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  2. ROADS OF ROMANCE.

    To some people, no doubt, a road is just a road, as the primrose by the river's brim was no more than a simple primrose to the man in Wordsworth's poem; but to anyone with a spark of imagination all the wonders of the world lie at the end of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,088 words
  3. CHRISTMAS CAMEOS.

    The author of those oft-quoted words was Sir Walter Scott, and the quotation comes from "Marmion," which the illustrious novelist wrote in 1808. But no man did more to carry out the spirit of those words of Sir Walter ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,427 words
  4. AUSTRALIA IS NOT "NEWS."

    The other day a speech was made at a public luncheon stating the need of Australia to "advertise," as soon as peace returns to the world. ...

    Article : 1,187 words
  5. MADONNA AND CHILD, WITH ST. JOHN.

    As symbols of Christmas, a Mother and a Child have been painted by artists of every nation for centuries. In the Church of St. Mary and the Angels, in Lugano, Switzerland, Bernardino Luini, a 15 and 16 century artist born at Luino, Lake Maggiore, painted several of the most perfect of his interpretations of the Bible stories. Here is a lunette in which Luini depicted the quintessence of the peace, dignity and beauty of the Madonna and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 120 words
  6. THESE BAZAARS

    The trouble with little girls is that they are so intense. Between the ages of eight and 18, for the majority of them, life is real, life ...

    Article : 1,068 words
  7. THE STORY OF PANTOMIME.

    It is good to hear that there will be pantomime in Sydney this Christmas. I am thinking of the children evacuated from Britain. ...

    Article : 633 words
  8. THE CAREFREE LIFE OF AN AUSTRALIAN HERMIT.

    The Hermit lives in a little house, which he has built for himself, of clay-stamped walls. On the top of it sits a red roof, and creepers cluster up the walls and stretch out their long green slender fingers across the red of the roof. The wind soughs in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,226 words
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  10. CHRISTMAS FARE.

    The Englishman is notoriously conservative about his food—so is the Australian. Apparently the Maoris also have strongly defined ...

    Article : 248 words
  11. AUSTRALIANS ARE BOOKWORMS.

    "Australians are wider and more Constant readers than Englishmen. More books are bought per head of population in Australia and New ...

    Article : 516 words
  12. SUMMER REFLECTIONS.

    The Cox River, in the Burragorang Valley, is one of the most beautiful steams in New South Wales. The recent rains have re[?]red an [?]. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 60 words
  13. HENCE BOXING DAY.

    The origin of Christmas boxes goes back into the distant past. On Christmas Day and the following morning incumbents used to open ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 123 words
  14. VOICE OF THE FOREST.

    O happy, happy bird. Who lies the leaves among., To hear the river sing The song his mate had sung ...

    Article : 106 words
  15. ESSENCE OF FAITH.

    Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Ay, truly, faith is the motive-power of humanity. By faith we make mental ...

    Article : 87 words
  16. INTERLUDE.

    Beneath the moon, the polished sea Reflects the sky's eternity. And, sighing, shelters, tenderly. The dead who drowse beneath the sea. ...

    Article : 29 words
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