THE

Vol. X.]

M agazine.

“ —the s t o r y o f my life,

From y e a r to y e a r ,—th e ba t t le s , s ieges, fo rtu n e s , T h a t I have p a s s ’ d ."

Shakespeare, O th e llo .

Act I., Scene 3.

NOVEMBER, 1897.

[No. 119.

CONTENTS.

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O ur P ortrait : The L ate Captain A rthur W illiam C otton - - 509 O fficers in B rigade W aiting - ................................................................... 5 10 B rigade I n t e l l ig e n c e - ............................................................................... 511 G a z e t t e , A ppointm ents, P romotions, and S tations of B attalions - 517 T h e G uards at “ G i b ” - - - - - - - - 520 P lays of th e M o n t h ............................................................................................ 520 V ery Sw e ll H u n t e r s .............................................................................................5 24 H ousehold B rigade B rag H ounds 5 20 O ccasional L yrics : “ T he H ighlanders in I ndia ” - - - 531 Correspondence ..................................................................................................... 532 G uards’ D epot, Caterham - - 533 H ints on C y c l i n g ........................................................................................................ 537 S ports and A mdskments - ..... . 5 33 M iscellaneous • . . . 547