Q. Will you be kind enough to tell me in the Editor’s Table, whether the second volume of Timayenis’ “History of Greece” is included in any part of the course? A. The list of books required for the C. L. S. C. course will be found on page 172 of THE CHAUTAUQUAN for Dec. Q. In the November magazine you recommend Tony’s Classical Atlas. Will you please tell us where to procure it? A. A misprint in the November number made the word Long’s read Tony’s. It should have been Long’s Classical Atlas. It is published by Sheldon & Co., New York. This answers at least twenty similar inquiries. We are sorry that the misprint occurred. Q. What is the meaning of the terms “Platonic love,” and “Platonic friendship”? A. Spiritual love between persons of opposite sexes. The friendship of man and woman without mixture of what is usually called love. This affection was strongly advocated by Plato, and hence its distinctive name. Q. What is the proper pronunciation of the name of the author of the “History of Greece,” Timayenis? A. Tim-a-en´-is. Q. Will THE CHAUTAUQUAN please tell me how to pronounce Chautauqua? A. Shaw-taw´-quaw. Q. Which is the correct title to use in addressing a business letter to a young unmarried lady, Dear Miss, or Dear Madam? A. Madam is a title used in reference to an elderly or married woman; Miss is applied to an unmarried lady. Therefore we would say Dear Miss in preference to Dear Madam, or we would simply address the lady by name, as Miss A. C. Smith, without further preliminaries. Q. Of what nationality is Prof. Timayenis? A. He is a Greek. Q. What is the pronunciation of the words Byzantium, geyser? A. Bĭ-zan´shĭ-um. Gī´-ser. Q. Is there a C. L. S. C. circle in Brooklyn? A. There are several local circles in Brooklyn. F. E. Hurst, 66 St. John’s Place, is secretary of one; F. S. Holmes, 455 Macon Street, is president of another. Q. Will you please give a list of the Memorial Days for this year? A. A list of the Memorial Days will be found on page 175 of THE CHAUTAUQUAN for December. Q. What is the nature of Madame Tussaud’s famous gallery in London, of which we see mention in writings of travelers? A. This exhibition consists of a very interesting collection of wax figures, representing ancient and modern famous characters. It also includes a number of memorials of Napoleon I, his traveling carriage, captured by the Prussians at Zenappe, and bought by Madame Tussaud for 2500_l_, and many other interesting relics. Another feature of the exhibition is the Chamber of Horrors, containing casts and portraits of executed criminals, the guillotine which decapitated Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and other articles of the same ghastly nature. Q. When did the national observance of Thanksgiving Day begin in this country?