rugged grandeur. The cliffs rise to a height of four hundred feet
above sea level. The surf-line breaking on the red beach far below
on the left, with the broad expanse of sea beyond, is very fine.
The cliffs in the middle distance consist of the sands and clays
of the lower Greensand formation, and are constantly falling and
being eroded by the waves. The breakers on the shore at Blackgang
are very grand in stormy weather, the beach being very steep and
the water deep outside, a great volume rolls in with magnificent
effect and thunderous sound. Geologically it is of great interest,
the beds of the lower Greensand being more fully developed here
than elsewhere, a thickness of almost eight hundred feet being
exhibited in this neighbourhood.


[Illustration: _Swiss Cottage, Osborne._]

SWISS COTTAGE, OSBORNE.--The grounds of Osborne House contain five
thousand acres, the lawn sloping down to the sea adjoining the
grounds of Norris Castle. A sheltered portion of the garden contains
a large number of trees and shrubs from Indian and foreign climes.
In the vicinity of this Indian garden is Swiss Cottage, forming
an architectural contrast to Osborne House, and surrounded with
trees and flowers that make it appear quite a little paradise.


[Illustration: _The Floating Bridge, Cowes._]

THE FLOATING BRIDGE, COWES.--East Cowes is reached by crossing in
this bridge, which goes backwards and forwards across the mouth
of the Medina, conveying carts, carriages, coaches, and motor cars,