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in the front in lieu of linen, woollen neck-bands which con- 

 tract into ' chokative ' dimensions the first time they are washed 

 and so on ; until one feels at last almost inclined to start a 

 rival company, and call it the ' Jaeger system stripped of fads 

 and made possible for ordinary mortals !'...! still, however, 

 feel under obligation to Dr. Jaeger for his capital idea from 

 which, all drawbacks notwithstanding, I and many more have 

 derived much advantage and comfort. The Jaeger stockings 

 are still not to be beaten. 



I, now wear, summer and winter, shirts and under garments 

 made by the Cellular Clothing Company, of 417 Oxford St. 

 The ' Cellular ' material, by comparison, shrinks hardly at all ; 

 also I find it quite as warm and it has no irritating effect on 

 the skin as wool very often has. From a hygienic standpoint 

 there can be no doubt the cellular unbleached cotton ('Ecru') 

 is excellent. It was strongly advocated by my friend the late 

 Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson. 



A propos, I cannot imagine why some more simple 

 and convenient style of dress has not long ago been adopted 

 by * lady fishers,' as well as by anglers of the sterner sex. 

 Many ladies who now would never dream of approaching the 

 river bank (nearer than the towing path) for fear of spoiling 

 their dresses or wetting their shoes, would if suitably ' appa- 

 relled ' find as keen an interest and enjoyment in the sport as 

 we do, and might even become enthusiastic votaries of the 

 gentle art. How charming it would be when we sally forth 

 after breakfast to lake or stream, to have the companionship 

 of some ' sweet girl graduate,' who, with hair either golden or 

 otherwise, would by her graceful companionship double the 

 pleasures of success ! There would be no slovenly casting, no 

 calling to halt for pipes or liquor when fish were on the rise then. 



Fight on, brave knights ! Bright eyes behold your deeds, 



written of the ' free and easy passage of arms ' of Ashby de la 

 Zouche, finds its modern parallel in the hunting field, the polo 

 ground, and the rifle tournament, in fact, wherever youth and 

 I. I 



