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English Novelties in Rubber Garments. 



T'lE verj practical idea of closing all wholesale houses frcm 

 Good Friday to the Tuesdaj after Easter has 



tomary in England for a number of years. In con- 

 sequence, millions of people enjoy four holidays, but b. 

 that, Maundy-Thursday i- given to a part of the employi 

 and still others are even excused on the Tuesday after the 



•From a report written in I- 1 

 Gummi-Zeitung (Berlin). 



April bj Curt I Mtn, for the 



festival, while very many principals extend their holidays 

 to the second Monday after Easter. Under these circum- 

 stances one can easily imagine what an exodus there is from 

 here to the seaside places. The different railway lines from 

 London, according to the published reports, carried .^oo.ooo 

 pleasure seekers as early as Maundy-Thursday, and over a 

 half million on Good Friday. 



The daily papers send special reporters to observe the 



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