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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 ...

ROYAL COUNTIES AGRICULTURAL SHOW

... Maijor, ah Wilts, swept off the whole of the six first prices, which he l'u- did with the hulls CousitLivender, Adolphus, and Golden of Robin, and the cows Sensation, Miranda (a daughter of old CounitLavender), andlKeepsake, by Horenzles. The Queen rca was ...

OXFORD FANCIERS' SHOW

... the silver variety was a In- stylish pullet, although not in the best condition. , Among the any other colour Wyandottes a golden 1 pullet, which is near perfection, was first. Ham- I' hurglis were also a large display and the two m- classes were well ...

VARIETIES

... preceding was three. DOUBLE EXECUsIOX AT MAIDSToNa.-James Fletcher and Ann Lawrence were ol Thursday morning executed at Maidstone. Fletcher was convicted of the murder of one of the warders of the Chatham convict prison, and Lawronceo of the murder of ...

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 ...