Sunny Brighton 



little branches, on which the mists condense, and distil 

 in drops. Under a large tree, in winter, there is often 

 a perfect shower, enough to require an umbrella, and 

 it lasts for hours. Eastbourne is a pleasant place, 

 but visit Eastbourne, which is proud of its trees, in 

 October, and feel the damp fallen leaves under your 

 feet, and you would prefer no trees. 



Let nothing check the descent of those glorious 

 beams of sunlight which fall at Brighton. Watch 

 the pebbles on the beach; the foam runs up and wets 

 them, almost before it can slip back the sunshine has 

 dried them again. So they are alternately wetted 

 and dried. Bitter sea and glowing light, bright clear 

 air, dry as dry, that describes the place. Spain is 

 the country of sunlight, burning sunlight; Brighton 

 is a Spanish town in England, a Seville. Very bright 

 colours can be worn in summer because of this 

 powerful light; the brightest are scarcely noticed, 

 for they seem to be in concert with the sunshine. Is 

 it difficult to paint in so strong a light ? Pictures in 

 summer look dull and out of tune when this Seville 

 sun is shining. Artificial colours of the palette 

 cannot live in it. As a race we do not seem to care 

 much for colour or art I mean in the common things 

 of daily life else a great deal of colour might be 

 effectively used in Brighton in decorating houses and 

 woodwork. Much more colour might be put in the 

 windows, brighter flowers and curtains; more, too, 

 inside the rooms; the sober hues of London furniture 

 and carpets are not in accord with Brighton light. 

 Gold and ruby and blue, the blue of transparent glass, 

 or purple, might be introduced, and the romance of 

 colour freely indulged. At high tide of summer 

 Spanish mantillas, Spanish fans, would not be out of 

 place in the open air. No tint is too bright scarlet, 



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