THE MYSTERY 347 



This description is also taken from one of Mr. 

 Kelson's patterns. 



29. THE MYSTERY (A). 



A capital fly, especially in spring and autumn. 

 I am sorry to say that I have not a good pattern 

 or dressing by me to which to refer, but I think 

 that the following dressing is correct : 



Tag : Silver twist and lemon-coloured floss-silk. 



Tail : A topping. 



Butt : Black ostrich. 



Body : Pale salmon-coloured floss-silk, ribbed with 



flat silver tinsel and fine silver twist beside it. 

 Throat : A very dark claret hackle, continued for 



a third of the way down the body. 

 Wings : Swan dyed light yellow, and with a strip 



of red macaw on either side ; a topping over all. 

 Head : Black ostrich. 



30. THE MYSTERY (B). 



This is one of the many varieties of the pre- 

 ceding pattern. I do not know its proper name, 

 and have never been able to ascertain it. It is, 

 however, so good a fly, that I give its dressing. 

 The only thing which can be said other than in 

 highest praise of it, is the fact of its being a some- 

 what expensive fly when dressed in any but the 

 smaller sizes, by reason of the number of toppings 

 required. 



