Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . fthe Anglo-Dutch and other varieties whichcan be sold at a moderate rate. The arrange-ment of the window of the ordinary Londonoyster shop is of the aquarium order. Manyexhibit a large specimen of the shell whichwe used to put to our ears as children inorder to hear the ocean roar. Some shadethe window light with a brilliant green globe,others prefer a pink effect. Seaweed is oc-casionally used to decorate a hearthstone-coloured combination which is supposed torepresent the bed of the ocean The tr
Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . fthe Anglo-Dutch and other varieties whichcan be sold at a moderate rate. The arrange-ment of the window of the ordinary Londonoyster shop is of the aquarium order. Manyexhibit a large specimen of the shell whichwe used to put to our ears as children inorder to hear the ocean roar. Some shadethe window light with a brilliant green globe,others prefer a pink effect. Seaweed is oc-casionally used to decorate a hearthstone-coloured combination which is supposed torepresent the bed of the ocean The trade in light refreshments wliich isleft in the hands of the kerbstone purveyor isnot so great as it used to be, perhapsin the east and south of London and certainSaturday-night thoroughfares. The o)-sterstalls are few and far between, and the whelkstall has of late shown a modest retirement inthe west. The old lady with a basket inwhich trotters are laid out on a clean whitecloth may still be found at certain corners,but she belongs to arapidly disappearing bodyof street caterers. The. €^
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