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by the late Lord Leighton, P.R.A., at Leighton House, on 
Sunday, December 13. To some who liave only recently been 
studying Leonardo da Vinci’s patient transcripts of all the 
spirals which he could observe in Nature, it was pleasing to 
compare the faithful pencil sketch by our modern Master of 
the flower of the Cyclamen. On the afternoon of Wednesday, 
December 16, in the studio at Leighton House, Lady Strachey 
read a paper, written by Mrs. Barrington Ward, entitled 
“ Leighton and John Kyrle (‘ The Man of Ross’).” This paper, 
which deals with some sympathetic letters written by Leighton 
at the time of the establishment of the Kyrle Society, is sold on 
behalf of the Leighton House Maintenance Fund by Mr. David 
Douglas, of Edinburgh, at is. There were nearly 200 persons 
present, mostly members of the National Trust or of the Kyrle 
Society. 
Our Illustrations. — By the courtesy of Messrs. Hutchin- 
son we are able to reproduce two illustrations from the first 
annual volume of Animal Life, which we reviewed in October 
last. Our member, Mr. Critchell, has also kindly sent us photo- 
graphs. taken by himself, of Sam, the polar bear, who died at 
the “ Zoo” on November 2, taken shortly before his death, and 
of the zebra presented to His Majesty the King by the 
Emperor Menelik. 
Head of Okapi, Irom original drawing by Sir Harry Johnston. (From 
Animal Life, vol. i., by kind permission of Messrs. Hutchinson and Co. See 
Vol. xiv., p. 211.) 
