
Chaucer was born in London- he transled the Bible-ae was put in gaol and after some time Then they moved away from came to the conclusion he might The directorate of the corpora, the region, and their descendants 2 well write another book and] tion will, in addition to Mr. Dix. in a degenerated state, have been
Wakes and salaries.
consist of six faithf ervants of the concern, who will receive two thousand shares of common stree
found at Yucatan,
Why this mysterious nation la addition to £50,000 of working left the region they had occupied capital, which is to be returned to for many, centuries is not known,
Very beautiful are the carvingil Mr. Dix from the future profits of the business, together with £190, in wood and stone now exhibits 0 for the goodwill and stock in the British Museum for the and the factories and equipment. first time.
then wrote the "Pilgrim's Pro-
gress."
St. Paul's Cathedral was built' br Christopher Columbus.
The Butle of Trafalgar Square was fought in London agafest the Spaniaris. One of those who fell in the battle was Nelson.
Kitchener was killed at Mɔns. The Prince of Wales. The Great Fire of London was due to a lighted cigarette falling
Each of the employees who has Mr. Joyce has worked out the served the firm for, three years meaning of many of the pictures aiti have a part of the common in stone, which form sort of in a tin of petrol in a caraze.
The great Fire startet in a fried stock varying from £100 to £704, calendar or time clock. The Maya
fish shop. accorting to his length of service year was a cycle of 260 days.
The present day King as only and position. They will be en-
Only three known complete
Then his abled to pay for the stock by pieces of Maya script exist, the a little streetrunner. means of an annual bonus amount rest having been burnt by inancle ofered to bring him up, s ing to 20 per cent. of their vaders, but the writing was upon now he has gained this high
position. boldings.
deerskink.
One of the huge carved mont ments, over 30ft. high, bas teen placed on the portica outside the Museum, on the left side of the man entirance.
Mr. Dix declares tha: his busi- ness is the only one of its kind in America which never had a strike and in which the employees work redeys a week for six days pay He expresses perfect confidence in the ability of the board of!
SEEK SUNKES GOLD. directors to make the business
A vast gold treasure, thought to even more profitable than it has been in the past, and says his be in the hall of the sunken action is inspired by a desire steamer Grosvenor, off Pondoland, before his death to show his apis being sought by syndicate preciation of the employees who formed at Cape Town, which is have assisted in making his digging & sabmarine tunnel in AD
effort to reach the chip.. fortune.
London was spoilt by the Great) Fire. It is much worse now than it used to be.
William the Conjoter.
One little surr expressed abhorrence of domestic science. She wrote: "The lesson wg on babies: I've one of my awa: that's quite enough."
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