WHEN summer comes, all who can hurry away to the country; but there are compensations for those who remain; and many of us would maintain that the compensations far outweigh the disadvantages of mere heat, mere stuffiness. What of the London parks-than which there are none more attractive, with their bouquets of gay flowers and bouquets of equally gay people ? What of the merry glitter of the streets-the red omnibuses, the flashing dresses, and the general air of happy-to-meet-you fellowship ? America may boast its iced water in little porcelain drinking-fountains by the roadside ; its easier summer clothes for men; and its general summer amenities; but it can never capture the charm of London on a summer's evening-a charm too few are willing to own.