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between a green-olive, and a slate-colour ; and 

 presuming that it partakes of the same invisi- 

 ble quality when near, I should recommend it. 

 Moreover not knowing that fish have any predilic- 

 tion for a black hat, let me recommend alight drab. 

 Though, perhaps after all, the fisherman's truly 

 invisible g:arb is woven of care and caution ! 



John Dennys, on this subject, says in his poem 

 published A. b, 1613— 



" And let your garments russet be or grey 

 Of colour darke, and hardest to discry, 

 That with the raine and weather will away, 

 And least offend the fearful fishes eye." 



Though*, by the bye, I by no means agree with 

 his annotator, W. Lauson, that " white" is good 

 because it is likest the sky .'* Is white linen 

 drying on a hedge hard to detect in the distance ? 

 or is a white cloud soothing to the sight? 



You may as well furnish yourself with a pair 

 0^ wading boots, unless you are bent on rheumatism. 

 There is no sort which I can at present recom- 

 mend. Those of Mackintosh material are very 

 good as long as they last, but that is not long. 

 I was unfortunate lately in missing an oppor- 

 tunity of buying a most excellent pair, owing to 

 a little hesitation ; they were gone when I had 

 made up my mind to adopt them, and by the 

 way, who do you think had purchased them? 



The Marchioness of H ! Bravo feminine 



Piscator ! I glory in your taste for the art ; but 



