the Chief
Rabbi, died, and Dr. Adler was elected in his place. Dr. Adler is well
known not only by his powerful and scholarly writings, but by his work
among the poorer Jews of London.

[Illustration: AGE 37.

_From a Photograph by J. R. Sawyer, Norwich._]

[Illustration: AGE 44.

_From a Photograph by Fradella, 216, Regent Street, W._]

[Illustration: PRESENT DAY.

_From a Photograph by The Photographic Co._]

SIR ARCHIBALD ALISON, BART., K.C.B.

Born 1826.

General Alison, son of Sir Archibald Alison, the first Baronet, who was
the well-known author of "The History of Europe," was born at Edinburgh,
and entered the Army at the age of twenty. He served in the Crimea, at
the siege and fall of Sebastopol, at which date our second portrait
represents him. During the Indian Mutiny he lost an arm at the relief of
Lucknow. In 1882 he commanded the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, during the
expedition to Egypt, and at the decisive battle of Tel-el-Kebir he led
the Highland Brigade which fought so gallantly on that memorable
occasion, and after Arabi's surrender he was left in Egypt with the
command of the British army of 12,000 men to restore order and protect
the Khedive. Sir Archibald was included in the thanks of Parliament for
his energy and gallantry, and was promoted to the rank of
Lieutenant-General; he received his appointment as General in 1889. In
1869 Sir Archibald Alison published an able treatise, "On Army
Organization."

[Illustration: AGE 3.

_From a Miniature._]

[Illustration: AGE 31.

_From a Daguerreotype by Werge, Glasgow._]

[Illustration: AGE 47.

_From a Photograph by Jacklett, Aldershot._]

[Illustration: PRESENT DAY.

_From a Photo, by Barraud._]

MADAME JANE HADING.

[Illustration: AGE 3.

_From a Photo. by Chalot et Cie., Paris._]

[Illustration: AGE 5.

_From a Photo. by Chalot et Cie., Paris._]

Madame Jane Hading, the well-known French actress, was born at
Marseilles, in 1863, where her father was popular as a leading actor,
with whom she appeared when only three years of age as little _Blanche
de Caylus_ in "Le Bossu." At the age of thirteen she began work in
earnest, having won "le prix de solfege" at the Marseille Conservatoire,
and her talent having come to the ears of Mr. Plunkett, the director of
the Palais Royal, he engaged her for the Palais Royal in Paris, where
she created the part of _La Chaste Suzanne_, by Paul Ferrier. Giving up
comic opera for comedy