The Newtown bee., 1908-09-18

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 here. that is, some things such as gloves. both ladies and mems, can be
 bought for two shillings nine pence,
 that is from about AS to 66 cents and
 they are the best, such as you would
 pay from $2 to S2.75 here.
 The style of the public in genera al is
 two years behind, both sex included,
 so if one has good clothes two years
 old that they have discarded and con-
 template taking a trip to England they
 will be just in style. Their cloth is
 much better than ours but no style
 when made up. l saw some young
 men with skin tight trousers which
 we discarded long ago, but all wear a
 beaver hat no matter how they are
 dressed and carry cane. Cigarette
 making is big industry, about every tobacco store make their own. both by
 hand and machine, and will blend any kind of Turkish tobacco together to suit the customer. After the purchase if he does not like them, may bring them back and they will be exchanged. Pipes are smoked most and cigars but few, presume as they are high. The food is good and in mutton they can not be beat. A good quantity of beef is imported and is bought and sold by the pound. bought some strawberries larger than I ever saw in the states, that required no sugar and a splendid flavor. I bought also two beautiful roses from a flower girl for one pence and for that price they are sold every day on London streets.
 The Franco-British Exposition was in full force while l was there and cer- tainly showed a fine display of the in- dustries of those two countries and colonies. The Court of Honor is beau tiful conceived court of white palaces surmounted by lagoon bridged in oriental with piers surmounted by little towers and minarets jutting into the water. Thousands of electric lights Illuminate the buildings and at night look beautiful. The waters of the cas- cade gleam with constantly changing colors. The royal pavilion shows the Royal Arms at the front of the build ing with beautiful flower beds of differ ent colors. The Court of Progress, a handsome large white building from the front of which can be seen the gar den and some of the other large sec tional buildings.
 In the Women's Palace are set forth the different aspects of women's life, hospital work, charity and the care of children, and College industry of Eng land and individual schools of art and needle work. The French Palace of applied arts is another beautiful white building of rare architecture, a beauti- full water way passing around iu and bridges spanning the water on which ! boats and gondolas with pleasure seek CTS are to be seen. The British also 1 have beautiful building of applied arts.
 The Garden Club is a nice building with facade one hundred yards long. It is on the right of the Elite Gardens on a beautiful lawn. This is the chief center of social life at the Franco Brit ish exposition. Machinery hall is full of machines of all kinds and fine ex- hibit. The Palace of Music is a building worthy of mention, near it is the arena where the band, which is a fine one, plays at intervals. Aus tralia has over it's doors, Advance Australia" Queensland. South Aus tralia, West Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria all have extensive exhibits of their resources.