. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . and while there, we stronglyadvise the tourist specially to study the noble gateway, which is assuredly oneof the finest in the country. The botanist will never fail to find occupation,Hastings being celebrated for the variety and beauty of its flowers, 22 5S- 1-4^ i^ WORTHING. Midway between the two poles of racing excitement, hali-way betweenGoodwood and Brighton, Hes a long, low, wave-washed shore, which I taketo be the most innocent spot on the south coast of England ; for \No
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . and while there, we stronglyadvise the tourist specially to study the noble gateway, which is assuredly oneof the finest in the country. The botanist will never fail to find occupation,Hastings being celebrated for the variety and beauty of its flowers, 22 5S- 1-4^ i^ WORTHING. Midway between the two poles of racing excitement, hali-way betweenGoodwood and Brighton, Hes a long, low, wave-washed shore, which I taketo be the most innocent spot on the south coast of England ; for \Northingis almost wholly given up to children and domestic joys. There is nothing,believe me, Lilliputian or insignificant about Worthing. Her fine, extensive,gravelled promenade has a spacious Portland Place air about it. The sandswhen the tide retires are like a broad yellow race-gourse, between shingleand sea. The roadway is as important as the Kings Parade at houses in West Worthing look as if Lancaster Gate and Hyde ParkGardens had come out of town for a holiday. Worthing has hotels with a .1. serious, dignified air about them—hotels where waiters in evening dresshand the salmon and cutlet. There is a town hall in the centre of a spot-less street, with an important portico, and a tone reminding one of cjuartersessions. But, in spite of this solemn importance, irrespective of thesegrown-up hotels and four-storied houses, notwithstanding these plate-glasswindows and town hall, the impression left on my mind after visitingWorthing is that the place, originally intended for grown-up folks andadults, has been bombarded and taken by an army from Lillijiut. I neversaw so many children or visited a seaside place where they were more ten-derly cared for. The day is scarcely warm before the boys are being bathedby their fathers. The breakfast things arc cleared away by eight sands and the shingle are one long mile of nursery until one place is asle
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