With Tuesday's Drawing-toom, which was held by her Majesty in person, and was a large and very brilliant affair, I suppose the season may be said to have fairly begun. People are hoping the war may not affect it; of course fewer Americans than usual come over and as they generally spend more freely than the rest of the world the shopkeepers will doubtless suffer, but town is very full—even at Jubilee time I don't think the streets seemed more crowded than they have been this week, probably on account of, the Queen's visit-
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