Londres ; son travail et son jeu, son humour et son pathos, et ses sites touristiques et ses scènes ; . appartiennent. Le CentralShoeblacks (rouge) bri-gade a pris naissance au moment de l'GreatExhibition hasever, et depuis fait reformatorwork-derful a remporté bien aspublic comme service. Londonsuniformed noneare l'hôte de tous les plus populaires de Corps thanthe Com-missionnaires, whoha-e leur tête quarts de la je PARK KEEPER (L.C.C. Strand non loin de parcs).. Londres en uniforme. 183 Charing Cross. L'institution du corps est vraiment un brilliantidea, qui a assuré les em-ploi principalement pour les ex-soldiersand marins, un

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Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . belong. The CentralShoeblacks (red) Bri-gade originated atthe time of the GreatExhibition, and hasever since done won-derful reformatorwork as well aspublic service. Of all Londonsuniformed host noneare more popular thanthe Corps of Com-missionaires, whoha-e their head-quarters off the i PARK KEEPER (L.C.C. Strand not far from parks).. UNIFORMED LONDON. 183 Charing Cross. The institution ofthe Corps was a really brilliantidea, which ensured civil em-ployment mainly for ex-soldiersand sailors, and supplied a long-felt want by providing handymen—at once trustworth) andresponsible — for regular orcasual service. The) are activemen in the prime of life —though some ma_- bear thescars of honourable service.They are not grizzled patriarchslike the uniformed pen:.ionersof Chelsea Hospital, who haefound there a pleasant haven ofrefuge when their campaigningdays are long since over. TheLondon police look fit and orkmanlikc, though more sparing of gleaming white metalon their helmets than, say, the Loam-shire County Constabulary. There is anarmy of variously uniformed railway men.There are the postmen—men of letters, who make a noise in the world with theirrat-tat-tat. There are firemen, clothed likesailors—as, indeed, most of them have been—but wearing helmets instead of na)-caps when on service fighting the f

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