The Archive · 1935

ENGLAND'S SUMMER

It has not yet been definitely determined when or how a summer's meteorological reputation is labelled in England. Last year and ite pre-cessor gave what were known as glorious summers and exceptional in their type. It was freely expected that 1989 might falter in maintaining 30 pleasant a holiday-making zeal, Too early is it yet to speak. King's weather appropriately came at Jubilee time, but later the cricket reports indicated a sad falling-off, A. wet JAscot seems to be perturbing fashion experts just now. The First, Test Match "has been washed ut, but that happened to one game in 1934. So this summer "may yet rehabilitate itself. "Much will depend on what happens at Henley, but even more on the treatment accorded to +holiday-makers in Augustand Seplember. That perhaps gives the duc the summer's reputation is really settled by the Most Important People of the schools of England. If they Felurn to work late in September and inform each other that the weather }was "foul," 1935 will have to take that verdict as final, Tt is no use appealing to the farmers "for all summers are alike to. them—and [proper subjects for abuse,

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