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patterns for loch and stream. The brilliancy and 

 fidelity of these facsimiles could not be carried to a 

 higher pitch ; one seems to finger the very parchment ; 

 the silk glows, the tinsel glitters ; every feather pro- 

 claims its kind. Hitherto, British craftsmen have 

 lagged behind their continental rivals in colour-print- 

 ing. It is gratifying to note such exquisite work, and 

 to read that it ' was done in England by the Hentschel 

 colourtype process* Does anybody want to make an 

 acceptable present to a country boy ? Let him try 

 The Practical Angler! " 



A Note such as this, mainly a compilation from 

 reviews, is, I know, unusual ; but the tributes of Mr. 

 Bradley and Sir Herbert Maxwell to the memory of 

 Mr. Stewart are so peculiarly personal that the breach 

 of custom will, I am sure, be readily forgiven. What is 

 the sum of them ? It is, I think, as was declared by 

 " The Spectator* in which there are occasional articles 

 showing intimate acquaintance with the sporty that 

 " Stewards book is one of the classics of fishing, and, 

 though many of the details are out of date, yet the 

 fundamental principles of the art do not alter, and it is, 

 or should be, still a gospel to thefisherman." 



W. EARL HODGSON. 



Spring, 1907. 



