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Towards the End of an Evening's Serenade in Old Seville

TOWARDS THE END OF AN EVENING'S SERENADE IN OLD SEVILLE

When the dazzling sun disappears behind the horizon the city of Seville comes to life. Gardens, almost deserted during the heat of the day, are thronged with people, and there is not a seat vacant under the palms and orange trees. Along the streets cloaked figures with guitars make soft music in the moonlight — friendly greetings which not infrequently end in lovers' meetings

Frills and Flounces of Old Guernsey Fashion

FRILLS AND FLOUNCES OF OLD GUERNSEY FASHION

Ladies of a past generation, with their fans and mittens, poke-bonnets, and silken scarves, they make a picturesque group in this tranquil, ivy-walled garden. And there are other "Voices of the Past" of which Guernsey may be justly proud. Tangible reminders of Stone and Bronze Age cults are everywhere in evidence, and sacred stones, wells, trees, and hills abound in this island charged with so many mysterious potencies