, 1877-08-05

ri~ Tntrs 1orGns ;nst 2sty IgiyI2. = t to Ven FORK
The sky is softly blue and full OF magnificent
bronze clouds; the air is cool, and in the en-
virons Of the city is odorous with the scent Of
ncw-uowu hay; and the grass aud trees ia tho
parks-those copious and splendid lungs OF
London-are green, aewy; sweet. and heautifu}.
Persons tsto the manner born" were lately
calling the season :. backward" and they went
SO far as to grumblc at the hawthorn as
being less brilliant than in former sea
sons. But, in fact, to the unfamiliar
sense this bush Of odorous coral has necn de-
llcious You know it, doubtless. one Of the
sweetest beauties Of rural England. It deserves
its reputation. We have nothing comparable
with it in Northern Anrenea, unless, perhaps, it
be the cider of our wild woods; and even that,
with all its fragrance, lacks equal charm Ut
color. They use the hawthorn or some kindred
shrub for hedges in this country, aud hcncc
their fields are seldom disigurcd with fences.
As you ride through the land you sec miles aud
miles Of meadow traycrsed by these green and
blooming hcdst*Fows, anu you lind that they
give tho country charm which is quite lncon-
n,uniyablc in words. The green Of the foliage
enriched by an uncommonly humid ais and
FURNISHED bY the sun-ls just now in perfection,
while the flowers arc out IN such ABUNDANCE
that the whole realm is one bize ol color.
saw the other DAY, near Oxford, on the crest OF
a hill, at least 5000 square yards OF scarlet
peoples. You eau easily imagine what & glo-
rious dash Of color that Was, iii = green lanu-
seape lit BY the afternoon sun! Nobody could
help loving land that woos him With such
beauty.
English flowers, it must often have been no
ticed, are altogcther exceptional for substance
and pomp. The roses i'll particular--though
many of them, it should be said, arc Of French
brecds-surpass all competition. It may sce1n
an extravaganza to say SO, but it is certainly
true that these rich, firm, brilliant flowers affect
YOU like creatures Of flesh and blood. They arc
In this respect only to be described as like nott
tnc in the world SO much as tue bright lips and
bt1shing cheeks Of the handsome English woEa-
en- who walk among them and vic with them in
health and 1ovelincss. It is elsy thus to per-
cciyc the ourceof those elements OF warmth and
sumptuousncss which are SO conspicuous in the
results Of Eng!lsh taste This is Land aaa Of How
pie decorate their houses with them, nnl set tho
sombre, fog-grimcd fronts ablaze with scarlet
and gold, Tnc5e are the prevalent coiors {so
radically such that they have become natioual),
and when PLACED against the black tint With
which this climate Stains the buildings. tncE haze
augments their splendor. All London wears -
suit Of sab]es,n Variesatcd with a tracery OF
white. like lace upon pail. In some instances
the effect is sp)endldlT Pompous There cannon
b. grandeE artificial object IN the world word t. than
pecia1ly uotabie for this mysterious blending OF
fight and shade. It is to be regretted thas Q
climate which can thus beautifr should also de-
stroy; but there can be no doubt that the stones
Of England are rapidly defaced BY the action OF
Houses Of Parliament are beginning to crumhle:
And yet, it one might judge the climate BY this
glittffin July Enea9sd e 9de1s Is pbt ana eoos