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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 ...

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 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 ...

HANTS AND BERKS SHOW

... Bamber, T. Scadden, McAskie, S. Knight, F, Power, H. Croucher, A. Ross, T. King, and Aldermen J. Ridout, W. Kent, J. G. Whitcombe, and G. E. e Kent; also Messrs. Curtis, J.P., Captain Mccoy, J.P. The Mayor and Sir William King having taken up positions in ...

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

... wrong a way. Little girls wore their dresses fastened hii round their ankles instead of 'round their necks, ab wvith their boots and stockings on their hands and s gloves on their feet, and everybody had their P clothes on after this fashion. The hat put ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HISTORY OF PORTSMOUTH

... edge. in I Never Isear a shoe that pinches in the heel. Never wear a shoe or boot so large in the heel no1 that the foot is not kept in Dlace. Cal Never wear a shoe or boot that has depresaions ' in any part of the sole to drop any joint or bearing Fre ...

OUR PRIZE STORIES

... daughter mounted to towards the ?? the French of Charles Deunim. Si~coND Pamzz.-Trauslated by R. GRwiEI, 75, Maidstone-road, Rochester, Kent. in JOHN FRAINXTOP'8 MISTALKE.1 he Wbat a fool I was!1 ir., Dr. Frankton threw~the jforning' Post from him ...