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THE BATH, WEST OF ENGLAND, AND SOUTHERN COUNTIES SHOW AT SOUTHAMPTON

... caligraphy. Mr. 'Joseph D. Courtenay (an D exhibitor in the Paris Exhibition) submitted a case of st t very prettily-made ladies' boots, which attract consider. L 4 able attention. The other exhibitors in this department are Messrs. Douglas and Hammond, Above ...

THE KING'S BIRTHDAY CHIMES

... A WrEL-FILLED STOCKING. - A rather singular discovery has been ruade by sOneC professional gentlemen at Larklield, near Maidstone. They were engaged at the house lately occupied by MiFs Vise, deceased, better known as ?? Becky Wise, and found an old ...

LITERARY NOTICES

... evil effects of tight lacing. He pointed out tha all ladies' boots now-a-days possessed no shape correspend r in ing with that of the natural feet. To wear the ient fashionable French boots properly one-half of the fact of should be amputated. The custom ...

LITERARY COMPETITION

... himaitting by he oadide 11holdine up his feet to the moon to warm them. One night, lctasing bis 11froaring frieuds at the Jolly Boot, at as lato hour, ho pro- ceeded to harness his use to The `kaairt as well ly tue hioaftl idedstate woulld ailow him, and ...

CHRISTMAS STORIES

... then the other. I the They were strong laced boots, but were drawn off PO' her my ilcet bby the continual exertion of pulling them vic I ? ct oftthedrifts, whicht acted upon them like aas 'tie steam-power boot-jack. I continued to walk in my as ded stockicngs ...

LITERARY COMPETITION

... she must be a young widow, for on a beautiful little c white hand, from which she had removed her g glove, I discovered the golden circle ofmatronhood. t She appeared to be entirely alone, and seem- v ingly engrossed in the book she -was reading, but n ...

LITERARY COMPETITION

... and then loosening her hold, watched it flutter down until it reseed a tiny white speck on the golden sands below. Once more the glass door of the Golden Cross opened, and this ticne it was our hero who paused for a moment on tic threshold, ant only ...

CHILDREN'S HOUR

... harbour or E, creek, where our boat lay securely in all wseathers, intending to row about for half-an-hour on the calm and golden sea. On cur way we observed \V Peter, a stalwart fisherman, and great friend of ours, with something on his back which from ...

LITERARY COMPETITION

... Be Nellie GCalton, the acknowledged belle of N' aini fafill ha Tal this year, is a tall, fair girl, with bright err, I a golden hair, brown eyes and graceful figure. Not hel. I be only was she extremely pretty, but good at all las Ikinds of athletics ...

OUR CHRISTMAS STORIES

... I have kent my vow.. My name ld is honourably spoken of, but I wish to live ia sdyour memory as Santa Claus. I. . . 0 ?? 0 0 D. Time has gone its rounds since that Christnias at Eve, adding fresh wrinkles to furrowed cheeks, f, titing golden-hair 'with ...

A CHRISTMAS ROSE

... he seeret eassiverscvries of the heart. %VhI -Lowim0OTLLow. Car Although Underwood is one of the prettiest 00t villages in Kent, there is one end of it which was Ami for many years given tip to desolation and Ste, barrenness. This is the spot called Penton ...