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Richard" (Mr. Baker) cold! The cinema was growing in popu-put of 2,000 That encourages me so brated recently his thirtieth year of jlarity every day, and was taking so on." continuous service as dresser Mr. away the flower, of the young or He assured his audience blandly Seymour Hicks.

ganists.

If the process continued it that innbility to hear opera in ideal Starting as stable-boy to Mrs. would mean that every organist em- conditions was a peculiarity of Moner Coutts at the age of 14, at played by a cinema would be one these islands. If a pterodactyl ap 21 to was driving an old horse bus less for the Church. If the Church peared OM ane's doorstep, that from Liverpool Street to the Bank, lost its organists it would lose its would be extraordinary. His au- Then he got the job of driving Mr.. choirs. The question arse-Could dience would admit that, he felt Hicks about London in a brougham, ↑ the . Church at the present suro: "but it would by no more eventually becoming his dresses, time exist without music? From extraordinary than that we, the and touring all over the world with a practical and attractive paint of only civilised nation in the world" view he could not think it could..an exquisito edge of sarcasm Wherever Mr. Hicks is playing, It surprised him that many of the | here" should not possess an opera always within an hour or so clergy still looked upon music as house. Richard manages to make the dress an entirely extraneus thing to "You contribute in the most ing-room look exactly like the last, worship. If music were put on the lavish way," he continued with a

smile, "to carrying little lampshades, mascots, plane it deserved and given the disarming and photographs everywhere they status of other professions, the curious institutions-homes for cats, Church would be in the ascent. for lirards and porcupines; and. not so long ago, you subsidised the Hollywood's lack of artistic con- House of Commons." The familiar science in silent film is not less tragio sound of the English laugh. manifest in her sound films, but one ing at themselves swept the house. doubts it she will escape the con

Will you not subscribe ten shill- sequences of her crimes quite songs a week for opera? It is n mere Ben-bite, ladies and gentle, easily in the, vocal field.

"The Doctor's Secret," is "ex-men." panded from Sir James Barrie's laughed and applauded him affee And the ladies and gentlemen Half an Hour," and explains

ko.

Mr. Belsey has attended. Mr. Hicks at 10,000 performances, and us each performance averages three changes of clothes it may be said that he has assisted him in abous 30.000 changes in all'

In these thirty years be has been off for only two weeks, owing to illness, and one night when he got

inarried.

various

loudly and clearly all that the tionately. Laughs can always be author's delicate art left to the raised by mentioning fens-bút tem imagination.

shilings?

His wife and two sons and two daughters remain in London while Richard" follows him master round the world on his fishing, H. B. Warner, as the husband, racing, and shooting expeditions, speaking in a voice that threatens Once on a loch Mr. Hicks landed at any moment to become nasal, is +b, trout after a four-hours aqually made to suspect that his struggle. It was one of thirteen wife had left home for the purpose put in by the keeper ten years pre-oi running away with a lover, and viously and the first one ever to the last agony of suspense is wrung be caught.

from the scene, but the point of the original was that he was onbire ly ignorant of the cataclysm of emotion through which his wife had passed.

The London Society of Organists held its annual dinner ab. the Monico, Piccadilly-circus, recently. Mr. G. Thalben Ball, the president, was in the chair.

But where, in any case, is the sense of expanding to an hour and quarter a drama of which the essence was that its action covered

The Rev. Dr. Foxell, responding to the toast of "The Clergy and Ministers of all Denominations"thirty minutes? submitted by Mr. Theodore Wal- rend, said that sometimes, when friction occurred between clergy- ne and their organists, the blame lay with the clergy. The wise clergyman, after appointing an or gauist, would not interfere in the musical part of the service; but eaganists must remember that the clergyman was legally responsible fer the conduct of the service and that where there was responsibility there must be control.

Miss Iris Corbin, London Mis- sionary Society, also replied:

Mr. Frederick Leeds, proposing the toast of "The Society," said that the profession of organist was a most onerous one and that a man to be successful had to be very versatile.

The performance of the opera, which packed the theatre, was good in spots. Horace Stevens was A somewhat robust Hans Sache, but sang and articulated splendidly.

Widdop Walter

and William

Michael and May Blyth sang and acted well, while the Darid of Heddle Nash was entirely charm

The orchestra was inadequate, and at times Sir Thomas lost interest in it, but on occasion bath he and his band achieved real beauty.

