Destruction of the Havre Theatre

... ` The theatre of Havre was burnt to the ground in the night o0 0 Friday. We regret to add that M. Fortier, the manager, sshc resided in the apartments attached to the theatre, lost his life. The following account of this catastrophe is from the Journal du J1avre of Saturday:- At about half-past one o'clock this morning some persons wvere attracted to the Place du Spectacle by cries of ...

POETRY

... - - .. . . - - - - - - - - - - - . TO TlIE GENITS 01' Iv, gentrlosplrit, then seould'st snyend th wing io Cnobri: ?? shlte, whele dtlai1 pericltetilll spring ReFt not thy pillion, till the lil'igriniit hours Finld thee I gnktest ia A; ron soiinv bowers- v' here holoe el'i sail, beflneath a willow's shadae DIvells ahruteous C--I, thle P.?conliat llnaid: SI-t'. ID obelse tone ful notes the Godl ...

FASHIONS FOR MAY

... .rAIrV1U10 NUo titsa. (From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.) rt The newest ant most fasilonable material Of the season is the pr eameleon silk. deriving its name from the ever varying shades it I assumes in different lights; this with taiffetas naore, Pekin Ben- - gal, Ecossais gitana, bareges of many styles, foulards, mousse- Itnes cachemise, &c.. are now replacing the ...

SUMMER FASHIONS

... SUMNER FASHIONS. (From Berger's Ladies' Gazette of Fashion.) BONNETS, though differing in form from those of last season, have not passed from one extreme to tie other. The brims are of moderate depth, de- scending rather low at the sides, and the crown raised a little, but very little behind. Thle finest kind of Italian straw will be in vogue for chapeaax. Rice and Italian straw, poult de ...

Poetry

... pottrp. TEE SLAVE, SINGING AT MIDNIGET. [FROM LONGFILLOW'9 POEM3S ON SLAYrOY.] Louu be sang the psalm of David I He, a Negro and enslaved, Sang of Israel's victory- Sang of Zion, bright and free I In that hour when night is calmest, Sang be from the Hebrew Psalmist, In a voice so sweet and clear That I could not choose but hear. Songs of triumph and ascriptions, Such as reach'd the swarth ...

FASHIONS FOR MAY

... FASUIONS FOR MAY. The perioid of general mourning for the Duke of Sussex being i only extended to Tuesday siext, we may venture to give our fair I readers a resioni of the fashions which are afterwards expected s to prevail ill the blithe and merry month of May. Though dif. i fering in form from those of Iast season, Bonnets have not passed fromil one extreme to the other. Thu brims are of ...

RHYMES FOR A LADY'S ALBUM

... RHYMJES FOR A LADY'S ALBUM. *I B Y TIIE LATE REV. JOSHUA wdNGAAII. [From the ii Manheester Courier.'] TIlE CUR)LATE's WIOII. A LIVING in it distant county, Above the need of Queen Anne's Bounty; A church of altcient fabrick, free From modern inconsistency; A parish not too wide extended; A people willing to be mended; A villoge scholol-my clerk tle master, In deference fit to me, the pastor; ...

THE ANCIENT CONCERTS

... 'THIINCIENT CON CERTS. The concert of last night (tite foutirth of the season) wats uniter the direction of tbe Archbishop of YorfN. The plat r contaiued at varied selrction of excellent musiv, bslongirly t both to the chqierh alid the theatre; but It seemed thni pieces of very incon.gruous chiracter were mixed toggethei in a way which, with a little more attention to arrange. meat, might ...

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... PUBLIC AMUSEMBN7S. D)IORAMA, Rlegent's-park.-JUST OPENEDl) riltl a NEW EXHIIIII1ON, representing tho CATHEDJRUA op NOTHE DAME, at Piaris, with effects of sunset and tnoltul1t, painted byrM. Renoux; and THlE BASILICA OP ST. AULL, nes! i Romne, before and after its destruction by lire, painted by M. L Boutot, 01rin from Tentill five. e Her A1AJES'1'Y'S TI11EATRE.-M,. COUL0N respectfully inflorns ...

OUR CARPET BAG

... GENTS' FASHIONS FOR MAY. As dress is at all times the first consideration with the Gents, by which they think they maintain a position apart from the common people,who merely trust to their own abilities, unaided by tailor or haberdasher, to make themselves agreeable, we publish the following information for the Gents' own ad- vantage, The celebrated Twelve-shilling coat of pepper-add salt ...

Published: Sunday 07 May 1843
Newspaper: The Era
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 882 | Page: Page 6 | Tags: Arts & Popular Culture 

FASHIONS FOR MAY

... I C[Fo'n 'ci E LONDON AND PAIIJ9 LADIES' MAGAZINE OF n FASI!ON, 1 The newest and most faishilonable material of the season is n the cameleon silk, deriving its name from the ever varying 11 shades itassumes in different lights; this with taffetas nacre, it Pekin Bengal, Ecossais gitana, bareges of many styles, foul- e ards, mousselines cachermire, &c., are now replacing the thicker materials ...

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

... PUBLIC A MUSEMENTS. FIJNERAL of theo late DUKE of' SUSSEX.-- flOYA I. A IDELA I 51 (AIJALER I, W sIlILetr A eIctele, S' tlran Id.-.T Ii iS EXIIllIHITION will lit, 121.051111 THI1S IDAY1 until Seven o'clo ck isl the liEtlidag. lit the Evening at CONCERT of SA CRIt 1 Al [SIC w ill lie givenl, tl, W onders of' U m i n eic i p a e in tlnt, Ort'ition w ill tie iltestriltet it tile Gline Slieroscope ...