... Topham, as pronounced in his pastoral idylls as the President in his battle-pieces, is easily to be recognised in The Blackberry Gatherers and Haymaking, two excellent specimens of an admirable artist. If our memory serve us aright, Mr. Arthur Hopkins ...

... Mrs. G. Stapleton. who has been awarded the gold medal mentioned above, shows a series of three conventional designs— Blackberries, Buttercup', and Daffodils, exquisite in treatment and colour. Miss Shepherd's Passion Flowers, to which was awarded ...

... to work which is not of this kind, viz., to a group of three large plates of genuine and vigorous conventional design— Blackberries, Buttercups, ...

... with long sweeping corded silk. The plume called bronze dore” is another elegant adornment. combined with mulberries and blackberries of the same shade. THE GAINSEOKOUGH is, with the Huguenot, the chief seaside hat likely to meet with success. It put on ...

... any quality attended by the dazzling effect known as mirage. Bulls-eyes were as plentiful on Wednesday on the common as blackberries will a month hence. Early in the day Corporal Mayfield, Ist Notts (Robin Hoods), silver medallist of 1871, made the highest ...

... of awe and majesty in the town hall. The Church Congress will be the next big affair to come off in Croydon. Parsons and blackberries will come in together, and the one will be as plentiful as the other while the Congress is being held. Two or three gentlemen ...

... long sweeping corded silk. The plume called “bronze dord” is another elegant adornment. It is combined with mulberries and blackberries of the same shade. Otter and vieil-or are a favourite mixture. The Gainsborough is, with the Huguenot, Hie chief seaside-bat ...

... hire ture arrives ; he takes a stroll ; the m odee t e e bell and the violet turn up up their dark d el„ him; and he finds blackberries enough staff's men did linen !) on every hedge. or up, and to his mind, he warms and waxes cosi,' with the waiter, talks ...

... monstrosity called the Toad Rock on our right; the approach to the latter is guarded by a detachment of small boys deserting the blackberry bushes in the anticipation of halfpence, which boon having been accorded or refused, they disappear among the brambles, ...

... stream ; then • lot of flowers of the peculiar and recently tuition. able colour known Vesuvius. Dewberries, very like our blackberries and mulberries, an now in Kay ripe, and have been sosince the middle of April. Some grateful weeping willows, myriads of ...

... Christmas night, father.” “Go down, Bess, go down, and bid Betty build the Christmas fire upon the hearth. Bid her get out the blackberry wine. Some one may need the warmth and cheer to-night.” . . Y The poor trembling lips of the wanderer, touched by those ...

... adventure arrives ; he takes a stroll ; the modest heathbell the violet tarn up un their dark b!ue eyes to him; and he finds blackberries enoueh (as Falstaff s men did linen !) on every hedge. Dinner served up, to his mind, he warms and waxes cosy, jokes with ...