Scotland Yard co-operated in the making of a kinematograph film ia the Strand, London, recently, whèn, Sir Thomas Beecham, more like under the supervision of an inspec Whistler than ever, both in appear tor and a number of police con- ance and suave ability to pick holes stables, scenes to be used in an in the hide of Philistine England Atlantic flight film were taken.. It with the rapier of his wit, carried way the first filming in the street his fight for a national opera house in London in co-operation with the

step further when be addressed police since the recent visit of film the audience at the Golders Green company officials to the Home Office Hippodrome one night last month. following the arrest of an actor It had been hot work conducting during filming operations, and it "The Mastersingers with the re- was regarded as a test of how much sources at his commond, and Sir Scotland Yard can help. British Thomas apologised for the un producers. A large crowd was at- natural, state of his collaran tracted to St. Clement Danes, where apology, such 3.3 the impishly the filming took place. People magnificent presence of the man, paused to inquire the, meaning of that implied a humorous contempt newspaper bills which announced of all collars.

"British airmen fy the Atlantic,"

Wil all those who are members and to delude the crowds and avoid" of the Imperial League of Opera congestion cameramen were request The President, replying, referred please hold up their bands heed by the police to go away and ta placard which he said roused said. A sprinkling of enthusiasts return when interest had died in his mind the question, "Are the in his cause appeared. "Yes," be down. Menawhile the police moved. organists going to Hollywood?" | conțiased, “about sixty or seventy the crowds on.

THE WOMAN'S CORNER.

A MODERN WOMAN' SPEAKS HER MIND.

CLOTHES FOR THE OFFICE.

The good old question of what is the proper costume for girls work- ing in offices crops up every so often -and here it is again.

Not long ago I had occasion to be in an office where there were a stenographer, two typists, and a file clerk. No one of the four girls" were more than twenty-two or twenty-three and all were pretty above the average.

One of the typista had on a tasteful little navy blue knitted suit with à trim white. collar, brown lizard oxfords with baby french heels, and stock. ings to match. The stenographer,, on the other hand, wore a beige chiffon dress trimmed-in-rather dingy looking cream coloured lace at peck and wrist, blond kid shoes and nude stockings. The other typist and the clerk were arrayed in similar finery which was characterized by any remarkable degree of neatness.

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WHERE THE LAW STOPS;

the subject of damages in the Mr. Justice Hill, dealing with

"critics of minute flaws, and, likes of line are Durer, Patinir and Divorce Court recently, referred to

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the question of worthless wives,” Realism is one of our stock and said that he was tempted to phychological complexes now-a-days to think that there might be Lovers of this commodity desirous counter-claims by co-respondents of so characterising their dress have for saving husbands from such no truer mentor than Velazquez. women.

Secret of Dignity,

Another master of realism is_sym- He explained, however, that it bolished in the personage of Frans would not apply to the case before Hals. Certainly, many of the most him, in which Lieutenant Vernon up-to-date Paris creations betray George Matthews, of the 1st Bat the realistic lines and vigorous talion Leicestershire Regiment, sparseness employed by these two stationed in India, cited an officer broad-style masters.

of his own battalion as co-respon- dent when he petitioned by affidavit. In light and shade, however, He asked for a divorce from his dwells the great urge of to-day wife, Mrs: Lucy Elizabeth Mat That is why Rembrandt is by far thews, on the ground of her mis the most popular artist among all conduct with Captain Thomas R. old masters. His majestic sense of Grylls. light and shade has enabled colour- ists all over the world to grasp the secret of dignity without the aid of rich colours and heavy flowing robes.

Rembrant showed us how to distil

the Dutch painter, Vermeer, con- Of the four girls; the first men- sider their dresses like the artist javinlity from the moat sombre of tioned was so superiod in. apar his paintings. For the woman who browns, dignity from flippant ance that I would have chosen her likes her clothes of light colour and yellows, peace from turbulent reds, Immediately as the most efficient clear spontaneity of feeling, the and, although be seldom used them, and satisfactory worker. Of course, study of the paintings of Vermeer afaite steadfastuess from fickle

blues and greens. she may not have been able to typer

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Clothes do play an important

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So-called "sensible clothes" need grays and pale blues for months." not be ugly. Office dresses can be When you're job-hunting remem well-tailored and smart and at the ber that if you look the part of a same time to dark enough not to neat and capable worker you'll have. The latest form of monogram is show all the office grime by then far better chance of convincing designed so that the letters form a middle of the day and sturdy prospective employers of your quarat pure, a bird, or an animal enough to withstand the wear and abilities. Nails that are grimy The result is not nearly so obvious tear it will get. In summer wash under a thick red coat of polish are to the casual observer, in amusing able silks are cool and easily kept not going to impress anyone favour in effect, and the greatest fun to (Continued at foot of next column). jably.

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