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SIDELIGHTS ON SOUTH AFRICA. Sidelights on Routh . Africa. By Roy Devereux. (Sampson Low, Marston, and Co. 6s.)—Mrs. Devereux is what, incurrent slang, is termed an "......

Embroidery And Lace.*

IN this book we can follow the various developments of needlework from the Egyptian mummy cloths and the embroidered robes of the Assyrian Kings down to the so- called ' art......

Roman Festivals.

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