November 20, 1915. 
LAND AND WATER 
(Continued ^rom page 27.) 
and Miss Mabel Lilian Selby-Lowndes. Mr. Cliff is the 
son of the Master of the Dundalk Harriers in Co. Louth, 
while Miss Selby-Lowndes is the Master of the East 
Kent Foxhounds and niece of the Master of the Whaddon 
Chase. Another of her uncles, Mr. Cyril Selby-Lowndes, 
was, until the close of last season, in control of the Burstow 
Hunt, now amalgamated with the Old Surrey. 
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Free Buffet at London Bridge, 
under Lady Limerick's indefatigable guidance, is busier 
than ever. Queen Alexandra with Princess Victoria visited 
it last week. This canteen is rather more prominent than 
those at some of the other stations, which are in far too 
remote places for easy finding. Until there is a regular 
system of clear and prominent placarding many men 
will continue to go oft by train unaware that but a few 
yards away there are gooi things waiting free for them. 
This Thursday is Russia's Day, and no effort will be spared 
to make it a big success for the magnificent resistance 
of our Ally has touched the imagination of the people. 
All things considered I have come to believe that these 
' Days " are the best and cleanest way of raising funds 
by private endeavour. 
The time has come for a few straightflung words over the 
•■ war " bazaars, etc., that abound. Many of them are 
little better than brigandage. A long list of patrons is 
compiled ; armed with this, owners of stalls sally forth 
and hold up to ransom West-end tradespeople. There 
is no section of the community which, broadly speaking, 
has been harder hit than the West-end retail trade ; it 
is by nature generous, and in many ways it has given 
freely to war funds. And these retail traders feel most 
strongly and rightly that it is not fair treatment for ladies 
to approach them and demand contributions in kind 
under the veiled threat of making mischief among their 
customers — ladies whom they know well are usually 
out for notoriety and some of whom they have good reason 
to suspect are the possessors of " sticky pockets." 
Very different from this style of thing is the sale of Christmas 
"presents which for many years now "has taken place at 
the Cripples' Guild showrooms, 14, New Bond Street. 
MiUicent Duchess of Sutherland and her daughter-in-laW 
the Duchess of Sutherland, have fixed next Wednesday, 
the 24th, for it. They are to be " At Home " at the 
salerooms from three to six o'clock. It is earnestly hoped 
that all interested in the training of cripples and all 
admirers of artistic and beautiful work will give the sale 
their presence and support. 
Mr. Inskip, K.C., and Lady Augusta Inskip, have taken a 
liouse in Eaton Square for a year, and are in residence 
after spending the autumn at Dunskey, their home on 
the Galloway Coast. Lady Augusta's younger son, Mr. 
David Orr-Ewing, at present holds the honourable 
position of chief cadet captain at the Royal Naval College 
at Dartmouth, among his companions being Prince Louis 
of Battenberg's younger son. Prince Louis Francis. A 
large contingent of the cadets are expecting to pass out 
and go to sea at Christmas. 
" Shackleton, Shackleton ! the name's famihar. By the way, 
what has happened to Sir Ernest Shackleton, whom one 
used to see so often here ? " This was a remark made 
last week at a luncheon party in the Carlton Restaurant, 
crowded as usual. Thus quickly are public heroes 
forgotten in these times. And it is this very winter that 
Sir Ernest Shackleton hopes to accomphsh his journey 
across the Antarctic continent. He must be even now 
beginning it. Good luck go with him. 
Go to the Alpine Club's gallery in Mill Street, just by the 
passage leading into Savile Row, and raise thanks to 
heaven there li\-es at least one Englishman who is not 
afraid of colour. It was on a drear November afternoon, 
soaking wet outside, that I found myself at Mr. Roger 
Fry's exhibition. Being but a little child where art is 
concerned, I was at the first startled and a trifle repelled 
by his contempt for conventions, but presently I seemed 
to understand him, and there unconsciously grew within 
me the feeling that I was in the centre of a summer 
garden full of colour and warmth and life. I make no 
attempt to analyse the sensation. All I know is, Ihit 
no picture exhibition has given me more unalloyed joy. 
The methods now in force to induce men to enlist voluntarily 
remind one of the bon mot spoken of a well-known Society 
(Continued on page 31.) 
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