_Scarf_ (Vol. ii, p. 126.).--The custom of the Church for many centuries, which is the authority for the wearing of the scarf, or stole, sanctions the use of it by all orders of the clergy now existing in the Church of England, but with certain distinctions in the manner of wearing it. By deacons it is worn, as in ancient times, over the left shoulder only, hanging down before and behind; by priests, over both shoulders, hanging down in front only, and was formerly crossed on the breast and passed through the girdle at the waist; bishops have always worn it over both shoulders, and not crossed. It was once considered in some sort as a mark of authority, and as peculiarly appropriate to preachers; thus the sub-deacon wore no stole, because he had no authority to preach the Gospel in public. So in the Roman Catholic Church at the present day, when a number of clergymen are assembled together, except on a few extraordinary occasions, no person wears the stole but the presiding or principal clergyman, and the person who preaches or officiates. The stole was originally a linen handkerchief used for wiping the face, but being afterwards made of embroidered silk and other rich materials, it was retained as a decoration. Previous to the Reformation, the stole was one of the vestments used in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist, and consequently, in preaching also, but not at vespers or the ordinary services. The authorities for these statements are Paley's _Gothic Architecture_, the Oxford _Manual for Brasses, Popular Tracts illustrating the Prayer-book_, No. 2., and _An Explanation of the Construction, &c., of a Catholic Church_. Arun. _Smoke-money_ (Vol. ii., p. 120.).--It may _contribute_ to answering B.'s Query, to know that smoke-pennies are also yearly levied from most of the inhabitants of the New Forest, and understood by them to be an indication for their right of cutting peat in the waste of the forest. Lambda. _Common, Mutual, Reciprocal._--1. What is equally related to A., B., (C., &c.), is _common_ to them. 2. What A. and B. entertain, feel, do, &c. towards one another, is said to be _mutual_. 3. What A. entertains, feels, does, &c. to B. in return for the same entertained, felt, done, &c. by B. towards him, is said to be _reciprocal_. Thus: 1. A., B., (C., &c.), have a _common_ friend X. 2. A. and B. entertain a _mutual_ esteem for each other. 3. B. has a regard for A., and A. has a _reciprocal_ regard for B. In the passage quoted by Mr. Gatty (Vol. i., p. 440.), I think, with deference to the eminent historian whom he cites, that _reciprocal_ should have been written instead of _mutual_. B.H.K.