2 NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
GOODS 
COLLECTED 
TUESDAYS 
DELIVERED 
FRIDAYS 
i) re A ChathamnSet. 
BRANCH OFFICES AT 
Durgin, Jacobs Co., 218 Cabot St., Beverly 
Mrs. Bennett, 3 Lexington Row, Magnolia 
The Oceanside Hotel, ‘““Desk’’ Magnolia 
COLLECTED 
FRIDAYS 
DELIVERED 
TUESDAYS — 
Miss Douglas, 123 Main St., Gloucester 
Miss Lethbridge, 3 Beach St., Manchester 
Picturesque Magnolia 
‘“‘Unexplicably Forsaken in its Autumn Loveliness’”’ 
T is with an irresistible feeling of depression and re- 
gret that one says “Good-bye” to picturesque and 
alrost incomparable Magnolia. Shut away from the city, 
it lies in -its own peaceful serenity, charming itself in its 
own small world. 
Autumn has tinged the foliage with colors that can- 
not be adequately described by pen; only the artist’s 
brush can reveal its own language the magnificence of the 
present though regretful grandeur. 
There is a sadness there now with the declining year. 
The long white road to the cliffs is deserted, and the 
glades and by-lanes are empty, too, save for the occa- 
sional flight of the sparrow and the owl. No longer do the 
“cold grey stones” echo to the shouts of happy children; 
only the faint cry of the gull is heard calling her mate in 
the hollows of the lower chasms. 
Dotted here and there on the hillside, each tiny dot a 
lonely house, is revealed to the eye what remains to face 
the winter’s storms now that the summer passes away. 
Yet Magnolia seems at its best, inexplicably for- 
saken in its Autumn loveliness. It can boast proudly of 
sunsets that equal those of the Alpine heights of the blue 
Friuli’s mountain. The much tried business-man need 
no longer seek unrewarded some restful spot “far from 
the madding crowd,” for Magnolia can cater to the most 
fastidious. A nest for the homebird, prodigious subjects 
for the limner; and exhilarating air that acts as a draught 
_of vintage on the world’s melancholy. It holds an inimit- 
ably healthful characteristic of its own, binding for ever 
the sweetest fancies in the mind. 
Has it not a double charm, its woods opening on to 
the sea, and now perfect in color touched by the “fall”? 
See the russet and the red leaves blending beautifully 
with the orange and the green. 
As a seaside resort it can never pass away. The 
vestiges of winter are sometimes harsh; but Magnolia 
suffers (so it seems) least of any place on the North 
Shore. Surely only the pessimist can hesitate to describe 
it comme il faut. It rarely leaves an ambiguous impres- 
sion with its visitors. The traveller afar comes back to 
it, and the children are ever happy on its sands. : 
Still, in one brief month Nature has extended a 
parting hand. Wild birds are taking their evening flight 
over the pools, and the setting sun hangs like burnished 
gold on the horizon’s brim. 
waves on the beach edying and flowing, is head in the 
ears long after the day has “dropped into the shadowy 
Magnolia closing its eyes reluctantly with the fading 
year. . 
A sudden sleepfulness prevails, and there it lies, dear 
gulf of by-gone things.” 
September 26th, 1914. —G. Husert RAnp. 
Of the many family pets owned by North Shore peo- 
ple the large and intelligent German police dog owned 
by Miss Elise Ames of Pride’s Crossing is the most won-- 
derful that has come to our attention. Aside from being 
a splendid specimen of an animal “Simmy-Sim” is al- 
most human as far as intelligence goes. He can under- 
stand every word his mistress says, it would seem, and 
is as attentive to her as can be. Miss Ames prizes her 
pet very highly and gives it the best of attention and care. 
Miss Ames has been on a short visit to the South Shore 
this week. 
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It was erroneously stated last week in our Magnolia 
local items that Robert Wilson Hyde, the limner, and the 
Bill shop, had closed for the season. We regret the 
error, which was of course unintentional, and desire to 
say both Mr. Hyde and Mrs. Bill plan to keep their re- 
spective places of uence oo. for some time yet. 
The Vincent club fair to be held at the Copley-Plaza, 
Boston, on Friday, Nov. 13, is of much interest to many 
North Shore girls, members of the club. All articles in- 
tended, for the sale must be tagged with name and ad- 
dress of sender and sent to Miss Alice C. Thorndike, 601 
Beacon st., before Nov. 1. 
Only thoroughly trained 
competent servants (male 
or female) supplied. Re- 
ferences personally and care- 
fully investigated. 
MISS WILD 
Registry Office 
30S Fifth Ave., N. E. Gor. 3ist., N. Y. 
Telephones 8822, 8823 Madison Square 
Special Attention Given 
to Out-of-Town Orders. 
The far away hum of the _ 
